The initial outlay or cost for a four-year project is $1,000,000. The respective cash inflows for years 1, 2, 3 and 4 are: $500,000, $300,000, $300,000 and $300,000. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is 10%? A) About 2.67 years B) About 3.35 years C) About 3.67 years D) About 4.50 […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
Which category of composite assets (for public U.S. nonfinancial firms) showed the largest proportional decrease over the years 1980-2000? a. cash and equivalents b. inventories c. net PP&E d. other non-current assets ANSWER C
Date: September 19th, 2020
Which of the statements below is TRUE of the payback period method? A) It ignores the cash flow after the initial outflow has been recovered. B) It is biased against projects with early-term payouts. C) It incorporates time-value-of-money principles. D) It focuses on cash flows after the initial outflow has been recovered. ANSWER […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
A firm has EBIT of $375,000, interest expense of $75,000, preferred dividends of $6,000 and a tax rate of 40 percent. The firm’s degree of financial leverage at a base EBIT level of $375,000 is ________. A) 0.97 B) 1.29 C) 1.27 D) 1.09 ANSWER B
Date: September 19th, 2020
Throughout the period 1980-2000, the composite proportion of the TA of U.S. nonfinancial firms accounted for by net PP&E generally (i)_, and the proportion of TA financed by equity (ii) fairly steadily. (i) (ii) a. decreased increased b. increased decreased c. increased also increased d. decreased also decreased ANSWER B
Date: September 19th, 2020
A company usually establishes a short, arbitrary cutoff date for handling the initial screening of many small-dollar opportunities. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE
Date: September 19th, 2020
Consider the following four-year project. The initial outlay or cost is $180,000. The respective cash inflows for years 1, 2, 3 and 4 are: $100,000, $80,000, $80,000 and $20,000. What is the discounted payback period if the discount rate is 11%? A) About 1.667 years B) About 2.000 years C) About 2.135 years D) About […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
Acme, Inc. is considering a four-year project that has initial outlay or cost of $100,000. The respective cash inflows for years 1, 2, 3 and 4 are: $50,000, $40,000, $30,000 and $20,000. Acme uses the discounted payback period method, and has a discount rate of 11.50%. Will Acme accept the project if it’s payback period […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
________ leverage is concerned with the relationship between sales revenue and earnings per share. A) Financial B) Operating C) Variable D) Total ANSWER D
Date: September 19th, 2020
There are a number of key management attributes that are required to improve a firm’s chances of business success which include: A) managers with expertise and technical knowledge in the functional areas. B) middle managers with leadership potential. C) managers with experience in the industry in which the firm operates. D) All of the above. […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
