Fixed financial charges include ________. A) common stock dividends and bond interest expense B) common stock dividends and preferred stock dividends C) bond interest expense and preferred stock dividends D) stock repurchase expense ANSWER C
Date: September 19th, 2020
Higher financial leverage causes ________ to increase more for a given increase in ________. A) EBIT; sales B) EPS; sales C) EPS; EBIT D) EBIT; EPS ANSWER C
Date: September 19th, 2020
The percentage advanced by a lender constitutes the principal of a secured loan and varies according to the type and liquidity of the collateral. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 19th, 2020
For public U.S. nonfinancial firms in composite, the fractions of liabilities (current plus non- current), and equities (all in book values, year-end 2000) are approximately: Liabilities Equities a. 1/3 2/3 b. 1/2 1/2 c. 2/3 1/3 ANSWER C
Date: September 19th, 2020
________ is the potential use of fixed costs to magnify the effect of changes in sales on the firm’s earnings per share. A) Investing leverage B) Total leverage C) Operating leverage D) Financial leverage ANSWER B
Date: September 19th, 2020
The ________ model answers one basic question: How soon will I recover my initial investment? A) payback period B) IRR C) NPV D) profitability index ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 19th, 2020
Name and describe three key observations that we can make about the capital budgeting decision. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: There are three key observations we can make about the capital budgeting decision: 1) A capital budgeting decision is typically a go or no-go decision on a product, service, facility, […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
Over the years 1981-2000, 4,770 nonfinancial firms exited the U.S. markets for publicly traded equity. Which of the following was the most frequent reason for a firm’s exit? a. Merger or acquisition b. Bankruptcy or liquidation c. The firm reverted to private equity ownership d. The firm changed its listing to a foreign stock exchange […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
Which of the following is NOT generally considered to be a dividend clientele? A) Clients who are middle-aged and just entering the market. B) Clients in low tax brackets who desire high dividends. C) Clients in high tax brackets who desire low or no dividends. D) Clients who prefer high and reliable streams of investment […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
Capital budgeting decisions are typically long-term decisions. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER Answer: TRUE
Date: September 19th, 2020
