What is the equation for the cash conversion cycle? A) Operating Period + Accounts Payable B) Operating Period × Accounts Payable C) Operating Period – Accounts Payable D) Operating Period / Accounts Payable ANSWER C
Date: September 19th, 2020
Give an example of how the balance of payments provides information concerning exchange rate determination? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: The balance of payments provides information that is useful in understanding the determination of exchange rates and the growth prospects of a country. Persistent, large current account deficits, especially ones […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
Duddy Kravitz owns the Saint Viateur Bagel store. His world famous bagels are hand rolled, boiled in honey-water and baked in a wood-burning oven. The store sells 5,000 bagels per day and is open 365 days of the year. The bagels are so popular that, on weekends, the customer line-up runs half-way down the block. […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
Explain the double-entry system of the balance of payments. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: The balance of payments uses a double-entry system. Each transaction gives rise to two entries: One entry is a credit, and the other entry is a debit of equal value. Any transaction resulting in a payment […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
The ________ is the time it takes to acquire and sell the inventory. A) collection period B) turnover C) inventory period D) operating period ANSWER C
Date: September 19th, 2020
What does it mean for a country to experience a capital inflow? Is this associated with a surplus or a deficit on the country’s capital account? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: When a country experiences a capital inflow, foreign residents are investing in domestic assets and domestic residents are selling […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
Cash-2-Day Company currently trades for $20. Analysts regard it as fairly valued at its current price. The company has announced that it intends to spend $200.10 million on an open market repurchase. Assume that the company is able to repurchase shares at a price of $15. There are 400 million shares outstanding prior to the […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
What represents a credit to the investment income account of the balance of payments? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: The investment income account of the balance of payments is a sub-account of the current account. It records the dividend and interest receipts that domestic residents receive as income from their […]
Date: September 19th, 2020
An income statement contains all of the following EXCEPT A) revenues. B) assets. C) losses. D) gains. E) expenses. ANSWER B
Date: September 19th, 2020
In order to reduce its current account deficit, the United States must do which of the following? A) reduce the federal budget deficit B) raise national product relative to national spending C) increase savings relative to domestic investment D) all of the above ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 19th, 2020
