When managing accounts receivable, a good strategy would be to ________. A) send the accounts to a collection agency to extract payments B) tighten the credit terms to force the customer to pay on time C) offer cash discount without losing sales and imposing burden on customer D) make frequent personal visits to the customer […]
________ refers to funds that have been dispatched by a payer but are not in a form that can be spent by the payee. A) Banker’s acceptance B) Float C) A direct send D) Lockbox ANSWER B
What is the name of the ratio of a price level at one point in time to the price level in a designated base year? A) bid-ask spread B) reserve requirement C) percent spread D) price index ANSWER Answer: D
________ float is the delay between the receipt of a check and the actual deposit of it into a firm’s account. A) Disbursement B) Deposit C) Processing D) Clearing ANSWER C
One important reason to study the purchasing power parity theory is because A) investors should borrow in a foreign currency, when there is a forward discount. B) when inflation rates differ across international borders, PPP provides a baseline forecast of future exchange rates. C) forecasting exchange rates is difficult and PPP makes it easier. D) […]
To construct the uncertain yen-denominated return from investing one yen in the Swiss franc, what is your first step? A) convert from yen into Swiss francs in the spot market B) convert from Swiss francs into yen in the forward market C) invest in the Swiss money market D) convert from Swiss francs into yen […]
A major decision confronting a business firm when purchasing marketable securities involves a trade-off between the opportunity to earn a return on idle funds during the holding period and the brokerage costs associated with the purchase and sale of marketable securities. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
To determine the risk premium associated with an asset’s expected return, two components of the return are usually cited, only the first, the covariance of the asset’s return with the market portfolio, is used, because ________. A) the risk associated with the asset depends on the market risk B) it is the only part of […]
Treasury notes generate lower returns than U.S. Treasury bills. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
What is the main determinant of the volatility of forward market returns? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Answer: The main and only determinant of the volatility of forward market returns is the variance of the future exchange rate.
