Common examples of financial intermediaries include all of the following EXCEPT A) Pension Funds. B) Mutual Funds. C) Life Insurance Companies. D) Venture Capital Firms. ANSWER D
What information does a firm’s income statement provide to the viewing public? A) an itemization of all of a firm’s assets and liabilities for a defined period of time B) a report of investments made and their cost for a specific period of time C) a report of revenues and expenses for a defined period […]
A corporate manager decides to build a new store on a lot owned by the corporation that could be sold to a local developer for $250,000. The lot was purchased for $50,000 twenty years ago. When determining the value of the new store project, A) the opportunity cost of the lot is $250,000 and should […]
Ratios are used to standardize financial information, thereby making it easier to interpret. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
California Retailing Inc. has sales of $4,000,000; the firm’s cost of goods sold is $2,500,000; and its total operating expenses are $600,000. What is California Retailing’s EBIT? A) $900,000 B) $1,300,000 C) $850,000 D) $875,000 ANSWER A
John calls his stockbroker and instructs him to purchase 100 shares of Microsoft Corporation common stock. This transaction occurs in the A) credit market. B) futures market. C) secondary market. D) primary market. ANSWER C
To measure value, the concept of time value of money is used A) to determine the interest rate paid on corporate debt. B) to bring the future benefits and costs of a project, measured by its expected profits, back to the present. C) to ensure that expected future profits exceed current profits today. D) to […]
Trend analysis is the forecasting of the firm’s financial ratios for a future time period by using its own ratios from previous periods. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
A financial manager is evaluating a project which is expected to generate profits of $100,000 per year for the next 10 years. The project should be accepted if A) the cost of the project is less than $1,000,000. B) this project’s expected profits are higher than any other projects the corporation has available. C) the […]
How managers choose to finance the business affects the company’s risk, and as a result, the rate of return stockholders receive on their investments. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE