Exam 2 Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
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A financial statement that summarizes a firm’s revenues and expenses over a period of time.

A

Income Statement

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Each of the following items represents a liability with the exception of:

1) Long-term debt
2) Prepaid expenses
3) Notes payable
4) Accrued expenses

A

Prepaid expenses

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3
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Purchase of marketable securities appears on:

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The statement of cashflows

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4
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The common equity section of the balance sheet includes each of the following except:

1) Common stock
2) Preferred stock
3) Capital in excess of par
4) Retained earnings

A

Preferred stock

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5
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Earnings per share formula is:

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(Net Income - Preferred Dividends Paid) / (Common Stock Outstanding)

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Which of the following is a source of cash that would appear on the statement of cash flows?

1) Increase in marketable securities
2) Decrease in notes payable
3) Increase in gross fixed assets
4) Increase in accrued expenses

A

Increase in accrued expenses

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(True of False) Operating expenses during the year are tied to revenues they helped to generate.

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True

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8
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Total assets - fixed assets - current liabilities=

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Net Working Capital

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9
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Accumulated depreciation appears on the ______ as a ______.

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balance sheet; contra asset

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10
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(Stock Sold For - Share Price) x Number of Shares =

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Capital Excess of Par

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11
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Accrued wages are:

A

Current Liabilities

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12
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If Company A has a net income of $500,000 and decides to pay out $700,000 in dividends, what happens to retained earnings?

A

Retained earnings will decrease by $200,000. You can give out more in dividends than net income as long as you have the cash

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13
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The cost of new debt and its impact on forecasting retained earnings is a:

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Balancing problem in forecasting

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14
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Which of the following items on the income statement and balance sheet is least likely vary spontaneously with sales?

  • plant and equipment
  • accounts payable
  • accrued expenses
  • cost of goods sold
A

Plant and equipment

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15
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Each of the following items on the income statement and balance sheet tend to vary spontaneously with sales except?

  • cost of goods sold
  • accumulated depreciation
  • selling expenses
  • taxes
A

Accumulated Depreciation

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16
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Sales will grow from $100,000 this year to $150,000 next year. Preferred dividends were $10,000 this year. What is the new projected amount of preferred dividends?

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$10,000; PROJECTED

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What on the income statement and balance sheet is most likely to vary spontaneously with sales?

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Accrued Expenses

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18
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Additional funds needed represents:

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the amount needed to achieve the necessary asset growth

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19
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The first accounting variable that needs to be estimated so that the pro forma financial statements can be prepared is:

20
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The capital budget would include which of the following items:

  • plant and equipment
  • accounts receivable
  • inventory
  • retained earnings
A

Plant and equipment

21
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A company that is growing rapidly:

A

Will usually need more additional funding than a slow growing firm

22
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When doing the first set of pro forma statements the balance sheet:

A

May not balance

23
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The Modified DuPont equation is most accurately described as a function of:

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Return on assets and debt load

24
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A significantly higher average collection period than the industry average suggests (ceteris paribus):

A

Poor credit decisions

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Return on equity is most accurately described as a measure of:
The return on capital based on common stockholder investment
26
A current ratio of 0.9 means:
The firm has $0.90 of current assets for every $1.00 of current liabilities
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Given a debt/total asset ratio of 75% and a ROE of 12% we know that:
25% of assets are financed with owners' equity
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A debt/equity ratio of 8.1 means:
The firm has 8.1 times more debt than equity
29
If the inventory turnover ratio is very high relative to industry averages the firm:
May be losing sales if its inventory is too low
30
A company that is running "lean and mean" has a:
Total asset turnover ratio that is high
31
A net profit margin of 3.76% means:
For every dollar of sales, income of $.0376 is generated
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Return on equity is a measure of the firm's:
Profitability
33
Most investors desire a higher expected rate of return on higher risk investments. What characteristic of investors does this reflect?
Risk Aversion
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A firms beta is 1.5, the risk-free rate is 4%, and the required rate of return on the overall market is 10%. Calculate the required return on this firm's securities.
Risk free rate + ((Rate of Return - Risk free rate) x beta) => .04 + ((.10-.04)x1.5) = .13 => 13%
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The expected return on an investment is:
the mean of the distribution of possible returns
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A good measure of an investor's risk exposure if she/he only holds a single asset in her portfolio is:
the standard deviation of possible returns on the asset
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Standard deviation is a numerical indicator of how:
widely dispersed possible values are distributed around the mean
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In terms of risk, labor union disputes, entry of a new competitor, and embezzlement by management are all examples of factors affecting:
Diversifiable risk
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If the distribution of possible future sales values is normal, then the probability that actual sales will be the expected value plus or minus one standard deviation is approximately?
68%
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When we compare the risk of two investments that have the same expected return, the coefficient of variation:
provides no additional information than the standard deviation
41
You are trying to diversify your portfolio and reduce risk. Which of the following correlations between the returns of your portfolio and those of a proposed addition would give the most diversification benefit (other things equal)?
-1
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Which of the following company is most likely to have the highest total asset turnover ratio value: 1) GM 2) IBM 3) King Soopers 4) AT&T
King Soopers
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``` Given the partial financial statement information from Halley Corporation, a musical equipment supplier, calculate the return on assets ratio. Total Assets $20,000 Total Liabilities $8,000 Total Sales $6,500 Net Profit Margin 9% ```
2.9% ROA = NPM (%) x (Sales/Assets)
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Aston Corp. “debt to total assets ratio” is 60%. What is the value of its “equity multiplier”?
Modified DuPont = Assets= 100; Debt = 60 ; Equity = 40 => Equity Multiplier = 100/40 = 2.5
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Total Asset Turnover = 2.5 Return on Assets = 10% Compute the Net Profit Margin
ROA / TAT = NPM | .10 / 2.5 = .04 = 4%