Module 1 Homework Flashcards
(37 cards)
Which one of the following occupations best fits into the corporate area of finance?
A) Insurance Risk Manager
B) Mortgage Broker
C) Local Bank Manager
D) Chief Financial Officer
E) Treasury Bill Analyst
D) Chief Financial Officer
An auction market:
A) has a physical trading floor
B) handles primary market transactions exclusively
C) is dealer-based
D) is an electronic means of exchanging securities
E) is also referred to as an OTC market
A) has a physical trading floor
Which one of the following is a working capital decision?
A) How should the firm raise additional capital to fund its expansion?
B) What is the cost of debt financing?
C) What debt-equity ratio is best suited to the firm?
D) How much cash should the firm keep in reserve?
E)Should the firm borrow money for five or for ten years?
D) How much cash should the firm keep in reserve?
Which one of the following statements is correct?
A) Nasdaq has more listed stocks than does the NYSE.
B) Nasdaq has the most stringent listing requirements of any U.S. exchange.
C) Nasdaq is an auction market.
D) The trading floor for Nasdaq is located in Chicago.
E)The NYSE is a dealer market.
A) Nasdaq has more listed stocks than does the NYSE.
Which one of the following functions should be assigned to the corporate treasurer rather than to the controller?
A) Cost accounting
B) Financial accounting
C) Data processing
D) Cash management
E) Tax management
D) Cash management
Silvia is employed as a currency trader in the Japanese yen market. Her job falls into which one of the following areas of finance?
A) International Finance
B) Corporate Finance
C) Financial Institutions
D) Personal Finance
E) Capital management
A) International Finance
A private placement is most apt to involve:
A) a life-insurance company
B) the U.S. Treasury Dept
C) a large number of private investors
D) several private securities dealers
E) only foreign investors
A) a life-insurance company
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has:
A) reduced the annual compliance costs of all publicly traded firms in the U.S.
B) greatly increased the number of U.S. firms that are going public for the first time.
C) decreased the number of U.S. firms going public on foreign exchanges.
D) decreased senior management’s involvement in the corporate annual report.
E) essentially made officers of publicly traded firms personally responsible for the firm’s financial statements.
E) essentially made officers of publicly traded firms personally responsible for the firm’s financial statements.
Which one of the following is an advantage of being a limited partner?
A) Active market for ownership interest
B) Unlimited profits without risk of incurring a loss
C) Control over the daily operations of the firm
D) Losses limited to capital invested
E) Nontaxable share of any profits
D) Losses limited to capital invested
Which one of the following forms of business organization offers liability protection to some of its owners but not to all of its owners?
A) Sole Proprietorship
B) Limited Liability Company
C) General Partnership
D) Corporation
E) Limited Partnership
E) Limited Partnership
T/F- When a company sells its stock for the first time publicly, it takes place in primary market.
True
T/F- When a company sells its stock for the first time publicly, it happens on NYSE.
False
T/F- NASDAQ is a dealer’s market.
True
T/F- The process a private company becomes a public company is referred to as initial public offering.
True
T/F- When a company sells its stock for the first time publicly, it happens on NYSE.
False
Corporate shareholders:
A) are proportionately liable for the firm’s debts
B)have the ability to change the corporation’s bylaws
C) receive tax-free distributions since all profits are taxed at corporate level
D) are protected from all financial losses
E) have basically no control over the actual corporation
B)have the ability to change the corporation’s bylaws
Which one of the following parties can sell shares of ABC stock in the primary market?
A) ABC Company
B) Only officers and directors of ABC company
C) Any corporation, other than the ABC company
D) Any private individual shareholder
E) Any institutional shareholder
A) ABC Company
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A corporation:
A) is prohibited from entering into contractual agreements
B) has its existence regulated by the rules set forth in its charter
C) has its identity defined by its bylaws
D) is a legal entity separate from its owners
E) is ultimately controlled by its board of directors
D) is a legal entity separate from its owners
The primary goal of financial management is to maximize:
A) current profits
B) market share
C) revenue growth
D) the market value of existing stock
E) current dividends
D) the market value of existing stock
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act:
A) requires the corporate officers to personally attest that the financial statements are a fair representation of the company’s financial results.
B) places the responsibility for a firm’s financial statements solely on the chief financial officer.
C) requires all corporations to fully disclose its financial dealings to the general public.
D) places total responsibility for the financial statements of a firm on the auditor who certifies the statements.
E)requires that the board of directors be solely responsible for the firm’s financial dealings.
A) requires the corporate officers to personally attest that the financial statements are a fair representation of the company’s financial results.
Raleigh BBQ has $48,000 in current assets and $39,000 in current liabilities. Decisions related to these accounts are referred to as:
A) capital busgeting decisions
B) capital structure decisions
C) working capital management
D) operating management
E) fixed account structure
C) working capital management
Vera opened a used bookstore and is both the 100 percent owner and the store’s manager. Which type of business entity does Vera own if she is personally liable for all the store’s debts?
A) Limited partnership
B) Corporation
C) Joint stock company
D) General partnership
E) Sole Proprietorship
E) Sole Proprietorship
Which one of the following correctly defines a common chain of command within a corporation?
A) the controller reports directly to the corporate treasurer
B) the controller reports directly to the chief financial officer
C) the credit manager reports directly to the controller
D) the treasurer reports directly to the board of directors
E) the chief financial officer reports directly to the board of directors
B) the controller reports directly to the chief financial officer