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Retained earnings are


A) the same as net profit.
B) interest earned on bond investments.
C) nontaxable income.
D) a form of equity financing.
E) the portion of the profit paid to stockholders.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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When would a company be likely to call its preferred stock?


A) If it decides it would rather have corporate bonds
B) When it needs additional long-term financing
C) As the preferred stock matures and must be redeemed
D) When the call premium becomes high enough to justify the call
E) When it can issue new ordinary share to replace the preferred stock

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Although a corporation does not have to pay dividends on ordinary share, it is required to pay dividends on preferred stock.

A) True
B) False

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For a manufacturer, it is impossible to have cash-flow problems before peak sales periods.

A) True
B) False

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Jacob and Molly decide to start a new cake-decorating business.They each contribute €10,000 to get the business off the ground.This money is considered


A) sales revenue.
B) long-term debt.
C) equity capital.
D) short-term financing.
E) cash flow.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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If a firm's earnings should drop below the interest cost of borrowed money, the return on owners' equity will increase.

A) True
B) False

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Marietta Hotels used a twenty-five-year, €50 million bond issue to finance its expansion.In its plan to ensure that funds would be available to redeem the bonds at maturity, it arranged that none of the bonds would mature during the first fifteen years.Therefore, 10 percent of the bonds mature each year until all the bonds are retired at the end of the twenty-fifth year.This is an example of the ____ method of repayment.


A) sinking fund
B) selling new bonds
C) registered bond
D) selling old bonds
E) serial bond

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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The managers at Bally Manufacturing decided to borrow money to finance a new production facility.The loan agreement they signed required that they pay 10 percent interest on the loan.Based on this information, which of the following statements is true?


A) Bally doesn't have to pay the 10 percent if the firm isn't profitable.
B) Bally can pay the 10 percent whenever its managers vote to pay it.
C) The company will make more money if the firm earns less than a 10 percent return on its investment in the new plant.
D) Bally is using financial leverage to increase profits as long as the firm earns more than the 10 percent it pays to borrow the money required to finance the new plant.
E) Even if the new plant is extremely profitable, Bally should have found another way to finance the new plant.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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An initial public offering occurs anytime that a corporation sells stock to the general public.

A) True
B) False

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Sally Jackson was told that when she sold her corporate bonds she must endorse her bonds before transferring ownership to the new owner.This means that Sally sold


A) bond indentures.
B) registered bonds.
C) trust agreements.
D) corporate savings bonds.
E) convertible bonds.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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The most expensive form of short-term financing is factoring of accounts receivable.

A) True
B) False

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When each new budget is based on the amounts contained in the budget from the preceding year, a company is using ____ budgeting.


A) zero-base
B) traditional
C) Cash
D) capital
E) production

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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When a seller allows a buyer thirty to sixty days to pay for a purchase, the sales arrangement is called


A) a bank loan.
B) trade credit.
C) a promissory note.
D) equity financing.
E) None of these answers is correct.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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A cash budget estimates a firm's expenditures for major assets like replacement of obsolete equipment and mergers and acquisitions.

A) True
B) False

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Slater Co.has very old computers and manufacturing equipment and knows it needs to upgrade them or risk losing much of its business.Slater does not have the money to purchase the computers, so it will most likely need


A) a short-term loan.
B) to keep using the old computers.
C) to deduct the cost from employees' salaries.
D) long-term financing.
E) to use increased cash flow from sales.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Jones Manufacturing needs €450,000 to build a new plant.It must also spend €200,000 on new equipment for the plant.Both of these needs are examples of


A) equity-capital needs.
B) debt-capital needs.
C) short-term financing needs.
D) long-term financing needs.
E) cash-flow problems.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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When Platinum Fitness sells its accounts receivable to a financial institution, it receives less than the full value of the accounts receivable.Which of the following is a benefit Platinum Fitness receives from this arrangement?


A) It will receive the money in one month instead of two months.
B) It will have more inventory than its competitors.
C) This will allow closer relationships with its customers.
D) The time and expense of collecting accounts shifts to the factor.
E) Platinum will be responsible for collecting the accounts.

F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

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Jackson Ski Equipment receives an invoice for €10,000 worth of merchandise from one of its suppliers.The invoice has discount terms of 2/10, net/60.Twenty days later, Jackson Ski Equipment writes a check for ____ to pay the invoice.


A) €10,200
B) €10,000
C) €9,800
D) €9,000
E) €200

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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Interest paid on outstanding bonds is usually paid


A) once every two years.
B) once a year.
C) semiannually, or every six months.
D) quarterly, or every three months.
E) on a monthly basis.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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LaTisha starts a business called ValueCentral.com, the concept takes off, and the company has an IPO and goes public.The company is growing very rapidly and trying to keep up with customer demand.What type of dividend is this company likely to pay its stockholders?


A) A large dividend due to high earnings
B) An average size dividend
C) Very small or no dividend
D) All profits are to be paid as dividends.
E) As no stock is involved, dividends are irrelevant.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

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