Section I: Overview of Corporate Finance 1. Which one of the following terms is

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Section I: Overview of Corporate Finance 1. Which one of the following terms is defined as a conflict of interest between the corporate shareholders and the corporate managers? A. articles of incorporation B. corporate breakdown C. agency problem D. bylaws E. legal liability 2. Which of the following questions are addressed by financial managers? I. How should a product be marketed? II. Should customers be given 30 or 45 days to pay for their credit purchases? III. Should the firm borrow more money? IV. Should the firm acquire new equipment? A. I and IV only B. II and III only C. I, II, and III only D. II, III, and IV only E. I, II, III, and IV 3. Which one of the following is a capital budgeting decision? A. determining how many shares of stock to issue B. deciding whether or not to purchase a new machine for the production line C. deciding how to refinance a debt issue that is maturing D. determining how much inventory to keep on hand E. determining how much money should be kept in the checking account 4. Decisions made by financial managers should primarily focus on increasing which one of the following? A. size of the firm B. growth rate of the firm C. gross profit per unit produced D. market value per share of outstanding stock E. total sales Section II: Financial Statements, Taxes and Cash Flow 6. The book value of a firm is: A. equivalent to the firm's market value provided that the firm has some fixed assets. B. based on historical cost. C. generally greater than the market value when fixed assets are included. D. more of a financial than an accounting valuation. E. adjusted to the market value whenever the market value exceeds the stated book value. 7. Which of the following are expenses for accounting purposes but are not operating cash flows for financial purposes? I. interest expense II. taxes III. costs of goods sold IV. depreciation A. IV only B. II and IV only C. I and III only D. I and IV only E. I, II, and IV only 8. A firm has $520 in inventory, $1,860 in fixed assets, $190 in accounts receivables, $210 in accounts payable, and $70 in cash. What is the amount of the current assets? A. $710 B. $780 C. $990 D. $2,430 E. $2,640 9. Crandall Oil has total sales of $1,349,800 and costs of $903,500. Depreciation is $42,700 and the tax rate is 34 percent. The firm does not have any interest expense. What is the operating cash flow? A. $129,152 B. $171,852 C. $179,924 D. $281,417 E. $309,076

Explanation / Answer

1.C. agency problem

2. B. II and III only

3. B. deciding whether or not to purchase a new machine for the production line

4.C. gross profit per unit produced

6. A. equivalent to the firm's market value provided that the firm has some fixed assets

7.D. I and IV only

8.B. $780

9. D. $281,417

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