1. Spontaneous sources of funds refer to all of the below EXCEPT:
a. accounts payable
b. accruals
c. common stock
d. a bank loan
2. Selection of a source of short-term financing should include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. the effect of the use of credit from a particular source on the cost and availability of other sources of credit
b. the floatation costs for debentures
c. the effective cost of credit
d. the availability of financing in the amount and for the time needed
3. The terminal warehouse agreement differs from the field warehouse agreement in that:
a. the cost of the terminal warehouse agreement is lower due to the lower degree of risk
b. the warehouse procedure differs for both agreements
c. the terminal agreement transports the collateral to a public warehouse
d. the borrower of the field warehouse agreement can sell the collateral without the consent of the lender
4. Your company buys supplies on credit terms of 2/10 net 45. Suppose the company makes a purchase of $20,000 today. Which of the following payment options makes the most sense as a general rule?
a. pay the bill as soon as possible to keep the supplier happy
b. pay the bill on day 10 to get the discount
c. either pay the bill on day 10 to get the discount, or wait until day 45
d. pay the bill on day 45 due to the time value of money
5. Which of the following statements about financial leverage is true?
a. Financial leverage is the responsiveness of the firm's EBIT to fluctuations in sales.
b. Financial leverage is the responsiveness of the firm's EPS to fluctuations in EBIT.
c. Financial leverage involves the incurrence of fixed operating costs in the firm's income stream.
d. Financial leverage reduces a firm's risk.
6. Which of the following statements about combined (operating & financial) leverage is true?
a. Usage of both operating and financial leverage reduces a firm's risk.
b. If a firm employs both operating and financial leverage, any percent change in sales will produce a larger percent change in earnings per share.
c. High operating leverage and high financial leverage offset one another, meaning that if sales increase by 10%, then EPS will also increase by 10%.
d. A firm that is in a capital-intensive industry should use a higher level of financial leverage than a firm that employs low levels of operating leverage.
7. The "bird-in-the-hand dividend theory" supports which view of the effect of dividend policy on company value?
a. constant dividends increase stock values
b. high dividends increase stock values
c. a firm's dividend policy is irrelevant
d. low dividends increase stock values
8. All of the following will increase the discretionary financing needed EXCEPT:
a. decrease the dividend payout ratio
b. decrease the spontaneous financing
c. decrease the sales growth rate
d. decrease the net profit margin
9. If a firm relies on short-term debt or current liabilities in financing its asset investments, and all other things remain the same, what can be said about the firm's liquidity?
a. The liquidity of the firm will be unchanged.
b. The firm will be relatively more liquid.
c. The firm will be relatively less liquid.
d. The firm will be more liquid only if interest rates are below the company's weighted average cost of capital.
10. Dakota Oil, Inc. reported that its sales and EBIT increased by 10%, but its EPS increased by 30%. The much larger change in earnings per share could be the result of:
a. high operating leverage
b. high financial leverage
c. high fixed costs of production
d. a high percentage of credit sale collections from prior years
11. Which of the following statements would be consistent with the bird-in-the-hand dividend theory?
a. Dividends are less certain than capital gains.
b. Investors are indifferent whether stock returns come from dividend income or capital gains income.
c. Wealthy investors prefer corporations to defer dividend payments because capital gains produce greater after-tax income.
d. Dividends are more certain than capital gains income.
12. The term "lumpy asset" means:
a. assets that have economies of scale but not economies of scope
b. assets that must be purchased in discrete quantities
c. the same thing as assets that exhibit scale economies
d. assets that can be purchased in incremental units
13. All of the following are potential advantages of commercial paper EXCEPT:
a. ability to borrow very large amounts
b. flexible repayment terms
c. no compensating balance requirements
d. lower interest rates than comparable sources of short-term financing