Finance Test
Finance Test
Finance Test
Time: 1 hour
Marks: 30
(All question carry equal marks)
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A general partnership.
A corporation.
A sole proprietorship.
None of the above.
3. Assume that the interest rate is greater than zero. Which of the following cash-inflow streams
should you prefer?
Year1 Year2 Year3 Year4
a) $400
$300
$200
$100
b) $100
$200
$300
$400
c) $250
$250
$250
$250
d) Any of the above, since they each sum to $1,000.
4. You are considering borrowing $10,000 for 3 years at an annual interest rate of 6%. The loan
agreement calls for 3 equal payments, to be paid at the end of each of the next 3 years.
(Payments include both principal and interest.) The annual payment that will fully pay off
(amortize) the loan is closest to
a)
b)
c)
d)
$2,674.
$2,890.
$3,741.
$4,020.
5. If a bond sells at a high premium, then which of the following relationships hold true? (P0
represents the price of a bond and YTM is the bond's yield to maturity.)
a)
b)
c)
d)
6. Virgo Airlines will pay a $4 dividend next year on its common stock, which is currently
selling at $100 per share. What is the market's required return on this investment if the
dividend is expected to grow at 5% forever?
a)
b)
c)
d)
4 percent.
5 percent.
7 percent.
9 percent.
7. Determine a firm's total asset turnover (TAT) if its net profit margin (NPM) is 5 percent, total
assets are $8 million, and ROI is 8 percent.
a)
b)
c)
d)
1.60
2.05
2.50
4.00
8. Felton Farm Supplies, Inc. has an 8 percent return on total assets of $300,000 and a net profit
margin of 5 percent. What are its sales?
a)
b)
c)
d)
$3,750,000
$480,000
$300,000
$1,500,000
9. Kanji Company had sales last year of $265 million, including cash sales of $25 million. If its
average collection period was 36 days, its ending accounts receivable balance is closest to
. (Assume a 365-day year.)
a)
b)
c)
d)
$26.1 million
$23.7 million
$7.4 million
$18.7 million
11. During the latest year Ruth Corp. had sales of $300,000 and a net income of $20,000, and its yearend assets were $200,000. The firm's total debt to total assets ratio was 40 percent. Based on the Du
Pont equation, what was the firm's ROE?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
15.33%
16.33%
15.67%
16.67%
None of the above; the correct answer is
12. Given the following information: Cash 29,000, Accounts Receivable $114,000, Inventory
$113,000, Prepaid Expenses $6,000, Total capital assets $525,000, Total current liabilities
$142,000, Long-term debt $289,000, Total shareholders' equity $356,000' Net sales
$858,000, Cost of goods sold $513,000, Gross Margin $345,000, Net income $48,000. The
acid test ratio is:
a)
b)
c)
d)
55%
75%
1.85
1.01
13. A company has $15,000 cash at the beginning of June and anticipates $50,000 in cash
receipts and $34,500 in cash disbursements. Company requires a minimum cash balance of
$10,000 and maintains no more than $20,000 on hand. Any excess cash over the maximum is
used to pay down debts. The firm has an agreement with its bank to borrow as needed or
repay loans as funds become available. As of May 31, the company owes $15,000 to the
bank. The balance of the loan on June 30 will be?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
$ 4,500.
$ 9,500.
$15,000.
$19,500.
None of the above. The firm's expected loan balance on June 30 is $ ___________.