Finance Chapter One: Overview of Finance

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Quiz on Finance Chapter One: Overview of Finance, created by Angie Koslowski on 26/09/2015.
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Question 1

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The main goal of the financial manager is to increase the firm's overall profits
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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In a corporation, profits are generally measured in terms of earnings per share
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  • True
  • False

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There is a positive correlation that exists between risk and return. The higher the risk of an investment, the higher the required return will be on that investment.
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  • True
  • False

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A firm's earnings are a true representation of cash flows available to the stockholders
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Agency costs are fees that are paid by the management of a corporation to compensate any investor that feels that they have suffered a loss due to the agency problem.
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Because of tax benefits, financial managers prefer cash flows later rather than sooner
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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The ethical behavior of the financial manager has a substantial impact on the shareholder's wealth maximization concept
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Information asymmetry means that all market participants have exactly the same information set with which to make decisions.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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The best deals in the market will go to the first investor who can recognize them and act on them
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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The required rate of return is what you think you will get
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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Which of the following is not one of the primary activities of the financial manager?
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  • Making financing decisions
  • Prepare financial statements
  • Make investment decisions
  • Perform financial analysis

Question 12

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The main goal of the financial manager is to
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  • maximize profit
  • maximize shareholder wealth
  • minimize costs

Question 13

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___________ can be defined as the art and science of managing money
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  • economics
  • finance
  • accounting
  • banking

Question 14

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When the risk of an investment is high, the rate of return required by the investor will be
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  • moderate
  • high
  • low
  • equal to a 30 day T-bill

Question 15

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The wealth of the shareholders of a corporation is represented by
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  • price of stock
  • earnings per share
  • profits
  • cash flows

Question 16

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If the managers of a company are not the owners of the company, they are considered
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  • directors
  • shareholders
  • insiders
  • agents

Question 17

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Agency costs pose the biggest problem for
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  • directors
  • shareholders
  • insiders
  • agents

Question 18

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The largest provider of funds in the financial system is
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  • individuals
  • businesses
  • government agencies
  • Bill Gates

Question 19

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Investments, markets and institutions, and corporate finance are
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  • not related
  • closely related
  • only moderately related
  • not normally thought of as "finance"

Question 20

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The problem with profit maximization is that it is
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  • short sighted
  • ignores risk
  • ignores timing of cash flows
  • all of the above
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