Financial

A firm's investment decision is also called its:
Financing decision
Liquidity decision
capital budgeting decision
Leasing decision.
The sale of financial assets by a corporation is also referred to as the:
Capital budgeting decision
CFO decision.
financing decision.
investment decision
The following entities issue bonds to engage in long-term borrowing EXCEPT:
The federal government
State and local governments
Corporations
Individuals
The IRR is defined as:
The discount rate that makes a project's NPV equal to zero
The difference between the cost of capital and the present value of the cash flows
The discount rate used in the NPV method.
the discount rate used in the discounted payback period method
If the sign of the cash flows for a project changes two times, then the project likely has:
one IRR
Two IRRs
three IRRs
four IRRs.
A stock return's beta measures:
The stock's covariance with the risk-free asset.
the change in the stock's return for a given change in the market return
the return on the stock.
The standard deviation on the stock's return
An analyst computes a beta coefficient with a low standard error. This implies that
This particular beta is more reliable than most.
this particular beta has little meaning.
Too few observations were used to compute this particular beta.
this stock responds less to market changes than most stocks.
After completing a project analysis, an analyst should rely on which tool to make a final recommendation on the project?
Sensitivity analysis
Break-even analysis
Decision trees
NPV
Modigliani and Miller's Proposition I states that:
The market value of any firm is independent of its capital structure
The market value of a firm's debt is independent of its capital structure
The market value of a firm's common stock is independent of its capital structure
None of the options
Value additivity works for: I) combining assets; II) splitting up of assets; III) the mix of debt securities issued by the firm
I only
II only
I and II only
I, II, and III
The trade-off theory of capital structure predicts that:
unprofitable firms should borrow more than profitable ones
Safe firms should borrow more than risky ones.
Rapidly growing firms should borrow more than mature firms
Increasing leverage increases firm value, especially at high debt ratios.
Financial slack includes: I) cash; II) marketable securities; III) readily salable real assets; IV) ready access to debt markets or bank loans
I only
IV only
III only
I, II, III, and IV
An option that can be exercised any time before its expiration date is called:
A European option.
An American option
A call option
a put option.
Suppose you buy a call and lend the present value of its exercise price. You could match the payoffs of this strategy by:
Buying the underlying stock and selling a call.
Selling a put and lending the present value of the exercise price.
Buying the underlying stock and buying a put
Buying the underlying stock and selling a put.
For European options, the value of a put is equal to:
the value of a call minus the value of a share plus the present value of the exercise price.
The value of a call plus the value of a share plus the present value of the exercise price.
The value of the share minus the value of a call plus the present value of the exercise price.
The value of the share minus the present value of the exercise price plus the value of a call.
Which of the following bonds is typically not secured?
collateral trust bond
Mortgage bond
Equipment trust certificate
Debenture
All else equal, which of the following features will increase the value of a convertible bond?
The risk-free interest rate is higher
The conversion ratio is higher
The conversion price is lower
All of the features increase the value
Which of the following statements is NOT true? I) The lessee does not have to buy the equipment. II) The lessee is responsible for making the lease payments. III) Lease payments are not tax-deductible. IV) The lessee may give up the depreciation tax shield.
I only
II only
III only
I, II, and IV only
Which of the following statements are correct? I) Strong sustainability framework claims that economic issues fall complete within the biosphere II) Triple Bottom Line is also known as the People, Planet, Profit framework III) Triple Bottom Line found its origin in the insurance practice
I only
II only
I and II
II and III
A corporation, potentially, has infinite life because it:
is a legal entity
has the same ownership and management
has limited liability.
Is closely regulated.
A perpetuity is defined as a sequence of:
Equal cash flows occurring at equal intervals of time for a specific number of periods.
equal cash flows occurring at equal intervals of time forever.
unequal cash flows occurring at equal intervals of time forever.
Unequal cash flows occurring at equal intervals of time for a specific number of periods.
The managers of a firm can maximize stockholder wealth by:
Taking all projects with positive NPVs.
Taking all projects with NPVs greater than the cost of investment.
Taking all projects with NPVs greater than the present value of cash flows
taking only the highest NPV project each year
A high proportion of the value of a growth stock typically comes from:
Past dividend payments.
past earnings.
PVGO (present value of growth opportunities)
both A and B
The payback period rule accepts all projects for which the payback period is:
Greater than the cut-off value
Less than the cut off value.
positive
An integer
Which of the following methods of evaluating capital investment projects incorporates the time value of money concept? I) payback period; II) discounted payback period; III) net present value (NPV); IV) internal rate of return
I, II, and III only
II, III, and IV only
III and IV only
I, II, III, and IV
Which of the following is an estimate of standard error?
The average annual rate of return divided by the square root of the number of observations
The variance divided by the number of observations
The standard deviation of returns divided by the square root of the number of observations
The variance of returns divided by the square root of the number of observations
The cost of capital for a project depends on:
The company's cost of capital.
The use of the capital (the project).
the industry cost of capital.
the company's level of debt financing.
The following are drawbacks of sensitivity analysis EXCEPT
It can provide ambiguous results.
The underlying variables are likely interrelated.
it can help identify the project's most important variables.
All of these statements are drawbacks of sensitivity analysis.
The accounting break even point occurs when:
The total revenue line cuts the fixed cost line.
The present value of inflows line cuts the present value of outflows line.
the total revenue line cuts the total cost line
total revenue is large enough to recapture depreciation expense
If an individual wants to borrow with limited liability, he/she should
invest in the equity of an unlevered firm.
borrow on his/her own account.
Invest in the equity of a levered firm.
invest in a risk-free asset like T-bills.
Given corporate taxes, why does adding debt to the capital structure increase firm value? I) Extra cash flow goes to the firm's investors rather than the tax authorities. II) Earnings before interest and taxes are fully taxed at the corporate rate. III) Personal tax rates are the same as marginal corporate tax rates
I only
II only
III only
II and III only
In Miller's model, when the quantity (1 - - - TC)(1 TpE) = (1 Tp), then:
the firm should hold no debt
The value of the levered firm is greater than the value of the unlevered firm.
the tax shield on debt is exactly offset by higher personal taxes paid on interest income
the firm should be financed by 100% equity
When faced with financial distress, managers of firms acting on behalf of their shareholders' interests will tend to: I) favor high risk, high - -return projects even if they have negative NPV; II) refuse to invest in low return projects with pos - - risk, low itive NPVs; III) delay the onset of bankruptcy as long as they can
I only
II only
III only
I, II, and III
If the volatility of the underlying asset decreases, then the:
Value of the put option will increase, but the value of the call option will decrease
Value of the put option will decrease, but the value of the call option will increase
Value of both the put and call option will increase.
Value of both the put and call option will decrease
All else equal, if the volatility (variance) of the underlying stock increases, then the:
Value of a put option increases and that of a call option decrease.
Value of a put option decreases and that of a call option increase
Value of both a put option and a call option increase.
Value of both a put option and a call option decrease
Which of the following are examples of real options? I) the option to expand if an investment project succeeds; II) the option to wait (and learn) before investing; III) the option to shrink or abandon a project; IV) the option to vary the mix of output or the firm's production methods
I only
I and II only
I, II, and III only
I, II, III, and IV
The recovery rate on defaulting debt is the highest for the following type of debt:
bank debt.
senior secured bonds
Senior subordinated bonds
Junior subordinated bonds.
If the lessor borrows most of the purchase price of a leased asset, the lease is called a:
Capital lease.
Sale and lease-back.
leveraged lease.
Nonrecourse lease.
The choice of the proper mixture of debt and equity, used to finance a corporation, is also referred to as the:
Capital budgeting decision.
Capital structure decision
investment decision.
Liquidity decision.
Which of the following statements regarding the NPV rule and the rate of return rule is false?
Accept a project if its NPV > 0
Reject a project if the NPV < 0
Accept a project if its rate of return > 0.
Accept a project if its rate of return > opportunity cost of capital
Which of the following bonds has the greatest volatility?
Five-year coupon bond
Five-year, zero-coupon bond
Ten-year coupon bond
Ten-year, zero-coupon bond
The payback period rule accepts all projects for which the payback period is:
Greater than the cut-off value.
Less than the cut-off value
Positive
An integer
The principal short-term assets are: I) cash; II) accounts receivable; III) inventories; and IV) accounts payable
I only
I and IV only
I, II, and III
IV only
On a graph with common stock returns on the Y-axis and market returns on the X-axis, the slope of the regression line represents:
Alpha
Beta
R-squared
Standard error
The accounting break-even point occurs when:
The total revenue line cuts the fixed cost line
The present value of inflows line cuts the present value of outflows line
The total revenue line cuts the total cost line
Total revenue is large enough to recapture depreciation expense
The total market value (V) of the securities of a firm that has both debt (D) and equity (E) is
V = D - E
V = E - D
V = D × E
V = D + E
The effect of financial leverage on the performance of the firm depends on the:
Expected rate of return on equity
Firm's level of operating income.
Current market value of the debt
rate of dividend growth
The MM theory with taxes implies that firms should issue maximum debt. In practice, this is not true because: I) debt is more risky than equity; II) bankruptcy and its attendant costs are a disadvantage to debt; III) the payment of personal taxes may offset the tax benefit of debt
I only
II only
III only
II and III only
When one uses the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to value a levered firm, the interest tax shield is:
Not accounted for by the use of the WACC
Considered by deducting the interest payment from the cash flows
Automatically considered because the after-tax cost of debt is included within the WACC formula
Capitalized by the levered cost of equity
The owner of a regular exchange-listed put-option on a stock:
Has the right to buy 100 shares of the underlying stock at the exercise price
Has the right to sell 100 shares of the underlying stock at the exercise price
has the obligation to buy 100 shares of the underlying stock at the exercise price
Has the obligation to sell 100 shares of the underlying stock at the exercise price
The Black-Scholes option pricing model employs which five parameters?
Stock price, exercise price, risk-free rate, beta, and time to maturity
Stock price, risk-free rate, beta, time to maturity, and variance
Stock price, risk-free rate, probability of bankruptcy, variance, and exercise price
Stock price, exercise price, risk-free rate, variance, and time to maturity
The following are practical challenges in applying real-options analysis: I) Real options can be complex. II) The real options problems may not be well structured. III) Competition may reduce or change the value of real options.
I only
I and II only
III only
I, II, and III
Long-term bonds that are unsecured obligations of a company are called:
Indentures
Debentures
Mortgage bonds
Bearer bonds
If the lessor borrows most of the purchase price of a leased asset, the lease is called a:
leveraged lease.
Sale and lease-back.
Capital lease
Nonrecourse lease
When a financial institution puts social and environmental impact before economic impact while assessing investment or lending proposals, then this is an example of:
Sustainable Finance 1.0
Sustainable Finance 2.0
Sustainable Finance 3.0
Applying ESG criteria
Which of the following statements are correct? I) The theory on cost of sustainability capital is used by the NPSV approach II) The SNPV is based on the value additivity principle III) The SNPV assumes that also non-financial values area used
I only
II only
I and II
II and III
Which of the following statements are correct? I) Government stimulates more private investment in infrastructure, because the private sector can be more efficient II) Government stimulates more private investment in infrastructure, because the budget of the government are continually under pressure III) Government stimulates more private investments in infrastructure, because the rate of return can be much higher for the project
I and II
I and III
II and III
I, II and III
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