FINALTERM EXAMINATION Fall 2008 ACC501- Business Finance (Session - 1)
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following refers to a conflict of interest between principal
and agent?
Management Conflict
Interest Conflict
Agency Problem
None of the given options
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following term refers to the ease and quickness with which assets can be converted to cash?
Analysis
Structuring
Budgeting
Liquidity
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Product costs do NOT include which of the following?
Raw material
Direct labor
Manufacturing overhead
Administrative expenses vulmshelp.com
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following can be com puted by using the inform ation only from balance sheet?
Equity multiplier
Inventory turnover
Receivable turnover
Return on equity
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the present value discount factor?
It is always greater than 1.0
It decreases as the discount rate increases
It is equal to zero when discount rate is zero
It increases as the time period increases
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
H ow m uch m ust be deposited at 8% each of the next 20 years to have Rs.
10,296.44?
Rs. 225
Rs. 341
Rs. 410
Rs. 452
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In order to com pare different investm ent opportunities (each with the sam e risk) with interest rates reported in different manners you should: vulmshelp.com
Convert each interest rate to an effective annual rate
Convert each interest rate to a monthly nominal rate
Convert each interest rate to an annual nominal rate
Compare the published annual rates
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
You have Rs. 1,0 0 0 to invest. You have 2 choices; first is the savings account A, which earns 8.75 percent com pounded annually and second is the savings account B, which earns 8.50 percent com pounded m onthly. Which account should you choose and why?
Account A; because it has a higher effective annual rate
Account B; because it has a higher effective annual rate
Account A; because it has the higher quoted rate
Account B; because the quoted rate is higher
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What will be the value of a Rs. 1,0 0 0 face-value bond with an 8% coupon rate at 8% required rate of return?
More than its face value
Less than its face value
Equal to its face value
Cannot be determined without more information
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following statement is FALSE regarding debt?
Debt is not an ownership interest in the firm.
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Unpaid debt can result in bankruptcy or financial failure.
Debt provides the voting rights to the bondholders.
Corporation s paym ent of interest on debt is fully tax deductible.
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The relationship between real and nominal returns is described by the:
M&M Proposition
Capital Asset Pricing Model
Fisher s Effect
BCG Matrix
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Investors dem and a higher yield as com pensation to the risk of possible default. This extra premium is called:
Default risk premium
Taxability premium
Interest rate risk premium
Inflation risk premium
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
For which type of stocks, the dividends grow at a constant rate?
Zero Growth Stocks
Constant Growth Stocks
Non-Constant Growth Stocks
None of the given options
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Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In which type of voting, each shareholder is entitled one vote per share times the number of directors to be elected?
Straight Voting
Statutory Voting
Cumulative Voting
None of the given options
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
In which of the following procedure of voting for a company's directors,
each shareholder is entitled to one vote per share ?
Straight Voting
Proportional Voting
Cumulative Voting
None of the given options
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is the price that the dealer wishes to pay for a share ?
Simple Price
Bid Price
Strike Price
Complex Price
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
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Suppose the initial investment for a project is Rs. 160,000 and the cash flows are Rs. 40,000 in the first year and Rs. 90,000 in the second and Rs. 50,000 in the third. The project will have a payback period of:
2.6 Years
3.1 Years
3.6 Years
4.1 Years
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The XYZ Corporation is considering an investment that will cost Rs. 80,000 and have a useful life of 4 years. During the first 2 years, the net incremental after-tax cash flows are Rs. 25,000 per year and for the last two years they are Rs. 20,000 per year. What is the payback period for this investment ?
3.2 Years
3.5 Years
4.0 Years
Cannot be determined from the given information
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following measures the present value of an investment per
dollar invested ?
Net Present Value (NPV)
Average Accounting Return (AAR)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Profitability Index (PI)
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
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Which of the following set of cash flows should be considered in the decision at hand?
Relevant Cash Flows
Incremental Cash Flows
Negative Cash Flows
All of the given options
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
___________ Cost is an outlay that has already occurred and hence is not affected by the decision under consideration.
Sunk
Opportunity
Fixed
Variable
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The overall (weighted average) cost of capital is composed of a weighted
average of :
The cost of common equity and the cost of debt
The cost of common equity and the cost of preferred stock
The cost of preferred stock and the cost of debt
The cost of common equity, the cost of preferred stock, and the cost of debt
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
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Over the past four years, a company has paid dividends of Rs. 1.00, Rs. 1.10, Rs. 1.20 and Rs. 1.30 respectively. This pattern is expected to continue into the future. This is an example of a company pay a dividend that grows:
By 10 percent each year
At a constant rate
By a decreasing amount
At a decreasing rate
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following statement is INCORRECT regarding Average
Accounting Return?
AAR is a rate that makes the NPV equal to zero
AAR is a measure of accounting profit relative to book value
An investment is acceptable if its AAR is greater than a benchmark AAR
None of the given options
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following M&M propositions states that it is completely
irrelevant how a firm chooses to arrange its finances ?
1st proposition
2nd proposition
3rd proposition
None of the given options
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
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SNT Corporation has a WACC of 16% (ignoring taxes). It can borrow at 9%
. Assuming that SNT has a target capital structure of 75% equity and 25% debt, what will be its cost of equity ?
13.00%
15.23%
18.33%
20.98%
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following activities decreases cash ?
Increasing current liabilities
Decreasing long term debt
Decreasing fixed assets
Increasing equity
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following describes how a product moves through the current asset accounts ?
Cash Cycle
Operating Cycle
Current Cycle
None of the given options
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is the time between sale of inventory and collection of receivables ? vulmshelp.com
Inventory period
Accounts receivable period
Collection period
Accounts payable period
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose you have Rs. 10,000 on deposit. One day, you write a cheque for Rs. 2,000 and deposit Rs. 4,000. What is your disbursement float ?
Rs. 4,000
+ Rs. 2,000
Rs. 2,000
+ Rs. 4,000
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Suppose you have Rs. 70 in stock A and Rs. 120 in another stock B in your portfolio. Stock A has an expected return of 25% and stock B has an expected return of 20%. What will be the portfolio expected return ?
18.27%
21.84%
22.50%
25.13%
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true regarding Return
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One of the responsibilities of the financial manager is to assess the value
of the proposed investment
The return consists of income earned and capital gain
The dollar returns are the sum of the cash received and the change in dollar value of the asset
All of the given options
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The MC Inc. purchased a share of common stock exactly one year ago for Rs. 45. During the past year the common stock paid an annual dividend of Rs. 2.40. The firm sold the stock today for Rs. 80. What is the rate of return the firm has earned?
5.3%
194.2%
83.11%
94.2%
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What w ill be the cash inflow if w e have sales of Rs. 400,000 and accou nts receivable are increased by Rs. 70,000?
Rs. 70,000
Rs. 230,000
Rs. 330,000
Rs. 470,000
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
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What will be the cash inflow if we have sales of Rs. 300,000 and accounts receivable are decreased by Rs. 70,000?
Rs. 70,000
Rs. 230,000
Rs. 370,000
Rs. 470,000
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Su p pose a firm borrow s Rs. 800,000 at 7%. What w ill be the total interest bill p er year if tax rate is 34% ?
Rs. 19,040
Rs. 36,960
Rs. 56,000
Rs. 800,000
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following motives refers to the need for holding cash as a safety margin to act as a financial reserve?
Speculative motive
Transaction motive
Precautionary motive
Personal motive
Question No: 38 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Su p pose m arket valu e exceed s book valu e by Rs. 225,000. What w ill be the after-tax proceeds if there is a tax rate of 34 percent? vulmshelp.com
Rs. 105,600
Rs. 148,500
Rs. 191,000
Rs. 225,000
Question No: 39 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Su p pose you have bou ght 100 shares of a corporation one year ago at Rs. 18 per share. Over the last year, you have received a d ivid end of Rs. 2 p er share. At the end of the year, the stock sells for Rs. 27. As p er given inform ation, w hat w ill be the capital gains yield?
15%
25%
35%
50%
Question No: 40 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
SN T Com pany p u rchased a vehicle for Rs. 450,000. Based on historical averages, this vehicle is w orth 25% of the p u rchase price now and it is being sold at this p rice. What is the vehicle s m arket valu e ?
Rs. 14,875
Rs. 112,500
Rs. 337,500
Rs. 230,000
Question No: 41 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
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Stand ard d eviations for Investm ent A and Investm ent B are 19% and 28% respectively. This indicates that:
Investment A is more volatile than Investment B
Investment A is equally volatile to Investment B
Investment B is less volatile than Investment A
Investment B is more volatile than Investment A
Question No: 42 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following statement is INCORRECT regarding financial leverage ?
Financial leverage can dramatically alter the payoffs to the shareholders.
Financial leverage refers to the extent to which a firm relies on the debt.
Financial leverage must affect the overall cost of capital in any condition.
Financial leverage may not affect the overall cost of capital.
Question No: 43 ( Marks: 3 )
What is the difference between dealer and broker ?
Question No: 44 ( Marks: 3 )
What does Static Theory of Capital Structure state?
Question No: 45 ( Marks: 3 )
Suppose there is an expected rate of 20%. What will be the risk premium if risk free rate is (i) 8% and (ii) 12% ?
Question No: 46 ( Marks: 5 )
What is the difference between Leverage and Un-levering?
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Question No: 47 ( Marks: 5 )
Match the capital budgeting techniques are given in Column A to the criteria in Column B. Provide the correct answer in Column C.
Column A Column B Column C
Net Present Value Discounted Cash Flow Criteria Average Accounting Return Payback Criteria Payback Period Discounted Cash Flow Criteria Internal Rate of Return Accounting Criteria Profitability Index Discounted Cash Flow Criteria
Question No: 48 ( Marks: 10 )
Each of the following mutually exclusive investment projects involves an initial
ou tlay of Rs. 240,000. The com p any s requ ired rate of retu rn is 11 percent. The estimated net cash flows for the projects are as follows:
Calculate the NPV and PI for both projects. If both projects are mutually exclusive then which project should be chosen and why?
Question No: 49 ( Marks: 10 )
Consider the following chronological events:
Activity Cash Effect
0 Acquire inventory on credit None 35 Pay for inventory Rs. 5,000 70 Sell inventory on credit None 110 Collect on sale + Rs. 6,000
From the given information, find out:
(i) inventory period (ii) Accounts receivable period vulmshelp.com
