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Test your basic knowledge |

Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Debt securities that give the bondholder an option to exchange their bonds for shares of common stock






2. Success (0.5 x $2000) + Failure (0.50 x $0) = $1 - 000 (New Stock Price)






3. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






4. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation & Amoritization = Sales revenues - operating costs






5. Shows the amount of equity the stockholders had at the start of the year - the items that increased or decreased it and the equity at the end of the year


6. The primary goal for managers of publicly owned companies implies that decisions should be made to maximize the long-run value of the firm's common stock. Corporate social responsibility is not inconsistent with maximizing shareholder value






7. Usually considered a debt (fixed charge) by stockholders and equity by bondholders. A hybrid between convertible bonds and long-term leases






8. Current assets - (Current liabilities - Notes payables)






9. Amount of cash that could be withdrawn from a firm without harming its ability to operate and to produce future cash flows/ how much cash a firm can distribute to its investors - [ EBIT x (1-T) + Depreciation & Amoritization] - [Capital expenditures






10. Indicates a rapidly growing company (investing in new assets) which is ok as long as the company eventually utilizes the assets to become profitable and contribute to its FCF






11. For example - based on 50% probability of failure/success and current bond value of $1000 - a current stock price of $10 and projected new stock price of $2000 if successful






12. Accomplished through a combination of current liabilities - long-term debt - and common equity






13. The best way to structure portfolios or 'baskets' of stocks and bonds






14. A legal entity created by a state - separate and distinct from its owners and managers - having unlimited life - easy transferability of ownership an limited liability. Major drawback is double taxation - earnings are taxed and dividends paid out






15. An individual who targets a corporation for takeover because it is undervalued






16. Receive more when the company does better - often in conflict with bondholders






17. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






18. Focuses on decisions concerning stocks and bonds and includes a number of activities - 1) Security Analysis - 2) Portfolio Theory - & 3) Market Analysis






19. Focuses on decisions relating to how much and what types of assets to acquire - how to raise the capital needed to purchase assets - and how to run the firm so as to maximize its value






20. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






21. Regulates the trading of stocks and bonds in public markets






22. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






23. Current assets - Current liabilities






24. A non-cash charge similar to depreciation except that it is used to write off the costs of intangible assets over their useful life






25. Charge used to reflect the cost of long term assets used up in the production process over their useful life (not a cash outlay). Accelerated generally used for the IRS and straight line for investors






26. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






27. New investments - raise funds through financing - repurchased debt or equity - or paid dividends. How much cash the firm started the year with - how much it ended up with and what it did to increase or decrease its cash. A report that shows how th






28. Issued annually by a corporation to its stockholders - containing basic financial statements as well as management's analysis of the firm's past operations and future prospects. Provides 4 basic reports - Balance Sheet - Income Statement - Stateme






29. An uninicorporated business owned by one individual. 3 advantages - Easy and inexpensive to form - subject to few government regulations - and subject to lower income taxes than corporations. 3 disadvantages - Unlimited personal liability for the bu






30. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






31. An estimate of a stock's 'true' value based on accurate risk adn return data - it can be estimated but not measured precisely - estimate by stock analysts - a long term concept - management should maximize this value not the market price






32. Acquisition of a company over the opposition of its management






33. Profit a company would generate if it had no debt and held only operating assets - = EBIT x (1-T)






34. An unincorporated business owned by 2 or more persons. 3 advantages - Easy and inexpensive to form - subject to few government regulations - and subject to lower income taxes than corporations. 3 disadvantages - Unlimited personal liability for the






35. The markets where interest rates - along with stock and bond prices are determined






36. Stock value based on 'perceived' but possibly incorrect information as seen by the marginal investor






37. Cumulative total of all earnings kept by the company during its life - a claim against assets - they do not represent cash on the balance sheet






38. What investors would expect if they had all of the information that existed about a company






39. A relatively new type of organization that is a hybrid between a partnership and a corporation. It has limited liability like corporations - but is taxed like partnerships. Investors have votes in proportion to their share of ownership






40. A company's attitude and conduct toward its employees - customers - community - and stockholders






41. Expected % Gain of Stock Price = Increase of stock $ less original stock $ ($1 - 000 - $10) divided by original stock price (/ $10 x 100%) (100% is a constant)






42. Principal task is to evaluate proposed decisions and judge how they will affect the stock price and thus shareholder wealth. Success or lack thereof of projects can determine the stock prices






43. Sales revenues - operating costs (including depreciation & amoritizaton)






44. Sole Proprietorships - Partnerships - Corporations (incl. S Corp. and Non-profits - Limited Liability Companies (LLC) and Limited Liability Partnerships






45. What investors DO expect given the limited information they actually have






46. Law passed by Congress that requires CEO's & CFO's to certify their firms financial statements are accurate and deal with the consequences if the statements are not accurate






47. A special designation that allows small businesses that meet qualifications to be taxed as if they were a proprietorship or a partnership rather than a corporation - exempt from corporate tax - must have less than 100 stockholders to qualify






48. Current assets - (Current liabilities - Notes payable)






49. The value of any asset is the present value or the stream of cash flows that the asset provides to its owners over time. In general the valuation is different if it is the 'market value' or the 'book value'






50. The larger the expected cash flows - and the lower the perceived risk the higher the stock's price






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