ABA CTFA Exam Practice Questions (P. 5)
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Question #41
Cash surplus divided by net income (after tax); indicates relative amount of cash surplus achieved during a given period is:
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Question #42
Total monthly loan payments divided by monthly gross (before-tax) income; provides a measure of the ability to pay debts promptly is:
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Question #43
A cash budget is the valuable money management tool that helps you EXCEPT:
- AMaintain the necessary information to monitor and control your finances
- BDecide how to allocate your income to reach your financial goals
- CImplement a system of disciplined spending-as opposed to just existing from one paycheck to the next
- DEnhance needles spending so you can increase the funds allocated to savings and investments
Correct Answer:
D
D
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Question #44
Budget control schedule is:
- AA summary that shows how actual income and expenses compare with the various budget categories
- BA summary that shows how actual income and expenses compare with the various budget categories and where variances (surplus or deficit) exist
- CA graphical presentation of cash flows
- DThe interest earned each year
Correct Answer:
B
B
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Question #45
"Shareholder wealth" in a firm is represented by:
- AThe number of people employed in the firm
- BThe book value of the firm's assets less the book value of its liabilities
- CThe amount of salary paid to its employees
- DThe market price per share of the firm's common stock
Correct Answer:
D
D
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Question #46
The long-run objective of financial management is to:
- AMaximize earnings per share
- BMaximize the value of the firm's common stock
- CMaximize return on investment
- DMaximize market share
Correct Answer:
B
B
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Question #47
What are the earnings per share (EPS) for a company that earned $100,000 last year in after-tax profits, has 200,000 common shares outstanding and $1.2 million in retained earning at the year end?
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Question #48
A single, overall cost of capital is often used to evaluate projects because:
- AIt avoids the problem of computing the required rate of return for each investment proposal
- BIt is the only way to measure a firm's required return
- CIt acknowledges that most new investment projects have about the same degree of risk
- DIt acknowledges that most new investment projects offer about the same expected return
Correct Answer:
A
A
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Question #49
The cost of equity capital is all of the following Except:
- AThe minimum rate that a firm should earn on the equity-financed part of an investment
- BA return on the equity-financed portion of an investment that, at worst, leaves the market price of the stock unchanged
- CBy far the most difficult component cost to estimate
- DGenerally lower than the before-tax cost of debt
Correct Answer:
D
D
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Question #50
If the following are balance sheet changes:
$5,005 decrease in accounts receivable
$7,000 decrease in cash
$12,012 decrease in notes payable
$10,001 increase in accounts payablea "use" of funds would be the:
$5,005 decrease in accounts receivable
$7,000 decrease in cash
$12,012 decrease in notes payable
$10,001 increase in accounts payablea "use" of funds would be the:
- A$7,000 decrease in cash
- B$5,005 decrease in accounts receivable
- C$10,001 increase in accounts payable
- D$12,012 decrease in notes payable
Correct Answer:
D
D
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