NAME: SCORE /50 DATE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FIN 450 SUMMER 2014 QUIZ 1 ________ QUESTIONNUMBER | ANSWERS | QUESTIONS | 1 | b | A firm has $520 in inventory, $1,860 in fixed assets, $190 in accounts receivables, $210 in accounts payable, and $70 in cash. What is the amount of the current assets? A. | $710 | B. | $780 | C. | $990 | D. | $2,430 | E. | $2,640 | | 2 | D | A firm has common stock of $6,200, paid-in surplus of $9,100, total liabilities of $8,400, current assets of $5,900, and fixed assets of $21,200.
The higher valuation of the bidders, compared to the true value of the target, would not have been made by rational bidders. Thus, managerial motives are important determinants for the outcome of the M&A as manager may act to maximize their own utility and engage in ‘empire building’ (Trautwein, 1990) instead of their shareholders’ value. Managers may invest the free cash flow in projects such as acquisitions with negative net present value if that would lead to increased personal utility rather than maximize shareholder value. These free cash flows, which are generally found in the reserves, should rather be paid out as to shareholders in the form of dividends if the firm is to be effective and to maximize the stock price (Jensen,
FIN 921 Tutorial solutions - Week 2 Autumn 2012 Chapter 1 Answers to Critical Thinking and Concepts Review Questions *1.3. Corporations. What is the primary disadvantage of the corporate form of organisation? Name at least two of the advantages of corporate organisation. Solution: The primary disadvantage of the corporate form can be the agency problem or the double taxation to shareholders of distributed earnings and dividends for some shareholders.
Calculate the company's return on equity as a percentage. (0.5 points) 60% b. A company makes a net profit before tax of $5,000 and has total assets with a value of $10,000. Calculate the company's return on assets as a percentage. (0.5 points) 50% c. A company has $1,400 in liabilities and $1,500 in assets.
Profit maximization C. Agency theory D. Social responsibility 2. Jensen and Meckling showed that __________ can assure themselves that the __________ will make optimal decisions only if appropriate incentives are given and only if the __________ are monitored. A. principals; agents; agents B. agents; principals; principals C. principals; agents; principals D. agents; principals; agents 3. __________ is concerned with the maximization of a firm's earnings after taxes. A.
a. Companies’ production opportunities decline, leading to a decline in the demand for funds. b. Households save a larger portion of their income. c. Households increase the amount of money they borrow from their local banks. d. Statements a and b are correct.
A. red herring B. issuing company C. initial stockholder D. underwriter 3. Explicit costs of an IPO tend to be around ______ of the funds raised. A. 1% B. 7% C. 15% D. 25% 4.
What steps do you recommend the company take? Base your forecasts on the 1996 performance. • Finance it through debt; it has so little and is a big company by this point. But don’t take too much, still achieve a DPO reduction so that the debt is minimal • No, it will not be possible. • Would need to reduce working capital by $260M • Would need to increase gross margins by 328bps • If growth is so important, then a price raise would likely slow that.
C. accounting profits produced. D. increase in total sales produced. 3. Assume your firm has an unused machine that originally cost $75,000, has a book value of $20,000, and is currently worth $25,000. Ignoring taxes, the correct opportunity cost for this machine in capital budgeting decisions is: A.
C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper in the secondary market. D) An insurance company buys shares of common stock in the over-the-counter markets. E) None of the above. Answer: E Topic: Chapter 2.1 Function of Financial Markets Question Status: Previous Edition 4) Which of the following can be described as involving direct finance? A) A corporation's stock is traded in an over-the-counter market.