1.Which one of the following terms is defined as the mixture of a firm's debt and equity financing?
- working capital management
- cash management
- cost analysis
- capital budgeting
- capital structure
2. The decision to issue additional shares of stock is an example of which one of the following?
- working capital management
- net working capital decision
- capital budgeting
- controller's duties
- capital structure decision
3. Which of the following are advantages of the corporate form of business ownership?
- limited liability for firm debt
- double taxation
- ability to raise capital
- unlimited firm life
4. find the maturity value of the undiscounted promissory note that states that ABC borrowed 6,000 for a period of 11 months with the ordinary interest at 6%. the date of the note was dec 15, 2008. the maturity date was Nov 15.
5. The annual real estate tax on a duplex house is 20,913 and the owner sells the house after 8 months of the tax year. how much of the annual tax will the seller pay? the buyer pay?
6. Which one of the following parties has ultimate control of a corporation?
- chairman of the Board
- board of directors
- chief executive officer
- chief operating office
- shareholders
7. Public offerings of debt and equity must be registered with which one of the following?
- New York Board of Governors
- Federal Reserve
- NYSE Registration Office
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Market Dealers Exchange
8. Which one of the following is a primary market transaction?
- sale of currently outstanding stock by a dealer to an individual investor
- sale of a new share of stock to an individual investor
- stock ownership transfer from one shareholder to another shareholder
- gift of stock from one shareholder to another shareholder
- gift of stock by a shareholder to a family member
9. We read, "Sally hates spiders, my friend collects spiders." Which kind of error are we seeing here?
- Fragments joined by a comma
- A run-on
- A comma splice
- Unnecessary punctuation
10. Definition by negation is a good way to address people's
- stupidity.
- preferences.
- preconceptions.
- weaknesses.
11. Basic ways to define a word or term include all of the following except definition by
- synonym.
- class.
- research.
- negation.
12. All of the following are guidelines for making your writing more engaging except
- use different ways to join ideas.
- use a mix of short and long sentences.
- avoid using commands, questions, or exclamation.
- vary the beginnings of sentences.
13. All of these are ways to correct comma splices, run-ons, and fused sentences except
- join two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
- separate the two clauses with a period.
- join two independent clauses with a subordinating conjunction.
- join the two clauses with a semicolon.
14. All of the following are true about dangling modifiers except
- dangling modifiers are essentially indistinguishable from fragments.
- they aren't logically related to the word or words they're supposed to modify.
- they're generally the first words of a sentence.
- dangling modifiers can't be corrected by moving words around.
15. Which word is a synonym for "timid"?
- Shy
- Outgoing
- Extroverted
- Social