INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions in this section. Each question carries 2 marks. Answer True or False to the following questions.
1. The cash conversion cycle of a firm is the length of time between the actual cash outflow for materials and the actual cash inflow from sales. To calculate this cycle, we need all the information used to calculate the operating cycle plus Days Payables Outstanding (DPO).
2. Net working capital is defined as current liabilities minus current assets.
3. Sales volume and collection period will be affected by a firm's credit policy.
4. Accounts payable, or trade credit, increases net working capital.
5. Efficient cash management is often concerned with speeding up the collection of cheques received and slowing down the payment of cheques issued.
Choose the letter a, b, c, or d that carries the best response.
6. The income statement reports the results of operations during the past year, the most important item being:
Net Income
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes
Earnings Per Share
7. Which would represent claims against assets in the balance sheet:
Liabilities
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Common stockholders' equity
Both common and preferred stockholders' equity
8. The two accounts that normally make up the common equity section of the balance sheet are and
accounts payable; accruals
common stock; retained earnings
long-term bonds; common stock
equity; liabilities
9. Accounting profits is different from net cash flow because
Net cash flow includes profits from operations.
Non-cash items are not included in the accounting profits
Net-cash flows take account of all non-cash items
Accounting profits overlooks depreciation and taxes
10. Which of the following represents an investing cash outflow?
An increase in holdings of stocks of other companies
A decrease in accounts payable
A decrease in gross property, plant and equipment
A decrease in accumulated depreciation
11. Which group of ratios show the combined effect of liquidity, asset management and debt on operating results?
Liquidity ratios
Debt ratios
Coverage ratios
Profitability ratios
12. Cottler Ltd. has current. assets equal to $4.5 million. The company's current ratio is 1.25, and its quick ratio is 0.75. What is the firm's level of current liabilities in millions
$3.6
$0.18
$2.4
$2.9
13. You are given the following cash flows. What is the present value (t = 0) if the discount rate is 12 percent?
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Time
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0
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Cash flows
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0
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1,000
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2,000
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2,000
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2,000
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0
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-2,000
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PV= ?
$3,277
$4,169
$5,302
$4,289
14. You invest $5,000 today. You will earn 8% interest. How much will you have in 4 years? (Pick the closest answer.)
$6,802
$6,843
$3,675
$3,475
15. You are buying your first house for $220,000 and are paying $30,000 as a down payment. You have arranged a 30-year mortgage loan With a 7% nominal interest rate and monthly payments. What are the equal monthly payments you must make?
$1,513
$1,464
$1,264
$6,922