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BSC 402 – Summer 2013, the midterm exam
INSTRUCTOR: Ing. Daniela Maťovčíková, PhD.
90 MINUTES
Make sure you submit your sheet with formulas and interest tables; otherwise the
grade will not be given. You can earn 80 points.
NAME AND SURNAME: GRADE:
Each multiple-choice question is for 2 points. Circle the correct answer.
1. The goal of financial management is to increase the:
a. Future value of the firm's total equity.
b. Book value of equity.
c. Dividends paid per share.
d. Current market value per share.
e. Number of shares outstanding.
2. Which one of the following best describes the primary intent of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002?
a. Increase the costs of going public
b. Increase protection against corporate fraud
c. Limit secondary issues of corporate securities
d. Decrease the number of publicly traded firms
e. Increase the number of firms that "go dark"
3. The financial statement that summarizes a firm's accounting value as of a particular
date is called the:
a. income statement.
b. cash flow statement.
c. liquidity position.
d. balance sheet.
e. periodic operating statement.
4. Which one of the following has nearly the same meaning as free cash flow?
a. Net income
b. Cash flow from assets
c. Operating cash flow
d. Cash flow to shareholders
e. Addition to retained earnings
BSC 402 – Summer 2013, the midterm exam
5. Financial statement analysis:
a. is primarily used to identify account values that meet the normal standards.
b. is limited to internal use by a firm's managers.
c. provides useful information that can serve as a basis for forecasting future
performance.
d. provides useful information to shareholders but not to debt holders.
e. is enhanced by comparing results to those of a firm's peers but not by
comparing results to prior periods.
6. A firm has inventory of $11,400, accounts payable of $9,800, cash of $850, net fixed
assets of $12,150, long-term debt of $9,500, accounts receivable of $6,600, and total
equity of $11,700. What is the common-size percentage for the net fixed
assets? CLEARLY COMPUTE HERE.
a. 19.60 percent
b. 26.67 percent
c. 39.19 percent
d. 42.08 percent
e. 48.75 percent
Workings:
Step 1: Computation of total assets
Total assets = Cash + Accounts receivable + Inventory + Net fixed assets 850 + 6600 +
11400 + 12150 31,000
Step 2: Computation of common-size % for net fixed assets
12,150/31,000
39.19%
7. Computing the present value of a future cash flow to determine what that cash flow is
worth today is called:
a. compounding.
b. factoring.
c. time valuation.
d. simple cash flow valuation.
e. discounted cash flow valuation.
8. Sam wants to invest $5,000 for 5 years. Which one of the following rates will provide
him with the largest future value?
a. 5 percent simple interest
b. 5 percent interest, compounded annually
c. 6 percent interest, compounded annually
d. 7 percent simple interest
e. 7 percent interest, compounded annually
BSC 402 – Summer 2013, the midterm exam
Reasoning: To provide the largest future value, we have to first choose the
highest interest rate. Here, the highest rate is 7%. Then, compound interest
would provide more future value than the simple interest. Hence option e) is
correct.
9. The Food Store is planning a major expansion for 4 years from today. In preparation
for this, the company is setting aside $35,000 each quarter, starting today, for the next
4 years. How much money will the firm have when it is ready to expand if it can earn
an average of 6.25 percent on its savings? CLEARLY COMPUTE HERE.
a. $528,409.29
b. $540,288.16
c. $610,411.20
d. $640,516.63
e. $662,009.14
Workings:
As the payments are in each quarter, we have to determine the quarterly
interest rate.
Quarterly interest rate = 6.25% per annum/4 1.5625% per quarter
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