FIN 302- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 73 pages long!)

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Lecture 4: valuations of cash flows - part 1. Make sure to look at the homework, which is due on the january 30th - 11pm. The main goal of financial managers is to select investment projects that increase firm value. However, project payoffs are expected in the future, but investment decisions must be made today. How to find the value of future cash flows" worth today. Apparent truism: a dollar today is worth more than a dollar promised at some time in the future . The discount factor reflects the inflation, risk, and opportunity cost of capital. How to solve: draw a timeline, the time (end of year 0 - year 1 is exactly one year from now) Discount the money by the discount rate - which will reflect compensation for the risk, inflation (the purchasing power will decrease over time), and opportunity cost (you could have earned interest from investing the money somewhere else)

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QUESTION 1 The time value of money refers to the issue of: A. what the value of the stream of future cash flows is today. B. why a dollar received tomorrow is worth more than a dollar received today. C. what the time required to double an amount of money. D. why people prefer to consume things at some time in the future rather than today.

QUESTION 2 The process of converting an amount given at the present time into a future value is called: A. annualizing. B. discounting. C. compounding. D. capital budgeting. 2 points

QUESTION 3 Juan Vinson is planning to buy a house in five years. He is looking to invest $25,000 today in an index mutual fund that will provide him a return of 12 percent annually. How much will he have at the end of five years? (Round to the nearest dollar.) A. $45,000 B. $28,000 C. $44,059 D. $28,530 2 points

QUESTION 4 Which of the following statements is true with respect to the present value of a future amount? A. The higher the discount rate, the higher the present value of a single sum for a given time period. B. The relation between present value and time is exponential. C. The greater the time period, the higher the present value of a single sum for a given interest rate. D. The lower the discount rate, the lower the present value of a single sum for a given time period. 2 points

QUESTION 5 Which of the following statements is true of the rule of 72? A. It can be used to determine the amount of time it takes to double an investment. B. It is fairly accurate for interest rates between 25 and 50 percent. C. It states that the time to double your money (TDM) approximately equals 72/i, where i represents the years it takes to double your investment. D. It can be used to estimate approximate compound interest earned for a period of 72 days. 2 points

QUESTION 6 The present value of future cash flows are computed by multiplying future value with the: A. discounting factor. B. compound factor. C. interest rate. D. number of periods. 2 points

QUESTION 7 The present value of multiple cash flows is: A. greater than the sum of the cash flows. B. equal to the sum of all the cash flows. C. less than the sum of the cash flows. D. higher or lower than the cash flows depending on the interest rate. 2 points

QUESTION 8 Cash flows associated with annuities are considered to be: A. an uneven cash flow stream. B. a constant cash flow stream. C. a mix of constant and uneven cash flow streams. D. a cash flow stream with decreasing trend. 2 points

QUESTION 9 The annuity transformation method is used to transform: A. a present value annuity to a future value annuity. B. a present value annuity to an annuity due. C. an ordinary annuity to an annuity due. D. a perpetuity to an annuity. 2 points

QUESTION 10 The true cost of borrowing is the: A. annual percentage rate. B. effective annual rate. C. quoted interest rate. D. periodic rate.

1.Which one of the following is NOT involved in the process of issuing new finanial securities?

a) Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)

b) Investos in the secondary markets

c) underwriting investment bank or syndicate

d) The firm

2. Which of the following statement is FALSE?

a) Bank requires the possibility of atleast one outcome less favorable than the expected value

b) probability distribution is described by a list of favorable and unfavorable events and their likelihood

c) Preferred stocks are less risky than common stocks because prefferes dividends are generally fixed

d) Standard deviation is a measure of market risk and, therefore is useful in evaluating the risk of a portofolio

3. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?

a) future value of an investment increases as the number of compund periods per year increases.

b) if you only earned interest on your initial investment, and not onpreviously earned interest, it would be called simple interest

c) present value of a future cash flow increases as the rate of return increases

d) time value of money is the opportunity cost of passing up he earning potential of a dollar today

4. Which of the following is NOT an example of an annuity?

a) interest received on a bond

b) monthly payments paid on a car loan

c) mortgage payments on a fixed-rate mortgage

d) dividend on a commo stock

5. All of the following are financial assets EXCEPT___________

a) Bankerâs acceptance

b) Preferred stock

c) Mortgage back security

d) Brand name

6. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

a) The value of a firm depends o the cash flows is expected to generate in the future

b) Current cash is more valuable than cash in the future

c) All else equal, certain cash flows are preferred to uncertain cash flows

d) The primay goal of a publicly-owed corporation is to maaximize dividend payments.

7. All of the following are the primary tools of the Federal Reserve âmonetary policyâ EXCEPT

a) The income tax rate

b) Open market operations

c) The required reserves

d) The short-term interest rate

8.Which of the following is NOT an advantage of going public or an initial public offering(IPO)?

a) Establish value for firm

b) Possible loss of control

c) Ease of raising funds later

d) Diversification for owners

9. All of the following ae an example of a financial intermediary,EXCEPT____________

a) Associated Credit Union of Texas

b) Canada Pension Plan(CPP)

c) Morgan Stanley investment bank

d)American Funds New Perspective Fund

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The goal of the firm is to ____ because _____. Answer maximize shareholders' wealth; it considers all risks invest funds in real estate; the return is longer maximize shareholders' profit; it is a short term outlook closely matching management goals Mike is paying $8,000 a year on his mortgage at 6% nominal annual interest. He has 15 more years to make payments. He wants to sell his house today. The lowest [minimum] price he can sell the house without losing any money on the house would be about ___. Answer $120,000 $ 50,000 $77,698 $ 186,208 A firm's net income before tax, EBT [NIBT] (on the income statement) is affected by _____. Answer taxes interest dividends Common Stock as listed on the Balance Sheet could include which of the following? Answer A) retained earnings B) additional paid in capital over par value C) preferred capital Both A) and B) If an asset is sold for ___ than its basis, the tax effect would be ____. Answer A) more; capital gain and depreciation recapture B) less; depreciation recapture C) more; capital loss Both A) and B) The main reason for a firm to have assets is to _______. Answer generate revenue match the liabilities and equity both of the above be able to borrow money and pay its debts none of the above The only risk you would NOT have in loaning money to the United States Government (Uncle Sugar) is _____ risk. Answer liquidity maturity default A(n) ____ shows _____. Answer balance sheet; sources and uses of funds income statement; net income as of a specific date cash flow statement; how well the firm is doing relative to its competition You can compare dollars _____ because ______. Answer computed using equations; any math is always correct at any point in time; time is never a factor if they are at nominal value; that is when decisions are made only at the same point in time; dollars can be invested to earn interest There ___ a tax benefit to the company with paying preferred dividends because _______. Answer is; investors can write them off is not; investors declare them as income is; the company can use the payments as an expense is not; the company cannot use the payments as an expense XYZ issued a 6% coupon, $1,000 par, 30 year to maturity bond. It is now 6 years to maturity. What is the price of the bond if the yield to maturity [market interest rate] is 10%? Answer $1,000 $659.46 $825.79 $705.33 The valuation process can be described as ______. Answer calculating the present value of an expected future cash flow using the investor's required rate of return as the discount rate calculating the future value of an expected future cash flow using the investor's required rate of return as the discount rate amortizing the value of the asset over its holding period The ______ is the minimum required rate of return a firm must earn on its investments. Answer net present value opportunity cost of capital or weighted average cost of capital. internal rate of return gross profit margin The value of an asset is the _____ dollar price someone is willing to pay for it. Answer usual maximum minimum Companies use ____ in capital budgeting project analysis because ________. Answer accounting profit; that is the total net income after tax cash flow; that is what the owners would receive from the project and reinvest accounting profit; that is what the owners would receive from the project and reinvest after tax cash flow; that is the result of prudent accounting When borrowing money, you want to know the ____ interest rate because ____. Answer nominal; it is the easiest to find. effective; it is the true cost of borrowing risk free; that is what the government pays Fed funds; that is what you would pay the bank Cash available to pay out to the investors after the firm pays for new investments or additions to working capital is _____. Answer a statement of cash flows operating after tax cash flow free cash flow net income An organization that raises money from investors and provides financing for individuals and businesses is a ___. Answer factor federal government regulatory unit state government taxing authority financial intermediary Negatives/cons of the Net Present Value (NPV) technique include: Answer least conservative reinvestment assumption multiple rates of return for non-conventional cash flows all of the above none of the above A fixed exchange rate means a country _____. Answer can only use gold coins as money is limited in the amount of paper money it can print can print money as the economy demands Your company is considering an investment with the following expected cash flows: Initial Investment = $407,596 Operating Cash Flows = $73,428 per year Terminal Cash Flow = $11,872. The company's WACC is 11% for similar risk projects. The proposed project would have an expected life of 9 years. Your boss asks you to do the analysis. You would tell your boss this proposed project ___ because ____. Answer is acceptable; NPV is about $3,620 is acceptable; NPV is zero should be rejected; NPV is about -$5,660 [negative $5,660]. should be rejected; NPV is zero All ratios are ___ and a reason to analyze ratios is ____. Answer good; to continue to look productive good and bad; because seemingly good ratios can be masking something bad bad; to try to rework the numbers to have them look good basically irrelevant; there really is no need to analyze financial statements When analyzing financial statements, ratio analysis gives ____ and provides insight into ____. Answer very little useful information; practically nothing good practice in logical thinking; what has occurred and the logic behind it financiers something to do during slow periods; how the financier spends his time accountants a reason to provide financial statements; why accountants do what they do while at work Given: Economic State[i]: Good Average Expected Return[i]: 10% 8% Probability[i]: 30% 70% What is the Standard Deviation? Answer 3% 8.4% 0.92% 5.6% Chapter 9: XYZ has a projected project to install a new press. The expected cash revenue is $175,000 per year. Expected yearly expenses are: Operatinf costs of $50,000; Rental of $17,000; Utilities of $20,500; and Depreciation of $10,000. The tax rate is 35%. What is the expected After-Tax Operating Cash Flow for the first year? Answer $65,500 $60,375 $77,500 $97,500 A stock just paid a dividend of $1.60 per year. The dividend is expected to grow at 3% per year indefinately. Equally risky stocks offer expected rates of return of 8%. What should be the stock price? Answer 53.33 $16.00 $32.96 None of the above. A plot of the CAPM is the _____. Answer wrong thing to do Security Market Line a function showing how to calculate TVM All of the above. Derivatives are used to ___. Answer divide one number by another find old ways to do things hedge risk none of the above With the end of the Gold Standard in the 1970's, what new risk did business face in the international market? Answer Comjpetition Exchange rate Worker compensation Property taxes One of the positive aspects [pros] of a Floating Exchange Rate System is ____. Answer money can be printed as needed to support financial/economic growth no/reduced inflation economic growth is reduced as a result of reduced liquidity [lower money supply] business planning is more difficult A(n) ____ contract obligates the seller to execute the contract and the contract is executed. Answer backwards forward future option What policies did countries institute after the Great War that help lead to the Great Depression? Answer A. Mandatory military service B. Trade restrictions C. High tariffs D. Isolationism Only B., C. and D. All of the above

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