8. Your company issued bonds at a premium. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The contra account, premium on bonds payable, is amortized each year by shifting part of its balance to interest expense.
B. On the date of issuance, the stated interest rate was greater than the market interest rate.
C. As the current date approaches the maturity date, the carrying value of the bond approaches the face value of the bond.
D. The account used to record the premium has a normal debit balance.

9. Which of the following would help a company improve its quick ratio without necessarily lowering the liability risk to a creditor?
A. Borrowing money on a long-term note just before the end of the accounting period.
B. Shifting resources from long-term assets to short-term assets such as supplies and inventory.
C. Shifting obligations from long-term liabilities to short-term liabilities.
D. Acquiring inventory by issuing a long-term note.

10. Which of the following is not used to calculate the times interest earned ratio?
A. Net income.
B. Income tax expense.
C. Interest earned on investments.
D. Interest expense.

11. Which of the following statements regarding treasury stock is true?
A. When a company reissues treasury stock for more than it originally paid for the stock, it does not report a gain.
B. When a company purchases treasury stock or pays a dividend, it increases total stockholders' equity.
C. Treasury stock is reported as an asset on the balance sheet.
D. Treasury stock is reported as issued and outstanding stock.

16. Typically, all other things equal, a profitable company that pays little or no dividends:
A. is a bad investment.
B. will reinvest profits which can lead to greater growth potential.
C. will experience relatively stable stock prices over time.
D. will appeal to investors who desire distributions of profit.

17. If a corporation declares and distributes a 10% stock dividend on its common shares, the account debited is:
A. Dividends Payable.
B. Common Stock.
C. Share Capital.
D. Retained Earnings.

20. Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) are like general partnerships in that:
A. income tax is not paid by the company itself.
B. the business has a separate legal identity.
C. liability is limited.
D. amounts paid to the owners are recorded as salaries expense.

21. Which of the following statements regarding financing activities is NOT true?
A. Cash dividends paid to a company's stockholders are reported as cash outflows from financing activities.
B. When a company issues stock for cash, it reports a cash inflow from financing activities.
C. When a company repurchases stock with cash, it reports a cash outflow for financing activities.
D. When a company repays a loan, it reports a cash outflow from investing activities.

22. Which of the following statements regarding quality of income ratio is NOT true?
A. A quality of income ratio will increase if a company's working capital management allows current assets such as inventory to increase out of control.
B. Variations in the ratio can be seasonal and are the result of sales fluctuations rather than reasons for alarm.
C. The quality of income ratio measures the portion of income that was generated in cash.
D. The quality of income ratio is useful when compared to industry competitors or to prior periods.

23. Which of the following types of information is not provided by the statement of cash flows?
A. Company management of current assets and liabilities.
B. Expenditures on long-term assets.
C. Current profitability as measured by specific revenues and expenses.
D. Reliance on external financing.

24. Cash and cash equivalents include:
A. assets that have stable long-term value.
B. assets that are short-term, highly liquid, and are purchased within three months of maturity.
C. assets that consistently grow in value over the long run.
D. assets that are expected to be used up within a year.

Over the past few years, the number of start-up companies attracted to either doing business themselves in the cloud, or specifically creating applications for others to use in the cloud, has grown significantly. A few but very promising enterprises have launched applications in âcontainerâ technology, which enables companies, programmers, or other enterprises to both launch and run applications solely in the cloud. There is still a lot of room in this emerging marketplace, and you are diving in. The product youâve developed has a unique angle to tap into the local-grown/local-made/local-paid movement thatâs also growing larger every day. Your initial market is your own small city, which operates independently but which is linked economically and via public safety provision to another small city sitting directly across a river separating the two. Once youâve been able to launch your company in your city, you plan to approach the âsister cityâ leaders, then the county, state, and eventually go national. Itâs too soon now, but your future plans entail an IPO offering to accomplish all this. Eventually, you hope to be able to re-imagine your product to go global. You have big plans, are close to being tapped out financially and you now need to plan for additional investors. Address the following considerations as they apply to your product launch. Describe an agency relationship and how it may/will take shape for your small company. As the sole employee and investor in your startup, what agency conflicts might arise? Six months have transpired, and youâve been able to add two employees. In this new arrangement, what agency disputes might now develop that need to be addressed, and how might you address them? What resources do you need to use or consider? Another three months have passed. You are now ready to expand to your sister city and you need more capital. You decide the wisest path is to sell some stock to outside investors, but you will maintain control over your company by holding onto the majority of the stock. In this new scenario, what type of agency conflict might occur? How can you address this in advance? The IPO was a success, and you have a robust number of shareholders. With board support, you determine it is time to hire a financial manager to help your firm achieve current goals and set new ones appropriate to the firmâs growth strategy. What professional strengths and skills will an individual seeking this position need to possess? Another consideration you feel you need to address at this point, now that your firmâs stock is publicly traded, is how to sustain the high ethical standards youâve fostered thus far as you move into the firmâs future. What strategies can your management team implement to conduct your business with both personal and professional integrity? What steps can you take to ensure that ethical considerations for financial and other management decisions are embedded into the firmâs culture? Congratulations - you are now at Year One, and everything is moving along faster than you anticipated. While this is great, you are at the point where you need to raise additional capital from outside lenders. With this decision, what type of agency costs might the company incur? How might a lender mitigate any agency costs? Year Two rolls around. Your company has been able to expand beyond your local communities and into to localities and governments in half the counties of the state. The stakes are getting bigger and you welcome the idea of high-level input to ensure the company keeps growing and expanding. You cash out the majority of your stock and turn the company over to an elected board of directors. Neither you nor any other stockholders own a controlling interest (which is also the situation at most public companies). List six potential managerial behaviors the new board might take that could harm your companyâs value, and what steps overall can put into place to avoid or mitigate these.

1. Which of the following is true?

The corporation model can be used to value divisions and firms that do not pay dividends.
The discounted dividend model can be used to value divisions and firms that do not pay dividends.
For the discounted dividend model, a firm's weighted average cost of capital is used as the discount rate.
For the corporate valuation model, a firm's cost of equity is used as the discount rate.

Question 2.2. Which of the following is false?

For the constant growth model to hold, a firm's cost of equity needs to be smaller than its constant dividend growth rate (i.e., rs < g).
For the constant growth model to hold, a firm's cost of equity needs to be greater than its constant dividend growth rate (i.e., rs > g).
From the constant growth model, if the constant dividend growth rate is equal to zero, a firm's share price is equal to the constant dividend divided by the cost of equity (i.e., g=0).
If a company's constant dividend growth rate is negative, the formula for the constant growth model cannot be applied.

Question 3.3. From the discussion of a firm's capital budgeting problem in chapter 11, which of the following is false? (Points : 3.5)

The net present value method (NPV) assumes that cash flows are reinvested at the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).
The internal rate of return method (IRR) assumes that cash flows are reinvested at the internal rate of return.
The modified internal rate of return method (MIRR) assumes that cash flows are reinvested at the weighted average cost of cpaital.
For mutually exclusive projects, if there is a conflict between NPV and IRR, the project with the highest IRR is chosen.
The IRR is independent of a firm's weighted average cost of capital.

Question 4.4. Which of the following is true? (

As a firm's dividend payout ratio increases, the firm's WACC decreases.
The WACC only represents the "hurdle rate" for a typical project with average risk. Therefore, the project's WACC should be adjusted to reflect the project's risk.
Firms with riskier projects generally have a lower WACC.
Holding all else constant, an increase in the target debt ratio tends to lower the WACC.

Question 5.5. Which of the following is false?