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901.

__________ are a way U. S. investors can invest in foreign companies.

A. DRs
B. RAs
C. DRs
D. NMAs
Answer» B. RAs
902.

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is equal to __________.

A. rofit before tax/No of outstanding shares
B. rofit after tax/No of outstanding shares
C. rofit after tax/Amount of equity share capital
D. rofit after tax less equity dividends/No of outstanding shares
Answer» C. rofit after tax/Amount of equity share capital
903.

A major difference between individual and institutional investors is their very different_______.

A. pproaches to market analysis
B. valuations of return
C. ime horizons
D. ypes of securities held in their portfolios
Answer» D. ypes of securities held in their portfolios
904.

Long -term solvency is indicated by

A. iquidity ratio
B. ebt-equity ratio
C. eturn coverage ratio
D. oth a and b
Answer» C. eturn coverage ratio
905.

The difference between the cash price and the futures price on the same asset or commodity is known as the________________.

A. asis
B. pread
C. ield spread
D. remium
Answer» B. pread
906.

The factor(s) which affect(s) P/E ratio is/are __________.

A. rowth rate
B. ebt proportion
C. etention ratio
D. ll of the above
Answer» E.
907.

Miller- Orr Model is suitable in those circumstances when the ________.

A. emand for cash is steady
B. emand for cash is not steady
C. arry cost and transaction cost are to be kept at minimum
D. emand for cash is variable
Answer» E.
908.

Portfolios lying on the upper right portion of the efficient frontier are likely to be chosen by_______________.

A. ggressive investors
B. onservative investors
C. isk-averse investors
D. efensive investors
Answer» B. onservative investors
909.

The cash management refers to management of ___________.

A. ash only
B. ash and bank balances
C. ash and near cash assets
D. ixed assets
Answer» D. ixed assets
910.

According to Markowitz, an efficient portfolio is one that has the_________________.

A. argest expected return for the smallest level of risk
B. argest expected return and zero risk
C. argest expected return for a given level of risk
D. mallest level of risk
Answer» D. mallest level of risk
911.

In modern investment analysis, the risk for a stock is related to its_____________.

A. everage factor
B. tandard deviation
C. eta coefficient
D. oefficient of variation
Answer» D. oefficient of variation
912.

One way to obtain earnings forecasts is the mechanical procedure known as___________.

A. ross-reference analysis
B. xponential trending
C. ime series analysis
D. ata mining
Answer» D. ata mining
913.

Under trading means.

A. aving low amount of working capital
B. igh turnover of working capital
C. ales are less compared to assets employed
D. ow turnover of working capital
Answer» E.
914.

The Markowitz model assumes most investors are_____________.

A. isk averse
B. isk neutral
C. isk seekers
D. isk moderators
Answer» B. isk neutral
915.

__________ is concerned with the maximization of a firm's stock price.

A. hareholder wealth maximization
B. rofit maximization
C. takeholder welfare maximization
D. PS maximization
Answer» B. rofit maximization
916.

____________dividend promises to pay shareholders at future date

A. crip
B. ash
C. tock
D. roperty
Answer» B. ash
917.

Cost of capital is the ______ rate of return expected by the investor.

A. inimum
B. aximum
C. xpected
D. arginal
Answer» D. arginal
918.

Risk lover's utility curves have __________.

A. ositive slope
B. egative slope
C. onvex to the origin
D. egative slope and convex to the origin
Answer» D. egative slope and convex to the origin
919.

Effective cost of debentures is _________ as compared to shares.

A. igher
B. ower
C. qual
D. edium
Answer» C. qual
920.

If the Dow Jones Industrials had a price appreciation of 6 percent one year and yet Total return for the year was 11 percent; the difference would be due to___________.

A. he tax treatment of capital gains
B. he cumulative wealth effect
C. ividends
D. rofits
Answer» D. rofits
921.

The return relative solves the problem of______________.

A. nflation
B. egative returns
C. nterest rates
D. ax differences
Answer» C. nterest rates
922.

Which of the following is a basic principle of finance as it relates to the management of working capital?

A. rofitability varies inversely with risk
B. iquidity moves together with risk
C. rofitability moves together with risk
D. rofitability moves together with liquidity
Answer» D. rofitability moves together with liquidity
923.

Financial management is indispensable in any organization as it helps in______________.

A. aking sound financial decisions
B. roper use and allocation
C. mproving the profitability of funds
D. ll the above
Answer» E.
924.

All of the following influence capital budgeting cash flows EXCEPT.

A. ccelerated depreciation
B. alvage value
C. ax rate changes
D. ethod of project financing used
Answer» E.
925.

If interest rates rose, you would expect ____________ to also rise.

A. usiness risk
B. inancial risk
C. iquidity risk
D. nflation risk
Answer» D. nflation risk
926.

Which of the following statement are true in respect of working capital?

A. ross Working Capital is the sum of the total current assets
B. et working capital represents current assets - current liablities
C. et working capital can be negative
D. ll the above
Answer» E.
927.

In proper capital budgeting analysis we evaluate incremental

A. ccounting income
B. ash flow
C. arnings
D. perating profit
Answer» C. arnings
928.

Which of the following is not related to overall market variability?

A. inancial risk
B. nterest rate risk
C. urchasing power risk
D. arket risk
Answer» B. nterest rate risk
929.

Liquidity risk_____________.

A. s the risk that investment bankers normally face
B. s lower for small OTCEI stocks than for large NSE stocks
C. s the risk associated with secondary market transactions
D. ncreases whenever interest rates increase.
Answer» E.
930.

The rational expectations model of dividend policy says that ______________.

A. ince the expectations of the investors are always rational, there will be no effect of dividend policy on the valuation of the firm
B. f the investors have rational expectations, they will value a dividend paying firm higher than a non-dividend paying firm
C. f the declared dividend is in line with expectations of the investors, there will be no effect on the valuation of the firm
D. f the declared dividend is in accordance with the expectations, the change in the firms value will be minimal
Answer» E.
931.

Arbitrage is the level processing technique introduced in _________.

A. et income approach
B. M approach
C. perating approach
D. raditional approach
Answer» C. perating approach
932.

Retained earnings are ?

A. n indication of a company's liquidity
B. he same as cash in the bank
C. ot important when determining dividends
D. he cumulative earnings of the company after dividends.
Answer» E.
933.

Financial risk is most associated with_______________.

A. he use of equity financing by corporations
B. he use of debt financing by corporations
C. quity investments held by corporations
D. ebt investments held by corporations.
Answer» C. quity investments held by corporations
934.

Which of the following is/are false regarding capital structure theory as stated by Miller and Modigliani?1) If agency costs are considered, the expected agency costs increases as the debt-equity ratio decreases.2) With the given assumptions, there is no optimal capital structure.3) In the presence of taxes, the market value of the firm decreases by the tax shield of debt

A. nly 1st statement
B. nly 2nd statement
C. oth 1st and 3rd statements
D. ll the three statements.
Answer» E.
935.

While calculating the weighted average cost of capital, market value weights are preferred because ____________.

A. ook value weights are historical in nature
B. his is in conformity with the definition of cost of capital as the investors minimum required rate of return
C. ook value weights fluctuate violently
D. arket value weights are fairly consistent over a period of time.
Answer» B. his is in conformity with the definition of cost of capital as the investors minimum required rate of return
936.

Altering the leverage ratio does not influence the market value of the firm. This is the basic premise of _______.

A. et income approach
B. raditional approach
C. odern approach
D. et operating income approach
Answer» E.
937.

The dividend-payout ratio is equal to __________.

A. he dividend yield plus the capital gains yield
B. ividends per share divided by earnings per share
C. ividends per share divided by par value per share
D. ividends per share divided by current price per share.
Answer» C. ividends per share divided by par value per share
938.

Traditional theorists believe that.

A. here exists an optimal capital structure
B. o optimal capital structure
C. qual optimal capital structure
D. 00% debt financial organizations
Answer» B. o optimal capital structure
939.

Total return is equal to________.

A. apital gain and yield
B. ield and interest
C. apital gain
D. ield
Answer» B. ield and interest
940.

The formula for cost of debt is __________.

A. x ( 1 - t)
B. +p
C. -P
D. xp
Answer» B. +p
941.

The constant growth model of equity valuation assumes that _____________.

A. he dividends paid by the company remain constant
B. he dividends paid by the company grow at a constant rate of growth
C. he cost of equity may be less than or equal to the growth rate
D. he growth rate is less than the cost of equity.
Answer» C. he cost of equity may be less than or equal to the growth rate
942.

Net working capital refers to.

A. otal assets minus fixed assets
B. urrent assets minus current liabilities
C. urrent assets minus inventories
D. urrent assets.
Answer» C. urrent assets minus inventories
943.

If an investor is attempting to buy a stock that is very volatile, it would be best to use___________.

A. arket order
B. imit order
C. top-loss order
D. ontingency order.
Answer» C. top-loss order
944.

The market price of a share of common stock is determined by ___________.

A. he board of directors of the firm
B. he stock exchange on which the stock is listed
C. he president of the company
D. ndividuals buying and selling the stock
Answer» E.
945.

Owning two securities instead of one will not reduce the risk taken by an investor if the two securities are______________.

A. erfectly positively correlated with each other
B. erfectly independent of each other
C. erfectly negatively correlated with each other
D. f the same category, eg blue chips
Answer» B. erfectly independent of each other
946.

Markowitz's main contribution to portfolio theory is___________.

A. hat risk is the same for each type of financial asset
B. hat risk is a function of credit, liquidity and market factors
C. isk is not quantifiable
D. nsight about the relative importance of variances and co variances in determining portfolio risk
Answer» E.
947.

The time required to process and execute an order is called

A. llowed time
B. ead time
C. ccepted time
D. ixed time
Answer» C. ccepted time
948.

Which of the following portfolios has the least reduction of risk?

A. portfolio with securities all having positive correlation with each other
B. portfolio with securities all has zero correlation with each other
C. portfolio with securities all having negative correlation with each other
D. portfolio with securities all has skewed correlation with each other
Answer» B. portfolio with securities all has zero correlation with each other
949.

The decision function of financial management can be broken down into the__________ decisions.

A. inancing and investment
B. nvestment, financing, and asset management
C. inancing and dividend
D. apital budgeting, cash management, and credit management
Answer» C. inancing and dividend
950.

Company specific risk is also known as ________.

A. arket risk
B. ystematic risk
C. on-diversifiable risk
D. diosyncratic risk
Answer» E.