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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 12e (Ross)Chapter 1 Introduction to Corporate Finance1) Which one of the following functions should be the responsibility of the controller rather than the treasurer?A) Depositing cash receiptsB) Processing cost reportsC) Analyzing equipment purchasesD) Approving credit for a customerE) Paying a vendor2) The treasurer of a corporation generally reports directly to the:A) board of directors.B) chairman of the board.C) chief executive officer.D) president.E) vice president of finance.3) Which one of the following correctly defines the upward chain of command in a typical corporate organizational structure?A) The vice president of finance reports to the chairman of the board.B) The chief executive officer reports to the president.C) The controller reports to the chief financial officer.D) The treasurer reports to the president.E) The chief operations officer reports to the vice president of production.4) An example of a capital budgeting decision is deciding:A) how many shares of stock to issue.B) whether or not to purchase a new machine for the production line.C) how to refinance a debt issue that is maturing.D) how much inventory to keep on hand.E) how much money should be kept in the checking account.5) When evaluating the timing of a project's projected cash flows, a financial manager is analyzing:A) the amount of each expected cash flow.B) only the start-up costs that are expected to require cash resources.C) only the date of the final cash flow related to the project.D) the amount by which cash receipts are expected to exceed cash outflows.E) when each cash flow is expected to occur.6) Capital structure decisions include determining:A) which one of two projects to accept.B) how to allocate investment funds to multiple projects.C) the amount of funds needed to finance customer purchases of a new product.D) how much debt should be assumed to fund a project.E) how much inventory will be needed to support a project.7) The decision to issue additional shares of stock is an example of:A) working capital management.B) a net working capital decision.C) capital budgeting.D) a controller's duties.E) a capital structure decision.8) Which one of the following questions is a working capital management decision?A) Should the company issue new shares of stock or borrow money?B) Should the company update or replace its older equipment?C) How much inventory should be on hand for immediate sale?D) Should the company close one of its current stores?E) How much should the company borrow to buy a new building?9) Which one of the following is a working capital management decision?A) What type(s) of equipment is (are) needed to complete a current project?B) Should the firm pay cash for a purchase or use the credit offered by the supplier?C) What amount of long-term debt is required to complete a project?D) How many shares of stock should the firm issue to fund an acquisition?E) Should a project should be accepted?10) Working capital management decisions include determining:A) the minimum level of cash to be kept in a checking account.B) the best method of producing a product.C) the number of employees needed to work during a particular shift.D) when to replace obsolete equipment.E) if a competitor should be acquired.11) Which one of the following terms is defined as the management of a firm's long-term investments?A) Working capital managementB) Financial allocationC) Agency cost analysisD) Capital budgetingE) Capital structure12) Which one of the following terms is defined as the mixture of a firm's debt and equity financing?A) Working capital managementB) Cash managementC) Cost analysisD) Capital budgetingE) Capital structure13) A firm's short-term assets and its short-term liabilities are referred to as the firm's:A) working capital.B) debt.C) investment capital.D) net capital.E) capital structure.14) Which one of the following questions is least likely to be addressed by financial managers?A) How should a product be marketed?B) Should customers be given 30 or 45 days to pay for their credit purchases?C) Should the firm borrow more money?D) Should the firm acquire new equipment?E) How much cash should the firm keep on hand?15) A business owned by a solitary individual who has unlimited liability for the firm's debt is called a:A) corporation.B) sole proprietorship.C) general partnership.D) limited partnership.E) limited liability company.16) A business formed by two or more individuals who each have unlimited liability for all of the firm's business debts is called a:A) corporation.B) sole proprietorship.C) general partnership.D) limited partnership.E) limited liability company.17) A business partner whose potential financial loss in the partnership will not exceed his or her investment in that partnership is called a:A) general partner.B) sole proprietor.C) limited partner.D) corporate shareholder.E) zero partner.18) A business created as a distinct legal entity and treated as a legal "person" is called a(n):A) corporation.B) sole proprietorship.C) general partnership.D) limited partnership.E) unlimited liability company.19) Which one of the following statements concerning a sole proprietorship is correct?A) A sole proprietorship is designed to protect the personal assets of the owner.B) The profits of a sole proprietorship are subject to double taxation.C) The owner of a sole proprietorship is personally responsible for all of the company's debts.D) There are very few sole proprietorships remaining in the U.S. today.E) A sole proprietorship is structured the same as a limited liability company.20) Which one of the following statements concerning a sole proprietorship is correct?A) The life of a sole proprietorship is limited.B) A sole proprietor can generally raise large sums of capital quite easily.C) Transferring ownership of a sole proprietorship is easier than transferring ownership of a corporation.D) A sole proprietorship is taxed the same as a C corporation.E) A sole proprietorship is the most regulated form of organization.21) Which of the following individuals have unlimited liability for a firm's debts based on their ownership interest?A) Only general partnersB) Only sole proprietorsC) All stockholdersD) Both limited and general partnersE) Both general partners and sole proprietors22) The primary advantage of being a limited partner is:A) the receipt of tax-free income.B) the partner's active participation in the firm's activities.C) the lack of any potential financial loss.D) the daily control over the business affairs of the partnership.E) the partner's maximum loss is limited to their capital investment.23) A general partner:A) is personally responsible for all partnership debts.B) has no say over a firm's daily operations.C) faces double taxation whereas a limited partner does not.D) has a maximum loss equal to his or her equity investment.E) receives a salary in lieu of a portion of the profits.24) A limited partnership:A) has an unlimited life.B) can opt to be taxed as a corporation.C) terminates at the death of any one limited partner.D) has at least one partner who has unlimited liability for all of the partnership's debts.E) consists solely of limited partners.25) A partnership with four general partners:A) distributes profits based on percentage of ownership.B) has an unlimited partnership life.C) limits the active involvement in the firm to a single partner.D) limits each partner's personal liability to 25 percent of the partnership's total debt.E) must distribute 25 percent of the profits to each partner.26) One disadvantage of the corporate form of business ownership is the:A) limited liability of its shareholders for the firm's debts.B) double taxation of distributed profits.C) firm's greater ability to raise capital than other forms of ownership.D) firm's potential for an unlimited life.E) firm's ability to issue additional shares of stock.27) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) The majority of firms in the U.S. are structured as corporations.B) Corporate profits are taxable income to the shareholders when earned.C) Corporations can have an unlimited life.D) Shareholders are protected from all potential losses.E) Shareholders directly elect the corporate president.28) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) A general partnership is legally the same as a corporation.B) Income from both sole proprietorships and partnerships that is taxable is treated as individual income.C) Partnerships are the most complicated type of business to form.D) All business organizations have bylaws.E) Only firms organized as sole proprietorships have limited lives.29) The articles of incorporation:A) describe the purpose of the firm and set forth the number of shares of stock that can be issued.B) are amended periodically especially prior to corporate elections.C) explain how corporate directors are to be elected and the length of their terms.D) sets forth the procedures by which a firm regulates itself.E) include only the corporation's name and intended life.30) Corporate bylaws:A) must be amended should a firm decide to increase the number of shares authorized.B) cannot be amended once adopted.C) define the name by which the firm will operate.D) describe the intended life and purpose of the organization.E) determine how a corporation regulates itself.31) A limited liability company:A) can only have a single owner.B) is comprised of limited partners only.C) is taxed similar to a partnership.D) is taxed similar to a C corporation.E) generates totally tax-free income.32) Which business form is best suited to raising large amounts of capital?A) Sole proprietorshipB) Limited liability companyC) CorporationD) General partnershipE) Limited partnership33) A ________ has all the respective rights and privileges of a legal person.A) sole proprietorshipB) general partnershipC) limited partnershipD) corporationE) limited liability company34) Sam, Alfredo, and Juan want to start a small U.S. business. Juan will fund the venture but wants to limit his liability to his initial investment and has no interest in the daily operations. Sam will contribute his full efforts on a daily basis but has limited funds to invest in the business. Alfredo will be involved as an active consultant and manager and will also contribute funds. Sam and Alfredo are willing to accept liability for the firm's debts as they feel they have nothing to lose by doing so. All three individuals will share in the firm's profits and wish to keep the initial organizational costs of the business to a minimum. Which form of business entity should these individuals adopt?A) Sole proprietorshipB) Joint stock companyC) Limited partnershipD) General partnershipE) Corporation35) Sally and Alicia are equal general partners in a business. They are content with their current management and tax situation but are uncomfortable with their unlimited liability. Which form of business entity should they consider as a replacement to their current arrangement assuming they wish to remain the only two owners of the business?A) Sole proprietorshipB) Joint stock companyC) Limited partnershipD) Limited liability companyE) Corporation36) The growth of both sole proprietorships and partnerships is frequently limited by the firm's:A) double taxation.B) bylaws.C) inability to raise cash.D) limited liability.E) agency problems.37) Corporate dividends are:A) tax-free because the income is taxed at the personal level when earned by the firm.B) tax-free because they are distributions of aftertax income.C) tax-free since the corporation pays tax on that income when it is earned.D) taxed at both the corporate and the personal level when the dividends are paid to shareholders.E) taxable income of the recipient even though that income was previously taxed.38) Financial managers should primarily focus on the interests of:A) stakeholders.B) the vice president of finance.C) their immediate supervisor.D) shareholders.E) the board of directors.39) Which one of the following best states the primary goal of financial management?A) Maximize current dividends per shareB) Maximize the current value per shareC) Increase cash flow and avoid financial distressD) Minimize operational costs while maximizing firm efficiencyE) Maintain steady growth while increasing current profits40) Which one of the following best illustrates that the management of a firm is adhering to the goal of financial management?A) An increase in the amount of the quarterly dividendB) A decrease in the per unit production costsC) An increase in the number of shares outstandingD) A decrease in the net working capitalE) An increase in the market value per share41) Financial managers should strive to maximize the current value per share of the existingstock to:A) guarantee the company will grow in size at the maximum possible rate.B) increase employee salaries.C) best represent the interests of the current shareholders.D) increase the current dividends per share.E) provide managers with shares of stock as part of their compensation.42) Decisions made by financial managers should primarily focus on increasing the:A) size of the firm.B) growth rate of the firm.C) gross profit per unit produced.D) market value per share of outstanding stock.E) total sales.43) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is a governmental response to:A) decreasing corporate profits.B) the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001.C) a weakening economy.D) deregulation of the stock exchanges.E) management greed and abuses.44) Which one of the following is an unintended result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?A) More detailed and accurate financial reportingB) Increased management awareness of internal controlsC) Corporations delisting from major exchangesD) Increased responsibility for corporate officersE) Identification of internal control weaknesses45) A firm which opts to "go dark" in response to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act:A) must continue to provide audited financial statements to the public.B) must continue to provide a detailed list of internal control deficiencies on an annual basis.C) can provide less information to its shareholders than it did prior to "going dark".D) can continue publicly trading its stock but only on the exchange on which it was previously listed.E) ceases to exist.46) The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 holds a public company's ________ responsible for the accuracy of the company's financial statements.A) managersB) internal auditorsC) external legal counselD) internal legal counselE) Securities and Exchange Commission agent47) Which one of the following actions by a financial manager is most apt to create an agency problem?A) Refusing to borrow money when doing so will create losses for the firmB) Refusing to lower selling prices if doing so will reduce the net profitsC) Refusing to expand the company if doing so will lower the value of the equityD) Agreeing to pay bonuses based on the market value of the company's stock rather than on its level of salesE) Increasing current profits when doing so lowers the value of the company's equity48) Which one of the following is least apt to help convince managers to work in the best interest of the stockholders? Assume there are no golden parachutes.A) Compensation based on the value of the stockB) Stock option plansC) Threat of a company takeoverD) Threat of a proxy fightE) Increasing managers' base salaries49) Agency problems are most associated with:A) sole proprietorships.B) general partnerships.C) limited partnerships.D) corporations.E) limited liability companies.50) Which one of the following is an agency cost?A) Accepting an investment opportunity that will add value to the firmB) Increasing the quarterly dividendC) Investing in a new project that creates firm valueD) Hiring outside accountants to audit the company's financial statementsE) Closing a division of the firm that is operating at a loss51) Which one of the following is a means by which shareholders can replace company management?A) Stock optionsB) PromotionC) Sarbanes-Oxley ActD) Agency playE) Proxy fight52) Which one of the following grants an individual the right to vote on behalf of a shareholder?A) ProxyB) By-lawsC) Indenture agreementD) Stock optionE) Stock audit53) Which one of the following parties has ultimate control of a corporation?A) Chairman of the boardB) Board of directorsC) Chief executive officerD) Chief operating officerE) Shareholders54) Which of the following parties are considered stakeholders of a firm?A) Employees and the governmentB) Long-term creditorsC) Government and common stockholdersD) Common stockholdersE) Long-term creditors and common stockholders55) Which one of the following represents a cash outflow from a corporation?A) Issuance of new securitiesB) Payment of dividendsC) New loan proceedsD) Receipt of tax refundE) Initial sale of common stock56) Which one of the following is a cash flow from a corporation into the financial markets?A) Borrowing of long-term debtB) Payment of government taxesC) Payment of loan interestD) Issuance of corporate debtE) Sale of common stock57) Which one of the following is a primary market transaction?A) Sale of currently outstanding stock by a dealer to an individual investorB) Sale of a new share of stock to an individual investorC) Stock ownership transfer from one shareholder to another shareholderD) Gift of stock from one shareholder to another shareholderE) Gift of stock by a shareholder to a family member58) Shareholder A sold 500 shares of ABC stock on the New York Stock Exchange. This transaction:A) took place in the primary market.B) occurred in a dealer market.C) was facilitated in the secondary market.D) involved a proxy.E) was a private placement.59) Public offerings of debt and equity must be registered with the:A) New York Board of Governors.B) Federal Reserve.C) NYSE Registration Office.D) Securities and Exchange Commission.E) Market Dealers Exchange.60) Which one of the following statements is generally correct?A) Private placements must be registered with the SEC.B) All secondary markets are auction markets.C) Dealer markets have a physical trading floor.D) Auction markets match buy and sell orders.E) Dealers arrange trades but never own the securities traded.61) Which one of the following statements concerning stock exchanges is correct?A) NASDAQ is a broker market.B) The NYSE is a dealer market.C) The exchange with the strictest listing requirements is NASDAQ.D) Some large companies are listed on NASDAQ.E) Most debt securities are traded on the NYSE.62) Shareholder A sold shares of Maplewood Cabinets stock to Shareholder B. The stock is listed on the NYSE. This trade occurred in which one of the following?A) Primary, dealer marketB) Secondary, dealer marketC) Primary, auction marketD) Secondary, auction marketE) Secondary, OTC market63) Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the NYSE?A) The publicly traded shares of a NYSE-listed firm must be worth at least $250 million.B) The NYSE is the largest dealer market for listed securities in the United States.C) The listing requirements for the NYSE are more stringent than those of NASDAQ.D) Any corporation desiring to be listed on the NYSE can do so for a fee.E) The NYSE is an OTC market functioning as both a primary and a secondary market.11。

公司理财精要版原书第12版习题库答案Ross12e_Chapter22_TB

Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 12e (Ross)Chapter 22 Behavioral Finance: Implications for Financial Management1) Nadine made a business decision that turned out badly. In reflecting upon her decision, she decided it was a reasoning error that led to the faulty decision. Which one of the following areas of study best applies to this situation?A) Corporate ethicsB) Financial statement analysisC) Managerial financeD) Debt managementE) Behavioral finance2) Peter has successfully managed the finances of A.D. Leadbetter in a manner that has yielded abnormally high returns. Due to this success, Peter has decided to publish a newsletter for financial executives so that he can share his superior financial wisdom with others. There is a very real probability that Peter has which one of the following characteristics?A) Gambler's fallacyB) Frame dependenceC) OverconfidenceD) Representativeness heuristicE) Sentiment-based risk attitudes3) Jeremy believes he excels at picking stock winners and thus trades frequently. Which characteristic does he most likely represent?A) Confirmation biasB) Frame dependenceC) OverconfidenceD) Representativeness heuristicE) Break-even effect4) Anytime Ted analyzes a proposed project, he always assigns a much higher probability of success to the project than is warranted by the information he has gathered. Ted suffers from which one of the following?A) Frame dependenceB) Mental accountingC) Endowment effectD) Confirmation biasE) Overoptimism5) The tendency for a decision maker to search for reassurance that a recent decision he or she made was a good decision represents which one of the following characteristics?A) OverconfidenceB) OveroptimismC) Affect heuristicD) Confirmation biasE) Representativeness heuristic6) Which one of the following best illustrates an error which you, as a project manager, might make due to confirmation bias?A) Overestimating the best outcome expected from a project while underestimating the possibility of a less favorable outcomeB) Assuming that a new project will be profitable since similar projects in the past were successfulC) Assuming that your expectations of the future outcome from a project are more accurate than the expectations of others within your organizationD) Listening to the advice of subordinates with whom you agree while ignoring the advice of subordinates with whom you tend to disagreeE) Downplaying the cost of future failure of an existing project since the project has already paid for itself7) Assume you are an overconfident manager. You are most apt to do which one of the following more so than you would if you were not overconfident?A) Research a project more thoroughly before committing funds to commence itB) Accept risky projects that turn out to be less profitable than you expectedC) Wait until new technology proves its worth before incorporating it into your firm's operationsD) Avoid mergers and acquisitionsE) Invest excess company cash more conservatively than your peers at other firms8) Marzella Corp. is analyzing a project that involves expanding the firm into a new product line. The project's financial projections will tend to have which one of the following characteristics if the person compiling those projections suffers from overoptimism?A) Overestimated construction costsB) Overestimated expensesC) Overestimated net present valuesD) Underestimated profitsE) Underestimated sales estimates9) Alice believes she can accurately forecast the future and makes business decisions based on this belief. Which characteristics does this belief represent?A) OverconfidenceB) OveroptimismC) Affect heuristicD) Confirmation biasE) Representativeness heuristic10) Kate tends to hold onto assets that have lost value in the hope that their values will increase in the future. Kate illustrates which one of the following?A) Frame dependenceB) Self-attribution biasC) Gambler's fallacyD) Break-even effectE) Regret aversion11) Which one of the following refers to the fact that an individual may reply differently if a question is asked in an equivalent but different manner?A) Loss aversionB) Gambler's fallacyC) Frame dependenceD) OverconfidenceE) Format reference12) Aivree wants to accumulate great wealth but she invests all of her funds in U.S. Treasury bills because she wants to avoid the potential losses she knows can occur in the stock markets. Aivree best illustrates which one of these characteristics?A) Loss aversionB) Gambler's fallacyC) Disposition effectD) Law of small numbersE) Mental accounting13) Consumer Marketing just conducted a two-phase survey. In the first phase, the survey questions were worded such that the answers tended to sound positive. In the second phase, the survey questions were reworded so the answers tended to convey a negative feeling. Both sets of survey questions should have resulted in similar results as the information solicited was essentially identical. However, the survey results varied significantly. This survey best illustrates which one of the following?A) Mental accountingB) OverconfidenceC) Self-attribution biasD) Confirmation biasE) Frame dependence14) Recently, a neighbor you have known for years won a lottery and received a $250,000 prize. This neighbor decided to invest all of his winnings in a new business venture that he knew only had a 5 percent chance of success. Previous to this, the neighbor had always been ultra conservative with his money and had refused to invest in this business venture as recently as last week. Which one of the following behaviors most applies to your neighbor's decision to invest in this business venture now?A) Disposition effectB) Affect heuristicC) Gambler's fallacyD) House moneyE) Get-evenitis15) The tendency to sell winners and hold losers is known as the:A) representativeness heuristic.B) disposition effect.C) house money effect.D) self-attribution bias.E) affect heuristic.16) Steve purchased a stock last year for $34 a share. The stock increased in value to $36 a share before declining to its current value of $30. Steve has decided to sell the stock, but only if he can receive $34 a share or better. Steve is primarily suffering from which one of the following behavioral conditions?A) Representativeness heuristicB) House moneyC) Loss aversionD) RandomnessE) Myopic loss aversion17) Over the past six months, you have watched as your parent's retirement savings have declined in value by 25 percent due to a severe financial market downturn. As a result, you have decided that you will never invest in stocks for your own retirement but will instead keep all of your money in an insured bank account. Which behavioral characteristic have you acquired as a result of the market downturn?A) Myopic loss aversionB) Get-evenitisC) Self-attribution biasD) Mental accountingE) Regret aversion18) Ramon opened a combination laundry and dry cleaning establishment three years ago that is quite successful. He has considered expanding this business by opening another location but keeps putting off that decision for fear that the second location will not be a success. Ramon is currently displaying which one of the following behavioral characteristics?A) Self-attribution biasB) OverconfidenceC) Regret aversionD) House money effectE) Frame dependence19) Phyllis is planning for her retirement in 15 years. She currently lives comfortably on $38,000a year given that she is debt-free. Based on her family history she only expects to live ten years after she retires. Thus, she computes her retirement need as $38,000 a year for ten years. Which one of the following behaviors applies to Phyllis?A) Regret aversionB) Money illusionC) Self-attribution biasD) Endowment effectE) Myopic loss aversion20) Kate is attempting to sell her house for $260,000. Fred lives across the street in an identical house. Fred recently stated to his wife that Kate's house is probably worth only $250,000 but that once she sells her house, he would like to put their house on the market at $285,000 and then move into a condominium. Which one of the following behaviors applies to Fred?A) Myopic loss aversionB) House money effectC) Money illusionD) Self-attribution biasE) Endowment effect21) You have a tendency to take credit for the decisions you make that have good outcomes even when those outcomes are out of your control. On the other hand, you blame bad luck for your decisions that turn out badly. Which of these terms applies to you?A) Myopic loss aversionB) House money effectC) Money illusionD) Self-attribution biasE) Endowment effect22) A tendency to be overly conservative when faced with new information is referred to as:A) anchoring and adjustment.B) heuristics.C) self-attribution.D) loss aversion.E) regret aversion.23) Bill feels that he possesses a good dose of "street smarts." Thus, he makes his business decisions based on how a project feels to him rather than taking the time to financially analyze a project. This type of behavior is referred to as:A) overconfidence.B) endowment effect.C) money illusion.D) affect heuristic.E) sentiment-based risk.24) Which term refers to the tendency to shy away from the unknown?A) Aversion to ambiguityB) Clustering illusionC) Anchoring and adjustmentD) Recency biasE) Availability bias25) You recently overheard your boss telling someone that if he'd actually crunched some numbers and done some analysis instead of just going with his instincts, he never would have opened the new store in Centre City. Which one of the following caused your boss to make a bad decision?A) Regret aversionB) Endowment effectC) Money illusionD) Affect heuristicE) Representativeness heuristic26) Roger's Meat Market is a chain of retail stores that limits its sales to fresh-cut meats. The stores have been very profitable in northern cities. However, when two stores were opened in the south, both lost money and had to be closed. Roger, the owner, has now concluded that no southern-based store should be opened as it would not be profitable. Which one of the following applies to Roger?A) Confirmation biasB) Endowment effectC) Money illusionD) Affect heuristicE) Representativeness heuristic27) Up until three years ago, A.C. Dime opened an average of ten new retail stores a year. One of every ten new stores had to be closed within two years due to poor sales. This 90 percent success ratio was fairly steady for over 30 years. Starting three years ago, the firm has opened 40 new stores and every one had significant profits within six months. Management believes their recent success is not just a random event and that all future stores will be profitable. Thus, the managers have decided to open a minimum of 15 new stores each year. The managers are suffering from:A) arbitrage limitations.B) anchoring and adjustment.C) aversion to ambiguity.D) the clustering illusion.E) myopic aversion.28) You are employed as a commission-based sales clerk for a cosmetics retail store. You know that, on average, exactly 50 percent of the customers that enter your store will make at least one purchase. Thus far this morning, you have waited on eight customers without making a single sale. You are convinced that the next customer you wait on will buy something. This belief is known as:A) aversion to ambiguity.B) the law of small numbers.C) anchoring and adjusting.D) gambler's fallacy.E) false consensus.29) The last six times you purchased a stock you earned high returns within one year. Thus, you believe you will have the same result with your next stock purchase. This is an example of which one of the following?A) Recency biasB) Anchoring and adjustmentC) Frame dependenceD) Aversion to ambiguityE) Clustering illusion30) You started an online business two weeks ago. Thus far, you have averaged ten sales a day, which is one sale for every five hits. You are now considering giving up your day job and becoming a full-time online retailer. You have calculated the amount of income you can earn based on ten sales a day and know that level of income would support you in a comfortable fashion. The belief that you will have ten sales per day if this becomes your full-time occupation is based on which one of the following?A) Mental accountingB) Anchoring and adjustmentC) Law of small numbersD) Bubble and crash theoryE) Confirmation bias31) You are a hard-charging manager who doesn't really like to sit at a desk for too long. You prefer to gather information quickly, make a decision, and move on to the next item on your agenda. Which one of the following applies to you?A) Availability biasB) Arbitrage limitsC) Law of small numbersD) Representativeness heuristicE) Regret aversion32) Your friends are all investing in a start-up company. You, on the other hand, refuse to invest in the company because you don't know the odds of it becoming successful. Which behavioral characteristic are you displaying?A) Aversion to ambiguityB) Recency biasC) Sentiment-based risk aversionD) Clustering illusionE) Money illusion33) You are the manager of a retail store. You believe the economy is in a recession and that sales for the month will be unusually slow. Since you have complete discretion over the pricing at your location, you decide to have a storewide sale and offer ten percent off all merchandise for a three-day period. You don't expect your superiors to criticize this decision as you believe they, along with the majority of the other store managers, feel the same way about the economy as you do. Which one of the following applies to you?A) Recency biasB) Law of small numbersC) Gambler's fallacyD) False consensusE) Money illusion34) The last two promotions within a firm involved individuals who completed the same advanced managerial program. As a result, the company president has stipulated that all future management hires must be graduates of that program. This behavior is typical of someone who has which one of the following characteristics?A) Endowment effectB) Framing effectC) Representativeness heuristicD) Narrow framingE) Affect heuristic35) Which term refers to the reliance on stereotypes or limited samples to form opinions about an entire class?A) Clustering illusionB) Law of small numbersC) Representativeness heuristicD) False consensusE) Recency bias36) It is believed by some individuals that, in an efficient market, the actions of traders who constantly buy and sell on any perceived market mispricing will in effect cause market prices to correctly reflect asset values. A person who believes that the actions of these traders will not result in correctly valued prices are most apt to believe in which one of the following?A) Gambler's fallacyB) Limits to arbitrageC) Availability biasD) False consensusE) Clustering illusion37) Which one of the following is an investment risk that investors face in addition to firm-based risk and market-based risk?A) Management-related riskB) Inflation riskC) Supply chain riskD) Interest rate riskE) Sentiment-based risk38) Which word best describes the stock market during the month of October 1987?A) CrashB) CircleC) BubbleD) LimitE) Flat39) All of the following create limits to arbitrage except:A) firm-specific risk.B) noise traders.C) thinly traded securities.D) rational traders.E) implementation costs.40) AB Industries is an all-equity firm that has $10 per share in cash and a book value per share of $12. At which one of the following market prices would you know with absolute certainty that the stock was mispriced?A) $9B) $10C) $11D) $12E) $1341) Approximately what percent of its total value did the stock market lose on "Black Monday"?A) 19B) 10C) 23D) 30E) 3842) Which one of the following statements related to market crashes is correct?A) Financial market crashes are unique to the United States.B) A market crash tends to occur within a week but have effects that last many years.C) Once the market finally crashed in 1929, stock prices began a long period of steady increases.D) The market crash of 1987 occurred on a day when trading volume was light indicating there were a limited number of irrational investors involved.E) Actions in Washington, D.C., may have helped contribute to the market crash in 1929 but not to the 1987 crash.43) Which one of the following statements is true?A) Market crashes tend to be accompanied by low market volume.B) The Asian market crash was followed by a quick recovery.C) The market crashes of 1929 and 1987 are very similar in both the percentage decline in market value and in the ensuing market recovery.D) Market crashes tend to follow market bubbles.E) Market bubbles and crashes prove that financial markets are inefficient.44) Following the Crash of 1929, the stock market:A) began to slowly, but steadily, increase in value.B) was flat for about three years and then began a slow, steady rise to pre-crash values.C) continued to decline slightly before increasing over a 3-year period to its pre-crash values.D) temporarily increased in value and then began a 3-year decline to ten percent of its pre-crash value.E) recouped its 90 percent loss within the following three years.45) Which one of these statements related to the Crash of 1987 is false?A) Program trading is at least partially to blame for the market meltdown.B) Between August and October 1987 the market declined over 40 percent.C) In some cases, it became impossible to contact a market maker.D) Trading volume exceeded the market's capacity to handle the order flows.E) Following the Crash of 1987, the market continued to slowly decline over the following year.46) Which one of the following is given as a key reason why many of the dot-com companies failed following their IPO's?A) Lack of a solid business modelB) Lack of internet accessC) Market crash in AsiaD) Change in government regulationsE) Program trading47) Historical returns support which one of the following statements?A) Financial markets are highly inefficient as suggested by behavioral finance.B) Professional money managers tend to outperform the Vanguard 500 index fund about 60 percent of the time on average.C) The longer the time span, the more likely a professional money manager will outperform an index fund, such as the S&P 500.D) Historical data supports the statement that arbitrage results in a 100 percent totally efficient market.E) The financial markets appear to be highly efficient because, on average, they outperform professional money managers.48) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) In a totally efficient market every investment has a zero net present value.B) Portfolio managers with tenures greater than 10 years, consistently outperform the market.C) The performance of professional money managers improves the longer the investment period.D) Mutual funds that are actively managed outperform index funds over the long term.E) The number of mutual funds outperforming the Vanguard 500 Index Fund over a 10-year period is steadily rising.。

公司理财精要版原书第12版习题库答案Ross12e_Chapter15_TB

Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 12e (Ross)Chapter 15 Raising Capital1) Business Aid is funded by a group of wealthy investors for the sole purpose of providing funding for individuals and small firms that are trying to convert their new ideas into viable products. What is this type of funding called?A) Green shoe fundingB) Tombstone underwritingC) Venture capitalD) Red herring fundingE) Life cycle capital2) It is common for venture capitalists to receive at least ________ percent of a start-up company's equity in exchange for the venture capital.A) 10B) 15C) 20D) 30E) 403) Equity financing of new, non-public companies is broadly referred to as:A) singular-risk financing.B) mezzanine-level stock.C) stylized financing.D) private equity.E) exit funding.4) Which one of the following statements concerning venture capital financing is correct?A) Venture capitalists desire shares of common stock but avoid preferred stock.B) Venture capital is relatively easy to obtain.C) Venture capitalists rarely assume active roles in the management of the financed firm.D) Venture capitalists should have key contacts and financial strength.E) Venture capital is relatively inexpensive in today's competitive markets.5) Which one of the following statements concerning venture capitalists is correct?A) Venture capitalists always assume management responsibility for the companies they finance.B) Exit strategy is a key consideration when selecting a venture capitalist.C) Venture capitalists limit their services to providing money to start-up firms.D) Most venture capitalists are long-term investors in the companies they finance.E) A venture capitalist normally invests in a new idea from conception through the IPO.6) When selecting a venture capitalist, which one of the following characteristics is probably the least important?A) Financial strengthB) Level of involvementC) ContactsD) Exit strategyE) Underwriting experience7) Trevor is the CEO of Harvest Foods, which is a privately held corporation. What is the first step he must take if he wishes to take Harvest Foods public?A) Select an underwriterB) Obtain SEC approvalC) Gain board approvalD) Prepare a registration statementE) Distribute a prospectus8) Which one of these describes an exception to the registration filing requirement of the SEC?A) Loans that mature in one year or lessB) Issues that have an approved prospectusC) Loans of $10 million or lessD) Issues of less than $5 millionE) Issues that have received an approved letter of comment9) The Securities and Exchange Commission:A) verifies the accuracy of the information contained in the prospectus.B) publishes red herrings on prospective new security offerings.C) examines the prospectus during the Green Shoe period.D) reviews registration statements to ensure they comply with current laws and regulations.E) determines the final offer price once they have approved the registration statement.10) What is the form called that is filed with the SEC and discloses the material information on a securities issuer when that issuer offers new securities to the general public?A) ProspectusB) Red herringC) IndentureD) Public disclosure statementE) Registration statement11) M&C Merchants is offering $2.5 million of new securities to the general public. Which SEC regulation governs this offering?A) Regulation AB) Regulation CC) Regulation GD) Regulation QE) Regulation R12) What is a prospectus?A) A letter issued by the SEC authorizing a new issue of securitiesB) A report stating that the SEC recommends a new security to investorsC) A letter issued by the SEC that outlines the changes required for a registration statement to be approvedD) A document that describes the details of a proposed security offering along with relevant information about the issuerE) An advertisement in a financial newspaper that describes a security offering13) Which one of the following is a preliminary prospectus?A) TombstoneB) Green shoeC) Registration statementD) Rights offerE) Red herring14) Advertisements in a financial newspaper announcing a public offering of securities, along with a list of the investment banks handling the offering, are called:A) red herrings.B) tombstones.C) Green Shoes.D) registration statements.E) cash offers.15) The raising of small amounts of capital from a large number of people is known as:A) a rights offering.B) over allocating.C) a diversified offer.D) crowdfunding.E) a standby offer.16) During a 12-month period, a company is permitted to issue new securities through crowdfunding up to a limit of:A) $200 thousand.B) $500 thousand.C) $1 million.D) $5 million.E) $50 million.17) What is an issue of securities that is offered for sale to the general public on a direct cash basis called?A) Best efforts underwritingB) Firm commitment underwritingC) General cash offerD) Rights offerE) Herring offer18) Alberto currently owns 2,500 shares of Southern Tools. He has just been notified that the company is issuing additional shares and he is being given a chance to purchase some of these shares prior to the shares being offered to the general public. What is this type of an offer called?A) Best efforts offerB) Firm commitment offerC) General cash offerD) Rights offerE) Priority offer19) JLK is a partnership that was formed two years ago and has been extremely successful thus far. The owners have decided to incorporate and offer shares of stock to the general public. What is this type of an equity offering called?A) Venture capital offeringB) Shelf offeringC) Private placementD) Seasoned equity offeringE) Initial public offering20) What is a seasoned equity offering?A) An offering of shares by shareholders for repurchase by the issuerB) Shares of stock that have been recommended for purchase by the SECC) Equity securities held by a company's founder that are being offered for sale to the general publicD) Sale of newly issued equity shares by a publicly owned companyE) Outstanding shares that are offered for sale by one of a company's original founders21) Executive Tours has decided to go public and has hired an investment firm to handle the offering. The investment firm is serving as a(n):A) aftermarket specialist.B) venture capitalist.C) underwriter.D) seasoned writer.E) primary investor.22) Underwriters generally:A) pay a spread to the issuing firm.B) provide only best efforts underwriting in the U.S.C) accept the risk of selling the new securities in exchange for the gross spread.D) market and distribute an entire issue of new securities within their own firm.E) pass the risk of unsold shares back to the issuing firm via a firm commitment agreement.23) A syndicate can best be defined as a:A) venture capitalist.B) group of attorneys providing services for an IPO.C) block of investors who control a firm.D) bank that loans funds to finance the start-up of a new company.E) group of underwriters sharing the risk of selling a new issue of securities.24) The difference between the underwriters' cost of buying shares in a firm commitment and the offering price of those securities to the public is called the:A) gross spread.B) under price amount.C) filing fee.D) new issue premium.E) offer price.25) Jones & Co. recently went public and received $23.07 a share on their entire offer of 30,000 shares. Keeser & Co. served as the underwriter and sold 28,500 shares to the public at an offer price of $26.50 a share. What type of underwriting was this?A) Best effortsB) ShelfC) OversubscribedD) Private placementE) Firm commitment26) Blue Stone Builders recently offered to sell 45,000 newly issued shares of stock to the public. The underwriters charged a fee of 8.2 percent and paid Blue Stone Builders the uniform auction price for each of those shares. Which one of the following terms best describes this underwriting?A) Dutch auctionB) Best effortsC) Public rightsD) Private placementE) Market commitment27) The 40-day period following an IPO during which the SEC places restrictions on the public communications of the issuer is known as the ________ period.A) auctionB) quietC) lockupD) Green ShoeE) red28) Mobile Units recently offered 75,000 new shares of stock for sale. The underwriters sold a total of 78,500 shares to the public at a price of $16 a share. The additional 3,500 shares were purchased in accordance with which one of the following?A) Green Shoe provisionB) Red herring provisionC) Quiet provisionD) Lockup agreementE) Post-issue agreement29) With firm commitment underwriting, the issuing firm:A) is unsure of the total amount of funds it will receive until after the offering is completed.B) is unsure of the number of shares it will actually issue until after the offering is completed.C) knows exactly how many shares will be purchased by the general public during the offer period.D) retains the financial risk associated with unsold shares.E) knows upfront the amount of money it will receive from the stock offering.30) Which one of the following is a key goal of the aftermarket period?A) Collecting the largest number of Dutch auction bids as possibleB) Determining a fair offer priceC) Supporting the market price for a new securities issueD) Establishing a broad-based underwriting syndicateE) Distributing red herrings to as many potential investors as possible31) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) The quiet period commences when a registration statement is filed with the SEC and ends on the day the IPO shares commence trading.B) Lockup agreements outline how oversubscribed IPO shares will be allocated.C) Additional IPO shares can be issued in accordance with the lockup agreement.D) Quiet period restrictions only apply to the issuer of new securities.E) A public interview with an issuer's CFO could cause a forced delay in the issuer's IPO.32) With Dutch auction underwriting:A) each winning bidder pays the minimum price offered by any bidder.B) all successful bidders pay the same price per share.C) all bidders receive at least a portion of the quantity for which they bid.D) the selling firm receives the maximum possible price for each security sold.E) the bidder for the largest quantity receives the first allocation of securities.33) Individual investors might avoid requesting 100 shares in an upcoming IPO because they:A) do not want to be bothered with submitting their bid to the SEC for approval.B) do not want to abide by the quiet period requirement.C) are prevented from entering orders for less than 1,000 shares.D) are more apt to receive shares if the IPO is under allocated.E) would have to pay a premium based on their small order size.34) If a firm commitment IPO is overpriced then the:A) investors in the IPO may consider suing the underwriters.B) Green Shoe provision will probably be utilized.C) stock price will generally increase on the first day of trading.D) issuing firm is guaranteed to be successful in the long term.E) issuing firm receives less money than it probably should have.35) All of the following are supporting arguments in favor of IPO underpricing except which one?A) Helps prevent the "winner's curse"B) Rewards institutional investors who share their market value opinionsC) Reduces potential lawsuits against underwritersD) Diminishes underwriting riskE) Provides better returns to issuing firms36) When a firm announces an upcoming seasoned stock offering, the market price of the firm's existing shares tends to:A) increase.B) decrease.C) remain constant.D) respond, but the direction of the response is not predictable as shown by past studies.E) decrease momentarily and then immediately increase substantially within an hour following the announcement.37) The total direct costs of underwriting an equity IPO:A) tend to increase on a percentage basis as the total proceeds of the IPO increase.B) are generally between 7 and 9 percent, regardless of the issue size.C) tend to be less than the direct costs of issuing bonds on a percentage of proceeds basis.D) exclude the gross spread.E) can be as low as 5.5 percent and as high as 25 percent of gross proceeds.38) Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the direct costs of issuing securities?A) Domestic bonds are generally more expensive to issue than equity IPOs.B) The gross spread as a percentage of proceeds is the same for similar-sized IPOs and SEOs.C) A seasoned offering is always more expensive on a percentage basis than an IPO.D) There tends to be substantial economies of scale when issuing any type of security.E) The costs of issuing convertible bonds tend to be less on a percentage basis than the costs of issuing straight debt.39) Shares of PLS United have been selling with rights attached. Tomorrow, the stock will sell independent of these rights. Which one of the following terms applies to tomorrow in relation to this stock?A) Pre-issue dateB) Aftermarket dateC) Declaration dateD) Holder-of-record dateE) Ex-rights date40) The date on which a shareholder is officially listed as the recipient of stock rights is called the:A) issue date.B) offer date.C) declaration date.D) holder-of-record date.E) ex-rights date.41) A rights offering in which an underwriting syndicate agrees to purchase the unsubscribed portion of an issue is called a(n) ________ underwriting.A) standbyB) best effortsC) firm commitmentD) direct feeE) oversubscription42) BK & Co. offered 15,000 shares in a rights offer. T.L. Moore & Co. was the underwriter that by prior agreement purchased the 639 unsold shares. For its participation in this rights offer, T.L. Moore & Co. is most likely entitled to:A) the gross margin.B) the optional spread.C) a standby fee.D) the subscription price.E) an oversubscription fee.43) Franklin Minerals recently had a rights offering of 12,000 shares at an offer price of $17 a share. Isabelle is a shareholder who exercised her rights option by buying all of the rights to which she was entitled based on the number of shares she owns. Currently, there are six shareholders who have opted not to participate in the rights offering. Isabelle would like to purchase these unsubscribed shares. Which one of the following will allow her to do so?A) Standby provisionB) Oversubscription privilegeC) Open offer privilegeD) New issues provisionE) Overallotment provision44) Existing shareholders:A) may or may not have a pre-emptive right to newly issued shares.B) must purchase new shares whenever rights are issued.C) are prohibited from selling their rights.D) are generally well advised to let the rights they receive expire.E) can maintain their proportional ownership positions without exercising their rights.45) To purchase a share in a rights offering, an existing shareholder generally just needs to:A) pay the subscription amount in cash.B) submit the required form along with the required number of rights.C) pay the difference between the market price of the stock and the subscription price.D) submit the required number of rights along with a payment for the underwriting fee.E) submit the required number of rights along with the subscription price.46) The value of a right depends upon the number of rights required for each new share as well as the:A) subscription price and book value per share.B) market and book values per share.C) market price, book value, and subscription price.D) market and subscription prices.E) difference between the market and book values per share.47) Before a seasoned stock offering, you owned 500 shares of a firm that had 20,000 shares outstanding. After the seasoned offering, you still owned 500 shares but the number of shares outstanding rose to 25,000. Which one of the following terms best describes this situation?A) OverallotmentB) Percentage ownership dilutionC) Green Shoe allocationD) Red herring allotmentE) Abnormal event48) Which one of the following statements concerning dilution is correct?A) Dilution of percentage ownership occurs whenever an investor fully participates in a rights offer.B) Market value dilution increases as the net present value of a project increases.C) Market value dilution occurs when the net present value of a project is negative.D) Neither book value dilution nor market value dilution has any direct bearing on individual shareholders.E) Book value dilution is the cause of market value dilution.49) Roy owns 200 shares of RTF Inc. He has opted not to participate in the current rights offering by this company. As a result, Roy will most likely be subject to:A) an oversubscription cost.B) underpricing.C) dilution.D) the Green Shoe provision.E) a locked-in period.50) Direct business loans typically ranging from one to five years are called:A) private placements.B) debt SEOs.C) notes payable.D) debt IPOs.E) term loans.51) The High-End mutual fund recently loaned $13.6 million to Henderson Hardware for 15 years at 6.8 percent interest. This loan is best described as a:A) private placement.B) debt SEO.C) note payable.D) debt IPO.E) term loan.52) Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the issuance of long-term debt?A) A direct private long-term loan has to be registered with the SEC.B) Direct placement debt tends to have more restrictive covenants than publicly issued debt.C) Distribution costs are lower for public debt than for private debt.D) It is easier to renegotiate public debt than private debt.E) Wealthy individuals tend to dominate the private debt market.53) Shelf registration allows a firm to register multiple issues at one time with the SEC and then sell those registered shares anytime during the subsequent:A) 3 months.B) 6 months.C) 180 days.D) 2 years.E) 5 years.54) Pearson Electric recently registered 180,000 shares of stock under SEC Rule 415. The company plans to sell 100,000 shares this year and the remaining 80,000 shares next year. What type of registration was this?A) Standby registrationB) Shelf registrationC) Regulation A registrationD) Regulation Q registrationE) Private placement registration55) The Boat Works decided to go public by offering a total of 135,000 shares of common stockto the public. The company hired an underwriter who arranged a firm commitment underwriting and an initial selling price of $24 a share with a spread of 8.3 percent. As it turned out, the underwriters only sold 122,400 shares to the public. What is the amount paid to the issuer?A) $2,227,280B) $3,074,420C) $2,971,080D) $2,692,820E) $2,477,38056) Nelson Paints recently went public by offering 50,000 shares of common stock to the public. The underwriters provided their services in a best efforts underwriting. The offering price was set at $17.50 a share and the gross spread was $2.30. After completing their sales efforts, the underwriters determined that they sold a total of 47,500 shares. How much cash did the company receive from its IPO?A) $722,000B) $717,000C) $735,000D) $705,000E) $748,00057) LC Delivery has decided to sell 1,800 shares of stock through a Dutch auction. The bids received are as follows: 600 shares at $37 a share, 800 shares at $36, 900 shares at $35, 200 shares at $34, and 100 shares at $32 a share. How much will the company receive in total from selling the 1,800 shares? Ignore all transaction and flotation costs.A) $63,100B) $52,500C) $63,000D) $58,800E) $52,10058) Bakers' Town Bread is selling 1,500 shares of stock through a Dutch auction. The bids received are as follows: 200 shares at $17 a share, 400 shares at $15, 700 shares at $14, 400 shares at $13, and 200 shares at $11 a share. How much cash will the company receive from selling these shares of stock? Ignore all transaction and flotation costs.A) $22,000B) $22,500C) $23,000D) $24,500E) $20,20059) Eastern Electric is offering 2,100 shares of stock in a Dutch auction. The bids include: 1,400 shares at $32 a share, 1,500 shares at $31, 1,400 shares at $30, and 900 shares at $29 a share. How much cash will Eastern Electric receive from selling these shares? Ignore all transaction and flotation costs.A) $62,100B) $64,200C) $60,000D) $63,000E) $63,30060) You have been instructed to place an order for a client to purchase 500 shares of every IPO that comes to market. The next two IPOs are each priced at $26 a share and will begin trading on the same day. The client is allocated 500 shares of IPO A and 240 shares of IPO B. At the end of the first day of trading, IPO A was selling for $23.90 a share and IPO B was selling for $29.40 a share. What is the client's total profit or loss on these two IPOs as of the end of the first day of trading?A) − $286B) − $234C) − $148D) $275E) $32961) Richard placed an order for 1,000 shares in each of three IPOs at $28 a share. He was allocated 1,000 shares of IPO A, 200 shares of IPO B, and 600 shares of IPO C. On the first day of trading, IPO A opened at $28 a share and ended the day at $24.25 a share. IPO B opened at $30 a share and finished the day at $37 a share. IPO C opened at $28 a share and ended the day at $27.65 a share. What is the total profit or loss on these three IPO purchases as of the end of the first day of trading?A) − $2,160B) − $1,850C) − $1,950D) $2,240E) $2,17562) Two IPOs will commence trading next week. Scott places an order to buy 600 shares of IPOA. Steve places an order to purchase 600 shares of IPO A and 600 shares of IPOB. Both IPOs are priced at $21 a share. Scott is allocated 300 shares of IPO A. Steve is allocated 300 shares of IPO A and 600 shares of IPO B. At the end of the first day of trading, IPO A is selling for $23.30 a share and IPO B is selling for $17.75 a share. How much additional profit did Steve have at the end of the first day of trading as compared to Scott?A) $1,950B) $1,260C) $1,870D) −$1,950E) −$1,26063) Davis Bros. and The Storage Shed have both announced IPOs at $32 per share. One of these is undervalued by $9, and the other is overvalued by $4, but you have no way of knowing whichis which. You plan on buying 1,000 shares of each issue. If an issue is underpriced, it will be rationed, and only half your order will be filled. What is the amount of the difference between your expected profit and the amount of profit you could earn if you could get 1,000 shares of both IPO offerings?A) $4,500B) $5,000C) $4,000D) $5,500E) $6,00064) Wear Ever is expanding and needs $6.8 million to help fund this growth. The company estimates it can sell new shares of stock for $43 a share. It also estimates it will cost an additional $352,000 for filing and legal fees related to the stock issue. The underwriters have agreed to a spread of 7.5 percent. How many shares of stock must be sold for the company to fund its expansion?A) 170,376B) 185,127C) 179,811D) 154,209E) 61,80665) Mountain Teas wants to raise $13.6 million to open a new production facility. The company estimates the issue costs for legal and accounting fees will be $386,000. The underwriters have set the stock price at $27.50 a share and the underwriting spread at 8.15 percent. How many shares of stock must be sold to meet this cash need?A) 528,414B) 553,709C) 569,315D) 492,144E) 501,90966) Outdoor Goods needs $3.8 million to modernize its production equipment. The underwriters set the stock price at $29.50 a share with an underwriting spread of 7.35 percent. This would be a firm commitment underwriting. The estimated issue costs are $272,000. How many shares of stock must be sold to finance this project?A) 148,984B) 188,917C) 152,311D) 186,299E) 162,40067) Flagler Inc. needs to raise $11.6 million, including all accounting and legal fees, to finance its expansion so has decided to sell new shares of equity via a general cash offering. The offer price is $22.50 per share and the underwriting spread is 7.85 percent. How many shares need to be sold?A) 559,474B) 604,011C) 566,667D) 571,008E) 538,40968) New Education needs to raise $8.79 million to finance its expansion and has decided to sell new shares of equity via a general cash offering. The offer price is $31.40 per share, the underwriting spread is 7.32 percent, and the associated administrative expenses and fees are $517,600. How many shares need to be sold?A) 348,907B) 361,222C) 311,111D) 329,937E) 319,83269) The Huff Co. has just gone public. Under a firm commitment agreement, the company received $17.64 for each of the 3.2 million shares sold. The initial offering price was $22.50 per share, and the stock rose to $24.15 per share in the first day of trading. The company paid $984,900 in direct legal and other costs and incurred $340,000 in indirect costs. What was the flotation cost as a percentage of the net amount raised?A) 38.56 percentB) 40.32 percentC) 41.68 percentD) 40.20 percentE) 39.09 percent70) Mountain Mining requires $3.3 million to expand its current operations and has decided to raise these funds through a rights offering at a subscription price of $18 a share. The current market price of the company's stock is $24.70 a share. How many shares of stock must be sold to fund the expansion plans?A) 140,015B) 133,603C) 148,909D) 183,333E) 195,60771) Northwest Rail wants to raise $27.8 million through a rights offering to upgrade its rail lines. How many shares of stock need to be sold if the current market price is $30.34 a share and the subscription price is $26.50 a share?A) 916,282B) 937,856C) 985,065D) 1,058,604E) 1,049,05772) S&S wants to raise $11.3 million through a rights offering with a subscription price of $15 a share. The company has 1.24 million shares outstanding and a market price of $17.50 a share. Each shareholder will receive one right for each share of stock owned. How many rights will be needed to purchase one new share of stock in this offering?A) 1.42B) 1.75C) 1.65D) 1.82E) 1.5573) P&T wants to raise $2.8 million through a rights offering with a subscription price of $20 a share. Currently, the company has 750,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $24.50 a share. One right will be granted for each share of stock outstanding. How many rights are required to purchase one new share of stock in this offering?A) 5.36B) 6.02C) 5.55D) 6.56E) 6.6774) Miller Fruit wants to expand and needs $1.6 million to do so. Currently, the firm has 465,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price per share of $32.50. The firm decided on a rights offering with one right granted for each share of outstanding stock. The subscription price is $28 a share. How many rights are needed to purchase one new share of stock in this offering?A) 8.14B) 7.17C) 8.22D) 8.63E) 9.45。

公司理财精要版原书第12版习题库答案Ross12e_Chapter01_TB

公司理财精要版原书第12版习题库答案Ross12e_Chapter20_TB

Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 12e (Ross)Chapter 20 Credit and Inventory Management1) Brown's Hardware offers a discount of two percent on their commercial accounts if payment is received within ten days. Otherwise, payment is due within 30 days. This credit offering is referred to as the:A) terms of sale.B) credit analysis.C) collection policy.D) payables policy.E) collection float.2) Jillian was recently hired to determine the probability that individual customers of a major retailer will fail to pay for their charge sales. Jillian's job best relates to which one of the following?A) Terms of saleB) Credit analysisC) Collection policyD) Payables policyE) Customer service3) Town Hardware sells goods on credit with payment due 30 days after purchase. If payment is not received by the 30th day, the store mails a friendly reminder to the customer. If payment is not received by the 45th day, the store calls the customer and requests payment and also stops offering credit to that customer. These procedures are referred to as the store's:A) customer service policy.B) credit policy.C) collection policy.D) payables policy.E) disbursements policy.4) The terms of sale generally include all of the following except the:A) credit period.B) cash discount.C) type of credit instrument.D) discount period.E) customer's credit capacity.5) The primary purpose of credit analysis is to:A) determine the optimal credit period.B) analyze the effects of granting a cash discount.C) determine the optimal discount period, if any.D) summarize the frequency and amount of sales by customer.E) evaluate whether or not a customer will pay.6) The period of time that extends from the day a credit sale is made until the day the bank credits the seller's account with the payment for that sale is known as the ________ period.A) floatB) cash collectionC) salesD) accounts receivableE) discount7) Which one of the following will increase a firm's investment in accounts receivables?A) An increase in the number of days for which credit is grantedB) A decrease in credit salesC) An increase in cash salesD) A decrease in the average collection periodE) A decrease in average daily credit sales8) A firm's total investment in accounts receivables depends primarily on the firm's:A) total sales and cash discount period.B) cash to credit sales ratio.C) bad debt ratio.D) average collection period and amount of credit sales.E) amount of credit sales and cash discount percentage.9) Which one of the following statements is correct if you purchase an item with credit termsof 3/15, net 45?A) If you pay within 3 days, you will receive a discount of 15 percent.B) If you pay within 15 days, you will receive a discount of 3 percent.C) If you do not pay within 15 days, you will be charged interest at a rate of 3 percent per month.D) If you pay 3 percent of your purchases within 15 days, you will have 45 days to pay for the remainder.E) One-third of your purchase is due in 15 days and the rest is due in 45 days.10) Assume you put your purchases on your credit card and then take advantage of any cash discounts offered. Which one of these credit terms do you prefer?A) 1/10, net 20B) 2/5, net 30C) 2/10, net 30D) 1/15, net 45E) 2/15, net 3011) You need to charge your purchases and know that you will not be able to pay within the discount period. Which one of these credit terms is best-suited to you?A) 1/5, net 15B) 2/5, net 30C) 2/5, net 20D) 1/10, net 45E) 2/10, net 3012) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) The credit period begins when the discount period ends.B) The discount period is the length of time granted to a customer to pay for a purchase.C) The credit period begins on the invoice date.D) With terms of 2/10, net 30, the net credit period is 20 days.E) With EOM dating, all sales are assumed to have occurred on the 15th of each month.13) Which one of these is frequently cited as an appropriate upper limit to the credit period offered by a seller?A) The buyer's inventory periodB) The seller's inventory periodC) The seller's operating cycleD) The buyer's operating cycleE) The buyer's receivables period14) Phil's Print Shop grants its customers the right to pay for their print jobs within 30 days of the ROG. Thus, the customers' credit period begins when they:A) review and approve the print order.B) renew their contract on a revolving print order.C) reorder a previously approved print job.D) receive their print jobs.E) request a new job be printed.15) Scott purchased a shovel, a rake, and a wheelbarrow from The Local Hardware Store yesterday. Today, the store issued a bill for these items and mailed it to Scott. What is the name given to this bill?A) Ledger statementB) WarrantyC) IndentureD) ReceiptE) Invoice16) Geoff Industries offers its credit customers a two percent discount if they pay within ten days. This discount is referred to as a ________ discount.A) cashB) purchaseC) collectionD) marketE) receivables17) Any written proof that a customer owes you money for goods or services provided is referred to as a(n):A) account document.B) sales draft.C) credit instrument.D) commercial paper.E) letter of debt.18) Which one of the following factors most supports a longer credit period being offered to customers?A) Higher consumer demandB) Lower priced merchandiseC) Increased credit riskD) More perishable merchandiseE) Increased competition19) Which one of the following statements related to credit periods is correct?A) Longer credit periods are granted for sales of perishable items.B) Inexpensive goods tend to have longer credit periods.C) Smaller accounts tend to have longer credit periods.D) Sellers may offer different credit periods to different customers.E) Newer products tend to have shorter credit periods.20) A trade discount of 2/5th, EOM terms:A) grants customers five days to pay after month end.B) offers no credit to customers.C) means the full amount is due by the 5th of the month following the month of sale.D) means the invoice is overdue only after month-end.E) means the full amount is due the last day of the month following the month of sale.21) Under credit terms of 1/5, net 15, customers should:A) Always pay on the 15th day.B) take the discount and pay immediately.C) take the discount and pay on the day following the day of sale.D) either take the discount or pay on the 15th day.E) both take the discount and pay on the 15th day.22) A 2/10, net 30 credit policy:A) is an expensive form of short-term credit if a buyer forgoes the discount.B) provides cheap financing to the buyer for 30 days.C) is an inexpensive means of reducing the seller's collection period if every customer takes the discount.D) tends to have little effect on the seller's collection period.E) tends to increase the seller's investment in receivables as compared to a straight net 30 policy.23) The Painted House offers credit terms of 2/10th, EOM. Assume you purchase an item on credit from this store on Monday, November 3. When is payment due for this purchase if you do not take the discount?A) November 3B) November 13C) November 30D) December 31E) December 1024) Which one of the following credit instruments is commonly used in international commerce?A) Open accountB) Sight draftC) Time draftD) Banker's acceptanceE) Promissory note25) A conditional sales contract:A) passes title to the goods sold to the buyer at the time the contract is signed.B) normally calls for one lump sum payment on the contract payment date.C) allows the seller to retain ownership of the goods sold until the customer has fully paid for the purchase.D) is payable immediately upon receipt.E) is a formal bid for a project.26) Which one of these statements is correct?A) A firm's cash cycle generally decreases when it switches from a cash to a credit policy, all else equal.B) Most customers will forgo the discount and pay at the end of the credit period.C) Total revenues generally decrease if both the quantity sold and the price per unit increase when credit is granted.D) Only the cost of default should be considered before granting credit.E) A firm may have to increase its long-term borrowing if it decides to grant credit to its customers.27) When considering a switch from an all-cash credit policy to a net 30 credit policy all of the following should be considered except the:A) revenue effects.B) effects on the variable costs.C) cost of the discount.D) probability of default.E) change in the fixed costs.28) The optimal amount of credit equates the incremental costs of carrying the increase in accounts receivable to the incremental:A) decrease in the cash cycle.B) benefit from decreasing the inventory level.C) cash flows from increased sales.D) increase in bad debts.E) gain in net profits.29) Assume you are viewing a graph that compares costs with the amount of credit extended. Both the carrying costs and the opportunity costs of credit are depicted. What is the function called that represents the summation of these carrying and opportunity costs?A) Opportunity cost curveB) Credit extension curveC) Credit cost curveD) Terms of sale graphE) Optimal sales graph30) Assume that RSF is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rolled Steel Company. RSF provides credit financing solely for large ticket items purchased from the Rolled Steel Company. Which one of the following terms describes RSF?A) Credit departmentB) Parent companyC) Captive finance companyD) Credit unionE) Service unit31) When credit policy is at the optimal point, the:A) total costs of granting credit will be maximized.B) carrying costs of credit will be equal to zero.C) opportunity cost of credit will be equal to zero.D) carrying costs will equal the opportunity costs.E) total costs will equal the opportunity costs.32) Which of the following characteristics are most associated with a firm that adopts a liberal credit policy?A) Mostly one-time customers and excess capacityB) Low carrying costs and full productionC) Low carrying costs and high variable costsD) Low variable costs and predominately repeat customersE) Excess capacity and high variable costs33) If you extend credit for a one-time sale to a new customer, you risk an amount equal to the:A) sales price of the item sold.B) variable cost of the item sold.C) fixed cost of the item sold.D) profit margin on the item sold.E) fixed and variable costs of the item sold.34) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) If the majority of a firm's new customers become repeat customers, then there is a strong argument against extending credit even if the default rate is low.B) A customer's past payment history reveals little information in relation to his or her future tendency to pay.C) A suggested policy for offering credit to new customers is to limit the amount of their initial credit purchase.D) The risk of issuing credit is the same for a new customer as it is for an existing customer.E) The recommended policy for new customers is to extend an offer of a high credit limit as an enticement to get their business.35) When evaluating the creditworthiness of a customer, the term capital refers to the:A) type of goods the customer wishes to obtain.B) customer's financial reserves.C) types of assets the customer wants to pledge as collateral.D) customer's willingness to pay bills in a timely fashion.E) nature of the customer's line of work.36) Which one of the five Cs of credit refers to a customer's willingness to pay its bills?A) CharacterB) CapacityC) CollateralD) ConditionsE) Capital37) Which one of the five Cs of credit refers to the general economic situation in the customer's line of business?A) CapacityB) CharacterC) ConditionsD) CapitalE) Collateral38) The basic factors to be evaluated in the credit evaluation process, the five Cs of credit, are:A) conditions, control, cessation, capital, and capacity.B) conditions, character, capital, control, and capacity.C) capital, collateral, control, character, and capacity.D) character, capacity, control, cessation, and collateral.E) capacity, character, collateral, capital, and conditions.39) Roger's Home Appliances offers credit to customers it deems qualified based on a numerical value that estimates the probability that the customer will default if credit is granted to them. Theprocess of computing this numerical value is referred to as:A) credit scoring.B) Credit capacity.C) receipts assessment.D) conditions for credit.E) consumer analysis.40) You are an accounting intern and today you are compiling a spreadsheet with column headings of: Invoice number; Customer number; < 30 days; 31-60 days; 61-90 days; > 90 days. You will list every unpaid invoice with the amount owed entered into the appropriate column based on the number of days between the sale date and today. Once you have completed that, you will sort the report by customer number and total the amounts listed in each column. What is this report called?A) Credit reportB) Aging scheduleC) Risk assessment reportD) Turnover delineationE) Receivables consolidation report41) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) Firms may opt to refuse additional credit to a delinquent customer.B) Seasonal sales have little, if any, impact on aging schedule percentages.C) Normally, firms call their delinquent customers prior to sending them a past due letter.D) If a firm wishes to sell a delinquent receivable, it must do so prior to the customer filing for bankruptcy.E) Expected decreases in the average collection period are a cause of concern.42) Which one of the following inventory items is probably the least liquid?A) Plywood held in inventory by a home builderB) A wheel barrow held in inventory by a garden centerC) A partially assembled interior for a new vehicleD) A set of tires owned by an automobile manufacturerE) A toy owned by a retail toy store43) Which one of the following inventory items is probably the most liquid?A) A custom made set of kitchen cabinetsB) Metal cabinets for dishwashersC) Wheat stored in a grain siloD) A customized drill pressE) A partially built modular home44) Which one of the following inventory-related costs is considered a shortage cost?A) Storage costsB) Insurance costC) Loss of customer goodwillD) Theft costE) Opportunity cost of capital used for inventory purchases45) The ABC approach to inventory management is based on the concept that:A) inventory should arrive at the time it is needed in the manufacturing process.B) the inventory period should be constant for all inventory items.C) basic inventory items that are essential to production and also inexpensive should be ordered in small quantities only.D) a small percentage of inventory items represents a large percentage of inventory cost.E) one-third of a year's inventory needs should be on hand, another third should be on order, and the last third should be unordered.46) The EOQ model is designed to determine how much:A) total inventory a firm needs during any one year.B) total inventory costs will be for any one given year.C) inventory should be purchased at one time.D) inventory will be sold per day.E) a firm loses in sales per day when an inventory item is depleted.47) A particular inventory manager orders items only in quantities that minimize inventory costs. What is this restocking quantity called?A) Short order quantityB) Refill unit quantityC) Economic order quantityD) Minimum stock levelE) Re-order limit48) Allison has developed a set of procedures for determining the amount of each raw material she needs to have in inventory if she is to keep the assembly lines operating efficiently. These procedures are commonly referred to by which one of the following terms?A) First-in, first-out methodB) The Baumol modelC) Net working capital planningD) Economic order proceduresE) Materials requirements planning49) Which one of the following is a characteristic of a just-in-time inventory system?A) High level of dependence on supplier performanceB) Low inventory turnover ratesC) Long inventory periodsD) Unusually high inventory levelsE) Large, infrequent re-orders of raw materials50) At the optimal order quantity size, the:A) total cost of holding inventory is fully offset by the restocking costs.B) carrying costs are equal to zero.C) restocking costs are equal to zero.D) total costs equal the carrying costs.E) carrying costs equal the restocking costs.51) The EOQ model is designed to minimize:A) production costs.B) inventory obsolescence.C) the carrying costs of inventory.D) the costs of replenishing inventory.E) the total costs of holding inventory.52) Which one of the following items is most likely a derived-demand inventory item?A) Wrenches held in inventory by a hardware storeB) Tires held in inventory by a tractor manufacturerC) Shoes on display in a retail storeD) Toys just received by a toy storeE) Wheat harvested by a farmer53) Inventory needs under a derived-demand inventory system are:A) primarily dependent upon the competitive demands placed on a firm's suppliers.B) based on the anticipated demand for the finished product.C) based on minimizing the cost of restocking inventory.D) held constant over time.E) determined by a Kanban system.54) A just-in-time inventory system:A) eliminates all inventory costs.B) reduces the inventory turnover rate.C) averages long-term inventory needs.D) focuses on immediate production needs.E) maximizes inventory costs.55) The incremental investment in receivables under the accounts receivable approach is equal to:A) P −νQ'.B) PQ'.C) PQ + ν(Q'− Q).D) P(Q'− Q).E) PQ(Q'− Q).56) The accounts receivable approach to credit policy supports the theory that:A) a firm's risk of offering credit to a new customer is limited to the cost of the items sold.B) the best credit policy is an all-cash policy.C) the cost of offering credit to a new customer is the same as the cost of offering credit to an existing customer.D) increasing receivables guarantees increasing profits.E) the default risk of a credit policy is the same as the default risk under an all cash-policy if your customers remain the same.57) Which two of the following are the key elements in determining the break-even default rate on a credit policy?A) Credit price and cash price assuming a zero default rateB) Required rate of return and percentage discount for cash customersC) Variable cost per unit and required rate of returnD) Sales price and variable cost per unit for credit customersE) Credit price and discount rate for cash customers58) On average, CT Motors has daily credit sales of $42,390, an inventory period of 53 days, anda collection period of 26 days. What is the average accounts receivable balance?A) $757,900B) $968,810C) $1,102,140D) $1,015,500E) $896,30059) Music City has an average collection period of 34.6 days and an average daily investment in receivables of $71,407. What are the annual credit sales given a 365-day year?A) $668,407B) $577,109C) $753,282D) $625,893E) $767,12360) Turner's offers credit terms of net 30 with payments received an average of 2.8 days past their due date. Annual credit sales are $2.38 million. What is the average book value of accounts receivable? Assume a 365-day year.A) $213,874B) $223,333C) $211,667D) $215,407E) $223,59361) Winters' just purchased $42,911 of goods from its supplier with credit terms of 1/5, net 25. What is the discounted price?A) $40,765B) $41,209C) $42,482D) $42,911E) $43,30062) Today, October 12, Nadine's Fashions purchased merchandise from a supplier. The credit terms are 2/10, net 30. By what day does Nadine's have to make the payment to receive the discount? Assume a 30-day month.A) October 12B) October 14C) October 22D) October 27E) November 1263) The Green Hornet offers credit terms of 2/5, net 20. Based on experience, 93 percent of all customers will take the discount. The firm sells 487 units each month at a price of $649 each. What is the average book value of accounts receivable? Assume a 365-day year.A) $60,274B) $68,272C) $62,866D) $67,012E) $65,38764) A firm offers credit terms of 2/15, net 45. What effective annual interest rate does the firm earn when a customer forgoes the discount?A) 18.67 percentB) 20.45 percentC) 23.37 percentD) 25.34 percentE) 27.86 percent65) A supplier grants credit terms of 1/5, net 30. What is the effective annual rate of the discount on a purchase of $5,000?A) 17.24 percentB) 15.80 percentC) 18.80 percentD) 19.03 percentE) 12.27 percent66) Cape May Products currently sells 487 units a month at a price of $79 a unit. The firm believes it can increase its sales by an additional 42 units if it switches to a net 30 credit policy. The monthly interest rate is .25 percent and the variable cost per unit is $31.50. What is the incremental cash inflow from the proposed credit policy switch?A) $1,774B) $1,995C) $2,746D) $3,318E) $3,37567) Home Accents currently sells 219 units a month at a price of $46 a unit. If it switches to a net 30 credit policy, monthly sales are expected to increase by 28 units. The monthly interest rateis .57 percent and the variable cost per unit is $21. What is the net present value of the proposed credit policy switch?A) $112,145B) $108,895C) $106,507D) $586,799E) $621,13568) Currently, Glasgow Importers sells 855 units a month at a price of $39 a unit. By switching to a net 30 credit policy, sales should increase to 950 units while the price remains constant. The monthly interest rate is .61 percent and the variable cost per unit is $8. What is the net present value of the proposed credit policy switch?A) $513,360B) $516,892C) $490,200D) $537,520E) $448,68269) Currently, Tanner's sells 69 units a month at an average price of $499 a unit. The company thinks it can increase sales by an additional 32 units a month if it switches to a net 30 credit policy. The monthly interest rate is .48 percent and the variable cost per unit is $216. What is the incremental cash inflow of the proposed credit policy switch?A) $10,120B) $9,056C) $12,760D) $17,810E) $15,96870) New Products currently sells a product with a variable cost per unit of $23 and a unit selling price of $49. At the present time, the firm only sells on a cash basis with monthly sales of 733 units. The monthly interest rate is .48 percent. What is the value of Q' at the switch break-even point if the firm adopted a net 30 credit policy? Assume the selling price per unit and the variable costs per unit remain constant.A) 739.66 unitsB) 736.34 unitsC) 728.47 unitsD) 740.29 unitsE) 743.18 units71) Quest is considering a change in its cash-only sales policy. The new terms of sale would be net one month. The required return is .98 percent per month. Currently, the firm sells 420 units per month at $736 per unit. Under the new policy, the firm expects sales of 475 units also at $736 per unit. The variable cost per unit is $426. What is the NPV of switching?A) $1,228,750B) $1,407,246C) $1,335,021D) $1,238,250E) $1,056,78472) Saucier Co. currently sells 1,208 units a month for total monthly sales of $209,600. The firm is considering replacing its current cash only credit policy with a net 30 policy. The variable cost per unit is $106 and the monthly interest rate is .71 percent. What is the new sales quantity at the switch break-even level of sales? Assume the selling price per unit and the variable costs per unit remain constant.A) 1,143 unitsB) 1,267 unitsC) 1,230 unitsD) 1,306 unitsE) 1,148 units73) The Cellar Door currently sells 1,849 units a month for total monthly sales of $627,800. The company is considering replacing its current cash only credit policy with a net 30 policy. The variable cost per unit is $214 and the monthly interest rate is .87 percent. What is the new sales quantity at the switch break-even level of sales?A) 1,711 unitsB) 1,779 unitsC) 1,814 unitsD) 1,957 unitsE) 1,893 units74) The Dilana Corporation is considering a change in its cash-only policy. The new terms would be net one period. The required return is 1.5 percent per period. The firm has current sales of 3,500 units per month at a price of $71 per unit. The new policy is expected to increase sales to 3,550 units at a price of $71 per unit. The cost per unit is constant at $38. What is the incremental cash inflow of the new policy?A) $1,880B) $1,420C) $1,500D) $1,995E) $1,65075) A new customer has placed an order for a turbine engine that has a variable cost of $1.12 million per unit and a credit sales price of $1.64 million. Credit is extended for one period. Based on historical experience, payment for about 1 out of every 178 such orders is never collected. The required return is 2.1 percent per period. What is the NPV per unit if this is a one-time order?A) $516,407B) $421,819C) $477,244D) $534,290E) $351,05676) You can make a one-time sale if you will grant a new customer 30 days to pay. This customer wants to purchase an item with a sales price of $499 and a variable cost of $287. You estimate the probability of default at 33 percent. The monthly interest rate is .98 percent. Should you grant credit to this customer? Why or why not?A) Yes; because the NPV of the potential sale is $33.05B) Yes; because the NPV of the potential sale is $44.09C) Yes; because the NPV of the potential sale is $13.02D) No; because the NPV of the potential sale is −$13.05E) No; because the NPV of the potential sale is −$2.6577) The Cycle Shoppe has decided to offer credit to its customers during the spring selling season. Sales are expected to be 64 bikes with an average cost of $329 each. Four percent of customers are expected to default. To help identify those individuals, the shop is considering subscribing to a credit agency. The initial charge for their services is $250 with an additional charge of $7.50 per individual report. What is the amount of the net savings from subscribing to the credit agency?A) $108B) $92C) $84D) $112E) $10378) Assume all sales are one-time credit sales with a probability of collection of 96 percent. The variable cost per unit is $1.67, the sales price per unit is $4.99, and the monthly interest rate is1.35 percent. What is the NPV of a credit sale of one item?A) $3.18B) $2.87C) $3.38D) $2.92E) $3.0679) Assume a sales price of $119 per unit, a $76 per unit variable cost, an average default rate of 3 percent, and a monthly interest rate of 1.25 percent. What is the net present value of a new repeat customer who never defaults on his or her payment?A) $5,733B) $3,364C) $2,617D) $8,817E) $9,52080) Assume an average selling price of $547 per unit, a variable cost per unit of $339, a monthly interest rate of 1.1 percent, and a default rate of 3.1 percent. What is the NPV of extending credit for 30 days to all who are expected to become repeat customers?A) $17,984B) $19,787C) $12,304D) $18,662E) $13,60981) Lakeside Market sells 848 units of an item priced at $49 each year. The carrying cost per unit is $2.26 and the fixed costs per order are $46. What is the economic order quantity?A) 192 unitsB) 221 unitsC) 197 unitsD) 186 unitsE) 163 units82) High Mountain consistently sells 2,400 pairs of $189 skates annually. The fixed order costs is $56 and the carrying costs are $3.85 a pair. What is the economic order quantity?A) 246 pairsB) 215 pairsC) 229 pairsD) 264 pairsE) 248 pairs。

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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 12e (Ross)Chapter 16 Financial Leverage and Capital Structure Policy1) Which one of these statements is correct?A) Capital structure has no effect on shareholder value.B) The optimal capital structure occurs when the cost of equity is minimized.C) The optimal capital structure maximizes shareholder value.D) Shareholder value is maximized when WACC is also maximized.E) Unlevered firms have more value than levered firms when firms are profitable.2) A firm should select the capital structure that:A) produces the highest cost of capital.B) maximizes the value of the firm.C) minimizes taxes.D) is fully unlevered.E) equates the value of debt with the value of equity.3) The value of a firm is maximized when the:A) cost of equity is maximized.B) tax rate equals the cost of capital.C) levered cost of capital is maximized.D) weighted average cost of capital is minimized.E) debt-equity ratio is minimized.4) The optimal capital structure has been achieved when the:A) debt-equity ratio is equal to 1.B) weight of equity is equal to the weight of debt.C) cost of equity is maximized given a pretax cost of debt.D) debt-equity ratio is such that the cost of debt exceeds the cost of equity.E) debt-equity ratio results in the lowest possible weighted average cost of capital.5) Assume you are reviewing a graph that plots earnings per share (EPS) against earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT). The steeper the slope of the plotted line the:A) lower the impact of financial leverage.B) lower the debt-equity ratio.C) higher the tax rate.D) greater the sensitivity of EPS to changes in EBIT.E) lower the probability of a negative EPS.6) You have computed the break-even point between a levered and an unlevered capital structure. Ignore taxes. At the break-even level, the:A) company is earning just enough to pay for the cost of the debt.B) company's earnings before interest and taxes are equal to zero.C) earnings per share for the levered option are exactly double those of the unlevered option.D) advantages of leverage exceed the disadvantages of leverage.E) company has a debt-equity ratio of .50.7) Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the relationship between a levered and an unlevered capital structure? Ignore taxes.A) At the break-even point, there is no advantage to debt.B) The earnings per share will equal zero when EBIT is zero for a levered firm.C) The advantages of leverage are inversely related to the level of EBIT.D) The use of leverage at any level of EBIT increases the EPS.E) EPS are more sensitive to changes in EBIT when a firm is unlevered.8) Jessica invested in QRT stock when the company was unlevered. Since then, QRT has changed its capital structure and now has a debt-equity ratio of .36. To unlever her position, Jessica needs to:A) borrow some money and purchase additional shares of QRT stock.B) maintain her current equity position as the debt of the firm does not affect her personally.C) sell 36 percent of her shares of QRT stock and hold the proceeds in cash.D) sell 36 percent of her shares of QRT stock and loan out the sale proceeds.E) create a personal debt-equity ratio of .36.9) Which one of the following makes the capital structure of a company irrelevant?A) TaxesB) Interest tax shieldC) 100 percent dividend payout ratioD) Debt-equity ratio that is greater than 0 but less than 1E) Homemade leverage10) Homemade leverage is:A) the incurrence of debt by a corporation in order to pay dividends to shareholders.B) the exclusive use of debt to fund a corporate expansion project.C) the use of personal borrowing to alter an individual's exposure to financial leverage.D) best defined as an increase in a company's debt level.E) the term used to describe the capital structure of a levered firm.11) The concept of homemade leverage is most associated with:A) M&M Proposition I with no tax.B) M&M Proposition II with no tax.C) M&M Proposition I with tax.D) M&M Proposition II with tax.E) the static theory proposition.12) Which one of the following statements is correct in relation to M&M Proposition II, without taxes?A) The cost of equity remains constant as the debt-equity ratio increases.B) The cost of equity is inversely related to the debt-equity ratio.C) The required return on assets is equal to the weighted average cost of capital.D) Financial risk determines the return on assets.E) Financial risk is unaffected by the debt-equity ratio.13) M&M Proposition II, without taxes, is the proposition that:A) the capital structure of a company has no effect on that company's value.B) the cost of equity depends on the return on debt, the debt-equity ratio, and the tax rate.C) a company's cost of equity is a linear function with a slope equal to (R A− R D).D) the cost of equity is equivalent to the required rate of return on assets.E) the size of the pie does not depend on how the pie is sliced.14) The business risk of a company:A) depends on the company's level of unsystematic risk.B) is inversely related to the required return on the company's assets.C) is dependent upon the relative weights of the debt and equity used to finance the company.D) has a positive relationship with the company's cost of equity.E) has no relationship with the required return on a company's assets according to M&M theory.15) Financial risk is:A) the risk inherent in a company's operations.B) a type of unsystematic risk.C) inversely related to the cost of equity.D) dependent upon a company's capital structure.E) irrelevant to the value of a company.16) Which one of the following states that the value of a company is unrelated to the company's capital structure?A) Homemade leverageB) M&M Proposition I, no taxC) M&M Proposition II, no taxD) Pecking-order theoryE) Static theory of capital structure17) Which one of the following states that the cost of equity capital is directly and proportionally related to capital structure?A) Static theory of capital structureB) M&M Proposition IC) M&M Proposition IID) Homemade leverageE) Pecking-order theory18) Which one of the following is the equity risk that is most related to the daily operations of a firm?A) Market riskB) Systematic riskC) Extrinsic riskD) Business riskE) Financial risk19) Which one of the following is the equity risk related to capital structure policy?A) Market riskB) Systematic riskC) Static riskD) Business riskE) Financial risk20) M&M Proposition I with no tax supports the argument that:A) business risk has no effect on the return on assets.B) the cost of equity rises as leverage rises.C) a company's debt-equity ratio is completely irrelevant.D) business risk is irrelevant.E) homemade leverage is irrelevant.21) Westover Mills reduced its taxes last year by $210 by increasing its interest expense by $1,000. Which one of the following terms is used to describe this tax savings?A) Interest tax shieldB) Interest creditC) Homemade leverage shieldD) Current tax yieldE) Tax-loss interest22) M&M Proposition I with tax implies that the:A) weighted average cost of capital decreases as the debt-equity ratio increases.B) value of a company is inversely related to the amount of leverage used by that company.C) value of an unlevered company equals the value of a levered company plus the value of the interest tax shield.D) cost of capital is the same regardless of the mix of debt and equity used.E) cost of equity increases as the debt-equity ratio decreases.23) M&M Proposition I with taxes is based on the concept that:A) the optimal capital structure is the one that is totally financed with equity.B) capital structure is irrelevant because investors and companies have differing tax rates.C) WACC is unaffected by a change in the company's capital structure.D) the value of a taxable company increases as the level of debt increases.E) the cost of equity increases as the debt-equity ratio increases.24) M&M Proposition II with taxes:A) has the same general implications as M&M Proposition II without taxes.B) states that capital structure is irrelevant to shareholders.C) supports the argument that business risk is determined by the capital structure decision.D) supports the argument that the cost of equity decreases as the debt-equity ratio increases.E) concludes that the capital structure decision is irrelevant to the value of a firm.25) The present value of the interest tax shield is expressed as:A) T C D/R A.B) V U + T C D.C) T C DR A.D) [EBIT(T C D)]/R A.E) T C D.26) The interest tax shield is a key reason why:A) the required rate of return on assets rises when debt is added to the capital structure.B) the value of an unlevered company is equal to the value of a levered company.C) the net cost of debt is generally less than the cost of equity.D) the cost of debt is equal to the cost of equity for a levered company.E) companies prefer equity financing over debt financing.27) Based on M&M Proposition I with taxes, the weighted average cost of capital:A) is equal to the aftertax cost of debt.B) has a linear relationship with the cost of equity capital.C) is unaffected by the tax rate.D) decreases as the debt-equity ratio increases.E) is equal to R U(1 − T C).28) The symbol "R U" refers to the cost of capital for a(n) ________ while "R A" represents the:A) privately owned entity; unlevered cost of capital.B) all-equity company; weighted average cost of capital.C) levered company; cost of capital for an all-equity company.D) levered company; weighted average cost of capital.E) unlevered company; average cost of equity.29) The explicit costs, such as legal and administrative expenses, associated with corporate default are classified as ________ costs.A) flotationB) issueC) direct bankruptcyD) indirect bankruptcyE) unlevered30) Which one of the following is a direct cost of bankruptcy?A) Bypassing a positive NPV project to avoid additional debtB) Investing in cash reservesC) Maintaining a debt-equity ratio that is lower than the optimal ratioD) Losing a key company employeeE) Paying an outside accountant to prepare bankruptcy reports31) The costs incurred by a business in an effort to avoid bankruptcy are classified as ________ costs.A) flotationB) direct bankruptcyC) indirect bankruptcyD) financial solvencyE) capital structure32) The proposition that a company borrows up to the point where the marginal benefit of the interest tax shield derived from increased debt is just equal to the marginal expense of the resulting increase in financial distress costs is called:A) the static theory of capital structure.B) M&M Proposition I, with taxes.C) M&M Proposition II, with taxes.D) the pecking-order theory.E) the open markets theorem.33) If a company has the optimal amount of debt, then the:A) direct financial distress costs must equal the present value of the interest tax shield.B) value of the levered company will exceed the value of the unlevered company.C) company has no financial distress costs.D) Value of the firm is equal to V L + T C D.E) debt-equity ratio is equal to 1.34) Which one of the following provides the greatest tendency to increase the percentage of debt included in a company's optimal capital structure?A) Exceptionally high depreciation expensesB) Very low marginal tax rateC) Substantial tax shields from other sourcesD) Low probability of financial distressE) Minimal taxable income35) The capital structure that maximizes the value of a company also:A) minimizes financial distress costs.B) minimizes the cost of capital.C) maximizes the present value of the tax shield on debt.D) maximizes the value of the debt.E) maximizes the present value of the bankruptcy costs.36) The optimal capital structure:A) will be the same for all companies within the same industry.B) will remain constant over time unless the company changes its primary operations.C) will vary over time as taxes and market conditions change.D) places more emphasis on operations than on financing.E) is unaffected by changes in the financial markets.37) The static theory of capital structure advocates that the optimal capital structure for a company:A) is highly dependent upon a constant debt-equity ratio over time.B) remains fixed over time.C) is independent of the company's tax rate.D) is independent of the company's debt-equity ratio.E) equates marginal tax savings from additional debt to the marginal increased bankruptcy costs of that debt.38) The basic lesson of M&M theory is that the value of a company is dependent upon:A) the company's capital structure.B) the total cash flows of that company.C) minimizing the marketed claims.D) the amount of the company's marketed claims.E) size of the stockholders' claims.39) Which one of the following is a marketed claim against the cash flows of a company?A) Tax payment to the IRSB) Dividend payment to shareholdersC) Payment of employees' wagesD) Payment for warranty work on a product produced by the companyE) Payment of legal claim against the company40) The optimal capital structure of a company:A) minimizes the company's tax payments.B) maximizes the value of that company's marketed claims.C) minimizes both the marketed and nonmarketed claims against that company.D) eliminates all nonmarketed claims against that company.E) equates the company's marketed and nonmarketed claims.41) Which form of financing do companies prefer to use first according to the pecking-order theory?A) Regular debtB) Convertible debtC) Common stockD) Preferred stockE) Internal funds42) Which one of the following is correct according to pecking-order theory?A) There is a direct relationship between a company's profits and its debt levels.B) Companies avoid external debt except as a last resort.C) A company's capital structure is independent of its need for external funding.D) Companies stockpile internally generated cash.E) Every company has an optimal capital structure.43) With the exception of a few industries, most corporations in the U.S. tend to:A) minimize taxes.B) underutilize debt.C) rely equally on debt and equity.D) have relatively similar debt-equity ratios across industry lines.E) rely more heavily on debt than on equity.44) In general, the capital structures of U.S. firms:A) tend to overweigh debt in relation to equity.B) generally result in debt-equity ratios between .45 and .55.C) are fairly standard for all SIC codes.D) tend to exceed a debt-equity ratio of .45.E) vary significantly across industries.45) Edwards Farm Products was unable to meet its financial obligations and was forced into using legal proceedings to restructure itself so that it could continue as a viable business. The process this company underwent is known as a:A) merger.B) repurchase program.C) liquidation.D) reorganization.E) divestiture.46) Which one of these actions generally occurs first in a bankruptcy reorganization?A) Filing proofs of claimB) Dividing creditors into classesC) Confirming the reorganization planD) Distributing cash, property, and securities to creditorsE) Submitting a reorganization plan47) Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, how long after a company firm files for bankruptcy protection do creditors have to wait before submitting their own reorganization plan to the court?A) 60 daysB) 45 daysC) 180 daysD) 12 monthsE) 18 months48) The absolute priority rule determines:A) when a firm must be declared officially bankrupt.B) how a distressed firm is reorganized.C) which judge is assigned to a particular bankruptcy case.D) how long a reorganized firm is allowed to remain under bankruptcy protection.E) which parties receive payment first in a bankruptcy proceeding.49) Bankruptcy:A) occurs when total equity is negative.B) is a legal proceeding.C) occurs when a company cannot meet its financial obligations.D) refers to a loss of value for debt holders.E) is an inexpensive means of reorganizing a company.50) A company is technically insolvent when:A) it has a negative book value.B) its total debt exceeds its total equity.C) it is unable to meet its financial obligations.D) it files for bankruptcy protection.E) the market value of its stock is less than its book value.51) Which one of the following statements related to Chapter 7 bankruptcy is correct?A) A company in Chapter 7 bankruptcy is reorganizing its operations such that it can return to being a viable concern.B) Under a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a trustee will assume control of the company's assets until those assets can be liquidated.C) Chapter 7 bankruptcies are always involuntary on the part of the firm.D) Under a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the claims of creditors are paid prior to the administrative costs of the bankruptcy.E) Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows a firm to restructure its equity such that new shares of stock can be issued.52) Which one of the following will generally have the highest priority when assets are distributed in a bankruptcy proceeding?A) Consumer claimsB) Dividend payment to preferred shareholdersC) Company contribution to the employees' retirement accountD) Payment to an unsecured creditorE) Payment of employees' wages53) Which one of these statements related to Chapter 11 bankruptcy is correct?A) Prepacks apply only to Chapter 7, not Chapter 11, bankruptcies.B) Senior management must be replaced prior to exiting a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.C) A company can only file for Chapter 11 after it becomes totally insolvent.D) Companies sometimes file for Chapter 11 in an attempt to gain a competitive advantage.E) Chapter 11 involves the total liquidation of the bankrupt firm.54) The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005:A) permits creditors to file a prepack immediately after a firm files for bankruptcy protection.B) prevents creditors from submitting any reorganization plans.C) prevents companies from filing for bankruptcy protection more than once.D) permits key employee retention plans only if the affected employee(s) has another job offer.E) allows the payment of bonuses to all key employees to entice those employees to remain in the company's employ.55) Katlin Markets is debating between a levered and an unlevered capital structure. The all-equity capital structure would consist of 60,000 shares of stock. The debt and equity option would consist of 45,000 shares of stock plus $250,000 of debt with an interest rate of 7.25 percent. What is the break-even level of earnings before interest and taxes between these two options? Ignore taxes.A) $50,500B) $68,200C) $81,400D) $66,667E) $72,50056) Holly's is currently an all-equity firm that has 7,200 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $41 a share. The firm has decided to leverage its operations by issuing $60,000 of debt at an interest rate of 7.6 percent. This new debt will be used to repurchase shares of the outstanding stock. The restructuring is expected to increase the earnings per share. What is the minimum level of earnings before interest and taxes that the firm is expecting? Ignore taxes.A) $22,435B) $19,516C) $26,400D) $17,141E) $25,02057) Paradise Travels is an all-equity firm that has 9,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $27 a share. Management has decided to issue $25,000 worth of debt and use the funds to repurchase shares of the outstanding stock. The interest rate on the debt will be 7.3 percent. What are the earnings per share at the break-even level of earnings before interest and taxes? Ignore taxes.A) $2.28B) $1.97C) $1.67D) $2.12E) $1.9258) Miller's Dry Goods is an all-equity firm with 40,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $50 a share. The company's earnings before interest and taxes are $160,000. Miller's has decided to add leverage to its financial operations by issuing $200,000 of debt at 7 percent interest and using the proceeds to repurchase shares of stock. Jen owns 500 shares of Miller's stock and can loan out funds at 7 percent interest. How many shares of Miller's stock must Jen sell to offset the leverage that Miller's is assuming? (Assume Jen loans out all of the funds she receives from the sale of stock. Ignore taxes.)A) 125 sharesB) 100 sharesC) 50 sharesD) 25 sharesE) 75 shares59) Theo currently owns 700 shares of JKL, which is an all-equity firm with 320,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $25 a share. The company's earnings before interest and taxes are $160,000. JKL has decided to issue $500,000 of debt at 7.5 percent interest and use the proceeds to repurchase shares of stock. How many shares of JKL stock must Theo sell to unlever his position if he can loan out funds at 7.5 percent interest? (Assume partial shares can be sold.)A) 38.50B) 42.50C) 50.00D) 43.75E) 46.6760) Naylor's is an all-equity firm with 48,000 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $25 a share. The company has earnings before interest and taxes of $87,000. Naylor's has decided to issue $400,000 of debt at 7.3 percent and use the proceeds to repurchase shares. Currently, Angela owns 600 shares of Naylor's stock. How many shares of this stock will she continue to own if she unlevers this position? Assume she can loan out funds at 7.3 percent interest. Ignore taxes.A) 200B) 333C) 400D) 425E) 26761) Eastern Markets has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $346,500. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $14,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 13 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 32 percent lower. The firm is considering a debt issue of $16,000 with an interest rate of 6.8 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 4,500 shares outstanding. Ignore taxes. What will be the percentage change in EPS if the economy enters a recessionary period?A) −35 percentB) −41 percentC) −32 percentD) −28 percentE) −30 percent62) North Side Inc. has no debt outstanding and a total market value of $168,000. Earnings before interest and taxes, EBIT, are projected to be $18,000 if economic conditions are normal. If there is strong expansion in the economy, then EBIT will be 22 percent higher. If there is a recession, then EBIT will be 35 percent lower. The company is considering a $50,000 debt issue with an interest rate of 7.4 percent. The proceeds will be used to repurchase shares of stock. There are currently 5,000 shares outstanding and the tax rate is 21 percent. What will be the percentage change in EPS if the economy has a strong expansion?A) 28.80 percentB) 31.26 percentC) 27.69 percentD) 25.45 percentE) 22.00 percent63) Galaxy Products is comparing two different capital structures, an all-equity plan (Plan I) anda levered plan (Plan II). Under Plan I, the company would have 112,000 shares of stock outstanding. Under Plan II, there would be 75,000 shares of stock outstanding and $600,000 in debt. The interest rate on the debt is 6.7 percent and there are no taxes. What is the break-even EBIT?A) $87,879B) $121,686C) $101,111D) $133,333E) $91,41464) ABC and XYZ are identical firms in all respects except for their capital structures. ABC is all-equity financed with $530,000 in stock. XYZ has the same total value but uses both stock and perpetual debt; its stock is worth $310,000 and the interest rate on its debt is 7.9 percent. Both firms expect EBIT to be $62,222. Ignore taxes. The cost of equity for ABC is ________ percent and for XYZ it is ________ percent.A) 11.74; 9.82B) 11.74; 12.48C) 11.74; 14.47D) 12.09; 9.82E) 12.09; 12.4865) Lamont Corp. is debt-free and has a weighted average cost of capital of 12.7 percent. The current market value of the equity is $2.3 million and there are no taxes. According to M&M Proposition I, what will be the value of the company if it changes to a debt-equity ratio of .85?A) $18,110,236B) $1,955,000C) $15,393,701D) $2,705,882E) $2,300,00066) Ignoring taxes, Pewter & Glass has a weighted average cost of capital of 10.82 percent. The company can borrow at 7.4 percent. What is the cost of equity if the debt-equity ratio is .68?A) 12.87%B) 13.15%C) 11.09%D) 15.85%E) 12.49%67) The Jean Outlet is an all-equity firm that has 64,000 shares of stock outstanding. The company has decided to borrow $120,000 to repurchase 1,500 shares of its stock from the estate of a deceased shareholder. What is the total value of the firm if you ignore taxes?A) $5,340,000B) $4,638,000C) $5,068,700D) $4,950,000E) $5,120,00068) Noelle owns 12 percent of The Toy Factory. She has decided to retire and wants to sell all of her shares in this closely held, all-equity firm. The other shareholders have agreed to have the company borrow the $248,000 needed to repurchase her shares of stock. What is the total market value of the company? Ignore taxes.A) $2,066,667B) $2,489,111C) $2,608,515D) $2,414,141E) $2,333,33369) Winter's Toyland has a debt-equity ratio of .57. The pretax cost of debt is 8.2 percent and the required return on assets is 14.7 percent. What is the company's cost of equity if you ignoretaxes?A) 14.70 percentB) 19.74 percentC) 15.29 percentD) 17.46 percentE) 18.41 percent70) Roy's Welding has a cost of equity of 14.1 percent and a pretax cost of debt of 7.7 percent. The required return on the assets is 13.2 percent. What is the debt-equity ratio based on M&M II with no taxes?A) .164B) .217C) .408D) .108E) .58371) The Corner Bakery has a debt-equity ratio of .53. The required return on assets is 13.5 percent and its cost of equity is 15.8 percent. What is the pretax cost of debt based on M&M Proposition II with no taxes?A) 8.78 percentB) 10.68 percentC) 9.16 percentD) 7.56 percentE) 8.40 percent72) L.A. Clothing has expected earnings before interest and taxes of $63,300, an unlevered cost of capital of 14.7 percent, and a combined tax rate of 23 percent. The company also has $11,000 of debt that carries a coupon rate of 7 percent. The debt is selling at par value. What is the value of this company?A) $342,579B) $273,333C) $284,108D) $334,101E) $305,476。

公司理财精要版原书第12版习题库答案Ross12e_Chapter12_TB

公司理财精要版原书第12版习题库答案Ross12e_Chapter12_TBFundamentals of Corporate Finance, 12e (Ross)Chapter 12 Some Lessons from Capital Market History1) Stacy purchased a stock last year and sold it today for $4 a share more than her purchase price. She received a total of $1.15 per share in dividends. Which one of the following statements is correct in relation to this investment?A) The dividend yield is expressed as a percentage of the par value.B) The capital gain would have been less had Stacy not received the dividends.C) The total dollar return per share is $2.85.D) The capital gains yield is positive.E) The dividend yield is greater than the capital gains yield.2) Which one of the following correctly describes the dividend yield?A) Next year's annual dividend divided by today's stock priceB) This year's annual dividend divided by today's stock priceC) This year's annual dividend divided by next year's expected stock priceD) Next year's annual dividend divided by this year's annual dividendE) The increase in next year's dividend over this year's dividend divided by this year's dividend3) Bayside Marina just announced it is decreasing its annual dividend from $1.48 per share to $1.45 per share effective immediately. If the dividend yield remains at its pre-announcement level, then you know the stock price:A) was unaffected by the announcement.B) increased proportionately with the dividend decrease.C) decreased proportionately with the dividend decrease.D) decreased by $.03 per share.E) increased by $.03 per share.4) Which one of the following statements related to capital gains is correct?A) The capital gains yield includes only realized capital gains.B) An increase in an unrealized capital gain will increase the capital gains yield.C) The capital gains yield must be either positive or zero.D) The capital gains yield is expressed as a percentage of a security's total return.E) The capital gains yield represents the total return earned by an investor.5) Which of the following yields on a stock can be negative?A) Dividend yieldB) Capital gains yieldC) Capital gains yield and total returnD) Dividend yield, capital gains yield, and total returnE) Dividend yield and total return6) Small-company stocks, as the term is used in the textbook, are best defined as the:A) 500 newest corporations in the U.S.B) companies whose stock trades OTC.C) smallest 20 percent of the companies listed on the NYSE.D) smallest 25 percent of the companies listed on NASDAQ.E) companies whose stock is listed on NASDAQ.7) The historical record for the period 1926–2016 supports which one of the following statements?A) When large-company stocks have a negative return, they will have a negative return for at least two consecutive years.B) The return on U.S. Treasury bills exceeds the inflation rate by at least .5 percent each year.C) There was only one year during the period when double-digit inflation occurred.D) Small-company stocks have lost as much as 50 percent and gained as much as 100 percent in a single year.E) The inflation rate was positive each year throughout the period.8) Which one of the following time periods is associated with low rates of inflation?A) 1941–1942B) 1973–1974C) 2014–2015D) 1979–1980E) 1946–19479) For the period 1926–2016, U.S. Treasury bills always:A) provided an annual rate of return that exceeded the annual inflation rate.B) had an annual rate of return in excess of 1.2 percent.C) provided a positive annual rate of return.D) earned a higher annual rate of return than long-term government bonds.E) had a greater variation in returns year-over-year than did long-term government bonds.10) Which one of the following statements is a correct reflection of the U.S. financial markets for the period 1926–2016?A) U.S. Treasury bill returns never exceeded a return of 9 percent in any one year.B) U.S. Treasury bills had an annual return in excess of 10 percent in three or more years.C) Inflation equaled or exceeded the return on U.S. Treasury bills every year during the period.D) Long-term government bonds outperformed U.S. Treasury bills every year during the period.E) National deflation occurred in at least one year during every decade during the period.11) For the period 2009–2016, U.S. Treasury bills had an annual rate of return that was:A) between .5 and 1 percent.B) between 1 and 2 percent.C) negative in at least one year.D) negative for two or more years.E) between 0 and .25 percent.12) Which one of the following categories of securities had the highest average annual return for the period 1926–2016?A) U.S. Treasury billsB) Large-company stocksC) Small-company stocksD) Long-term corporate bondsE) Long-term government bonds13) Which one of the following categories of securities had the lowest average risk premium for the period 1926–2016?A) Long-term government bondsB) Small-company stocksC) Large-company stocksD) Long-term corporate bondsE) U.S. Treasury bills14) The rate of return on which type of security is normally used as the risk-free rate of return?A) Long-term Treasury bondsB) Long-term corporate bondsC) Treasury billsD) Intermediate-term Treasury bondsE) Intermediate-term corporate bonds15) For the period 1926–2016, the average risk premium on large-company stocks was about:A) 12.7 percent.B) 10.4 percent.C) 8.6 percent.D) 6.9 percent.E) 7.3 percent.16) Assume that last year T-bills returned 2.8 percent while your investment in large-company stocks earned an average of7.6 percent. Which one of the following terms refers to the difference between these two rates of return?A) Risk premiumB) Geometric average returnC) Arithmetic average returnD) Standard deviationE) Variance17) Which one of the following statements correctly applies to the period 1926–2016?A) Large-company stocks earned a higher average risk premium than did small-company stocks.B) The average inflation rate exceeded the average return on U.S. Treasury bills.C) Large-company stocks had an average annual return of 14.7 percent.D) Inflation averaged 2.6 percent for the period.E) Long-term corporate bonds outperformed long-term government bonds.18) The excess return is computed as the:A) return on a security minus the inflation rate.B) return on a risky security minus the risk-free rate.C) risk premium on a risky security minus the risk-free rate.D) risk-free rate plus the inflation rate.E) risk-free rate minus the inflation rate.19) Which one of the following earned the highest risk premium over the period 1926–2016?A) Long-term corporate bondsB) U.S. Treasury billsC) Small-company stocksD) Large-company stocksE) Long-term government bonds20) What was the average rate of inflation over the period of 1926–2016?A) Less than 2.0 percentB) Between 2.0 and 2.4 percentC) Between 2.4 and 2.8 percentD) Between 2.8 and 3.2 percentE) Greater than 3.2 percent21) Assume you invest in a portfolio of long-term corporate bonds. Based on the period 1926–2016, what average annual rate of return should you expect to earn?A) Less than 5 percentB) Between 5 and 6 percentC) Between 6 and 7 percentD) Between 7 and 8 percentE) More than 8 percent22) The average annual return on small-company stocks was about ________ percent greater than the average annual return on large-company stocks over the period 1926–2016.A) 3B) 5C) 7D) 9E) 1123) Based on the period 1926-2016, the actual real return on large-company stocks has been around:A) 9 percent.B) 10 percent.C) 6 percent.D) 7 percent.E) 8 percent.24) To convince investors to accept greater volatility, you must:A) decrease the risk premium.B) increase the risk premium.C) decrease the real return.D) decrease the risk-free rate.E) increase the risk-free rate.25) Which one of the following best defines the variance of an investment's annual returns over a number of years?A) The average squared difference between the arithmetic and the geometric average annual returnsB) The squared summation of the differences between the actual returns and the average geometric returnC) The average difference between the annual returns and the average return for the periodD) The difference between the arithmetic average and the geometric average return for the periodE) The average squared difference between the actual returns and the arithmetic average return26) Which one of the following categories of securities had the most volatile annual returns over the period 1926–2016?A) Long-term corporate bondsB) Large-company stocksC) Intermediate-term government bondsD) U.S. Treasury billsE) Small-company stocks27) If the variability of the returns on large-company stocks were to decrease over the long-term, you would expect which one of the following as related to large-company stocks to occur as a result?A) Increase in the risk premiumB) Increase in the average long-term rate of returnC) Decrease in the 68 percent probability range of returnsD) Increase in the standard deviationE) Increase in the geometric average rate of return28) Which one of the following statements is correct based on the historical record for the period 1926–2016?A) The standard deviation of returns for small-company stocks was double that of large-company stocks.B) U.S. Treasury bills had a zero standard deviation of returns because they are considered to be risk-free.C) Long-term government bonds had a lower return but a higher standard deviation on average than did long-term corporate bonds.D) Inflation was less volatile than the returns on U.S. Treasury bills.E) Long-term government bonds were less volatile than intermediate-term government bonds.29) What is the probability that small-company stocks will produce an annual return that is more than one standard deviation below the average?A) 1.0 percentB) 2.5 percentC) 5.0 percentD) 16 percentE) 32 percent30) Which one of the following is a correct ranking of securities based on the volatility of their annual returns over the period of 1926–2016? Rank from highest to lowest.A) Large-company stocks, U.S. Treasury bills, long-term government bondsB) Small-company stocks, long-term corporate bonds, large-company stocksC) Long-term government bonds, long-term corporate bonds, intermediate-term government bondsD) Large-company stocks, small-company stocks, long-term government bondsE) Intermediate-term government bonds, long-term corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury bills31) Which one of the following had the least volatile annual returns over the period of 1926–2016?A) Large-company stocksB) InflationC) Long-term corporate bondsD) U.S. Treasury billsE) Intermediate-term government bonds32) Which one of the following statements is correct based on the period 1926–2016?A) Long-term government bonds had more volatile annual returns than did the long-term corporate bonds.B) The standard deviation of the annual rate of inflation was less than 3 percent.C) U.S Treasury bills have a zero variance in returns because they are risk-free.D) The risk premium on small-company stocks was less than 10 percent.E) The risk premium on all U.S. government securities is 0 percent.33) Generally speaking, which of the following best correspond to a wide frequency distribution?A) High standard deviation, low rate of returnB) Low rate of return, large risk premiumC) Small risk premium, high rate of returnD) Small risk premium, low standard deviationE) High standard deviation, large risk premium34) Standard deviation is a measure of which one of the following?A) Average rate of returnB) VolatilityD) Risk premiumE) Real returns35) Which one of the following is defined by its mean and its standard deviation?A) Arithmetic nominal returnB) Geometric real returnC) Normal distributionD) VarianceE) Risk premium36) Which of the following statements are true based on the historical record for 1926–2016?A) Risk-free securities produce a positive real rate of return each year.B) Bonds are generally a safer, or less risky, investment than are stocks.C) Risk and potential reward are inversely related.D) The normal distribution curve for large-company stocks is narrower than the curve for small-company stocks.E) Returns are more predictable over the short term than they are over the long term.37) Estimates of the rate of return on a security based on the historical arithmetic average will probably tend to ________ the expected return for the long-term and estimates using the historical geometric average will probably tend to ________ the expected return for the short-term.A) overestimate; overestimateB) overestimate; underestimateC) underestimate; overestimateD) underestimate; underestimateE) accurately estimate; accurately estimate38) The primary purpose of Blume's formula is to:A) compute an accurate historical rate of return.B) determine a stock's true current value.C) consider compounding when estimating a rate of return.D) determine the actual real rate of return.E) project future rates of return.39) The average compound return earned per year over a multiyear period is called the ________ average return.A) arithmeticB) standardC) variantD) geometricE) real40) The return earned in an average year over a multiyear period is called the ________ average return.B) standardC) variantD) geometricE) real41) Assume all stock prices fairly reflect all of the available information on those stocks. Which one of the following terms best defines the stock market under these conditions?A) Riskless marketB) Evenly distributed marketC) Zero volatility marketD) Blume's marketE) Efficient capital market42) Which one of the following statements best defines the efficient market hypothesis?A) Efficient markets limit competition.B) Security prices in efficient markets remain steady as new information becomes available.C) Mispriced securities are common in efficient markets.D) All securities in an efficient market are zero net present value investments.E) All securities provide the same positive rate of return when the market is efficient.43) Which one of the following is the most likely reason why a stock price might not react at all on the day that new information related to the stock's issuer is released? Assume the market is semistrong form efficient.A) Company insiders were aware of the information prior to the announcement.B) Investors do not pay attention to daily news.C) Investors tend to overreact.D) The news was positive.E) The information was expected.44) Which one of the following is most indicative of a totally efficient stock market?A) Extraordinary returns earned on a routine basisB) Positive net present values on stock investments over the long-termC) Zero net present values for all stock investmentsD) Arbitrage opportunities which develop on a routine basisE) Realizing negative returns on a routine basis45) Which one of the following statements is correct concerning market efficiency?A) Real asset markets are more efficient than financial markets.B) If a market is efficient, arbitrage opportunities should be common.C) In an efficient market, some market participants will have an advantage over others.D) A firm will generally receive a fair price when it issues new shares of stock if the market is efficient.E) New information will gradually be reflected in a stock's price to avoid any sudden price changes in an efficient market.46) Efficient financial markets fluctuate continuously because:A) the markets are continually reacting to old information as that information is absorbed.B) the markets are continually reacting to new information.C) arbitrage trading is limited.D) current trading systems require human intervention.E) investments produce varying levels of net present values.47) Inside information has the least value when financial markets are:A) weak form efficient.B) semiweak form efficient.C) semistrong form efficient.D) strong form efficient.E) inefficient.48) Evidence seems to support the view that studying public information to identify mispriced stocks is:A) effective as long as the market is only semistrong form efficient.B) effective provided the market is only weak form efficient.C) ineffective.D) effective only in strong form efficient markets.E) ineffective only in strong form efficient markets.49) Which one of the following statements related to market efficiency tends to be supported by current evidence?A) It is easy for investors to earn abnormal returns.B) Short-run price movements are easy to predict.C) Markets are most likely only weak form efficient.D) Mispriced stocks are easy to identify.E) Markets tend to respond quickly to new information.50) Which form of market efficiency would most likely offer the greatest profit potential to an outstanding professional stock analyst?A) WeakB) SemiweakC) SemistrongD) StrongE) Perfect51) You are aware that your neighbor trades stocks based on confidential information he overhears at his workplace. This information is not available to the general public. This neighborcontinually brags to you about the profits he earns on these trades. Given this, you would tend to argue that the financial markets are at best ________ form efficient.A) weakB) semiweakC) semistrongD) strongE) perfect52) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission periodically charges individuals with insider trading and claims those individuals have made unfair profits. Given this, you would be most apt to argue that the markets are less than ________ form efficient.A) weakB) semiweakC) semistrongD) strongE) perfect53) Individual investors who continually monitor the financial markets seeking mispriced securities:A) earn excess profits on all of their investments.B) make the markets increasingly more efficient.C) are never able to find a security that is temporarily mispriced.D) are overwhelmingly successful in earning abnormal profits.E) are always quite successful using only historical price information as their basis of evaluation.54) One year ago, you purchased a stock at a price of $43.20 per share. The stock pays quarterly dividends of $.18 per share. Today, the stock is selling for $45.36 per share. What is your capital gain on this investment?A) $1.44B) $2.16C) $2.80D) $1.74E) $2.3455) Six months ago, you purchased 300 shares of stock in Global Trading at a price of $26.19 a share. The stock pays a quarterly dividend of $.12 a share. Today, you sold all of your shares for $27.11 per share. What is the total amount of your dividend income on this investment?A) $36B) $72C) $348D) $144E) $20456) One year ago, you purchased 200 shares of SL Industries stock at a price of $18.97 a share. The stock pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share. Today, you sold all of your shares for $17.86 per share. What is your total dollar return on this investment?A) $50B) $91C) $58D) $62E) $8257) You own 850 shares of Western Feed Mills stock valued at $53.15 per share. What is the dividend yield if your total annual dividend income is $1,256?A) 2.67 percentB) 2.78 percentC) 1.83 percentD) 2.13 percentE) 2.54 percent58) West Wind Tours stock is currently selling for $52.30 a share. The stock has a dividend yield of 2.48 percent. How much dividend income will you receive per year if you purchase 600 shares of this stock?A) $824.96B) $836.20C) $724.80D) $762.00E) $778.2259) One year ago, you purchased a stock at a price of $38.22 a share. Today, you sold the stock and realized a total loss of11.09 percent on your investment. Your capital gain was –$4.68 a share. What was your dividend yield?A) 1.15 percentB) .88 percentC) 1.02 percentD) .67 percentE) .38 percent60) You just sold 427 shares of stock at a price of $19.07 a share. You purchased the stock for $18.83 a share and have received total dividends of $614. What is the total capital gain on this investment?A) $716.48B) $511.52C) $102.48D) $618.48E) $476.5261) Last year, you purchased 400 shares of Analog stock for $12.92 a share. You have received a total of $136 in dividends and $4,301 in proceeds from selling the shares. What is your capital gains yield on this stock?A) 9.09 percentB) 6.73 percentC) ?16.78 percentD) ?14.14 percentE) ?11.02 percent62) Today, you sold 540 shares of stock and realized a total return of 7.3 percent. You purchased the shares one year ago ata price of $24 a share and have received a total of $86 in dividends. What is your capital gains yield on this investment?A) 5.68 percentB) 6.64 percentC) 6.39 percentD) 7.26 percentE) 7.41 percent63) Four months ago, you purchased 900 shares of LBM stock for $7.68 a share. Last month, you received a dividend payment of $.12 a share. Today, you sold the shares for $9.13 a share. What is your total dollar return on this investment?A) $1,305B) $1,413C) $1,512D) $1,394E) $1,08064) One year ago, you purchased 100 shares of Best Wings stock at a price of $38.19 a share. The company pays an annual dividend of $.46 per share. Today, you sold for the shares for $37.92 a share. What is your total percentage return on this investment?A) 2.62 percentB) 1.93 percentC) 2.72 percentD) 1.08 percentE) .50 percent65) Suppose a stock had an initial price of $76 per share, paid a dividend of $1.42 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $81. What was the capital gains yield?A) 6.17 percentB) 6.69 percentC) 7.05 percentD) 6.58 percentE) 5.44 percent66) Suppose you bought a $1,000 face value bond with a coupon rate of 5.6 percent one year ago. The purchase price was $987.50. You sold the bond today for $994.20. If the inflation rate last year was 2.6 percent, what was your exact real rate of return on this investment?A) 4.88 percentB) 5.32 percentC) 3.65 percentD) 3.78 percentE) 4.47 percent67) Leo purchased a stock for $63.80 a share, received a dividend of $2.68 a share and sold the shares for $59.74 each. During the time he owned the stock, inflation averaged 2.8 percent. What is his approximate real rate of return on this investment?A) ?.64 percentB) ?4.96 percentC) ?2.16 percentD) 2.16 percentE) 4.96 percent68) Christina purchased 500 shares of stock at a price of $62.30 a share and sold the shares for $64.25 each. She also received $738 in dividends. If the inflation rate was 3.9 percent, what was her exact real rate of return on this investment?A) 4.20 percentB) 1.54 percentC) 1.60 percentD) 3.95 percentE) 5.50 percent69) What is the amount of the risk premium on a U.S. Treasury bill if the risk-free rate is 3.1 percent, the inflation rate is 2.6 percent, and the market rate of return is 7.4 percent?A) 0 percentB) 2.8 percentC) .5 percentD) 1.7 percentE) 4.3 percent70) You've observed the following returns on Crash-n-Burn Computer's stock over the past five years: 7 percent, 13 percent, 19 percent, ?8 percent, and 15 percent. Suppose the average inflation rate over this time period was 2.6 percent and the average T-bill rate was 3.1 percent. Based on this information, what was the average nominal risk premium?A) 6.6 percentB) 6.1 percentC) 9.2 percentD) 1.2 percentE) 3.5 percent71) You bought one of Shark Repellant's 6 percent coupon bonds one year ago for $867. These bonds pay annual payments, have a face value of $1,000, and mature 12 years from now. Suppose you decide to sell your bonds today when the required return on the bonds is 7.4 percent. The inflation rate over the past year was 2.9 percent. What was your total real return on this investment?A) 6.48 percentB) 6.61 percentC) 8.18 percentD) 7.44 percentE) 9.70 percent72) You find a certain stock that had returns of 8 percent, ?3 percent, 12 percent, and 17 percent for four of the last five years. The average return of the stock for the past five-year period was 6 percent. What is the standard deviation of the stock's returns for the five-year period?A) 10.39 percentB) 4.98 percentC) 7.16 percentD) 9.25 percentE) 5.38 percent73) A stock had returns of 5 percent, 14 percent, 11 percent, ?8 percent, and 6 percent over the past five years. What is the standard deviation of these returns?A) 7.74 percentB) 8.21 percentC) 9.68 percentD) 8.44 percentE) 7.49 percent74) The common stock of Air Express had annual returns of 11.7 percent, 8.8 percent,16.7 percent, and ?7.9 percent over the last four years, respectively. What is thestandard deviation of these returns?A) 8.29 percentB) 9.14 percentC) 11.54 percentD) 7.78 percentE) 10.66 percent75) A stock had annual returns of 5.3 percent, ?2.7 percent, 16.2 percent, and 13.6 percentover the past four years. Which one of the following best describes the probability that this stock will produce a return of 20 percent or more in a single year?A) Less than 2.5 percent but more than .5 percentB) More than 16 percentC) Less than .5 percentD) Less than 1 percent but more than .5 percentE) Less than 16 percent but more than 2.5 percent76) A stock has an expected rate of return of 9.8 percent and a standard deviation of 15.4 percent. Which one of the following best describes the probability that this stock will lose at leasthalf of its value in any one given year?A) less than 16 percentB) less than .5 percentC) less than 1.0 percentD) less than 2.5 percentE) less than 5.0 percent77) A stock had annual returns of 11.3 percent, 9.8 percent, ?7.3 percent, and 14.6percent for the past four years. Based on this information, what is the 95 percentprobability range of returns for any one given year?A) ?2.4 to 17.5 percentB) ?2.60 to 11.80 percentC) ?12.5 to 26.7 percentD) ?10.4 to 12.3 percentE) ?10.9 to 25.1 percent78) Aimee is the owner of a stock with annual returns of 17.6 percent, ?11.7 percent, 5.6 percent, and 9.7 percent for the past four years. She thinks the stock may achieve a returnof 17 percent again this coming year. What is the probability that your friend is correct?A) Less than .5 percentB) Greater than .5 percent but less than 1 percentC) Greater than 1 percent but less than 2.5 percentD) Greater than 2.5 percent but less than 16 percentE) Greater than 16 percent79) A stock had returns of 3 percent, 12 percent, 26 percent, ?14 percent, and ?1 percent for the past five years. Based on these returns, what is the approximate probability that this stock will return at least 20 percent in any one given year?A) Approximately .1 percentB) Approximately 5 percentC) Approximately 2.5 percentD) Approximately .5 percentE) Approximately 16 percent80) A stock had returns of 14 percent, 13 percent, ?10 percent, and 7 percent for thepast four years. Which one of the following best describes the probability that this stockwill lose no more than 10 percent in any one year?A) Greater than .5 but less than 1.0 percentB) Greater than 1 percent but less than 2.5 percentC) Greater than 2.5 percent but less than 16 percentD) Greater than 84 percent but less than 97.5 percentE) Greater than 95 percent81) Over the past five years, a stock produced returns of 11 percent, 14 percent, 4percent, ?9 percent, and 5 percent. What is the probability that an investor in this stockwill not lose more than 10 percent in any one given year?。

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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 12e (Ross)Chapter 25 Mergers and Acquisitions1) Last month, Keyser Design acquired all of the assets and liabilities of Tenor Machine Works. The combined firm is known as Keyser Design. Tenor Machine Works no longer exists as a separate entity. This acquisition is best described as a:A) merger.B) consolidation.C) tender offer.D) spinoff.E) divestiture.2) The Cat Box acquired The Dog House. As part of this transaction, both firms ceased to exist in their prior form and combined to create an all-new entity, Animal World. Which one of the following terms best describes this transaction?A) DivestitureB) ConsolidationC) Tender offerD) SpinoffE) Conglomeration3) The Daily News published an ad today wherein it announced its desire to purchase shares of a competing newspaper, the Oil Town Gossip. Which one of the following terms is best described by this announcement?A) Merger requestB) ConsolidationC) Tender offerD) SpinoffE) Divestiture4) Which one of these statements is false?A) Acquisitions are sometimes unfriendly.B) Shareholders of the target firm must vote to approve an acquisition by stock.C) The cost of a stock acquisition can be higher than the cost of a merger if the target firm's management resists.D) The complete absorption of one firm by another requires a merger.E) In stock acquisitions the bidding firm deals directly with the target firm's shareholders.5) A group of individual investors is in the process of acquiring all of the publicly traded shares of OM Outfitters. Once the shares are acquired, they will no longer be publicly traded. Which of the following terms applies to this process?A) Tender offerB) Proxy contestC) Going-private transactionD) MergerE) Consolidation6) The current officers of MTC have decided to form a private investment group for the sole purpose of purchasing MTC. These individuals will borrow 90 percent of their offer price. Thepurchase of this firm is referred to as a:A) conglomeration.B) proxy contest.C) merger.D) management buyout.E) consolidation.7) Johnson Co. and Peabody Enterprises are both manufacturers of plastic products. These two firms have decided to work together to find a more efficient way to recycle rejected products. Thus, the two companies are each going to assign two engineers to this project and have agreed to share any and all costs. This project is an example of a:A) consolidation.B) merged alliance.C) joint venture.D) takeover project.E) strategic alliance.8) Diet Soda and High Caffeine are two firms that compete in the soft drink market. These two competitors have decided to invest $10 million to form a new company, Fruit Tea, which will manufacture flavored teas. This new firm is defined as a:A) consolidation.B) strategic alliance.C) joint venture.D) merged alliance.E) takeover project.9) Which one of the following statements correctly applies to a legally defined merger?A) The acquiring firm retains its identity and absorbs only the assets of the acquired firm.B) The acquired firm is completely absorbed and ceases to exist as a separate legal entity.C) A new firm is created that includes all the assets and liabilities of the acquiring firm plus the assets only of the acquired firm.D) A new firm is created from the assets and liabilities of both the acquiring and acquired firms.E) A merger reclassifies the acquired firm into a new entity that becomes a subsidiary of the acquiring firm.10) Which one of the following statements correctly applies to a merger?A) The acquiring firm does not have to seek approval for the merger from its shareholders.B) The shareholders of the target firm must approve the merger.C) The acquiring firm will acquire the assets but not the debt of the target firm.D) The merged firm will have a new company name.E) The titles to individual assets of the target firm must be transferred into the acquiring firm's name.11) In a merger the:A) legal status of both the acquiring firm and the target firm is terminated.B) acquiring firm retains its pre-merger legal status.C) acquiring firm acquires the assets, but not the liabilities, of the target firm.D) shareholders of the target firm have little, if any, say as to whether or not the merger occurs.E) target firm continues to exist but will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the acquiring firm.12) Which one of the following is a disadvantage of a merger?A) Transferring the title to all the target firm's assetsB) Disbanding the operations of the target firmC) Hiring an underwriter to distribute the IPO sharesD) Incurring the costs of creating a new legal entityE) Seeking approval of the shareholders of both firms13) KN Markets has decided to acquire a controlling interest in BJ's by purchasing shares of BJ stock in the public markets. Which one of these statements correctly applies to this acquisition?A) This method of acquisition guarantees a quick and efficient merger.B) KN Markets is limited by law to obtaining a maximum of 49 percent of the shares prior to obtaining the approval of BJ management.C) The purchase of publicly traded shares may be more expensive than an outright merger.D) Once KN Markets obtains 80 percent of BJ's shares, the remaining BJ shareholders will be required to sell their shares to KN.E) KN Markets must obtain the approval of BJ's board of directors before purchasing shares.14) Biltwell Hotels is acquiring all of the assets of Green Roof Inns. As a result, Green Roof Inns:A) will become a fully owned subsidiary of Biltwell Hotels.B) will remain as a shell corporation unless the shareholders opt to dissolve it.C) will be fully merged into Biltwell Hotels and will no longer exist as a separate entity.D) and Biltwell Hotels will both cease to exist and a new firm will be formed.E) will automatically be dissolved.15) An automaker recently acquired a windshield manufacturer. Which type of an acquisition was this?A) HorizontalB) LongitudinalC) ConglomerateD) VerticalE) Indirect16) If GE, a highly diversified company, were to acquire Ocean Freight Limited, the acquisition would be classified as a ________ acquisition.A) horizontalB) longitudinalC) conglomerateD) verticalE) integrated17) If Food Markets were to acquire Meat Processors, the acquisition would be classified as a________ acquisition.A) verticalB) longitudinalC) conglomerateD) horizontalE) integrated18) All of the following are related to a takeover except a:A) tender offer.B) consolidation.C) going private transaction.D) proxy contest.E) strategic alliance.19) Firms A and B formally agree to each put up $25 million to create firm C. Firm C will perform environmental testing on the products produced by both Firm A and Firm B. Which one of the following terms describes Firm C?A) Joint ventureB) Going-private transactionC) ConglomerateD) SubsidiaryE) Leveraged buyout20) Dixie and ten of her wealthy friends formed a group and borrowed the funds necessary to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Southern Fried Chicken. This transaction is known as a:A) proxy contest.B) management buyout.C) vertical acquisition.D) leveraged buyout.E) unfriendly takeover.21) In a tax-free acquisition, the shareholders of the target firm:A) receive income that is considered to be tax-exempt.B) gift their shares to a tax-exempt organization and therefore have no taxable gain.C) are viewed as having exchanged shares on a dollar-for-dollar basis.D) sell their shares to a qualifying entity thereby avoiding both income and capital gains taxes.E) sell their shares at cost thereby avoiding the capital gains tax.22) Which one of the following is not required for an acquisition to be considered tax-free?A) The continuity of equity interestB) A business purpose, other than avoiding taxes, for the acquisitionC) The obtainment of equity shares in the acquirer by the target firm's shareholdersD) A cash payment to the target firm's shareholdersE) An exchange that is considered to be of equal value23) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) The shareholders of an acquired firm are generally given a choice of accepting either cash or shares of stock when the acquisition is tax free.B) To be a tax-free acquisition, the shareholders of an acquired firm must receive shares in the acquiring firm that are equal to 25 percent or less of the value of the shares held in the acquired firm.C) The assets of an acquired firm are recorded on the books of the acquiring firm at their current book value regardless of the tax status of the acquisition.D) Target firm shareholders demand a higher selling price when an acquisition is a nontaxable event.E) If the assets of a firm are written up as part of the acquisition process, the increase in value is considered to be a taxable gain.24) The purchase accounting method requires that:A) the excess of the purchase price over the fair market value of the target firm be recorded as a one-time expense on the income statement of the acquiring firm.B) goodwill be amortized on a yearly basis for financial statement purposes.C) the equity of the acquiring firm be reduced by the excess of the purchase price over the fair market value of the target firm.D) the assets of the target firm be recorded at their fair market value on the balance sheet of the acquiring firm.E) the excess amount paid for the target firm be recorded as a tangible asset on the books of the acquiring firm.25) For financial statement purposes, goodwill created by an acquisition:A) must be amortized on a straight-line basis over 10 years.B) must be reviewed each year and amortized to the extent that it has lost value.C) is expensed evenly over a 20-year period.D) never affects the profits of the acquiring firm.E) is recorded in an amount equal to the fair market value of the assets of the target firm.26) If a merger creates synergy, then the:A) merger is classified as a taxable transaction.B) acquiring firm's shareholders will receive a one-time cash payment.C) equity of the target firm will be increased by the amount of the synergy.D) value of the merged firm exceeds the combined value of the separate firms.E) price paid by the acquiring firm will be reduced by the amount of that synergy.27) All of the following are examples of cost reductions that can result from an acquisition except:A) reducing the number of management personnel required.B) lowering office costs by combining job functions.C) allocating fixed overhead across a wider range of products.D) benefiting from economies of scale when purchasing raw materials.E) increasing the firm's market share.28) A potential merger that produces synergy:A) should be rejected due to the projected negative cash flows.B) should be rejected because the synergy will dilute the benefits of the merger.C) has a net present value of zero.D) creates value and therefore should be pursued.E) reduces the anticipated net income from the target firm.29) A proposed acquisition is most apt to create synergy by:A) decreasing the market power of the combined firm.B) disbanding the distribution network of the combined firm.C) eliminating any strategic advantages of the target firm.D) increasing the utilization of the acquiring firm's assets.E) increasing the overhead costs.30) All of the following represent potential tax benefits that can directly result from an acquisition except:A) increasing the depreciation expense.B) using tax losses.C) increasing surplus funds.D) increasing the use of leverage.E) increasing interest expense.31) When evaluating an acquisition you should:A) concentrate on book values and ignore market values.B) focus on the total cash flows of the merged firm but ignore incremental cash flows.C) apply the rate of return that is relevant to the incremental cash flows.D) ignore any one-time acquisition fees or transaction costs.E) ignore any potential changes in management.32) Which one of the following best defines synergy given the following?V A = Value of Firm AV B = Value of Firm BV AB = Value of merged Firm ABA) (V A + V B) − V ABB) V AB− (V A + V B)C) Max[(V A + V B) − V AB, 0]D) Max[V AB− (V A + V B, 0]E) Max[V AB− V B, 0]33) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) The IRS automatically approves acquisitions that are primarily designed to lower federal taxes.B) The leverage associated with an acquisition increases the tax liability of the acquiring firm.C) A firm may benefit from an acquisition if it can lower its capital requirements.D) Firms can always benefit from economies of scale if they increase the size of their firm through acquisitions.E) If a firm uses its surplus cash to acquire another firm, then the shareholders of the acquiring firm immediately incur a tax liability related to the transaction.34) Which one of the following pairs of businesses could probably benefit the most by sharing complementary resources?A) Roofer and architectB) Tennis court and pharmacyC) Ski resort and golf courseD) Dry cleaner and insurance officeE) Trucking company and lawn service35) Assume the shareholders of a target firm benefit from being acquired in a stock transaction. Given this, these shareholders are most apt to realize the largest benefit if the:A) acquiring firm has the better management team and replaces the target firm's managers.B) management of the target firm is more efficient than the management of the acquiring firm which replaces them.C) management of both the acquiring firm and the target firm are as equivalent as possible.D) current management team of the target firm is kept in place even though the managers of the acquiring firm are more suited to manage the target firm's situation.E) new management team is technologically knowledgeable but yet ineffective.36) All of the following represent potential gains from an acquisition except the:A) tax loss carryforwards acquired in the acquisition.B) lower costs per unit realized.C) diseconomies of scale related to increased labor demand.D) use of surplus funds.E) obtainment of a beachhead.37) The value of a target firm to the acquiring firm is equal to the:A) value of the target firm as a separate entity plus the incremental value derived from the acquisition.B) purchase cost of the target firm.C) value of the merged firm minus the value of the target firm as a separate entity.D) purchase cost plus the incremental value derived from the acquisition.E) incremental value derived from the acquisition.38) Black Teas recently acquired Green Teas in a transaction that had a net present value of $1.23 million. The $1.23 million is referred to as:A) the agency effect.B) the consolidating value.C) the diversification benefit.D) the consolidation effect.E) synergy.39) Which one of the following does not represent a potential tax gain from an acquisition?A) The use of surplus fundsB) The use of tax loss carryforwardsC) The write-up of depreciable assetsD) The use of unused debt capacityE) The increase in taxable income40) If an acquisition does not create value and the market is smart, then the:A) earnings per share of the acquiring firm must be the same both before and after the acquisition.B) earnings per share can change but the stock price of the acquiring firm should remain constant.C) price per share of the acquiring firm should increase because of the growth of the firm.D) earnings per share will most likely increase while the price-earnings ratio remains constant.E) price-earnings ratio should remain constant regardless of any changes in the earnings per share.41) An acquisition completed simply to diversify a firm will:A) create excessive synergy in almost all situations.B) lower systematic risk and increase the value of the firm.C) benefit the firm by eliminating unsystematic risk.D) benefit the shareholders by providing otherwise unobtainable diversification.E) generally not add any value to the firm.42) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) An increase in the earnings per share as a result of an acquisition will increase the price pershare of the acquiring firm.B) The price-earnings ratio must remain constant as a result of an acquisition that fails to create value.C) If firm A acquires firm B then the number of shares in AB will equal the number of shares of A plus the number of shares of B.D) The price-earnings ratio can decrease even when the net present value of a merger is equal to zero.E) Diversification is one of the greatest benefits derived from an acquisition.43) Which one of these statements is correct regarding acquisitions?A) The cost of a cash acquisition to the acquiring firm is equal to the cash paid minus the taxes incurred by the target firm's shareholders.B) Neither cash nor share acquisitions affect the control of the acquiring firm.C) Share financing is generally more common than cash financing for smaller acquisitions.D) Target firm shareholders share in both the gains and losses resulting from a stock acquisition.E) Cash acquisitions create a tax liability for the acquiring firm's shareholders.44) Roger is a major shareholder in RB Industrial Supply. Currently, Roger is quite unhappy with the direction the firm is headed and is rumored to be considering an attempt to take over the firm by soliciting the votes of other shareholders. To head off this potential attempt, the board of RB Industrial Supply has decided to offer Roger $36 a share for all the shares he owns in the firm. The current market value per share is $32. This offer to purchase Roger's shares is commonly referred to as:A) a golden parachute.B) standstill payments.C) greenmail.D) a poison pill.E) a white knight.45) Which one of the following generally has a flip-in provision that significantly increases the cost to a shareholder who is attempting to gain control over a firm?A) Golden parachuteB) Standstill agreementC) GreenmailD) Poison pillE) White knight46) Melvin was attempting to gain control of Western Wood Products until he realized that the existing shareholders in the firm had the right to purchase additional shares at a below-market price given his hostile takeover attempt. Thus, Melvin decided to forgo investing in this firm. What term applies to the tactic used by Western Wood Products to stave off this takeover attempt?A) "Pac-man" defenseB) Bear hugC) Golden parachute provisionD) Greenmail provisionE) Share rights plan47) The primary purpose of a flip-in provision is to:A) increase the number of shares outstanding while also increasing the value per share.B) dilute a corporate raider's ownership position.C) reduce the market value of each share of stock.D) give the existing corporate directors the sole right to remove a poison pill.E) provide additional compensation to any senior manager who loses his or her job as a result ofa corporate takeover.48) If a firm sells its crown jewels when threatened with a takeover attempt, the firm is employing a strategy commonly referred to as a ________ strategy.A) scorched earthB) shark repellentC) bear hugD) white knightE) lockup49) Which one of the following defensive tactics is designed to prevent a "two-tier" takeover offer?A) Bear hugB) Poison putC) Shark repellentD) Dual class capitalizationE) Fair price provision50) The shareholders in the acquiring firm may not realize any significant gains from an acquisition. Which one of the following has not been suggested as a reason for this lack of gain?A) Management may have priorities other than the interests of the stockholders.B) The price paid for the target firm might equal the target firm's total value to the acquirer.C) Any synergy produced was paid to the target firm's shareholders.D) Target firm shares were exchanged for an equal value of acquiring firm shares.E) Anticipated merger gains may not be fully achieved.51) Studies conducted on mergers and acquisitions have generally concluded that:A) both acquiring and target firm's shareholders benefit approximately equally in most situations.B) all involved shareholders tend to neither gain nor lose much as a result of these transactions.C) only highly leveraged acquisitions produce any shareholder gains.D) these transactions are financially beneficial to target shareholders.E) acquiring firm's shareholders gain at the expense of the target firm's shareholders.52) Global Distributors has decided to sell its manufacturing operations and concentrate solely on its global distribution operations. This sale is referred to as a(n):A) liquidation.B) divestiture.C) merger.D) allocation.E) restructuring.53) Nationwide Markets is a diversified company with many divisions. It is also the sole shareholder of a wholly owned subsidiary. Management has decided to implement an IPO offering for 25 percent of the ownership of the subsidiary. Which one of these terms applies to this offering?A) Split-upB) Equity carve-outC) Tender offerD) White knight transactionE) Lockup transaction54) Family Travel is the sole shareholder in its subsidiary, FT Insurance. Family Travel has decided to divest itself of its insurance operations and does so by distributing the shares in the subsidiary to the shareholders of Family Travel. This distribution of shares is called a(n):A) lockup transaction.B) bear hug.C) equity carve-out.D) spin-off.E) split-up.55) Davidson Global proposed splitting itself into four separate firms and its shareholders agreed. This split is referred to as a(n):A) lockup transaction.B) divestiture.C) equity carve-out.D) spin-off.E) split-up.56) Which one of these is the least probable reason why a firm may want to divest itself of some of its assets?A) To cash out a profitable operationB) To raise cashC) To improve the strategic fit of its various divisionsD) To comply with antitrust regulationsE) To increase market share57) Which one of the following statements is correct?A) An equity carve-out frequently follows a spin-off.B) A split-up frequently follows a spin-off.C) An equity carve-out is a specific type of acquisition.D) A spin-off involves an initial public offering.E) Split-ups may unlock value within a firm.58) Firm X has total earnings of $49,000, a market value per share of $64, a book value per share of $38, and has 25,000 shares outstanding. Firm Y has total earnings of $34,000, a market value per share of $21, a book value per share of $12, and has 22,000 shares outstanding. Assume Firm X acquires Firm Y by paying cash for all the shares outstanding at a merger premium of $2 per share. Also assume neither firm has any debt before or after the merger. What is the value of the total equity of the combined firm, XY, if the purchase method of accounting is used?A) $1,274,000B) $1,316,000C) $1,456,000D) $1,412,000E) $1,427,00059) The balance sheet of MT Co. shows current assets of $14,000, net fixed assets of $21,800, current liabilities of $4,300, long-term debt of $2,600, and equity of $28,900. The balance sheet of LF Inc. has current assets of $4,700, net fixed assets of $8,100, current liabilities of $2,200, long-term debt of $1,200, and equity of $9,400. The market value of LF's fixed assets is $14,100. MT purchases LF for $20,000 and raises the funds through an issue of long-term debt. What will be the value of the equity account on the post- merger balance sheet assuming the purchase accounting method is used?A) $29,600B) $33,600C) $28,900D) $39,600E) $43,00060) The balance sheet of Meat Co. reflects current assets of $6,000, net fixed assets of $8,400, current liabilities of $1,800, long-term debt of $1,100, and equity of $11,500. The balance sheet of Loaf Inc. shows current assets of $2,000, net fixed assets of $3,300, current liabilities of $900, long-term debt of $500, and equity of $3,900. Suppose the fair market value of Loaf's fixed assets is $4,100 versus the $3,300 book value shown. Meat pays $5,200 for Loaf and raises the needed funds through an issue of long-term debt. Assume the purchase method of accounting is used. The post-merger balance sheet of Meat Co. will have total debt of ________ and total equity of ________.A) $1,600; $11,500B) $1,600; $15,400C) $10,200; $15,400D) $9,500; $11,500E) $14,500; $15,40061) Silver Enterprises has acquired All Gold Mining in a merger transaction. The pre-merger balance sheet for Silver Enterprises has current assets of $1,500, other assets of $400, net fixed assets of $2,300, current liabilities of $1,000, long-term debt of $500 and owners' equity of$,2700. The pre-merger balance sheet for All Gold Mining shows current assets of $600, other assets of $210, net fixed assets of $1,600, current liabilities of $500, and equity of $1,910. Assume the merger is treated as a purchase for accounting purposes. The market value of All Gold Mining's fixed assets is $2,900; the market values for current and other assets are the same as the book values. Assume that Silver Enterprises issues $4,000 in new long-term debt to finance the acquisition. The post-merger balance sheet will reflect goodwill of ________ and total equity of ________.A) $640; $2,700B) $790; $4,610C) $790; $2,700D) $890; $4,610E) $890; $2,70062) Nadine's Home Fashions has $2.12 million in net working capital. The firm has fixed assets with a book value of $31.64 million and a market value of $33.9 million. The firm has no long-term debt. The Home Centre is buying Nadine's for $37.5 million in cash. The acquisition will be recorded using the purchase accounting method. What is the amount of goodwill that The Home Centre will record on its balance sheet as a result of this acquisition?A) $1.48 millionB) $3.34 millionC) $3.74 millionD) $4.14 millionE) $5.86 million63) Rosie's has 2,200 shares outstanding at a market price per share of $28.15. Sandy's has 4,500 shares outstanding at a market price of $38 a share. Neither firm has any debt. Sandy's is acquiring Rosie's. The incremental value of the acquisition is $1,800. What is the value of Rosie's to Sandy's?A) $107,270B) $48,770C) $54,300D) $68,700E) $63,73064) Sue's Bakery is planning on merging with Ted's Deli. Sue's will pay Ted's shareholders the current value of their stock in shares of Sue's Bakery. Sue's currently has 6,500 shares of stock outstanding at a market price of $26 a share. Ted's has 2,300 shares outstanding at a price of $18 a share. What is the value of the merged firm if the synergy created by the merger is $3,200?A) $206,500B) $210,400C) $225,400D) $213,600E) $231,30065) News Express has 26,200 shares outstanding at a market price of $33.30 a share. Nu-News has 15,000 shares outstanding at a price of $54 a share. The News Express is acquiring Nu-News. Both firms are all-equity financed. The incremental value of the acquisition is $2,500. What is the value of Nu-News to News Express?A) $874,960B) $804,960C) $869,960D) $807,500E) $812,50066) Pearl, Inc. has offered $218 million cash for all of the common stock in Jam Corporation. Based on recent market information, Jam is worth $215 million as an independent operation. If the merger makes economic sense for Pearl, what is the minimum estimated value of the synergistic benefits from the merger?A) $0B) $5 millionC) $3 millionD) $1 millionE) $4 million。

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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 12e (Ross)Chapter 11 Project Analysis and Evaluation1) Forecasting risk is defined as the possibility that:A) some proposed projects will be rejected.B) some proposed projects will be temporarily delayed.C) incorrect decisions will be made due to erroneous cash flow projections.D) some projects will be mutually exclusive.E) tax rates could change over the life of a project.2) The key means of defending against forecasting risk is to:A) rely primarily on the net present value method of analysis.B) increase the discount rate assigned to a project.C) shorten the life of a project.D) identify sources of value within a project.E) ignore any potential salvage value that might be realized.3) Steve is fairly cautious when analyzing a new project and thus he projects the most optimistic, the most realistic, and the most pessimistic outcome that can reasonably be expected. Which type of analysis is he using?A) Simulation testingB) Sensitivity analysisC) Break-even analysisD) Rationing analysisE) Scenario analysis4) Scenario analysis is best suited to accomplishing which one of the following when analyzing a project?A) Determining how fixed costs affect NPVB) Estimating the residual value of fixed assetsC) Identifying the potential range of reasonable outcomesD) Determining the minimal level of sales required to break-even on an accounting basisE) Determining the minimal level of sales required to break-even on a financial basis5) Which one of the following will be used in the computation of the best-case analysis of a proposed project?A) Minimal number of units that are expected to be produced and soldB) The lowest expected salvage value that can be obtained for a project's fixed assetsC) The most anticipated sales price per unitD) The lowest variable cost per unit that can reasonably be expectedE) The highest level of fixed costs that is actually anticipated6) The base case values used in scenario analysis are the values considered to be the most:A) optimistic.B) desired by management.C) pessimistic.D) likely to create a positive net present value.E) likely to occur.7) Which of the following variables will be forecast at their highest expected level under a best-case scenario?A) Fixed costs and units valueB) Variable costs and sales priceC) Fixed costs and sales priceD) Salvage value and units soldE) Initial cost and variable costs8) When you assign the lowest anticipated sales price and the highest anticipated costs to a project, you are analyzing the project under the condition known as:A) best-case sensitivity analysis.B) worst-case sensitivity analysis.C) best-case scenario analysis.D) worst-case scenario analysis.E) base-case scenario analysis.9) Which one of the following statements concerning scenario analysis is correct?A) The pessimistic case scenario determines the maximum loss, in current dollars, that a firm could possibly incur from a given project.B) Scenario analysis defines the entire range of results that could be realized from a proposed investment project.C) Scenario analysis determines which variable has the greatest impact on a project's final outcome.D) Scenario analysis helps managers analyze various outcomes that are possible given reasonable ranges for each of the assumptions.E) Management is guaranteed a positive outcome for a project when the worst-case scenario produces a positive NPV.10) Sensitivity analysis determines the:A) range of possible outcomes given that most variables are reliable only within a stated range.B) degree to which the net present value reacts to changes in a single variable.C) net present value range that can be realized from a proposed project.D) degree to which a project relies on its initial costs.E) ideal ratio of variable costs to fixed costs for profit maximization.11) Assume you graph a project's net present value given various sales quantities. Which one of the following is correct regarding the resulting function?A) The steepness of the function relates to the project's degree of operating leverage.B) The steeper the function, the less sensitive the project is to changes in the sales quantity.C) The resulting function will be a hyperbole.D) The resulting function will include only positive values.E) The slope of the function measures the sensitivity of the net present value to a change in sales quantity.12) As the degree of sensitivity of a project to a single variable rises, the:A) less important the variable is to the final outcome of the project.B) less volatile the project's net present value is to that variable.C) greater is the importance of accurately predicting the value of that variable.D) greater is the sensitivity of the project to the other variable inputs.E) less volatile is the project's outcome.13) A firm's managers realize they cannot monitor all aspects of their projects but do want to maintain a constant focus on the key aspect of each project in an attempt to maximize their firm's value. Given this specific desire, which type of analysis should they require for each project and why?A) Sensitivity analysis; to identify the key variable that affects a project's profitabilityB) Scenario analysis; to guarantee each project will be profitableC) Cash breakeven; to ensure the firm recoups its initial investmentD) Accounting breakeven; to ensure each project earns its required rate of returnE) Financial breakeven; to ensure each project has a positive NPV14) Which type of analysis identifies the variable, or variables, that are most critical to the success of a particular project?A) ScenarioB) SimulationC) Break-evenD) SensitivityE) Cash flow15) Simulation analysis is based on assigning a ________ and analyzing the results.A) narrow range of values to a single variableB) narrow range of values to multiple variables simultaneouslyC) wide range of values to a single variableD) wide range of values to multiple variables simultaneouslyE) single value to each of the variables16) Which one of the following types of analysis is the most complex to conduct?A) ScenarioB) Break-evenC) SensitivityD) Degree of operating leverageE) Simulation17) Scenario analysis is defined as the:A) determination of the initial cash outlay required to implement a project.B) determination of changes in NPV estimates when what-if questions are posed.C) isolation of the effect that a single variable has on the NPV of a project.D) separation of a project's sunk costs from its opportunity costs.E) analysis of the effects that a project's terminal cash flows has on the project's NPV.18) An analysis of the change in a project's NPV when a single variable is changed is called ________ analysis.A) forecastingB) scenarioC) sensitivityD) simulationE) break-even19) Combining scenario analysis with sensitivity analysis can yield a crude form of ________ analysis.A) forecastingB) combinedC) complexD) simulationE) break-even20) Variable costs can be defined as the costs that:A) remain constant for all time periods.B) remain constant over the short run.C) vary directly with sales.D) are classified as noncash expenses.E) are inversely related to the number of units sold.21) Fixed costs:A) change as a small quantity of output produced changes.B) are constant over the short-run regardless of the quantity of output produced.C) are defined as the change in total costs when one more unit of output is produced.D) are subtracted from sales to compute the contribution margin.E) can be ignored in scenario analysis since they are constant over the life of a project.22) The change in revenue that occurs when one more unit of output is sold is referred to as:A) marginal revenue.B) average revenue.C) total revenue.D) erosion.E) scenario revenue.23) The change in variable costs that occurs when production is increased by one unit is referred to as the:A) marginal cost.B) average cost.C) total cost.D) scenario cost.E) net cost.24) By definition, which one of the following must equal zero at the accounting break-even point?A) Net present valueB) DepreciationC) Contribution marginD) Net incomeE) Operating cash flow25) Which one of these combinations must increase the contribution margin?A) Increasing both the sales price and the variable cost per unitB) Increasing the sales quantity and increasing the variable cost per unitC) Decreasing the sales price and increasing the sales quantityD) Decreasing both fixed costs and depreciation expenseE) Increasing the sales price and decreasing the variable cost per unit26) Which of the following are inversely related to variable costs per unit?A) Sales quantity and sales priceB) Net profit per unit and sales quantityC) Operating cash flow and sales quantityD) Operating cash flow per unit and contribution margin per unitE) Contribution margin per unit and marginal costs27) Steve, the sales manager for TL Products, wants to sponsor a one-week "Customer Appreciation Sale" where the firm offers to sell additional units of a product at the lowest price possible without negatively affecting the firm's profits. Which one of the following represents the price that should be charged for the additional units during this sale?A) Average variable costB) Average total costC) Average total revenueD) Marginal revenueE) Marginal cost28) The president of Global Wholesalers would like to offer special sale prices to the firm's best customers under the following terms:1. The prices will apply only to units purchased in excess of the quantity normally purchased bya customer.2. The units purchased must be paid for in cash at the time of sale.3. The total quantity sold under these terms cannot exceed the excess capacity of the firm.4. The net profit of the firm should not be affected.5. The prices will be in effect for one week only.Given these conditions, the special sale price should be set equal to the:A) average variable cost of materials only.B) average cost of all variable inputs.C) sensitivity value of the variable costs.D) marginal cost of materials only.E) marginal cost of all variable inputs.29) The contribution margin per unit is equal to the:A) sales price per unit minus the total costs per unit.B) variable cost per unit minus the fixed cost per unit.C) sales price per unit minus the variable cost per unit.D) pretax profit per unit.E) aftertax profit per unit.30) Which of the following values will be equal to zero when a firm is operating at the accounting break-even level of output?A) IRR and OCFB) Net income and contribution marginC) IRR and net incomeD) OCF and NPVE) Net income and NPV31) A decrease in which one of the following will increase the accounting break-even quantity? Assume straight-line depreciation is used and ignore taxes.A) Sales price per unitB) Management salariesC) Variable labor costs per unitD) Initial fixed asset purchasesE) Fixed costs32) Webster Iron Works started a new project last year. As it turns out, the project has been operating at its accounting break-even level of output and is now expected to continue at that level over its lifetime. Given this, you know that the project:A) will never pay back.B) has a zero net present value.C) is operating at a higher level than if it were operating at its cash break-even level.D) is operating at a higher level than if it were operating at its financial break-even level.E) is lowering the total net income of the firm.33) A project that has a payback period exactly equal to the project's life is operating at:A) its maximum capacity.B) the financial break-even point.C) the cash break-even point.D) the accounting break-even point.E) a zero level of output.34) Valerie just completed analyzing a project. Her analysis indicates that the project will have a six-year life and require an initial cash outlay of $120,000. Annual sales are estimated at $189,000 and the tax rate is 21 percent. The net present value is negative $120,000. Based on this analysis, the project is expected to operate at the:A) maximum possible level of production.B) minimum possible level of production.C) financial break-even point.D) accounting break-even point.E) cash break-even point.35) A project that has a projected IRR of negative 100 percent will also have a(n):A) discounted payback period equal to the life of the project.B) operating cash flow that is positive and equal to the depreciation.C) net present value that is negative and equal to the initial investment.D) payback period that is exactly equal to the life of the project.E) net present value that is equal to zero.36) Which one of the following characteristics relates to the cash break-even point for a given project?A) The project never pays back.B) The discounted payback period equals the project's life.C) The NPV is equal to zero.D) The IRR equals the required rate of return.E) The OCF is equal to the depreciation expense.37) When the operating cash flow of a project is equal to zero, the project is operating at the:A) maximum possible level of production.B) minimum possible level of production.C) financial break-even point.D) accounting break-even point.E) cash break-even point.38) Which one of the following represents the level of output where a project produces a rate of return just equal to its requirement?A) Capital break-evenB) Cash break-evenC) Accounting break-evenD) Financial break-evenE) Internal break-even39) Which one of these is most associated with an IRR of negative 100 percent?A) Degree of operating leverageB) Accounting break-even pointC) Contribution marginD) Simulation analysisE) Cash break-even point40) You would like to know the minimum level of sales that is needed for a project to be accepted based on its net present value. To determine that sales level you should compute the:A) contribution margin per unit and set that margin equal to the fixed costs per unit.B) degree of operating leverage at the current sales level.C) accounting break-even point.D) cash break-even point.E) financial break-even point.41) Theresa is analyzing a project that currently has a projected NPV of zero. Which one of the following changes that she is considering is most apt to cause that project to produce a positive NPV instead? Consider each change independently.A) Decrease the sales priceB) Increase the materials cost per unitC) Decrease the labor hours per unit producedD) Decrease the sales quantityE) Increase the amount of the initial investment in net working capital42) Given the following, which feature identifies the most desirable level of output for a project?A) Operating cash flow equal to the depreciation expenseB) Payback period equal to the project's lifeC) Discounted payback period equal to the project's lifeD) Zero IRRE) Zero operating cash flow43) Assume both the discount and tax rates are positive values. At the financial break-even point, the:A) payback period equals the project's life.B) NPV is negative.C) OCF is zero.D) contribution margin per unit equals the fixed costs per unit.E) IRR equals the required return.44) By definition, which one of the following must equal zero at the cash break-even point?A) Net present valueB) Internal rate of returnC) Contribution marginD) Net incomeE) Operating cash flow45) Assume a project has a discounted payback that equals the project's life. The project's sales quantity must be at which one of these break-even points?A) AccountingB) LeveragedC) MarginalD) CashE) Financial46) Operating leverage is the degree of dependence a firm places on its:A) variable costs.B) fixed costs.C) sales.D) operating cash flows.E) depreciation tax shield.47) Which one of the following is the relationship between the percentage change in operating cash flow and the percentage change in quantity sold?A) Degree of sensitivityB) Degree of operating leverageC) Accounting break-evenD) Cash break-evenE) Contribution margin48) You are considering a project and are concerned about the reliability of the cash flow forecasts. To reduce any potentially harmful results from accepting this project, you should consider:A) lowering the degree of operating leverage.B) lowering the contribution margin per unit.C) increasing the initial cash outlay.D) increasing the fixed costs per unit.E) lowering the operating cash flow.49) Which one of the following characteristics best describes a project that has a low degree of operating leverage?A) High variable costs relative to the fixed costsB) Relatively high initial cash outlayC) OCF that is highly sensitive to the sales quantityD) High level of forecasting riskE) High depreciation expense50) Which one of the following will best reduce the risk of a project by lowering the degree of operating leverage?A) Hiring additional employees rather than using temporary outside contractorsB) Subcontracting portions of the project rather than purchasing new equipment to do all the work in-houseC) Buying equipment rather than leasing it short-termD) Lowering the projected selling price per unitE) Changing the proposed labor-intensive production method to a more capital intensive method51) The degree of operating leverage is equal to:A) 1 + OCF/(FC + VC).B) 1 + OCF/FC.C) 1 + FC/OCF.D) 1 + VC/OCF.E) 1 − (FC + VC)/OCF.52) Uptown Promotions has three divisions. As part of the planning process, the CFO requested that each division submit its capital budgeting proposals for next year. These proposals represent positive net present value projects that fall within the long-range plans of the firm. The requests from the divisions are $4.2 million, $3.1 million, and $6.8 million. For the firm as a whole, management has limited spending to $10 million for new projects next year even though the firm could afford additional investments. This is an example of:A) scenario analysis.B) sensitivity analysis.C) an operating leverage application.D) soft rationing.E) hard rationing.53) Bell Weather Goods has several proposed independent projects that have positive NPVs. However, the firm cannot initiate any of the projects due to a lack of financing. This situation is referred to as:A) financial rejection.B) project rejection.C) soft rationing.D) marginal rationing.E) capital rationing.54) The procedure of allocating a fixed amount of funds for capital spending to each business unit is called:A) marginal spending.B) capital preservation.C) soft rationing.D) hard rationing.E) marginal rationing.55) PC Enterprises wants to commence a new project but is unable to obtain the financing under any circumstances. This firm is facing:A) financial deferral.B) financial allocation.C) capital allocation.D) marginal rationing.E) hard rationing.56) Brubaker & Goss has received requests for capital investment funds for next year from each of its five divisions. All requests represent positive net present value projects. All projects are independent. Senior management has decided to allocate the available funds based on the profitability index of each project since the company has insufficient funds to fulfill all of the requests. Management is following a practice known as:A) scenario analysis.B) sensitivity analysis.C) leveraging.D) hard rationing.E) soft rationing.57) The CFO of Edward's Food Distributors is continually receiving capital funding requests from its division managers. These requests are seeking funding for positive net present value projects. The CFO continues to deny all funding requests due to the financial situation of the company. Apparently, the company is:A) operating at the accounting break-even point.B) operating at the financial break-even point.C) facing hard rationing.D) operating with zero leverage.E) operating at maximum capacity.58) New Town Instruments is analyzing a proposed project. The company expects to sell 1,600 units, ±3 percent. The expected variable cost per unit is $220 and the expected fixed costs are $438,000. Cost estimates are considered accurate within a ±2 percent range. The depreciation expense is $64,000. The sales price is estimated at $647 per unit, ±2 percent. What is the sales revenue under the worst-case scenario?A) $1,086,825B) $896,201C) $984,061D) $1,014,496E) $932,01759) Precise Machinery is analyzing a proposed project that is expected to have sales of 2,450 units, ±8 percent. The expected variable cost per unit is $246 and the expected fixed costs are $309,000. Cost estimates are considered accurate within a ±3 percent range. The depreciation expense is $106,000. The sales price is estimated at $599 per unit, ±2 percent. What is the amount of the total costs per unit under the worst-case scenario?A) $448.58B) $404.16C) $366.67D) $338.23E) $394.5860) Precise Machinery is analyzing a proposed project. The company expects to sell 7,500 units, ±10 percent. The expected variable cost per unit is $314 and the expected fixed costs are $647,000. Cost estimates are considered accurate within a ±4 percent range. The depreciation expense is $187,000. The sales price is estimated at $849 per unit, give or take 2 percent. The tax rate is 21 percent. The company is conducting a sensitivity analysis on the sales price using a sales price estimate of $850. What is the operating cash flow based on this analysis?A) $2,703,940B) $2,293,089C) $1,986,675D) $2,354,874E) $2,284,83761) The Creamery is analyzing a project with expected sales of 5,700 units, ±5 percent. The expected variable cost per unit is $168 and the expected fixed costs are $424,000. Cost estimates are considered accurate within a ±3 percent range. The depreciation expense is $156,000. The sales price is estimated at $339 per unit, ±5 percent. The tax rate is 21 percent. The company is conducting a sensitivity analysis with fixed costs of $425,000. What is the OCF given this analysis?A) $416,511B) $385,350C) $467,023D) $394,874E) $421,30062) HiLo Mfg. is analyzing a project with anticipated sales of 12,500 units, ±2 percent. The variable cost per unit is $13, ± 2 percent, and the expected fixed costs are $237,000, ±1 percent.The sales price is estimated at $69 a unit, ±3 percent. The depreciation expense is $68,000 and the tax rate is 22 percent. What is the earnings before interest and taxes under the base-case scenario?A) $368,500B) $421,000C) $395,000D) $414,900E) $427,50063) Assume a project has a sales quantity of 7,400 units, ±6 percent and a sales price of $59 a unit, ±1 percent. The expected variable cost per unit is $13, ±3 percent, and the expected fixed costs are $214,000, ±2 percent. The depreciation expense is $63,000 and the tax rate is 23 percent. What is the operating cash flow under the best-case scenario?A) $136,759B) $118,470C) $145,705D) $134,208E) $124,22064) Windows and More is reviewing a project with sales of 6,200 units, ±2 percent, at a sales price of $29, ±1 percent, per unit. The expected variable cost per unit is $11, ±3 percent, and the expected fixed costs are $87,000, ±1 percent. The depreciation expense is $68,000 and the tax rate is 21 percent. What is the net income under the worst-case scenario?A) −$38,578B) −$39,713C) $15,846D) –$28,704E) $4,69665) Stellar Plastics is analyzing a proposed project with annual depreciation of $28,750 and a tax rate of 23 percent. The company expects to sell 16,500 units, ±3 percent. The expected variable cost per unit is $1.87, ±1 percent, and the expected fixed costs are $24,900, ±1 percent. The sales price is estimated at $7.99 a unit, ±2 percent. What is the operating cash flow for a sensitivity analysis using total fixed costs of $26,000?A) $54,208B) $64,347C) $63,591D) $62,408E) $60,54066) Your company is reviewing a project with estimated labor costs of $14.68 per unit, estimated raw material costs of $43.18 a unit, and estimated fixed costs of $18,000 a month. Sales are projected at 15,500 units, ±5 percent, over the one-year life of the project. Cost estimates are accurate within a range of ±3 percent. What are the total variable costs for the best-case scenario?A) $869,925B) $861,560C) $913,421D) $951,960E) $891,96067) A project has base-case earnings before interest and taxes of $36,408, fixed costs of $42,700,a selling price of $24 a unit, and a sales quantity of 22,000 units. All estimates are accurate within ±2 percent. Depreciation is $16,700. What is the base-case variable cost per unit?A) $22.16B) $23.84C) $19.65D) $22.23E) $17.1868) Consider a 5-year project with an initial fixed asset investment of $324,000, straight-line depreciation to zero over the project's life, a zero salvage value, a selling price of $34, variable costs of $17, fixed costs of $189,700, a sales quantity of 94,000 units, and a tax rate of 21 percent. What is the sensitivity of OCF to changes in the sales price?A) $74,260 per $1 of salesB) $61,600 per $1 of salesC) $78,700 per $1 of salesD) $59,470 per $1 of salesE) $68,850 per $1 of sales69) You are considering a new product launch. The project will have an initial cost for fixed assets of $1,150,000, a three-year life, and no salvage value; depreciation is straight-line to zero. Sales are projected at 230 units per year, price per unit will be $7,500, variable cost per unit will be $3,900, and fixed costs will be $122,000 per year. The required return is 14.5 percent and the relevant tax rate is 24 percent. Based on your experience, you think the unit sales and price are accurate within a ±2 percent range while costs may vary by ±3 percent. What is the worst-case NPV?A) −$117,907B) $156,446C) −$78,517D) $162,134E) −$118,02070) Shoe Supply has decided to produce a new line of shoes that will have a selling price of $68 and a variable cost of $27 per pair. The company spent $187,000 for a marketing study that determined the company should sell 85,000 pairs of the new shoes each year for three years. The marketing study also determined that the company will lose sales of 24,000 pairs of its high-priced shoes that sell for $129 and have variable costs of $63 a pair. The company will also increase sales of its inexpensive shoes by 19,000 pairs. The inexpensive shoes sell for $39 and have variable costs of $15 per pair. The fixed costs each year will be $1.42 million. The company has also spent $1.29 million on research and development for the new shoes. The initial fixed asset requirement is $4.2 million and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over the life of the project. The new shoes will also require an increase in net working capital of $447,000 that will be returned at the end of the project. Sales and cost projections have a ±2 percent range. The tax rate is 21 percent, and the cost of capital is 12 percent. What is the NPV for the new line of shoes assuming the base-case scenario?A) −$1,844,788B) −$806,318C) $102,311D) $687,415E) $520,90971) A suggested project requires initial fixed assets of $227,000, has a life of 4 years, and has no salvage value. Assume depreciation is straight-line to zero over the life of the project. Sales are projected at 31,000 units per year, the price per unit is $47, variable cost per unit is $23, and fixed costs are $842,900 per year. The tax rate is 23 percent and the required return is 11.5 percent. Suppose the projections given for price and quantity can vary by ±4 percent while variable and fixed cost estimates are accurate to within ±2 percent. What is the best-case NPV?A) $4,613B) −$67,008C) $127,511D) $82,409E) −$132,19472) A project has expected sales of 54,000 units, ±5 percent, variable cost per unit of $87, ±2 percent, fixed costs of $287,000, ±1 percent, and a sales price per unit of $219, ±2 percent. The depreciation expense is $47,000 and the tax rate is 23 percent. What is the contribution margin per unit for a sensitivity analysis using a variable cost per unit of $85?A) $132B) $134C) $135D) $136E) $133。