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WGU D076 FINANCE SKILLS FOR MANAGERS 2024/2025
ACTUAL PRE ASSESSMENT PA(LATEST UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS) BSC ACCOUNTING&BUSS ADMIN APPROVED

In which way is accounting different from finance?

Accounting is backward looking, while finance is focused on the future.

Accounting is focused on allocating capital, while finance is focused on bringing in capital.

Accounting is about budgeting, saving, and borrowing, while finance is about investing, forecasting, and
lending. (correct answer)Accounting is backward looking, while finance is focused on the future.



What is the main question that both individuals and companies must consider when making financial
decisions to reach a goal?

Will the benefits of the action outweigh the costs?

Will this decision require debt or equity financing?

Will utility be maximized through this decision? (correct answer)Will the benefits of the action outweigh
the costs?



A financial manager at a company is trying to determine whether to issue new stocks or new bonds to
cover the costs of a project the company is doing the next year.

Which main task in business finance is this situation an example of?

Making financing decisions

Making investment decisions

Managing interdepartmental loans (correct answer)Making financing decisions



How can investing help a person reach personal financial goals?

It provides access to potential revenue or increases in value to help meet goals faster.

It ensures money is placed in a safe, risk-free, and easily accessible financial asset.

It helps a person understand how money was spent previously in order to reliably predict future
expenses. (correct answer)It provides access to potential revenue or increases in value to help meet
goals faster.

, A sign company is planning to have an initial public offering (IPO). In which type of market will its stock
first be sold to the public?

Efficient market

Secondary market

Money market

Primary market (correct answer)Primary market



Which type of economic indicator changes after the economy changes and helps identify trends in the
long term?

Yield curve indicator

Leading indicator

Coincident indicator

Lagging indicator (correct answer)Lagging indicator



How does an investment institution, such as a mutual fund, facilitate the circulation of money in the
economy?

By insuring deposits in investment accounts up to $250,000 to promote public confidence

By raising capital on a contractual basis, such as an insurance contract

By providing individuals and firms access to financial markets to buy or sell financial securities (correct
answer)By providing individuals and firms access to financial markets to buy or sell financial securities



Which type of economic indicator is used by governments and policymakers to implement or alter
policies in an effort to avoid or minimize the effects of an economic downturn?

Correlated indicator

Coincident indicator

Lagging indicator

Leading indicator (correct answer)Leading indicator



What should a potential bondholder (lender) do to prevent a company (borrower) from taking on risky
projects?

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