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Finance Skills for Managers




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,1. Which of the following best describes the concept of the cost of
capital?
- A) The interest rate paid on a company's debt
- B) The weighted average cost of a company's debt and equity
financing
- C) The required return for equity investors
- D) The firm’s total annual revenue


Answer: B
Rationale: The cost of capital refers to the weighted average
cost of a company’s funding sources, including stock, bonds, and
other forms of debt.


2. When assessing the value of an investment, which of the
following models involves discounting future cash flows back to a
present value?
- A) Payback Period
- B) Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
- C) Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
- D) Post-payback Period


Answer: B
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, Rationale: The DCF model involves estimating the future cash
flows from an investment and discounting them to determine their
present value.


3. Which financial metric is most effective in evaluating
profitability by comparing net profit to shareholders' equity?
- A) Return on Assets (ROA)
- B) Net Profit Margin
- C) Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
- D) Return on Equity (ROE)


Answer: D
Rationale: ROE measures profitability by comparing net profit
to shareholders' equity, indicating how effectively equity is being
used.


4. What does the Modigliani-Miller Theorem primarily state
about the capital structure in a perfect market?
- A) Companies should finance entirely with debt
- B) The value of a company is unaffected by its capital structure
- C) Equity financing is more beneficial than debt financing
- D) Dividend policy significantly affects company valuation

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