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WGU D076 FINANCE SKILLS FOR MANAGERS 2024/2025
ACTUAL OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OA(LATEST UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) BSC ACCOUNTING&BUSS ADMIN
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Which area of finance deals with sources of funding and the capital structure of corporations and seeks
to increase the value of a firm to its owners?

Financial institutions

Business finance

Investments

Real estate (correct answer)Business finance is the area of finance that deals with uses and sources of
funding to increase the value of the firm.



What are the main services offered by financial institutions? (correct answer)Accepting a wide variety of
deposits, offering investment products, providing loans, and brokering financial transactions



Which type of financial institution is a mutual fund?

Contractual institution

Federal institution

Depository institution

Investment institution (correct answer)Investment institution. Investment institutions provide
individuals and firms access to financial markets.



A mutual fund (correct answer)A mutual fund is an investment company that continually offers
investments and buys financial securities and instruments (usually stocks or bonds) on behalf of
investors. Mutual fund companies often have their own products or portfolios composed of multiple
stocks and bonds. The performance of the funds determines the company's value. Even though the
funds are a pool of financial securities, investors normally do not have the same rights that individual
stockholders have.



Which financial institution specializes in managing and administering retirement funds?

,Pension funds

Private equity

Investment banks (correct answer)Pension funds specialize in retirement funds.



Which type of economic indicator is the consumer price index?

Lagging indicator

Leading indicator

Coincident indicator (correct answer)CPI usually changes after the economy as a whole changes. (CPI)
measures changes in the inflation rate. It examines the average prices of a basket of consumer goods and
services and the changes associated with the cost of living. When the CPI decreases, it indicates
deflation; when it increases, it indicates inflation.



A company's officers and board of directors are selling their stocks in the firm at higher prices due to
false accounting reports that made the stock seem more valuable than it truly was. Which ethical issue is
occurring in this situation?

Pursuing individual interest over client interests

Conflict between work and personal affairs

Agency problem due to conflicting interests (correct answer)Agency problem due to conflicting
interests! Accounting manipulation by management in pursuit of higher stock-related compensation is an
example of an agency problem.



Which subspecialty of finance primarily involves deciding which assets will create more wealth and earn
positive returns?

Accounting

Financial institutions

Capital structure

Investments (correct answer)Investments. Investments is the area of finance that seeks to create wealth
in the future by deciding where to allocate money.



What is the primary goal of the financial manager of a firm?

To minimize the asset holdings of the firm

To minimize the costs of the firm

,To maximize owner wealth

To maximize the manager's utility (correct answer)To maximize owner wealth. The financial manager
should make decisions based on the primary goal of maximizing owner wealth.



Utility (correct answer)Utility is an economic term referring to the total satisfaction received from
consuming goods and services. In other words, utility is the happiness you gain from your decisions as a
consumer.



What should be the main question a firm asks when considering any investment decision? (correct
answer)Do the benefits of this investment outweigh the costs? For any investment, you should expect to
receive a benefit worth at least as much as the initial cost.



What is the primary aim of personal finance goals? (correct answer)To maximize satisfaction from
products purchased and services obtained



Which task does a financial manager perform when choosing to obtain a loan to purchase a piece of
equipment for a new project?

Making credit standard decisions

Making investment decisions

Making inventory control decisions

Making financing decisions (correct answer)Making financing decisions. The manager is deciding where
to get the funds to support a new project, which means the manager is making a financing decision.



Which financial career focuses on investing capital into firms whose shares are not currently sold on any
public stock exchange?

Private equity

Financial planning

Insurance

Corporate finance (correct answer)Private equity deals with investments in firms that are privately held
and whose ownership is not yet bought or sold on any public stock exchange.



Which task does a financial manager perform when assessing the costs and benefits of potential
projects?

, Managing working capital

Making financing decisions

Making investment decisions

Implementing financial policies (correct answer)Making investment decisions. Understanding how
benefits weigh up against costs is the first priority before moving forward with financing and managerial
decisions.



Three main tasks that a financial manager of a firm does in order to achieve the goal of the firm, which is
to maximize shareholder wealth. (correct answer)making investment decisions

making financing decisions

managing working capital



How does a financial manager manage working capital (correct answer)The manager needs pay the
firm's suppliers and many other day-to-day operations by setting its credit standards for the customers,
discussing inventories with the supply chain manager (inventory control)



What tool can you use to understand your overall personal cash flows?

Setting financial goals

Budgeting

Investing

Saving (correct answer)Budgeting helps you to understand your income and expenses and to analyze
your cash flows.



What is a reasonable alternative to keeping an emergency stash of cash?

Investing in a savings account

Investing the money in a nicer car

Investing in high-risk growth stocks

Investing in long-term bonds (correct answer)Investing in a savings account. Investing in a readily
withdrawable account that still earns some interest is a value-preserving alternative.



You want to buy a house, so you obtain a mortgage for which you can afford the monthly payments.
What process have you engaged in as part of your financial decision-making?

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