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Business Acumen C201 Basic Exam 2024/2025 Questions With Completed & Verified Solutions.
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Business Acumen C201 BasicCh.17
In performing their jobs, most finance professionals seek to balance:
risk and reward.
taxes and revenues.
profits and loss.
investment and capital. - ANS risk and reward.
Ch.17
_____ involves planning, obtaining, and managing a company's funds in order to accomplish its
objectives as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Accounting
Auditing
Finance
Leverage - ANS Finance
Ch.17
The process of maximizing the wealth of a company's shareholders by striking the optimal
balance between risk and return is called _____.
Risk-return buyout
Risk-return forecasting
Risk-return trade-off
Risk-return restructuring - ANS Risk-return trade-off
Ch.17
A(n) _____, which is short-term in nature, can also be called an operating plan.
financial plan
budget
asset intensity
stock offering - ANS financial plan
Ch.17
All of the following are short-term assets EXCEPT:
inventory.
cash.
accounts receivable.
,equipment. - ANS equipment.
Ch.17
Most companies invest excess cash in marketable securities.
True
False - ANS True
Ch.17
The key to managing leverage is to ensure a company's interest payments remain larger its
earnings.
True
False - ANS False
Ch.17
Borrowing cash allows a company to leverage, _____ the rate of return on funds invested.
increasing
decreasing
divesting
stabilizing - ANS increasing
Ch.17
For which of the following types of short-term loans do banks guarantee that the funds will be
available when needed?
Trade credit
Revolving credit agreements
Line of credits
Commercial paper - ANS Revolving credit agreements
Ch.17
There are two types of short-term bank loans: line of credit and _____ agreements.
certificates of deposit
deposit turnovers
revolving credit
commercial paper - ANS revolving credit
Ch.17
A sovereign wealth fund is:
a private investment company open only to qualified, major investors.
,a source of long-term capital raised from wealthy individuals and institutional investors.
a form of investment bank that operates internationally.
a form of private equity owned by governments. - ANS a form of private equity owned by
governments.
Ch.17
Unlike venture capital funds, private equity funds will invest even in mature companies.
True
False - ANS True
Ch.17
In a transaction in which two or more companies combine into one company, the seller is often
referred to as the _____.
shareholder
conglomerate
target
merger - ANS target
Ch.17
Financial managers:
are concerned with acquiring funds but not the use of funds.
work independently of the strategic plan to maximize shareholder value.
present financial data that is timely, accurate, and relevant.
develop a financial plan and determine the most appropriate sources and uses of funds. - ANS
develop a financial plan and determine the most appropriate sources and uses of funds.
Ch.17
In a large corporation, which executive reports directly to the chief executive officer and is
largely responsible for setting financial policy?
The chief financial officer
The treasurer
The chief operating officer
The controller - ANS The chief financial officer
, Ch.3
Macroeconomics is the study of small economic units such as households and individual
businesses.
True
False - ANS False
Ch.3
Which of the following is true of supply and demand curves?
When the demand curve is parallel to the supply curve, an equilibrium price is achieved.
A supply curve shows buyers' willingness to buy, whereas a demand curve shows producers'
willingness to sell.
A supply curve slopes downward, whereas a demand curve slopes upward.
Movement along the supply curve is the opposite of movement along the demand curve. - ANS
Movement along the supply curve is the opposite of movement along the demand curve.
Ch.3
In which of the following market structures are there a large numbers of buyers and sellers,
each of whom has some significant control over price?
Oligopoly
Monopoly
Monopolistic competition
Pure competition - ANS Monopolistic competition
Ch.3
A few industries in the United States, like transportation, energy, and communications, were
deregulated in the 1980s and 1990s to:
reduce aggressive competition.
counteract outsourcing.
balance the forces of demand and supply.
improve customer service and reduce prices. - ANS improve customer service and reduce
prices.
Ch.3
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