Description : The estimated benefits from a capital budgeting project are expected as cash flows rather than income flows because . A. it is more difficult to calculate income flows than cash flows B. it ... is central to the firm's capital budgeting decision C. this is required by the accounting profession
Last Answer : B. it is cash, not accounting income, that is central to the firm's capital budgeting decision
Description : Capital budgeting is a part of: A. Investment decision B. Working capital management C. Marketing management D. Capital structure
Last Answer : A. Investment decision
Description : Which of the following is not followed in capital budgeting? A. Cash flows principle B. Interest exclusion principle C. Accrual principle D. Post tax principle
Last Answer : C. Accrual principle
Description : Capital budgeting decisions are based on: A. Incremental profit B. Incremental cash flows C. Incremental assets D. Incremental capital
Last Answer : B. Incremental cash flows
Description : Which of the following is not a relevant cost in capital budgeting? A. Sunk Cost B. Opportunity cost C. Allocated overheads D. Both (a) and (c) above
Last Answer : D. Both (a) and (c) above
Description : A sound capital budgeting technique is based on: A. Cash Flows B. Accounting Profit C. Interest rate on borrowings D. Last dividend paid
Last Answer : A. Cash Flows
Description : Which of the following is not incorporated in capital budgeting? A. Tax effect B. Time Value of Money C. Required rate of return D. Rate of cashdiscount
Last Answer : D. Rate of cashdiscount
Description : Capital budgeting decisions are: A. Reversible B. Irreversible C. Unimportant D. All of the above
Last Answer : B. Irreversible
Description : Which of the following is not used in capital budgeting? A. B. C. D. Time Value of Money Sensitivity Analysis Net Assets Value Method Cash Flows
Last Answer : Net Assets Value Method
Description : The basic capital budgeting principles involved in determining relevant after-tax incremental operating cash flows require us to . A. include sunk costs, but ignore opportunity costs B. include ... C. ignore both opportunity costs and sunk costs D. include both opportunity and sunk costs
Last Answer : B. include opportunity costs, but ignore sunk costs
Description : All of the following influence capital budgeting cash flows except . A. choice of depreciation method for tax purposes B. economic length of the project C. projected sales (revenues) for the project
Last Answer : B. economic length of the project
Description : In proper capital budgeting analysis we evaluate incremental cash flows. A. accounting B. operating C. before-tax D. financing
Last Answer : B. operating
Description : Which of the following is not a potential for a ranking problem between two mutua lly exclusive projects? A. The projects have unequal lives that differ by several years. B. The ... dramatically. D. One of the mutually exclusive projects involves replacement while the other involves expansion.
Last Answer : A. The projects have unequal lives that differ by several years.
Description : Which of the following is not a potential for a ranking problem between two mutua lly exclusive projects? A. The projects have unequal lives that differ by several years. B. The ... dramatically. D. One of the mutually exclusive projects involves replacement while the other involves expansion
Last Answer : A. The projects have unequal lives that differ by several years
Description : Which of the following is not a potential for a ranking problem between two mutua lly exclusive projects? A. The projects have unequal lives that differ by several years B. The ... dramatically D. One of the mutually exclusive projects involves replacement while the other involves expansion
Description : Which of the following statements is true of Insured Asset Allocation? A. It is aimed at benefiting from short-term under pricing and over pricing of assets. B. In this strategy the risk ... . It is a strategy aimed at achieving the objectives of the investor without depending on market timing
Last Answer : E. It is a strategy aimed at achieving the objectives of the investor without depending on market timing.
Description : Which of the following would be consistent with an aggressive approach to financ ing working capital? A. Financing short-term needs with short-term funds. B. Financing permanent inventory buildup with ... needs with short-term funds. D. Financing some long-term needs with short-term funds
Last Answer : D. Financing some long-term needs with short-term funds.
Description : Which of the following statements is/are not correct with respect to the Constant Mix Strategies' of asset allocation? I. Investors adopting these strategies tend to maintain an exposure to stocks that are in constant ... strategies. A. Only (I) above B. Only (II) above C. Only (III) above
Last Answer : C. Only (III) above
Description : The ratio that includes whether investment in inventory is efficiently used or not a) Inventory turnover ratio b) Working capital turn over ratio c) Fixed asset turn over ratio d) Activity ratio
Last Answer : a) Inventory turnover ratio
Description : Following is(are) the responsibility(ies) of the project manager. (A) Budgeting and cost control (B) Allocating resources (C) Tracking project expenditure
Last Answer : (C) Tracking project expenditure
Description : Following is(are) the responsibility(ies) of the project manager. (A)Budgeting and cost control (B)Allocating resources (C)Tracking project expenditure (D)All of the above
Last Answer : (D)All of the above
Description : Cost budgeting can be best described by which of the following? 1. The process of developing the future trends along with the assessment of probabilities, uncertainties, and inflation that could ... of gathering, accumulating, analyzing, reporting, and managing the costs on an on- going basis
Last Answer : 3. The process of establishing budgets, standards, and a monitoring system by which the investment cost of the project can be measured and managed
Description : Interest payments, principal payments, and cash dividends are the typical budgeting cash-flow analysis because they are A. included in; financing B. excluded from; financing C. included in; operating D. excluded from; operating
Last Answer : C. included in; operating
Description : A time-phased budget that project managers use to measure and monitor cost performance. A. Cost Baseline B. Cost Budgeting C. Cost Estimating D. Cost Variance
Last Answer : A. Cost Baseline
Description : Which of the following is least likely to be part of the calculation of the terminal- year incremental net cash flow for an energy-related expansion project? A. An initial working capital ... Disposal/reclamation costs C. Capitalized expenditures D. Salvage value of any sold or disposed assets
Last Answer : D. Salvage value of any sold or disposed assets
Description : Risk in capital budgeting implies that the decision maker knows _ of the cash flows. A. Variability B. Certainty C. Probability D. None of these
Last Answer : C. Probability
Description : To the nearest rupee, what is the net present value of a replacement project whose cash flows are -Rs.104,000; Rs.34,444; Rs.39,877; Rs.25,000; and Rs.52,800 for years 0 through 4, respectively? The firm has decided to ... -free rate is 6%. A. Rs.15,115 B. Rs.26,798 C. Rs.33,346 D. Rs.48,121
Last Answer : C. Rs.33,346
Description : Which of the following statements is most correct? A. For small companies, long-term debt is the principal source of external financing. B. Current assets of the typical manufacturing firm account ... the financial manager to make a decision and not address the issue again for several months.
Last Answer : B. Current assets of the typical manufacturing firm account for over half of its total assets.
Description : The major functions of SHS Wholesale include all of the following EXCEPT A)selling to the final consumer. B)warehousing, shipping, and product handling. C)financing and budgeting. D)marketing research and information systems. E)inventory control and data processing.
Last Answer : A)selling to the final consumer.
Description : Your firm has a philosophy that is analogous to the hedging (maturity matching) approach. Which of the following is the most appropriate non-spontaneous form for financing the excess seasonal current asset needs? ... credit. B. 6-month bank notes. C. Accounts payable. D. Common stock equity.
Last Answer : B. 6-month bank notes.
Description : Which of the following is not a form of real asset? A. Rare paintings B. Baseball cards C. Diamonds D. Real estate E. Commodity futures
Last Answer : D. Real estate
Description : Which of the following is not a form of a financial asset? A. Commercial paper B. Commodity futures C. Warrants D. Personal residence E. $5 bill
Last Answer : D. Personal residence
Description : ___is known as mezzanine capital.(a)Development financing b) expansion financing c) replacement finance)
Last Answer : .(a)Development financing
Description : Which of the following is most likely to require special planning considerations related to asset valuation? a. Accelerated depreciation methods are used for amortizing the costs of factory equipment. b. ... even when the expected life exceeds one year. d. Inventory is comprised of diamond rings.
Last Answer : Inventory is comprised of diamond rings.
Description : On a classified balance sheet, merchandise inventory is classified as a. an intangible asset. b. property, plant, and equipment. c. a current asset. d. a long-term investment.
Last Answer : c. a current asset.
Description : An example of Balance Sheet ratio is --------------- a) Net profit ratio b) Inventory turn over ratio c) Current ratio d) Fixed asset turn over ratio
Last Answer : c) Current ratio
Description : Identify which technique will not help a company to optimise its working capital cycle. A. Offering discounts for early payment by debtors B. Using cash management models to optimise the level of ... order quantity model to stock management E. Adopting the use of just-in-time stock management
Last Answer : B. Using cash management models to optimise the level of cash held
Description : Which of the following will improve a company's working capital management position? A. An increased level of bad debts B. An increase in the credit period allowed by suppliers C. An increased debtor ... D. An increase in the stock turnover period E. An increase in the length of the production
Last Answer : B. An increase in the credit period allowed by suppliers
Description : Which of the following factors does not need to be considered when formulating policies on the level and financing of working capital? A. The attitude to risk of a company's managers B. ... C. The availability of revenue reserves and capital reserves D. Terms of trade offered by competitors
Last Answer : C. The availability of revenue reserves and capital reserves
Description : Which of the following types of company will have the lowest level of investment in working capital to finance? A. Water suppliers B. Supermarkets C. Chemical manufacturers D. Ship builders E. Car
Last Answer : B. Supermarkets
Description : Risk, as it relates to working capital, means that there is jeopardy to the firm for not maintaining sufficient current assets to . A. meet its cash obligations as they occur and take advantage ... above industry norms E. meet its cash obligations as they occur and support the proper level of
Last Answer : D. maintain current and acid-test ratios at or above industry norms
Description : One of the reasons a project life cycle is split into phases is to: a. facilitate formal go/no-go decision making during the project. b. balance the costs of work in each phase of ... the major deployments of resources throughout the project. d. chunk work into time periods of similar durations.
Last Answer : a. facilitate formal go/no-go decision making during the project.
Description : Fill in the blanks. It is during the ______________ phase that the decision should be made regarding whether the project should continue. During this phase, ____________ must be considered and weighed ... . closeout, resources c. execution, performance d. planning, timing e. initiation, risk
Last Answer : e. initiation, risk
Description : Marco is an investor, and Jon is a project team member. Both have intensive technical background for the project that you are managing. However, recently they have disagreed on the next step to take ... b. Stakeholders c. The project team d. Investors e. The board of trustees of this company
Last Answer : c. The project team
Description : ____ have the principal responsibility of achieving the target goals of the firm and have the decision-making authority.
Last Answer : Ans. Line managers
Description : What are decision models? A. Project selection criteria B. Project selection methods C. Project selection committees D. Project resource and budget selection methods
Last Answer : B. Project selection methods
Description : One of the reasons a project life cycle is split into phases is to: a. facilitate formal go/no-go decision making during the project. b. balance the costs of work in each phase ... the major deployments of resources throughout the project. d. chunk work into time periods of similar durations.
Description : Political unrest, budget overruns, size and complexity of the project Answer: B (8)Decision trees are best used for : 1. Determining the interaction of the amount at stake and the expected ... and the associated events 4. A flow chart which determines the standard deviation of the risk event
Last Answer : 3. An illustration of how to see the interactions between decisions and the associated events
Description : )Which of the following is NOT one of the primary needs for good project scheduling? 1. Cutting costs and reducing time 2. Decreasing the time required for decision making 3. Eliminating idle time 4. Developing better trouble shooting procedures.
Last Answer : 4. Developing better trouble shooting procedures.
Description : The decision to request an increase the resources for a project is the responsibility of the: 1. Functional manager 2. Project manager 3. Director of project management 4. Customer
Last Answer : 2. Project manager