If The coupon rate of bond X is greater than bond Y with the same YTM and maturity
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| The bond X's price will change more than Y for a change in YTM |
| The market price of bond Y is more than that of X |
| The current yield of both th bonds would be same. |
| The bond Y's price would change more than that of X for a change in YTM |
When the required rate of return is equal to the coupon rate, value of the redeemable bond is equal to its
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| Market value |
| Face value |
| Present value of the stream of interest inflows |
| Average of par value and matyrity value. |
Which of the following is not an assumption under CAPM?
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| The investor is not limited by his wealth and price of the asset. |
| Investors make their investment decisions ona single period horizon. |
| If the perceived risk is high, a risk-averse investor expects higher return. |
| Assets can be bought at the going market price. |
Which of the following assumes paramount importance for investing surplus cash by a firm?
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| Yield |
| Liquidity |
| tax Shelter |
| security |
Process of capital budgeting involves
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| Identifying potential investments |
| Analyzing the set of investment opportunities, and identifying those that will create shareholder value |
| Implementing and monitoring the selected investment projects |
| All of the above |
Flaws of the accounting rate of return method include:
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| The choice of accounting g hurdle return rate is essentially arbitrary |
| Depreciation method has a large impact on the accounting rate of return |
| This method makes no adjustment for project risk or for the time value of money |
| All of the above |
The nominal rate of interest is equal to
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| Real Rate + Risk Premium - Inflation |
| Real Rate + Risk Premium + Inflation |
| Real Rate - Risk Premium + Inflation |
| Real Rate - Risk Premium - Inflation |
Core current assets
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| refer to that portion of the current assets normally financed through long-term sources. |
| refer to the raw material component of current assets without which production cannot go on |
| refer to the current asset requirement of core sectore industries like steel or current industry. |
| refer to excess of current assets over current liabilities for a particular period. |
If the degree of the financial leverage of a firm is zero, then which of the following statements is true?
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| The firm has no interest expense. |
| No preference dividend is payable by the firm. |
| The EBIT of the firm is zero. |
| No tax is payable by the firm. |
Which of the following statements is correct for a project with a positive NPV?
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| IRR exceeds the cost of capital |
| Accepting the project has an indeterminate effect on shareholders |
| The discount rate exceeds the IRR |
| The profitability index equals one. |
Given the maturity, an increase in bond''s yield causes a price decrease that is ___________ the price increase caused by an equal size decrease in yield.
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| Higher than |
| Smaller than |
| Equal to |
| Greater than or equal to |
A DOL of +2 would mean
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| If there is an increase of 10% in quantity EBIT will increase by 20% |
| If there is an increase of 10% in fixed costs the EBIT will increase by 20% |
| The business risk of the firm is -2%. |
| The effect on EBIT will be very great for a given % change in quantity. |
The coupon rate on a bond is set equal to
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| A percentage of its par value |
| A percentage of its maturity value |
| A percentage of its market price |
| A percentageof its issue price. |
Which of the following can be considered as the limitations of using average rate of return for investment appraisal?
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| It is simple to calculate |
| It considers benefits over the entire life of the project. |
| It is some what akin to the break-even point |
| It is based upon accounting profit, and not cash flows |
Operating cycle can be shortened by increasing
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| Manufacturing time |
| Duration of credit availed |
| Credit period to the customer |
| Stock held in stores |
Which of the following is false with respect to the IRR?
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| It considers the cash flow stream throughout the life of the project. |
| It is uniquely defined for every type of project. |
| It considers the time value of the money. |
| It is appealing to the businessman who prefer to think in terms of the rate of return from the project. |
Lead time refers to
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| Work-in-progress time |
| The time gap between placing of the order and procuring the material |
| The period in which a whole lot of inventory is consumed. |
| The time finished goods lie as inventories. |
Incremental cash flows in relation to capital budgeting decisions refer to the
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| Cash flows which are increasing over a period of time. |
| Incremental change in cash flows if the project is extended one year beyond its life period. |
| Cash flows which are directly attributable to the investment |
| Difference between cash inflow streams and the initial outflow. |
Given two suppliers A & B with the terms of sale 2/10 net 60; 2/15 net 30 respectively, which of the following is/are true?
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| The company would be better off if it choose supplier A, because it has a longer credit period. |
| The cost of trade credit is higher for supplier B than that of supplier A. |
| If the opportunity cost of cash is equal to cost of trade credit of supplier B, it is better to choose supplier A and avail casd discount. |
| If the credit period nof supplier A is reduced to 30 then the company is indifferent in choosing the supplier with respect to cost of trade credit. |
What will be impact on the operating leverage of a firm, if it proceeds for additional borrowings?
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| It will increase |
| It will decrease |
| It will remain unchanged |
| It will increase or decrease depends in the cost of borrowings. |
If the net working capital is negative then it indicates that
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| Long-term funds have been used for financing short-term assets. |
| Long-term funds have been used for financing long-term assets. |
| short-term funds have been used for financing long-term assets. |
| short-term funds have been used for financing short-term assets. |
Yield to maturity of a perpetual bond is equal to
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| Interest/face value |
| Interest/Market price |
| Interest/Average of face value and market price |
| (Interest + Annual redemption) / Average Investment |
The average collection period is determined by
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| Daily credit sales divided by average balance in receivable account |
| Balance in receivable account divided by average daily credit sales. |
| Total credit sales divided by average balance in receivable account |
| Balance in the receivables account divided by average total credit sales. |
Operating leverage measures the sensitivity of the ___________ to changes in quantity.
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| Earning per share |
| Profit after tax |
| Earning before interest and taxes |
| Profit before interest |
A change in YTM affects those bonds with higher YTM ________ it affects bonds with a lower YTM.
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| More than |
| Less than |
| Same as |
| Either (b) or (c) above |
Which of the following investments has/have no default risk?
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| Inter-corporate Deposits |
| Treasury Bills |
| Commercial Papers |
| Money market Mutual Funds |
When compounding of interests is done at intervals which are less than a year
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| The effective rate of interest will be same as the nomial rate of intereat |
| The effective rate of interest will be lesser than the nomial rate. |
| The nomial rate of interest will be lesser than the effective rate. |
| There is no difference between the effective and nominal rates in the first year. |
Undertrading means
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| Having low amount of working capital |
| High turnover of working capital |
| Sales are less compared to sales generated. |
| Assets are less compared to sales generated. |
The return on investement of a firm is 14% and cost of equity capital is 12%. In order to maximize the value of a firm according to Walter Model, the firm should,
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| Adopt 100% dividend pay-out policy. |
| Not pay dividends at all. |
| Be indifferent as to the dividend policy. |
| Plough back 50% of profits and pay the rest as dividend. |
Should a firm invest in projects with NPV = $0?
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| Yes |
| No |
| The firm is indifferent between accepting or rejecting projects with zero NPVs |
| The firm should look at the PI and IRR of the projects |
Which of the following is a technique for monitoring the status of the receivables?
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| Ageing schedule |
| Outstanding creditors |
| selection matrix |
| Fund flow analysis |
At operating break even point, which of the following is true?
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| Sales revenue just covers the fixed cost. |
| Sales revenue is just equal to the variable cost. |
| Fixed cost is same as that of the variable costs. |
| EBIT is zero. |
Which of the following is not a feature of an optimal capital structure?
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| Profitability |
| Liquidity |
| Flexibility |
| Solvency |
Letter of credit means
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| Credit agreement between a bank and a company |
| Credit agreement between a company and its supplier |
| Bank undertaking responsibility on behalf of its customer, in case the customer fails to pay to his supplier |
| Agreement that facilitates a company to stretch the credit period extended by its supplier. |
The Degree of Financial Leverage
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| measures financial risk of the firm |
| is zero at financial break even point |
| Increases as EBIT increases |
| Is undefined below financial break even point level |
The constant growth model of equity valuation assumes that
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| The dividends paid by the company remain constant |
| The dividends paid by the company grow at a constant rate of growth |
| The cost of equity may be less than or equal to the growth rate. |
| The growth rate is greater than the cost of equity |
Operating cycle can be delayed by
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| Increase in WIP period |
| Decrease in raw materials storage period |
| Decrease in WIP period |
| All of the above |
Which of the following is not a leverage ratios?
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| Debt-asset ratio |
| Debt-equity Ratio |
| Fixed charge coverage ratio |
| Bank finance to working capital gap ratio |
Which of the following is not considered for cost-benefit analysis of capital investment decisions?
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| Opportunity costs |
| Incremental costs |
| Sunk Cost |
| Variable cost |
Which of the following approaches advocates that the costs of equity capital and debt capital remain unaltered when the degree of leverage varies?
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| Net Income Approach |
| Net operating Income approach |
| Traditional Approach |
| Modigliani-Miller Approach |
If maturity of bond lenghtens, what happens to the volatility of bond?
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| Volatility increases |
| Volatility decreases |
| Volatility sometimes increases, sometimes decreases. |
| Volatility remains unchanged |
Ignoring the time value of money, how much does a firm lose on a rs. 1000 sale that has a 25% profit margin if the 20% probability of default occures?
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| Rs. 150 |
| Rs. 600 |
| Rs. 650 |
| Rs. 750 |
Which of the following is not true if the credit terms are liberalized by increasing the discount?
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| It may increase sales. |
| It may increase the bad debts losses. |
| It may reduce the average collection period. |
| It may increase the cost of discount. |
Which of the following is not a function of a finance manager?
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| Mobilization of funds |
| Deployment of funds |
| Mainupulation of share price of a company |
| Maintain balance between risk and return |
| SamurSports sells 1500 cricket bats each year. The average cost of purchasing each bat is Rs. 250. The cost for Samur to place an order for bats is Rs. 50 and it incurr 5% of the average cost to carry them in inventory. | |
The average inventory value of cricket bats is _______________.
Answer Choices | Rs. 12,500 | | Rs. 13,750 | | Rs. 11,000 | | Rs. 16,300 | | |
| SamurSports sells 1500 cricket bats each year. The average cost of purchasing each bat is Rs. 250. The cost for Samur to place an order for bats is Rs. 50 and it incurr 5% of the average cost to carry them in inventory. | |
The total number of orders it should place each year is ____________________.
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| SamurSports sells 1500 cricket bats each year. The average cost of purchasing each bat is Rs. 250. The cost for Samur to place an order for bats is Rs. 50 and it incurr 5% of the average cost to carry them in inventory. | |
The economic order quantity of cricket bats is ________________-
Answer Choices | 110 Units | | 120 Units | | 131.5 Units | | 100 Units | | |