EXAM TEST (questions and verified
answers) FREQUENTLY MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS |already
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comprehensive
Financial Management - answer- - analyze and forecast a firm's performance (financial
ratio)
- evaluate investment opportunities
- locate external financing
(the people inside the firm)
Investors - answer- (outside the firms)
- locate, select, and manage money producing assets
Financial Markets and Institutions - answer- - facilitate the flow of funds
- markets in which financial assets are sold
types of cash flows - answer- - operations
- financing
- investments
Duties of Financial Managers - answer- - measure firms performance
- forecast financial consequences
- recommend new investment ---> capital budgeting
- locate external financing
- recommend best financing mix
- determine financial expectations of owners
capital budgeting - answer- allocation of resources
, - what long term investments or projects should the business take on?
- talks about projects and investments
capital structure - answer- - how should we pay for our assets
- debit or equity?
working capital management - answer- how do we manage the day to day finances of
the firm
Net working capital - answer- CA (current assets) - CL (current liabilities)
what is the primary financial goal of a business firm? - answer- Maximize wealth!!!
(profit maximization does not consider risk)
- Maximize the current value per share of the company's existing stock
- maximize profitability - operations
- maximize profitability for shareholders (firm owners)
Factors that affect the value of a firm and its stock price: - answer- 1. sizing of cash
flows
2. timing of cash flows
3. risk of cash flows
forms of business organization - answer- - sole proprietorship
- partnership
- corporation
- LLC
Sole proprietorship - answer- - 70% of firms
you = business
- Pros: easily established, min. organizational costs, keep all generated profits
-cons: unlimited liability losses absorbed by owner, limited capital and limited life (if you
die, proprietorship is dissolved)
General Partnership (GP) - answer- - Pros: min, organizational requirements, negligible
govt regulations
- Cons: unlimited liability, must be dissolved or reorganized if a partner leaves or dies
Limited Partnership (LP) - answer- equal to their original investment
- pros: LIMITED liability
Cons: not active in management, less favorable allocation of ownership/profit