FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REVIEW -
FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Whatvfarevfthevffivevfmainvffunctionsvfofvffinancialvfmanagement?vf-vfanswer--
1.vfFinancingvffunction.
2.vfCapitalvfbudgetingvffunction.
3.vfFinancialvfmanagementvffunction.
4.vfCorporatevfgovernancevffunction.
5.vfRisk-managementvffunction.
Whatvfisvfthevffinancingvffunction?vf-vfanswer--
Raisingvfthevfcapitalvfnecessaryvftovffundvfavfbusiness.
Whatvfisvfthevfcapitalvfbudgetingvffunction?vf-vfanswer--Choosingvfthevfbestvflong-
termvfprojectsvfbasedvfonvfthevfprojects'vfexpectedvfrisksvfandvfreturns.
Whatvfisvfthevffinancialvfmanagementvffunction?vf-vfanswer--
Managingvfthevfbusiness'svfinternalvfcashvfflowsvfandvfcapitalvfstructurevftovfminimizevffina
ncingvfcostsvfandvfensurevfliabilitiesvfarevfpaidvfwhenvfdue.vfThisvfincludesvfmanagingvfinve
stments.
Whatvfisvfthevfcorporatevfgovernancevffunction?vf-vfanswer--
Makingvfsurevfthatvfmanagerialvfbehaviorvfisvfethicalvfandvfinvfthevfbusinessvfowners'vfbestvfi
nterests.
Whatvfisvfthevfrisk-managementvffunction?vf-vfanswer--
Identifyingvfandvfmanagingvfthevfbusiness'svfvariousvfkindsvfofvfrisks.
Whatvfdoesvfitvfmeanvftovfmanagevfworkingvfcapital?vf-vfanswer--
Makingvfsurevfthevfbusinessvfhasvfnetvfshort-termvfassetsvfavailablevftovfmeetvfshort-
termvfobligations.vfThisvfincludesvfmanagingvfinventoryvfandvfreceivables.
Whatvfisvfthevfworkingvfcapitalvfratio?vf-vfanswer--
Currentvfassetsvfminusvfcurrentvfliabilities.
Whatvfisvfthevfcurrentvfratio?vf-vfanswer--Currentvfassetsvfdividedvfbyvfcurrentvfliabilities.
Whatvfisvfthevfquickvfratio?vf-vfanswer--Quickvfassetsvfdividedvfbyvfcurrentvfliabilities.
Whatvfarevfquickvfassets?vf-vfanswer--
Cash,vfmarketablevfsecurities,vfandvfaccountsvfreceivable.vfSovfnotvfinventory.
Whatvfisvfthevfinventoryvfconversionvfperiodvfformula?vf-vfanswer--
Averagevfinventoryvfdividedvfbyvfcostvfofvfgoodsvfsoldvfpervfday.
, Whatvfisvfthevfaccountsvfreceivablevfcollectionvfperiodvfformula?vf-vfanswer--
Averagevfaccountsvfreceivablevfdividedvfbyvfaveragevfcreditvfsalesvfpervfday.
Whatvfisvfthevfaccountsvfpayablevfdeferralvfperiod?vf-vfanswer--
Averagevfpayablesvfdividedvfbyvfpurchasesvfpervfday.
Whatvfisvfthevfcashvfconversionvfcycle?vf-vfanswer--
Inventoryvfconversionvfperiodvfplusvfaccountsvfreceivablevfcollectionvfperiodvfminusvfacco
untsvfpayablevfdeferralvfperiod.
Whatvfisvfthevfpurposevfofvfthevfcashvfconversionvfcycle?vf-vfanswer--
Itvfmeasuresvfthevfnumbervfofvfdaysvfbetweenvfpayingvfforvfinputsvfandvfcollectingvfcashvffro
mvffinishedvfgoods.vfAvfshortervfCCCvfimprovesvfprofitability.
Whatvfarevfsomevfreasonsvfbusinessesvfkeepvfcashvfbalances?vf-vfanswer--
Operations,vfcompensatingvfbalances,vftradevfdiscounts,vfspeculativevfbalances,vf&vfprec
autionaryvfbalances.
Whatvfarevfcompensatingvfbalances?vf-vfanswer--
Avfminimumvfcheckingvfaccountvfbalancevfrequiredvfbyvfbanksvfinvfcompensationvfforvfloan
s.
Whatvfarevfspeculativevfandvfprecautionaryvfbalances?vf-vfanswer--
Moneyvfsavedvfforvfunexpectedvfbusinessvfopportunitiesvforvfemergencies.
Whatvfisvffloat?vf-vfanswer--
Thevftimevfitvftakesvfforvfcheckvftovfbevfmailed,vfprocessedvfandvfcleared.
Howvfcanvfyouvfprofitvffromvffloat?vf-vfanswer--
Maximizevffloatvfonvfpaymentsvfandvfminimizevffloatvfonvfreceipts.
Whatvfarevf5vfmethodsvfofvfmanagingvffloat?vf-vfanswer--1.vfPayvfbyvfdraftvforvfcheck.
2.vfZero-balancevfaccounts.
3.vfConcentrationvfbanking.
4.vfLock-boxvfsystem.
5.vfElectronicvffundsvftransfers.
Whatvfisvfthevfbenefitvfofvfavfzero-balancevfaccount?vf-vfanswer--
Youvfcanvfkeepvfyourvfmoneyvfwherevfyouvfwantvfitvfandvfonlyvftransfervfmoneyvftovfthevfbank
vfwhenvfthevfbankvftellsvfyouvftherevfarevfchecksvfyouvfneedvftovfpay.
Whatvfisvfthevfbenefitvfofvfconcentrationvfbanking?vf-vfanswer--
Youvfcanvfgetvfreceivablesvfquickervfthroughvfavflocalvfbranch.
Listvf9vfinvestmentsvfinvfordervfofvflowestvftovfhighestvfrisk.vf-vfanswer--
1.vfTreasuryvfbillsvfundervfavfyear.
2.vfTreasuryvfnotesvfbetweenvf1vfandvf10vfyears.
3.vfTreasuryvfbondsvfovervf10vfyears.
4.vfTreasuryvfinflated-indexedvfsecurities.
FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Whatvfarevfthevffivevfmainvffunctionsvfofvffinancialvfmanagement?vf-vfanswer--
1.vfFinancingvffunction.
2.vfCapitalvfbudgetingvffunction.
3.vfFinancialvfmanagementvffunction.
4.vfCorporatevfgovernancevffunction.
5.vfRisk-managementvffunction.
Whatvfisvfthevffinancingvffunction?vf-vfanswer--
Raisingvfthevfcapitalvfnecessaryvftovffundvfavfbusiness.
Whatvfisvfthevfcapitalvfbudgetingvffunction?vf-vfanswer--Choosingvfthevfbestvflong-
termvfprojectsvfbasedvfonvfthevfprojects'vfexpectedvfrisksvfandvfreturns.
Whatvfisvfthevffinancialvfmanagementvffunction?vf-vfanswer--
Managingvfthevfbusiness'svfinternalvfcashvfflowsvfandvfcapitalvfstructurevftovfminimizevffina
ncingvfcostsvfandvfensurevfliabilitiesvfarevfpaidvfwhenvfdue.vfThisvfincludesvfmanagingvfinve
stments.
Whatvfisvfthevfcorporatevfgovernancevffunction?vf-vfanswer--
Makingvfsurevfthatvfmanagerialvfbehaviorvfisvfethicalvfandvfinvfthevfbusinessvfowners'vfbestvfi
nterests.
Whatvfisvfthevfrisk-managementvffunction?vf-vfanswer--
Identifyingvfandvfmanagingvfthevfbusiness'svfvariousvfkindsvfofvfrisks.
Whatvfdoesvfitvfmeanvftovfmanagevfworkingvfcapital?vf-vfanswer--
Makingvfsurevfthevfbusinessvfhasvfnetvfshort-termvfassetsvfavailablevftovfmeetvfshort-
termvfobligations.vfThisvfincludesvfmanagingvfinventoryvfandvfreceivables.
Whatvfisvfthevfworkingvfcapitalvfratio?vf-vfanswer--
Currentvfassetsvfminusvfcurrentvfliabilities.
Whatvfisvfthevfcurrentvfratio?vf-vfanswer--Currentvfassetsvfdividedvfbyvfcurrentvfliabilities.
Whatvfisvfthevfquickvfratio?vf-vfanswer--Quickvfassetsvfdividedvfbyvfcurrentvfliabilities.
Whatvfarevfquickvfassets?vf-vfanswer--
Cash,vfmarketablevfsecurities,vfandvfaccountsvfreceivable.vfSovfnotvfinventory.
Whatvfisvfthevfinventoryvfconversionvfperiodvfformula?vf-vfanswer--
Averagevfinventoryvfdividedvfbyvfcostvfofvfgoodsvfsoldvfpervfday.
, Whatvfisvfthevfaccountsvfreceivablevfcollectionvfperiodvfformula?vf-vfanswer--
Averagevfaccountsvfreceivablevfdividedvfbyvfaveragevfcreditvfsalesvfpervfday.
Whatvfisvfthevfaccountsvfpayablevfdeferralvfperiod?vf-vfanswer--
Averagevfpayablesvfdividedvfbyvfpurchasesvfpervfday.
Whatvfisvfthevfcashvfconversionvfcycle?vf-vfanswer--
Inventoryvfconversionvfperiodvfplusvfaccountsvfreceivablevfcollectionvfperiodvfminusvfacco
untsvfpayablevfdeferralvfperiod.
Whatvfisvfthevfpurposevfofvfthevfcashvfconversionvfcycle?vf-vfanswer--
Itvfmeasuresvfthevfnumbervfofvfdaysvfbetweenvfpayingvfforvfinputsvfandvfcollectingvfcashvffro
mvffinishedvfgoods.vfAvfshortervfCCCvfimprovesvfprofitability.
Whatvfarevfsomevfreasonsvfbusinessesvfkeepvfcashvfbalances?vf-vfanswer--
Operations,vfcompensatingvfbalances,vftradevfdiscounts,vfspeculativevfbalances,vf&vfprec
autionaryvfbalances.
Whatvfarevfcompensatingvfbalances?vf-vfanswer--
Avfminimumvfcheckingvfaccountvfbalancevfrequiredvfbyvfbanksvfinvfcompensationvfforvfloan
s.
Whatvfarevfspeculativevfandvfprecautionaryvfbalances?vf-vfanswer--
Moneyvfsavedvfforvfunexpectedvfbusinessvfopportunitiesvforvfemergencies.
Whatvfisvffloat?vf-vfanswer--
Thevftimevfitvftakesvfforvfcheckvftovfbevfmailed,vfprocessedvfandvfcleared.
Howvfcanvfyouvfprofitvffromvffloat?vf-vfanswer--
Maximizevffloatvfonvfpaymentsvfandvfminimizevffloatvfonvfreceipts.
Whatvfarevf5vfmethodsvfofvfmanagingvffloat?vf-vfanswer--1.vfPayvfbyvfdraftvforvfcheck.
2.vfZero-balancevfaccounts.
3.vfConcentrationvfbanking.
4.vfLock-boxvfsystem.
5.vfElectronicvffundsvftransfers.
Whatvfisvfthevfbenefitvfofvfavfzero-balancevfaccount?vf-vfanswer--
Youvfcanvfkeepvfyourvfmoneyvfwherevfyouvfwantvfitvfandvfonlyvftransfervfmoneyvftovfthevfbank
vfwhenvfthevfbankvftellsvfyouvftherevfarevfchecksvfyouvfneedvftovfpay.
Whatvfisvfthevfbenefitvfofvfconcentrationvfbanking?vf-vfanswer--
Youvfcanvfgetvfreceivablesvfquickervfthroughvfavflocalvfbranch.
Listvf9vfinvestmentsvfinvfordervfofvflowestvftovfhighestvfrisk.vf-vfanswer--
1.vfTreasuryvfbillsvfundervfavfyear.
2.vfTreasuryvfnotesvfbetweenvf1vfandvf10vfyears.
3.vfTreasuryvfbondsvfovervf10vfyears.
4.vfTreasuryvfinflated-indexedvfsecurities.