8 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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, Agency Problem - ANSWER Conflicts that arise out of the separation of management
and ownership of the firm
Capital Budgeting - ANSWER The decision-making process used to analyze potential
investments in fixed assets
Capital Structure - ANSWER The mix of long-term sources of funds used by the firm
Corporation - ANSWER A business entity that legally functions separate and apart from
its owners
Debt - ANSWER Money that has been borrowed and must be repaid. This includes
such things as bank loans and bonds
Equity - ANSWER The ownership interest in a corporation. It is the stockholders'
investment in the firm and the cumulative profits retained in the business up to the date
of the balance sheet
Financial Market - ANSWER Mechanisms that allow people to easily buy and sell
financial claims
General Partner - ANSWER A member of a general partnership or a member of a
limited partnership who actually runs the business and faces unlimited liability for the
firm's debts
General Partnership - ANSWER A partnership in which all the partners are fully liable
for the indebtness incurred by the partnership
Limited Liability Company (LLC) - ANSWER A business organizational form that blends
elements of the partnership and corporate forms
Limited Partner - ANSWER A member of a limited partnership who is only liable up to
the amount invested by that member
Limited Partnership - ANSWER A partnership in which one or more of the partners has
limited liability that is restricted to the amount of capital he or she invests in the
partnership