by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston
,1. An Overview of Financial Management.
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Note that there is an overlap between the T/F and multiple-
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choice questions, as some of the T/F statements are used in multiple-choice questions.
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Multiple Choice: True/False RC RC
1. In most corporations, the CFO ranks under the CEO.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True R C
2. The Chairman of the Board must also be the CEO.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False R C
3. The board of directors is the highest ranking body in a corporation, and the chairman of the board is the highest ran
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king individual. The CEO generally works under the board and its chairman, and the board generally has the authorit
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y to remove the CEO under certain conditions. The CEO, however, cannot remove the board, but he or she can endeav
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or to have the board voted out and a new board voted in should a conflict arise. It is possible for a person to simultaneo
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usly serve as CEO and chairman of the board, though many corporate control experts believe it is bad to vest both offic
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es in the same person.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True R C
4. Partnerships and proprietorships generally have a tax advantage over corporations.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True R C
5. A disadvantage of the corporate form of organization is that corporate stockholders are more exposed to pers
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onal liabilities in the event of bankruptcy than are investors in a typical partnership.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False R C
6. An advantage of the corporate form of organization is that corporations are generally less highly re
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gulated than proprietorships and partnerships.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False R C
,7. Some partners in a partnership may have different rights, privileges, and responsibilities than other partners.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True R C
8. One advantage of the corporate form of organization is that it avoids double taxation.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False R C
9. It is generally harder to transfer one's ownership interest in a partnership than in a corporation.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True R C
10. One danger of starting a proprietorship is that you may be exposed to personal liability if the business goes bank
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rupt. This problem would be avoided if you formed a corporation to operate the business.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True R C
11. If a corporation elects to be taxed as an S corporation, then it can avoid the corporate tax. However, its stoc
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kholders will have to pay personal taxes on the firm's net income.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True R C
12. If a corporation elects to be taxed as an S corporation, then both it and its stockholders can avoid all Federal tax
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es. This provision was put into the Federal Tax Code in order to encourage the formation of small businesses.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False R C
13. It is generally less expensive to form a corporation than a proprietorship because, with a proprietorship, exte
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nsive legal documents are required.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False R C
14. The more capital a firm is likely to require, the greater the probability that it will be organized as a corporation.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True R C
, 15. One disadvantage of forming a corporation rather than a partnership is that this makes it more difficult for the f
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irm's investors to transfer their ownership interests.
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a. True