FINANCE – EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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1. What are the main services offered by financial institutions?
A. Soliciting charitable donations and then managing the distribution of these funds
B. Accepting a wide variety of deposits, offering investment products, providing loans, and
brokering financial transactions
C. Deciding which assets to invest in to create wealth in the future
D. Evaluating sources of funding for a business project, the capital structure of a firm, or actions
managers could take to increase the value of the firm
Correct Answer: B. Accepting a wide variety of deposits, offering investment products,
providing loans, and brokering financial transactions
2. What is the main objective of personal financial goals?
A. To maximize stock investments
B. To maximize individual utility
C. To maximize charity donations
D. To maximize owner wealth
Correct Answer: B. To maximize individual utility
3. Which task does the financial manager of a firm perform that involves the
issuance of new stocks and bonds?
A. Making financing decisions
B. Managing working capital
C. Deciding on accounting standards
,D. Making investing decisions
Correct Answer: A. Making financing decisions
4. Why is understanding the definition of finance important in managing personal
finances?
A. It helps individuals compare the costs and benefits of an action to determine whether to take
that action.
B. It helps individuals act ethically with regard to finances.
C. It helps individuals understand legal issues related to finance.
D. It allows individuals to find an investment with the highest return possible.
Correct Answer: A. It helps individuals compare the costs and benefits of an action to
determine whether to take that action.
5. In which type of market would a company issue bonds or stocks for the first time?
A. Dealer market
B. Primary market
C. Secondary market
D. Money market
Correct Answer: B. Primary market
6. Which type of financial institution is a mutual fund?
A. Contractual institution
B. Depository institution
C. Investment institution
D. Federal institution
Correct Answer: C. Investment institution
7. Which financial institution specializes in managing and administering retirement
funds?
, A. Investment banks
B. Mutual funds
C. Pension funds
D. Private equity
Correct Answer: C. Pension funds
8. Which type of economic indicator is the consumer price index?
A. Leading indicator
B. Coincident indicator
C. Forecasting indicator
D. Lagging indicator
Correct Answer: D. Lagging indicator
9. What does the term ethical refer to?
A. The accepted standards of conduct that guide a person's behavior
B. An idea or thing used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluations
C. One's beliefs about right and wrong, good and bad, or just and unjust
D. Following the laws and rules set by an authority
Correct Answer: A. The accepted standards of conduct that guide a person's behavior
10. A company's officers and board of directors are selling their stocks in the firm at
higher prices due to false accounting reports that made the stock seem more
valuable than it truly was. Which ethical issue is occurring in this situation?
A. Conflict between work and personal affairs
B. Maximizing shareholder value
C. Pursuing individual interest over client interests
D. Agency problem due to conflicting interests
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALE | 2027 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD
1. What are the main services offered by financial institutions?
A. Soliciting charitable donations and then managing the distribution of these funds
B. Accepting a wide variety of deposits, offering investment products, providing loans, and
brokering financial transactions
C. Deciding which assets to invest in to create wealth in the future
D. Evaluating sources of funding for a business project, the capital structure of a firm, or actions
managers could take to increase the value of the firm
Correct Answer: B. Accepting a wide variety of deposits, offering investment products,
providing loans, and brokering financial transactions
2. What is the main objective of personal financial goals?
A. To maximize stock investments
B. To maximize individual utility
C. To maximize charity donations
D. To maximize owner wealth
Correct Answer: B. To maximize individual utility
3. Which task does the financial manager of a firm perform that involves the
issuance of new stocks and bonds?
A. Making financing decisions
B. Managing working capital
C. Deciding on accounting standards
,D. Making investing decisions
Correct Answer: A. Making financing decisions
4. Why is understanding the definition of finance important in managing personal
finances?
A. It helps individuals compare the costs and benefits of an action to determine whether to take
that action.
B. It helps individuals act ethically with regard to finances.
C. It helps individuals understand legal issues related to finance.
D. It allows individuals to find an investment with the highest return possible.
Correct Answer: A. It helps individuals compare the costs and benefits of an action to
determine whether to take that action.
5. In which type of market would a company issue bonds or stocks for the first time?
A. Dealer market
B. Primary market
C. Secondary market
D. Money market
Correct Answer: B. Primary market
6. Which type of financial institution is a mutual fund?
A. Contractual institution
B. Depository institution
C. Investment institution
D. Federal institution
Correct Answer: C. Investment institution
7. Which financial institution specializes in managing and administering retirement
funds?
, A. Investment banks
B. Mutual funds
C. Pension funds
D. Private equity
Correct Answer: C. Pension funds
8. Which type of economic indicator is the consumer price index?
A. Leading indicator
B. Coincident indicator
C. Forecasting indicator
D. Lagging indicator
Correct Answer: D. Lagging indicator
9. What does the term ethical refer to?
A. The accepted standards of conduct that guide a person's behavior
B. An idea or thing used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluations
C. One's beliefs about right and wrong, good and bad, or just and unjust
D. Following the laws and rules set by an authority
Correct Answer: A. The accepted standards of conduct that guide a person's behavior
10. A company's officers and board of directors are selling their stocks in the firm at
higher prices due to false accounting reports that made the stock seem more
valuable than it truly was. Which ethical issue is occurring in this situation?
A. Conflict between work and personal affairs
B. Maximizing shareholder value
C. Pursuing individual interest over client interests
D. Agency problem due to conflicting interests
