WGU C214 CONCEPTS ONLY MULTI CHOICE VERSION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TradingAonAtheANYSEAisAexecutedAwithoutAaAspecialistA(i.e.AaAmarketAmaker).A(T/F)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
False
StocksAandAbondsAareAtwoAtypesAofAfinancialAinstrumentsA(T/F)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-True
TheAmatchingAprincipleAinAaccrualAaccountingArequiresAthat:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
RevenuesAbeArecognizedAwhenAtheAearningsAprocessAisAcompleteAandAmatchesAexpensesAtoArevenuesArec
ognized.
AAbasicAequationAforAtheAbalanceAsheetAis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-EquityA=AAssetsA-ALiabilities
WhyAisAtheABalanceASheetAknownAasAaApermanentAstatement?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BecauseAtheAotherAstatementsAareAresetAatAtheAendAofAtheAfiscalAyear
HowAdoAyouAcalculateAtheAchangeAinARetainedAEarnings?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-NetAIncomeA-ADividends
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAgenerallyAtrue?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-OperatingAIncomeAandAEBITAareAtheAsame
WhichAcomponentsAareApartAofAtotalAassets?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CashAAccountsAReceivable,AInventory,ALongATermAAssets
WhichAcomponentsAareApartAofAcurrentAassets?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Inventory,ACash,AAccountsAReceivable,AShortATermAInvestments
WhichAcomponentsAareApartAofATotalALiabilities?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Bonds,AAccountsAPayable,AMortgage
WhenAFixedAAssetsAincreaseAwhatAhappensAtoACash?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-CashAdecreases
,WhichAisAtheApurposeAofAtheAstatementAofAcashAflows?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
explainsAtheAchangeAinAcashAbalanceAforAoneAperiodAofAtime
TheAOIROIA(OperatingAIncomeAReturnAonAInvestment)AusesAwhatAelementsAonAtheAincomeAstatement?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-EBIT,ATotalAAssets
WhyAwouldAaAcompanyAbeAinterestedAinAtheATAT-TotalAAssetATurnover-ratio?
aA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-HowAefficientAassetsAareAatAproducingAsales
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAgivesAtheAlargestAeffectiveArateA(APY)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
18.6%AcompoundedAdaily
WhatAdoesAtheAbetaAcoefficientArepresent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ItAisAaAstatistically-
derivedAmeasureAofAvolatility
WhyAisAdepreciationAexpenseAtakenAoutAofAtheAnetAincomeAcalculation,AyetAaddedAbackAatAtheAend?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-BecauseAdepreciationAexpenseAisAtaxAdeductible
WhyAisAtheANPVApreferredAoverAtheAIRR?APickATwoA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-1-ItAmeasuresAtheAdollarAvalueA2-
AItAisAharderAtoAcalculate
WhatAdoesAtheADegreeAofAFinancialALeverageAindicate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-TheArelianceAonAdebt
IfAaAcompanyAhasAaAhighAdegreeAofAfinancialAleverage,AwhatAdoesAthatAtellAusAaboutAtheAfirm'sAriskAprofile?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-HigherAprofitsAtoAshareholders
WhatAisAtheAcashAcycle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-TheAamountAofAtimeAtoAregenerateAcash
WhyAisAfloatAimportantAtoAunderstand?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ToAtimeAcashAexpenditures
WhatAshouldAaAcompanyAdoAtoAmanageAitsAworkingAcapital?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CollectAquicklyAandApayAslowly
, WhatAwouldAbeAaAsourceAofAinformationAtoAdetermineAReplacementACost?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BuildingAAppraisal
WhatAdoesAtheASarbanes-OxleyAActArequireAcompaniesAtoAdo?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
HaveAinternalAcontrolAaudits
FINRAA(FinancialAIndustryARegulatoryAAuthority)AdoesAtheAfollowing:A(pickAone)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
ProsecutesAnaughtyAstockAbrokers
IfAaAproductAisAmadeA100%Adomestically,AwhatAcanAaffectAitsAdomesticAmarket?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
InternationalAcompetition
IfAaAcompanyAmakesAitsAproductAinAaAforeignAcountryAwhereAlaborAcostsAareAmuchAlower,AwhatAhappens?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-ProfitsAgoAupAandAdomesticAemploymentAdecreases.
IfAtheAvalueAofAaAdollarAincreases,AtheApriceAofAimports:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Decreases
WhyAwouldAaAfarmerAbuyAaAhedgeAwhenAheAsignsAaAcontractAtoAsellAproduceAoverseas?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-ToAreduceAcurrencyArisk
AAbasicAequationAforAtheAbalanceAsheetAis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-EquityA=AAssetsA-ALiabilities
WhyAisAtheABalanceASheetAknownAasAaApermanentAstatement?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BecauseAtheAotherAstatementsAareAresetAatAtheAendAofAtheAfiscalAyear
HowAdoAyouAcalculateAtheAchangeAinARetainedAEarnings?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-NetAIncomeA-ADividends
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAgenerallyAtrue?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-OperatingAIncomeAandAEBITAareAtheAsame
WhichAcomponentsAareApartAofAtotalAassets?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CashAAccountsAReceivable,AInventory,ALongATermAAssets
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
TradingAonAtheANYSEAisAexecutedAwithoutAaAspecialistA(i.e.AaAmarketAmaker).A(T/F)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
False
StocksAandAbondsAareAtwoAtypesAofAfinancialAinstrumentsA(T/F)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-True
TheAmatchingAprincipleAinAaccrualAaccountingArequiresAthat:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
RevenuesAbeArecognizedAwhenAtheAearningsAprocessAisAcompleteAandAmatchesAexpensesAtoArevenuesArec
ognized.
AAbasicAequationAforAtheAbalanceAsheetAis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-EquityA=AAssetsA-ALiabilities
WhyAisAtheABalanceASheetAknownAasAaApermanentAstatement?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BecauseAtheAotherAstatementsAareAresetAatAtheAendAofAtheAfiscalAyear
HowAdoAyouAcalculateAtheAchangeAinARetainedAEarnings?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-NetAIncomeA-ADividends
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAgenerallyAtrue?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-OperatingAIncomeAandAEBITAareAtheAsame
WhichAcomponentsAareApartAofAtotalAassets?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CashAAccountsAReceivable,AInventory,ALongATermAAssets
WhichAcomponentsAareApartAofAcurrentAassets?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Inventory,ACash,AAccountsAReceivable,AShortATermAInvestments
WhichAcomponentsAareApartAofATotalALiabilities?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
Bonds,AAccountsAPayable,AMortgage
WhenAFixedAAssetsAincreaseAwhatAhappensAtoACash?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-CashAdecreases
,WhichAisAtheApurposeAofAtheAstatementAofAcashAflows?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
explainsAtheAchangeAinAcashAbalanceAforAoneAperiodAofAtime
TheAOIROIA(OperatingAIncomeAReturnAonAInvestment)AusesAwhatAelementsAonAtheAincomeAstatement?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-EBIT,ATotalAAssets
WhyAwouldAaAcompanyAbeAinterestedAinAtheATAT-TotalAAssetATurnover-ratio?
aA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-HowAefficientAassetsAareAatAproducingAsales
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAgivesAtheAlargestAeffectiveArateA(APY)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
18.6%AcompoundedAdaily
WhatAdoesAtheAbetaAcoefficientArepresent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ItAisAaAstatistically-
derivedAmeasureAofAvolatility
WhyAisAdepreciationAexpenseAtakenAoutAofAtheAnetAincomeAcalculation,AyetAaddedAbackAatAtheAend?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-BecauseAdepreciationAexpenseAisAtaxAdeductible
WhyAisAtheANPVApreferredAoverAtheAIRR?APickATwoA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-1-ItAmeasuresAtheAdollarAvalueA2-
AItAisAharderAtoAcalculate
WhatAdoesAtheADegreeAofAFinancialALeverageAindicate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-TheArelianceAonAdebt
IfAaAcompanyAhasAaAhighAdegreeAofAfinancialAleverage,AwhatAdoesAthatAtellAusAaboutAtheAfirm'sAriskAprofile?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-HigherAprofitsAtoAshareholders
WhatAisAtheAcashAcycle?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-TheAamountAofAtimeAtoAregenerateAcash
WhyAisAfloatAimportantAtoAunderstand?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ToAtimeAcashAexpenditures
WhatAshouldAaAcompanyAdoAtoAmanageAitsAworkingAcapital?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CollectAquicklyAandApayAslowly
, WhatAwouldAbeAaAsourceAofAinformationAtoAdetermineAReplacementACost?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BuildingAAppraisal
WhatAdoesAtheASarbanes-OxleyAActArequireAcompaniesAtoAdo?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
HaveAinternalAcontrolAaudits
FINRAA(FinancialAIndustryARegulatoryAAuthority)AdoesAtheAfollowing:A(pickAone)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
ProsecutesAnaughtyAstockAbrokers
IfAaAproductAisAmadeA100%Adomestically,AwhatAcanAaffectAitsAdomesticAmarket?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
InternationalAcompetition
IfAaAcompanyAmakesAitsAproductAinAaAforeignAcountryAwhereAlaborAcostsAareAmuchAlower,AwhatAhappens?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-ProfitsAgoAupAandAdomesticAemploymentAdecreases.
IfAtheAvalueAofAaAdollarAincreases,AtheApriceAofAimports:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-Decreases
WhyAwouldAaAfarmerAbuyAaAhedgeAwhenAheAsignsAaAcontractAtoAsellAproduceAoverseas?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERA-ToAreduceAcurrencyArisk
AAbasicAequationAforAtheAbalanceAsheetAis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-EquityA=AAssetsA-ALiabilities
WhyAisAtheABalanceASheetAknownAasAaApermanentAstatement?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
BecauseAtheAotherAstatementsAareAresetAatAtheAendAofAtheAfiscalAyear
HowAdoAyouAcalculateAtheAchangeAinARetainedAEarnings?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-NetAIncomeA-ADividends
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAgenerallyAtrue?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-OperatingAIncomeAandAEBITAareAtheAsame
WhichAcomponentsAareApartAofAtotalAassets?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CashAAccountsAReceivable,AInventory,ALongATermAAssets