WGU - C214 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
StatementAofACashAFlowsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
ShowsAtheAchangeAinAcashAbalanceAforAaAperiodAofAtime.AFocusesAonlyAonAitemsAwhereAcashAisAreceived,Ao
rAcashAisApaid.
CashAFlowAfromAOperatingAActivitiesA(CFO)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CashAflowAthatAaAcompanyAgeneratesAasAaAresultAofAday-to-
dayAbusinessAoperations.ADealsAwithACurrentAAssetsAandACurrentALiabilities.
CashAFlowAfromAInvestingAActivitiesA(CFI)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CashAflowAthatAisAgeneratedAfromAinvestmentsAinAlongAtermAassets.
CashAFlowAfromAFinancingAActivitiesA(CFF)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CashAflowAthatAisAusedAtoAfundAtheAcompany.ACashAflowAthatAisAgeneratedAfromAfinancingAtheAbusiness.AIn
cludesADebtA&AEquity.
HowAdoesAanAincreaseAinAAccountsAreceivableAimpactACFO?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AnAIncreaseAinAAccountsAreceivableAwillAdecreaseACFO
HowAdoesAanAincreaseAinAAccountsApayableAimpactACFO?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AnAIncreaseAinAAccountsAPayableAwillAincreaseACFO
WhatAfinancialAstatementAisApreparedAatAaApointAinAtimeA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-BalanceASheet
WhatAfinancialAstatementsAareApreparedAforAaAperiodAofAtime?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-·AIncomeAStatement
·ARetainedAEarningsAStatement
·AStatementAofACashAFlows
DefineAEfficientAFrontierA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-MaximizesAexpectedAreturnAforAaAgivenAlevelAofArisk
WhereAwouldAaAriskAaverseAinvestorAfallAonAtheAefficientAfrontier?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-100%ABonds
, WhereAwouldAaArisk-takingAinvestorAfallAonAtheAefficientAfrontier?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-100%AStocks
WhatAisAaABeta?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AAMeasureAofARiskA-
AAABetaA1AisAtheAaverageAriskAofAallAstocks.AAnytimeAaAbetaAisAbelowA1,AitAisAlessArisk.AIfAitAisAmoreAthanA1,AitA
isAhighArisk.
DefineAefficientAmarketAhypothesisAasAitArelatesAtoAaAfirm?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
ForAanyAcompanyAtoAsurvive,AtheyAneedAtoAmakeAprofitableAdecisions.AOtherwise,AinvestorsAwillAshunAthei
rAbusiness.ATheAfirmAneedsAtoAinvestAwhereAtheAreturnAisAmoreAthanAtheAcost.
WhatAisAtheAintrinsicAvalueAofAaAstockAunderAefficientAmarketAhypothesis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
TheAintrinsicAvalueAofAstockAisAtheApresentAvalueAofAtheAstock'sAafterAtaxAnetAcashAflows.
WheneverAtheAquestionAstatesAthatAdividendAwasApaidArecentlyAorAwasAjustApaid,AwhatAmustAbeAcalculate
dAfirst?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ExpectedADividend
ForAeveryABondAquestion,AwhatAmustAbeAentered?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-FVAmustAbeAenteredAasA1000
PMTAmustAbeAenteredAasA1000AxACouponARate
WhatAisACapitalABudgeting?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-RefersAtoAlongAtermAinvestmentAdecisionAmaking.
RefersAtoAtheAprocessAusedAinAmakingAinvestmentAdecisionsAinvolvingAprojectsAthatAgenerateAcashAflowsAo
verAaAmulti-yearAhorizon.
WhatAinformationAisAneededAforAcapitalAbudgeting?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-InitialAOutlay
(HowAmuchAmoneyAtheAcompanyAisAgoingAtoAinvestAinAtheAcompanyArightAnow)
DifferentialAAnnualACashAFlows
(CashAflowAthatAtheAprojectAwillAgenerateAyearAafterAyear)
TerminalACashAFlow
(CashAflowAgeneratedAatAtheAendAofAtheAproject)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
StatementAofACashAFlowsA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
ShowsAtheAchangeAinAcashAbalanceAforAaAperiodAofAtime.AFocusesAonlyAonAitemsAwhereAcashAisAreceived,Ao
rAcashAisApaid.
CashAFlowAfromAOperatingAActivitiesA(CFO)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CashAflowAthatAaAcompanyAgeneratesAasAaAresultAofAday-to-
dayAbusinessAoperations.ADealsAwithACurrentAAssetsAandACurrentALiabilities.
CashAFlowAfromAInvestingAActivitiesA(CFI)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CashAflowAthatAisAgeneratedAfromAinvestmentsAinAlongAtermAassets.
CashAFlowAfromAFinancingAActivitiesA(CFF)A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
CashAflowAthatAisAusedAtoAfundAtheAcompany.ACashAflowAthatAisAgeneratedAfromAfinancingAtheAbusiness.AIn
cludesADebtA&AEquity.
HowAdoesAanAincreaseAinAAccountsAreceivableAimpactACFO?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AnAIncreaseAinAAccountsAreceivableAwillAdecreaseACFO
HowAdoesAanAincreaseAinAAccountsApayableAimpactACFO?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
AnAIncreaseAinAAccountsAPayableAwillAincreaseACFO
WhatAfinancialAstatementAisApreparedAatAaApointAinAtimeA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-BalanceASheet
WhatAfinancialAstatementsAareApreparedAforAaAperiodAofAtime?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-·AIncomeAStatement
·ARetainedAEarningsAStatement
·AStatementAofACashAFlows
DefineAEfficientAFrontierA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-MaximizesAexpectedAreturnAforAaAgivenAlevelAofArisk
WhereAwouldAaAriskAaverseAinvestorAfallAonAtheAefficientAfrontier?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-100%ABonds
, WhereAwouldAaArisk-takingAinvestorAfallAonAtheAefficientAfrontier?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-100%AStocks
WhatAisAaABeta?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-AAMeasureAofARiskA-
AAABetaA1AisAtheAaverageAriskAofAallAstocks.AAnytimeAaAbetaAisAbelowA1,AitAisAlessArisk.AIfAitAisAmoreAthanA1,AitA
isAhighArisk.
DefineAefficientAmarketAhypothesisAasAitArelatesAtoAaAfirm?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
ForAanyAcompanyAtoAsurvive,AtheyAneedAtoAmakeAprofitableAdecisions.AOtherwise,AinvestorsAwillAshunAthei
rAbusiness.ATheAfirmAneedsAtoAinvestAwhereAtheAreturnAisAmoreAthanAtheAcost.
WhatAisAtheAintrinsicAvalueAofAaAstockAunderAefficientAmarketAhypothesis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
TheAintrinsicAvalueAofAstockAisAtheApresentAvalueAofAtheAstock'sAafterAtaxAnetAcashAflows.
WheneverAtheAquestionAstatesAthatAdividendAwasApaidArecentlyAorAwasAjustApaid,AwhatAmustAbeAcalculate
dAfirst?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-ExpectedADividend
ForAeveryABondAquestion,AwhatAmustAbeAentered?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-FVAmustAbeAenteredAasA1000
PMTAmustAbeAenteredAasA1000AxACouponARate
WhatAisACapitalABudgeting?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-RefersAtoAlongAtermAinvestmentAdecisionAmaking.
RefersAtoAtheAprocessAusedAinAmakingAinvestmentAdecisionsAinvolvingAprojectsAthatAgenerateAcashAflowsAo
verAaAmulti-yearAhorizon.
WhatAinformationAisAneededAforAcapitalAbudgeting?A-ACORRECTAANSWERA-InitialAOutlay
(HowAmuchAmoneyAtheAcompanyAisAgoingAtoAinvestAinAtheAcompanyArightAnow)
DifferentialAAnnualACashAFlows
(CashAflowAthatAtheAprojectAwillAgenerateAyearAafterAyear)
TerminalACashAFlow
(CashAflowAgeneratedAatAtheAendAofAtheAproject)