WGU - C214 Financial Management – Final QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
StatementNofNCashNFlowsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ShowsNtheNchangeNinNcashNbalanceNforNaNperiodNofNtime.NFocusesNonlyNonNitemsNwhereNcashNisNreceived,N
orNcashNisNpaid.
CashNFlowNfromNOperatingNActivitiesN(CFO)N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CashNflowNthatNaNcompanyNgeneratesNasNaNresultNofNday-to-
dayNbusinessNoperations.NDealsNwithNCurrentNAssetsNandNCurrentNLiabilities.
CashNFlowNfromNInvestingNActivitiesN(CFI)N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CashNflowNthatNisNgeneratedNfromNinvestmentsNinNlongNtermNassets.
CashNFlowNfromNFinancingNActivitiesN(CFF)N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CashNflowNthatNisNusedNtoNfundNtheNcompany.NCashNflowNthatNisNgeneratedNfromNfinancingNtheNbusiness.NI
ncludesNDebtN&NEquity.
HowNdoesNanNincreaseNinNAccountsNreceivableNimpactNCFO?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
AnNIncreaseNinNAccountsNreceivableNwillNdecreaseNCFO
HowNdoesNanNincreaseNinNAccountsNpayableNimpactNCFO?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
AnNIncreaseNinNAccountsNPayableNwillNincreaseNCFO
WhatNfinancialNstatementNisNpreparedNatNaNpointNinNtimeN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-BalanceNSheet
WhatNfinancialNstatementsNareNpreparedNforNaNperiodNofNtime?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-·NIncomeNStatement
·NRetainedNEarningsNStatement
·NStatementNofNCashNFlows
DefineNEfficientNFrontierN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-MaximizesNexpectedNreturnNforNaNgivenNlevelNofNrisk
WhereNwouldNaNriskNaverseNinvestorNfallNonNtheNefficientNfrontier?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-100%NBonds
, WhereNwouldNaNrisk-takingNinvestorNfallNonNtheNefficientNfrontier?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-100%NStocks
WhatNisNaNBeta?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANMeasureNofNRiskN-
NANBetaN1NisNtheNaverageNriskNofNallNstocks.NAnytimeNaNbetaNisNbelowN1,NitNisNlessNrisk.NIfNitNisNmoreNthanN1,N
itNisNhighNrisk.
DefineNefficientNmarketNhypothesisNasNitNrelatesNtoNaNfirm?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ForNanyNcompanyNtoNsurvive,NtheyNneedNtoNmakeNprofitableNdecisions.NOtherwise,NinvestorsNwillNshunNthe
irNbusiness.NTheNfirmNneedsNtoNinvestNwhereNtheNreturnNisNmoreNthanNtheNcost.
WhatNisNtheNintrinsicNvalueNofNaNstockNunderNefficientNmarketNhypothesis?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNintrinsicNvalueNofNstockNisNtheNpresentNvalueNofNtheNstock'sNafterNtaxNnetNcashNflows.
WheneverNtheNquestionNstatesNthatNdividendNwasNpaidNrecentlyNorNwasNjustNpaid,NwhatNmustNbeNcalculat
edNfirst?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ExpectedNDividend
ForNeveryNBondNquestion,NwhatNmustNbeNentered?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FVNmustNbeNenteredNasN1000
PMTNmustNbeNenteredNasN1000NxNCouponNRate
WhatNisNCapitalNBudgeting?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-RefersNtoNlongNtermNinvestmentNdecisionNmaking.
RefersNtoNtheNprocessNusedNinNmakingNinvestmentNdecisionsNinvolvingNprojectsNthatNgenerateNcashNflowsN
overNaNmulti-yearNhorizon.
WhatNinformationNisNneededNforNcapitalNbudgeting?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-InitialNOutlay
(HowNmuchNmoneyNtheNcompanyNisNgoingNtoNinvestNinNtheNcompanyNrightNnow)
DifferentialNAnnualNCashNFlows
(CashNflowNthatNtheNprojectNwillNgenerateNyearNafterNyear)
TerminalNCashNFlow
(CashNflowNgeneratedNatNtheNendNofNtheNproject)
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
StatementNofNCashNFlowsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ShowsNtheNchangeNinNcashNbalanceNforNaNperiodNofNtime.NFocusesNonlyNonNitemsNwhereNcashNisNreceived,N
orNcashNisNpaid.
CashNFlowNfromNOperatingNActivitiesN(CFO)N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CashNflowNthatNaNcompanyNgeneratesNasNaNresultNofNday-to-
dayNbusinessNoperations.NDealsNwithNCurrentNAssetsNandNCurrentNLiabilities.
CashNFlowNfromNInvestingNActivitiesN(CFI)N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CashNflowNthatNisNgeneratedNfromNinvestmentsNinNlongNtermNassets.
CashNFlowNfromNFinancingNActivitiesN(CFF)N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CashNflowNthatNisNusedNtoNfundNtheNcompany.NCashNflowNthatNisNgeneratedNfromNfinancingNtheNbusiness.NI
ncludesNDebtN&NEquity.
HowNdoesNanNincreaseNinNAccountsNreceivableNimpactNCFO?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
AnNIncreaseNinNAccountsNreceivableNwillNdecreaseNCFO
HowNdoesNanNincreaseNinNAccountsNpayableNimpactNCFO?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
AnNIncreaseNinNAccountsNPayableNwillNincreaseNCFO
WhatNfinancialNstatementNisNpreparedNatNaNpointNinNtimeN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-BalanceNSheet
WhatNfinancialNstatementsNareNpreparedNforNaNperiodNofNtime?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-·NIncomeNStatement
·NRetainedNEarningsNStatement
·NStatementNofNCashNFlows
DefineNEfficientNFrontierN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-MaximizesNexpectedNreturnNforNaNgivenNlevelNofNrisk
WhereNwouldNaNriskNaverseNinvestorNfallNonNtheNefficientNfrontier?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-100%NBonds
, WhereNwouldNaNrisk-takingNinvestorNfallNonNtheNefficientNfrontier?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-100%NStocks
WhatNisNaNBeta?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANMeasureNofNRiskN-
NANBetaN1NisNtheNaverageNriskNofNallNstocks.NAnytimeNaNbetaNisNbelowN1,NitNisNlessNrisk.NIfNitNisNmoreNthanN1,N
itNisNhighNrisk.
DefineNefficientNmarketNhypothesisNasNitNrelatesNtoNaNfirm?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ForNanyNcompanyNtoNsurvive,NtheyNneedNtoNmakeNprofitableNdecisions.NOtherwise,NinvestorsNwillNshunNthe
irNbusiness.NTheNfirmNneedsNtoNinvestNwhereNtheNreturnNisNmoreNthanNtheNcost.
WhatNisNtheNintrinsicNvalueNofNaNstockNunderNefficientNmarketNhypothesis?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNintrinsicNvalueNofNstockNisNtheNpresentNvalueNofNtheNstock'sNafterNtaxNnetNcashNflows.
WheneverNtheNquestionNstatesNthatNdividendNwasNpaidNrecentlyNorNwasNjustNpaid,NwhatNmustNbeNcalculat
edNfirst?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ExpectedNDividend
ForNeveryNBondNquestion,NwhatNmustNbeNentered?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FVNmustNbeNenteredNasN1000
PMTNmustNbeNenteredNasN1000NxNCouponNRate
WhatNisNCapitalNBudgeting?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-RefersNtoNlongNtermNinvestmentNdecisionNmaking.
RefersNtoNtheNprocessNusedNinNmakingNinvestmentNdecisionsNinvolvingNprojectsNthatNgenerateNcashNflowsN
overNaNmulti-yearNhorizon.
WhatNinformationNisNneededNforNcapitalNbudgeting?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-InitialNOutlay
(HowNmuchNmoneyNtheNcompanyNisNgoingNtoNinvestNinNtheNcompanyNrightNnow)
DifferentialNAnnualNCashNFlows
(CashNflowNthatNtheNprojectNwillNgenerateNyearNafterNyear)
TerminalNCashNFlow
(CashNflowNgeneratedNatNtheNendNofNtheNproject)