WGU D076 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
FINAL EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS
(VERSION A AND B) 2025-2026 ACTUAL
EXAM
What area of finance involves deciding which assets to invest in to create wealth in the
future? - Answer-Investments
/.Hannah is the financial manager of a firm. A project that she has recommended has
been approved and will cost $5 million. Since the company does not have enough cash
on reserve, Hannah must figure out how to raise enough money to start the project. She
can choose whether to issue new bonds, new stocks, a mortgage loan, or some
combination of those options. What task is Hannah performing in this scenario? -
Answer-Making a financing decision - Since the project has already been approved,
Hannah is trying to find a way to finance the investment and considering its capital
structure.
/.
Maria and Mateo are setting financial goals. They decide that they need to save $200
each month to reach their goal of taking their children to visit their grandparents in Spain
next summer. What is the objective of setting such a goal? - Answer-To maximize
individual utility -While everyone has different personal financial goals, the objectives of
such goals is to maximize individual utility.
/.Which professional works with individuals to help them achieve their financial goals? -
Answer-Financial planner - Professional financial planners work with individuals to help
them achieve their financial goals.
/.
Omar is about to purchase a new car for $30,000. He knows he wants to buy the car,
but he is still trying to decide how to pay for it. He has barely over $30,000 in his bank
account. He can either take out an auto loan from a bank or use a mix of cash and an
auto loan. - Answer-Financing a goal - He has already made a decision to purchase the
car and is now deciding on financing options.
/.Which area of finance deals with sources of funding and the capital structure of
corporations and seeks to increase the value of a firm to its owners? - Answer-Business
finance - Business finance is the area of finance that deals with uses and sources of
funding to increase the value of the firm.
, /.What is the primary difference between finance and accounting? - Answer-Finance
focuses on the future, while accounting is generally backward-looking. - finance is the
management and allocation of capital with the objectives of investing, forecasting,
budgeting, saving, lending, and borrowing.
/.Which subspecialty of finance primarily involves deciding which assets will create more
wealth and earn positive returns? - Answer-Investments - investments is the area of
finance that seeks to create wealth in the future by deciding where to allocate money
/.What is the primary goal of the financial manager of a firm? - Answer-To maximize
owner wealth - The financial manager should make decisions based on the primary goal
of maximizing owner wealth.
/.What should be the main question a firm asks when considering any investment
decision? - Answer-Do the benefits of this investment outweigh the costs? - For any
investment, you should expect to receive a benefit worth at least as much as the initial
cost.
/.What is the primary aim of personal finance goals? - Answer-maximize satisfaction
from products purchased and services obtained- the objective of personal financial
goals is to maximize one's utility.
/.Which task does a financial manager perform when choosing to obtain a loan to
purchase a piece of equipment for a new project? - Answer-Making financing decisions
- The manager is deciding where to get the funds to support a new project, which
means the manager is making a financing decision
/.Which financial career focuses on investing capital into firms whose shares are not
currently sold on any public stock exchange? - Answer-private equity - Private equity
deals with investments in firms that are privately held and whose ownership is not yet
bought or sold on any public stock exchange
/.Which task does a financial manager perform when assessing the costs and benefits
of potential projects? - Answer-Making investment decisions -Understanding how
benefits weigh up against costs is the first priority before moving forward with financing
and managerial decisions.
/.What does the term legal describe? - Answer-An action that is in accordance with the
laws and rules set by an authority. -
/.Jack is a personal financial advisor. He is with a new client, and the client is asking
him what he recommends for her portfolio. Jack knows that his firm's investment
product performed well last year, but its performance changes from year to year—some
years it is better than the market, and some years it is not. Also, the fee to invest in the
product is higher than the fee to invest in a market index fund. If Jack sells his
company's investment product, the customer's loyalty to the company is doubled. Which
FINAL EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS
(VERSION A AND B) 2025-2026 ACTUAL
EXAM
What area of finance involves deciding which assets to invest in to create wealth in the
future? - Answer-Investments
/.Hannah is the financial manager of a firm. A project that she has recommended has
been approved and will cost $5 million. Since the company does not have enough cash
on reserve, Hannah must figure out how to raise enough money to start the project. She
can choose whether to issue new bonds, new stocks, a mortgage loan, or some
combination of those options. What task is Hannah performing in this scenario? -
Answer-Making a financing decision - Since the project has already been approved,
Hannah is trying to find a way to finance the investment and considering its capital
structure.
/.
Maria and Mateo are setting financial goals. They decide that they need to save $200
each month to reach their goal of taking their children to visit their grandparents in Spain
next summer. What is the objective of setting such a goal? - Answer-To maximize
individual utility -While everyone has different personal financial goals, the objectives of
such goals is to maximize individual utility.
/.Which professional works with individuals to help them achieve their financial goals? -
Answer-Financial planner - Professional financial planners work with individuals to help
them achieve their financial goals.
/.
Omar is about to purchase a new car for $30,000. He knows he wants to buy the car,
but he is still trying to decide how to pay for it. He has barely over $30,000 in his bank
account. He can either take out an auto loan from a bank or use a mix of cash and an
auto loan. - Answer-Financing a goal - He has already made a decision to purchase the
car and is now deciding on financing options.
/.Which area of finance deals with sources of funding and the capital structure of
corporations and seeks to increase the value of a firm to its owners? - Answer-Business
finance - Business finance is the area of finance that deals with uses and sources of
funding to increase the value of the firm.
, /.What is the primary difference between finance and accounting? - Answer-Finance
focuses on the future, while accounting is generally backward-looking. - finance is the
management and allocation of capital with the objectives of investing, forecasting,
budgeting, saving, lending, and borrowing.
/.Which subspecialty of finance primarily involves deciding which assets will create more
wealth and earn positive returns? - Answer-Investments - investments is the area of
finance that seeks to create wealth in the future by deciding where to allocate money
/.What is the primary goal of the financial manager of a firm? - Answer-To maximize
owner wealth - The financial manager should make decisions based on the primary goal
of maximizing owner wealth.
/.What should be the main question a firm asks when considering any investment
decision? - Answer-Do the benefits of this investment outweigh the costs? - For any
investment, you should expect to receive a benefit worth at least as much as the initial
cost.
/.What is the primary aim of personal finance goals? - Answer-maximize satisfaction
from products purchased and services obtained- the objective of personal financial
goals is to maximize one's utility.
/.Which task does a financial manager perform when choosing to obtain a loan to
purchase a piece of equipment for a new project? - Answer-Making financing decisions
- The manager is deciding where to get the funds to support a new project, which
means the manager is making a financing decision
/.Which financial career focuses on investing capital into firms whose shares are not
currently sold on any public stock exchange? - Answer-private equity - Private equity
deals with investments in firms that are privately held and whose ownership is not yet
bought or sold on any public stock exchange
/.Which task does a financial manager perform when assessing the costs and benefits
of potential projects? - Answer-Making investment decisions -Understanding how
benefits weigh up against costs is the first priority before moving forward with financing
and managerial decisions.
/.What does the term legal describe? - Answer-An action that is in accordance with the
laws and rules set by an authority. -
/.Jack is a personal financial advisor. He is with a new client, and the client is asking
him what he recommends for her portfolio. Jack knows that his firm's investment
product performed well last year, but its performance changes from year to year—some
years it is better than the market, and some years it is not. Also, the fee to invest in the
product is higher than the fee to invest in a market index fund. If Jack sells his
company's investment product, the customer's loyalty to the company is doubled. Which
