FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE, 4TH EDITION ROBERT PARRINO, HUE HWA AU YONG, NIGEL
MORKEL-KINGSBURY, JENNIFER JAMES, PAUL MAZZOLA, JAMES MURRAY, LEE SMALES, XIAOTING WEI
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: THE FINANCIAL MANAGER AND THE FIRM ........................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2: THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND THE LEVEL OF INTEREST RATES ........................................... 38
CHAPTER 3: THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND THE LEVEL OF INTEREST RATES ........................................... 65
CHAPTER 4: ANALYSING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ............................................................................... 107
CHAPTER 5: THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY ............................................................................................ 155
CHAPTER 6: DISCOUNTED CASH FLOWS AND VALUATION................................................................... 218
CHAPTER 07: RISK AND RETURN ........................................................................................................... 279
CHAPTER 8: BOND VALUATION AND THE STRUCTURE OF INTEREST RATES ........................................ 327
CHAPTER 9: STOCK VALUATION ............................................................................................................ 385
CHAPTER 10: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF CAPITAL BUDGETING.............................................................. 445
CHAPTER 11: CASH FLOWS AND CAPITAL BUDGETING ........................................................................ 502
CHAPTER 12: EVALUATING PROJECT ECONOMICS ............................................................................... 555
CHAPTER 13: THE COST OF CAPITAL ..................................................................................................... 607
CHAPTER 14: WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 655
CHAPTER 15 HOW FIRMS RAISE CAPITAL ............................................................................................. 699
CHAPTER: 16 CAPITAL STRUCTURE POLICY........................................................................................... 746
CHAPTER 17: DIVIDENDS, STOCK REPURCHASES, AND PAYOUT POLICY .............................................. 798
CHAPTER 18: BUSINESS FORMATION, GROWTH, AND VALUATION ..................................................... 848
CHAPTER 19: FINANCIAL PLANNING AND MANAGING GROWTH ........................................................ 895
CHAPTER 20: OPTIONS AND CORPORATE FINANCE ................................................................................. 947
CHAPTER 21: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ................................................................ 1011
,CHAPTER 1: THE FINANCIAL MANAGER AND THE FIRM
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY
BLOOMCODE: KNOWLEDGE AACSB: ANALYTIC
IMA: FSA
AICPA: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1. THE FINANCIAL MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF THE FIRM'S OWNERS.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
ANSWER A
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY
BLOOMCODE: KNOWLEDGE AACSB: ANALYTIC
IMA: BUSINESS ECONOMICS
AICPA: INDUSTRY/SECTOR PERSPECTIVE
2. A PATENT IS A PRODUCTIVE ASSET FOR A TECHNOLOGY-BASED FIRM.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
ANSWER A
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM BLOOMCODE:
COMPREHENSION
AACSB: ANALYTIC
IMA: CORPORATE FINANCE AICPA: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
3. INTANGIBLE ASSETS GENERATE MOST OF A MANUFACTURING FIRM'S CASH FLOWS.
A) TRUE
, B) FALSE
ANSWER B
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY BLOOMCODE:
KNOWLEDGE
AACSB: ANALYTIC IMA: FSA
AICPA: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
4. THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL WAY THAT A BUSINESS CAN GROW IN SIZE IS THE REINVESTMENT OF
CASH
FLOWS OR EARNINGS.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
ANSWER A
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM BLOOMCODE:
COMPREHENSION
AACSB: ANALYTIC
IMA: CORPORATE FINANCE AICPA: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
5. WHEN A FIRM GOES BANKRUPT, IT WILL ALWAYS BE LIQUIDATED.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
ANSWER B
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY BLOOMCODE:
KNOWLEDGE
AACSB: ANALYTIC
,IMA: CORPORATE FINANCE AICPA: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
6. CAPITAL ASSETS ARE GENERALLY SHORT TERM IN NATURE.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
ANSWER B
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM BLOOMCODE:
COMPREHENSION
AACSB: ANALYTIC
IMA: BUDGET PREPARATION AICPA: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
7. A GOOD CAPITAL BUDGETING OR INVESTMENT DECISION IS ONE IN WHICH THE BENEFITS ARE
WORTH MORE TO THE FIRM THAN THE COST OF THE ASSET.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
ANSWER A
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY BLOOMCODE:
KNOWLEDGE
AACSB: ANALYTIC
IMA: INVESTMENT DECISIONS AICPA: STRATEGIC/CRITICAL THINKING
8. FINANCING DECISIONS DETERMINE HOW FIRMS RAISE CASH TO PAY FOR THEIR INVESTMENTS.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
ANSWER A
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY
BLOOMCODE: KNOWLEDGE AACSB: ANALYTIC
, IMA: BUDGET PREPARATION
AICPA: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
9. THE DOLLAR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FIRM’S TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS AND TOTAL LIABILITIES IS
CALLED ITS
NET WORKING CAPITAL.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
ANSWER B
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 2 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: EASY BLOOMCODE:
KNOWLEDGE
AACSB: ANALYTIC
IMA: BUSINESS ECONOMICS
AICPA: INDUSTRY/SECTOR PERSPECTIVE
10. A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP IS AN OWNER'S ONLY BUSINESS.
A) TRUE
B) FALSE
ANSWER B
FORMAT: TRUE/FALSE LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 2 LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM BLOOMCODE:
COMPREHENSION
AACSB: ANALYTIC
IMA: BUSINESS ECONOMICS
AICPA: INDUSTRY/GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
11. CORPORATIONS HOLD THE MAJORITY OF ALL BUSINESS ASSETS AND GENERATE THE MAJORITY
OF
BUSINESS REVENUES AND PROFITS IN THE UNITED STATES.
A) TRUE