Chapter 1 The Goals and Activities of Financial Management
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1) As finance emerged as a new field, much emphasis was placed on mergers and acquisitions.
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Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting,
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and a number of other areas.
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2) Inflation is assumed to be a temporary problem that does not affect financial decisions.
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Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting,
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3) Financial capital is composed of long-term plant and equipment, as well as other tangible
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investments.
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Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting,
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4) Real capital is composed of long-term plant and equipment.
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5) During the 1930s, financial practice revolved around such topics as the preservation of capital,
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maintenance of liquidity, the reorganization of financially troubled corporations, and bankruptcy.
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6) In the mid 1950s, finance began to change to a more analytical, decision-oriented approach.
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7) Recently, the emphasis of financial management has been on the relationship between risk and
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return.
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Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting,
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and a number of other areas.; 01-03 The relationship of risk to return is a central focus of finance.
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8) The first Nobel Prizes given to finance professors were for their contributions to capital
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structure theory and portfolio theories of risk and return.
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Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting,
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