CTP Practice Exam
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABcashBmanagerBatBaBretailerBforecastsBaBpositiveBcollectedBcashBpositionBforBtheBend
BofBtheBcurrentBday.BTheBcompanyBhasBanBoverdraftBfacilityBatB10%,BaBseparateBinvest
mentBaccountBearningB8%BbeforeBtaxes,BanBearningsBcreditBrateBofB8%BandBanBoutsta
ndingBsingleBpaymentBnoteBatB9.5%BmaturingBinB1Bweek.BThisBmonth'sBbankBserviceBf
eesBareBexpectedBtoBexceedBtheBearningsBcredit.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBintra-
dayBoptionsBwouldBbeBtheBMOSTBeconomicallyBpositiveBforBtheBcompany?B
A.BLeaveBtheBfundsBinBtheBaccount
BB.BRedeemBtheBsingleBpaymentBnoteB
C.BPrepayBadministrativeBexpensesBD.BTransferBfundsBtoBtheBinvestmentBaccountB-
BAnswerA
ABcompanyBcanBpayBtheirBsupplierBbyBcheckBorBbyBelectronicBtransfer.BIfBtheBdifferenc
eBbetweenBtheBvalueBdateBofBtheBpaymentBmethodsBisB4BdaysBfromBtheBcompany'sBp
erspective,BwhatBdiscountBshouldBtheBsupplierBofferBthemBtoBgetBtheBcompanyBtoBpay
BonBtheBsameBdayBasBtheyBdidBwhenBtheyBpaidBbyBcheckB(roundedBtoBtheBnearestB10
0thBpercent)?BAssumeBnoBdifferenceBinBtheBcostBofBtheBpaymentBmethod,BanBopportu
nityBcostBofB8%,BandBfloatBneutrality.B
A.B2.00%BB.B0.09%BC.B0.87%BD.B0.02%B-BAnswerB
ABCBCompany,BaBleadingBproviderBofBofficeBsupplies,BhasBsuccessfullyBimplementedBED
IBbasedBonBaBrequestBfromBoneBofBitsBcustomers.BABCBwillBnotBonlyBbenefitBfromBthe
BstrategicBallianceBthatBwillBresult,BbutBasBmoreBofBABC'sBcustomersBadoptBtheBprogra
m,BABCBwillBalsoBexperienceBaBpositiveBimpactBonBits:BA.BEFTBcostsB
B.BC2CBlevelsB
C.BValueBaddedBnetworksB
D.BInventoryBlevelsB-BAnswerD
, ABportfolioBmanagerBpurchasesBaBfloatingBrateBmortgageBbackedBsecurityBthatBwouldBc
urrentlyBprovideBaB4%ByieldBtoBtheBcompany.BSinceBmortgageBratesBhaveBbeenBfluctua
tingBsignificantlyBoverBtheBpastBmonth,BtheBmanagerBisBthinkingBaboutBenteringBintoBa
nBinterestBrateBswapBtoBhedgeBagainstBtheBrateBmovements.BAlthoughBtheBmanagerBw
ouldBremoveBmostBofBtheBpriceBsensitivityBofBtheBassetBbyBexecutingBtheBswap,BitBwo
uldBalsoBlowerBtheBtotalByieldBonBtheBinvestmentBdueBtoBswapBcosts.BWhatBobjectiveB
inBtheBcompanyBinvestmentBpolicyBisBguidingBtheBportfolioBmanager'sBdecision?B
A.BRiskBanalysisB
B.BRisk/returnBtradeBoffB
C.BPreservationBofBprincipalB
D.BPerformanceBmeasurementB-BAnswerB
ABcompanyBisBexperiencingBtheBfollowingBlong-termBtrendBonBaBmonth-over-
monthBbasis:B•BSalesBareBincreasingBbyB$100,000,BaB15%Bincrease.B•BAccountsBreceiva
bleBareBincreasingBbyB$5,000,BaB1%Bincrease.B•BAccountsBpayableBareBincreasingBbyB$
20,000,BaB4%Bincrease.B•BLaborBexpensesBareBincreasingBbyB$40,000,BaB3%Bincrease.B
WithBallBotherBincome,Bexpenses,Blong-
termBassetsBandBliabilitiesBremainingBstable,BthisBtrendBwouldBMOSTBLIKELYBpromptBw
hatBactionBbyBtheBcompany?B
A.BFinancingBworkingBcapitalBrequirementsB
B.BRepayingBshort-termBdebtB
C.BReducingBlaborBcostsB
D.BFactoringBaccountsBreceivableB-BAnswerB
ABproperlyBdesignedBconcentrationBsystemBwillBpotentiallyBachieveBwhichBofBtheBfollow
ingBresults?BI.BIncreasedBauthorityBtoBfieldBofficesBII.BIncreasedBinvestmentBincomeBIII.B
ImprovedBabilityBtoBtakeBdiscountsBIV.BReducedBdependenceBonBthird-
partyBconcentrationBvendorsB
A.BIVBonlyB
B.BIBandBIIBonlyB
C.BIIBandBIIIBonly
BD.BII,BIII,BandBIVBonlyB-BAnswerc
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABcashBmanagerBatBaBretailerBforecastsBaBpositiveBcollectedBcashBpositionBforBtheBend
BofBtheBcurrentBday.BTheBcompanyBhasBanBoverdraftBfacilityBatB10%,BaBseparateBinvest
mentBaccountBearningB8%BbeforeBtaxes,BanBearningsBcreditBrateBofB8%BandBanBoutsta
ndingBsingleBpaymentBnoteBatB9.5%BmaturingBinB1Bweek.BThisBmonth'sBbankBserviceBf
eesBareBexpectedBtoBexceedBtheBearningsBcredit.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBintra-
dayBoptionsBwouldBbeBtheBMOSTBeconomicallyBpositiveBforBtheBcompany?B
A.BLeaveBtheBfundsBinBtheBaccount
BB.BRedeemBtheBsingleBpaymentBnoteB
C.BPrepayBadministrativeBexpensesBD.BTransferBfundsBtoBtheBinvestmentBaccountB-
BAnswerA
ABcompanyBcanBpayBtheirBsupplierBbyBcheckBorBbyBelectronicBtransfer.BIfBtheBdifferenc
eBbetweenBtheBvalueBdateBofBtheBpaymentBmethodsBisB4BdaysBfromBtheBcompany'sBp
erspective,BwhatBdiscountBshouldBtheBsupplierBofferBthemBtoBgetBtheBcompanyBtoBpay
BonBtheBsameBdayBasBtheyBdidBwhenBtheyBpaidBbyBcheckB(roundedBtoBtheBnearestB10
0thBpercent)?BAssumeBnoBdifferenceBinBtheBcostBofBtheBpaymentBmethod,BanBopportu
nityBcostBofB8%,BandBfloatBneutrality.B
A.B2.00%BB.B0.09%BC.B0.87%BD.B0.02%B-BAnswerB
ABCBCompany,BaBleadingBproviderBofBofficeBsupplies,BhasBsuccessfullyBimplementedBED
IBbasedBonBaBrequestBfromBoneBofBitsBcustomers.BABCBwillBnotBonlyBbenefitBfromBthe
BstrategicBallianceBthatBwillBresult,BbutBasBmoreBofBABC'sBcustomersBadoptBtheBprogra
m,BABCBwillBalsoBexperienceBaBpositiveBimpactBonBits:BA.BEFTBcostsB
B.BC2CBlevelsB
C.BValueBaddedBnetworksB
D.BInventoryBlevelsB-BAnswerD
, ABportfolioBmanagerBpurchasesBaBfloatingBrateBmortgageBbackedBsecurityBthatBwouldBc
urrentlyBprovideBaB4%ByieldBtoBtheBcompany.BSinceBmortgageBratesBhaveBbeenBfluctua
tingBsignificantlyBoverBtheBpastBmonth,BtheBmanagerBisBthinkingBaboutBenteringBintoBa
nBinterestBrateBswapBtoBhedgeBagainstBtheBrateBmovements.BAlthoughBtheBmanagerBw
ouldBremoveBmostBofBtheBpriceBsensitivityBofBtheBassetBbyBexecutingBtheBswap,BitBwo
uldBalsoBlowerBtheBtotalByieldBonBtheBinvestmentBdueBtoBswapBcosts.BWhatBobjectiveB
inBtheBcompanyBinvestmentBpolicyBisBguidingBtheBportfolioBmanager'sBdecision?B
A.BRiskBanalysisB
B.BRisk/returnBtradeBoffB
C.BPreservationBofBprincipalB
D.BPerformanceBmeasurementB-BAnswerB
ABcompanyBisBexperiencingBtheBfollowingBlong-termBtrendBonBaBmonth-over-
monthBbasis:B•BSalesBareBincreasingBbyB$100,000,BaB15%Bincrease.B•BAccountsBreceiva
bleBareBincreasingBbyB$5,000,BaB1%Bincrease.B•BAccountsBpayableBareBincreasingBbyB$
20,000,BaB4%Bincrease.B•BLaborBexpensesBareBincreasingBbyB$40,000,BaB3%Bincrease.B
WithBallBotherBincome,Bexpenses,Blong-
termBassetsBandBliabilitiesBremainingBstable,BthisBtrendBwouldBMOSTBLIKELYBpromptBw
hatBactionBbyBtheBcompany?B
A.BFinancingBworkingBcapitalBrequirementsB
B.BRepayingBshort-termBdebtB
C.BReducingBlaborBcostsB
D.BFactoringBaccountsBreceivableB-BAnswerB
ABproperlyBdesignedBconcentrationBsystemBwillBpotentiallyBachieveBwhichBofBtheBfollow
ingBresults?BI.BIncreasedBauthorityBtoBfieldBofficesBII.BIncreasedBinvestmentBincomeBIII.B
ImprovedBabilityBtoBtakeBdiscountsBIV.BReducedBdependenceBonBthird-
partyBconcentrationBvendorsB
A.BIVBonlyB
B.BIBandBIIBonlyB
C.BIIBandBIIIBonly
BD.BII,BIII,BandBIVBonlyB-BAnswerc