What is the difference between the current ratio and the quick ratio? - ✔✔Inventory is excluded in the
calculation of the quick ratio.
What is the term for the risk that changes in interest rates will impact the value of a bond? - ✔✔
Interest rate risk
What is used to measure total risk? - ✔✔Standard deviation
What is the term for the return over the entire period that an investor owns a financial security? - ✔✔
Holding period return
You signed an apartment contract today. You are going to pay $1,500 at the beginning of each month
for the next 12 months, starting today. What type of cash flows is this contract? - ✔✔An annuity due
What is the rate at which the average price level of particular goods and services in an economy
increases over a period of time? - ✔✔Inflation rate
Which type of interest rate includes interest on interest in addition to interest on the principal? - ✔✔
Compound interest
What is the difference between return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE)? - ✔✔ROE considers
the capital structure of a company, while ROA does not.
What does high inventory turnover relative to the industry and competitors indicate? - ✔✔The firm
does not hold enough inventory and is making its customers wait longer to receive their purchased
goods.