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Foundations of Finance
Arthur J. Keown, John D. Martin, J William Petty
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10th Edition
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, Foundations of Finance, 10e (Keown/Martin/Petty)
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Foundations of Financial Management
Learning Objective 1.1
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1) Financial management deals with the maintenance and creation of economic value or wealth.
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Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Keywords: Financial Management
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Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
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2) Each financial decision made by a corporate manager can be evaluated by its direct impact on the
corporation's stock price.
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Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
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Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
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AACSB: Reflective Thinking
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3) The fundamental goal of a business is to maximize the retained earnings available to the corporation's
shareholders.
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Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
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AACSB: Reflective Thinking
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4) Shareholder wealth maximization means maximizing the price of the existing common stock.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
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, Keywords: Shareholder Wealth, Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
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5) It is important to evaluate a corporate manager's financial decision by measuring the effect the decision
should have on the corporation's stock price if everything else were held constant.
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Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Keywords: Goal of the Firm, Maximize Shareholder Wealth
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
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AACSB: Reflective Thinking
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, 6) Corporate managers should accept investment projects that maximize profits in the short run because
of the time value of money.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
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Keywords: Goal of the Firm, Profits, Time Value of Money
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
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AACSB: Reflective Thinking
7) The goal of the firm's financial managers should be the maximization of the total value of the firm's
stock.
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Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
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Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
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AACSB: Reflective Thinking
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8) The payment of a dividend to current shareholders will have no impact on a corporation's share price
because the cash paid is not available to future potential shareholders who may want to buy the
corporation's stock.
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Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
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Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
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AACSB: Reflective Thinking
9) One problem with maximization of shareholder wealth as a goal is that it ignores risk taken by the
firm's financial decisions.
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Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
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Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Med C
Foundations of Finance
Arthur J. Keown, John D. Martin, J William Petty
M
10th Edition
ED
C
O
N
N
O
IS
SE
U
R
, Foundations of Finance, 10e (Keown/Martin/Petty)
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Foundations of Financial Management
Learning Objective 1.1
M
1) Financial management deals with the maintenance and creation of economic value or wealth.
ED
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Keywords: Financial Management
C
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
O
2) Each financial decision made by a corporate manager can be evaluated by its direct impact on the
corporation's stock price.
N
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
N
Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
O
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
IS
3) The fundamental goal of a business is to maximize the retained earnings available to the corporation's
shareholders.
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Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
U
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
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4) Shareholder wealth maximization means maximizing the price of the existing common stock.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Med C
, Keywords: Shareholder Wealth, Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
M
5) It is important to evaluate a corporate manager's financial decision by measuring the effect the decision
should have on the corporation's stock price if everything else were held constant.
ED
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Keywords: Goal of the Firm, Maximize Shareholder Wealth
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
C
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
O
N
N
O
IS
SE
U
R
Med C
, 6) Corporate managers should accept investment projects that maximize profits in the short run because
of the time value of money.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
M
Keywords: Goal of the Firm, Profits, Time Value of Money
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
ED
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
7) The goal of the firm's financial managers should be the maximization of the total value of the firm's
stock.
C
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
O
Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
N
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
N
8) The payment of a dividend to current shareholders will have no impact on a corporation's share price
because the cash paid is not available to future potential shareholders who may want to buy the
corporation's stock.
O
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
IS
Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
SE
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
9) One problem with maximization of shareholder wealth as a goal is that it ignores risk taken by the
firm's financial decisions.
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Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
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Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Med C
