1. What is the main objective of financial management?
A. Minimizing production costs
B. Increasing employee benefits
C. Maximizing shareholder wealth
D. Improving product quality
2. Which of the following is a capital budgeting decision?
A. Paying dividends
B. Issuing short-term debt
C. Investing in a new factory
D. Buying inventory
3. The net present value (NPV) method assumes reinvestment at:
A. Payback rate
B. Prime lending rate
C. Internal rate of return (IRR)
D. Cost of capital
4. A higher debt-to-equity ratio indicates:
A. Lower financial risk
B. Higher financial leverage
C. Higher equity financing
D. Lower return on equity
5. If the required rate of return is 12% and a project yields 15%, the NPV will be:
A. Negative
B. Zero
C. Positive
D. Undefined
6. Which method considers the time value of money?
A. Payback period
B. Net present value
C. Accounting rate of return