Foundations of Finance, 10th Edition – Keown, Martin & Petty – Test Bank 2025

TEST BANK

,Foundations of Finance, 10e (Keown/Martin/Petty)
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Foundations of Financial Management


Learning Objective 1.1


1) Financial management deals with the maintenance and creation of economic value or wealth.
C TRUE
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Keywords: Financial Management
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking


2) Each financial decision made by a corporate manager can be evaluated by its direct impact on the
corporation's stock price.

ANS>> FALSE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4
Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking


3) The fundamental goal of a business is to maximize the retained earnings available to the corporation's
shareholders.

ANS>> FALSE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
Keywords: Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking


4) Shareholder wealth maximization means maximizing the price of the existing common stock.

ANS>> TRUE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3


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,Med C




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, Keywords: Shareholder Wealth, Goal of the Firm
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking


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.

ANS>> TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
Keywords: Goal of the Firm, Maximize Shareholder Wealth
Learning Obj.: L.O. 1.1
AACSB: Reflective Thinking




Med C




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