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FIN 370 Week 1 Apply Exercise
Review the Week 1 “Knowledge Check” in Connect® in preparation for this assignment.
Complete the Week 1 “Exercise” in Connect®.
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Maximizing owners’ equity value means carefully considering all of the following EXCEPT
Multiple Choice
how best to return the profits from those projects to the owners over time.
which projects to invest in.
how to best bring additional funds into the firm.
how best to increase the firm’s risk.
Not all cash a company generates will be returned to the investors. Which of the following will NOT reduce the amount of capital returned to the investors?
Multiple Choice
taxes
dividends
retained earnings
As individual legal entities, corporations assume liability for their own debts, so the shareholders hold
Multiple Choice unlimited liability.
shared liability.
joint liability.
only limited liability.
For corporations, maximizing the value of owner’s equity can also be stated as
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maximizing the stock price.
maximizing earnings per share.
maximizing retained earnings.
maximizing net income.
Which of the following is not an impact of the slowdown occurring in China’s economy?
Multiple Choice
falling community prices
lower demand in materials such as steel, iron ore, and copper
real estate market declining in Sydney, Australia
money going out of Manhattan, New York
What is the debt ratio for a firm with an equity multiplier of 3.5?
Multiple Choice
58.51 percent
66.25 percent
44.09 percent
71.43 percent
Which of the following refer to ratios that measure the relationship between a firm’s liquid (or current) assets and its current liabilities?
Multiple Choice
internal-growth
market value
liquidity
cross-section
For publicly traded firms, which of these ratios measure what investors think of the company’s future performance and risk?
Multiple Choice
profitability ratios
liquidity ratios
price value ratios
market value ratios
Which of the following is the maximum growth rate that can be achieved by financing asset growth with new debt and retained earnings?
Multiple Choice
sustainable growth rate
weighted growth rate
internal growth rate
retained earnings growth rate
To interpret financial ratios, managers, analysts, and investors use which of the following type of benchmarks?
Multiple Choice time series analysis time-industry analysis competitive analysis
cross-industry analysis
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n both the original deposit and on the earlier interest payments
Multiple Choice
discounting.
computing.
multiplying.
compounding.
MC Qu. 4-71 A deposit of $500 earns 5…
A deposit of $500 earns 5 percent the first year, 6 percent the second year, and 7 percent the third year. What would be the third year future value?
Multiple Choice
$595.46
$634.91
$671.02
$615.62
MC Qu. 4-9 With regard to money deposited in…
With regard to money deposited in a bank, future values are
Multiple Choice
smaller than present values.
are completely independent of present values.
equal to present values.
larger than present values.
MC Qu. 4-17 What is the future value of…
What is the future value of $2,000 deposited for one year earning 6 percent interest rate annually?
Multiple Choice
$4,120
$2.000
$120
$2,120
MC Qu. 4-10 A dollar paid (or received) in…
A dollar paid (or received) in the future is
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not comparable to a dollar paid (or received) today.
worth as much as a dollar paid (or received) today.
worth more than a dollar paid (or received) today.
not worth as much as a dollar paid (or received) today.
MC Qu. 4-29 Approximately how many years does it…
Approximately how many years does it take to double a $300 investment when interest rates are 8 percent per year?
Multiple Choice
9 years
11 years
4.17 years
0.11 years
MC Qu. 4-7 The interest rate, i, which we…
The interest rate, i, which we use to calculate present value, is often referred to as the
Multiple Choice
compound rate.
dividend.
multiplier.
discount rate.
MC Qu. 4-73 What is the present value of…
What is the present value of a $600 payment in one year when the discount rate is 8 percent?
Multiple Choice
$525.87
$575.09
$555.56
$498.61
MC Qu. 4-78 Approximately what rate is needed to…
Approximately what rate is needed to double an investment over five years?
Multiple Choice
12.2 percent
8 percent
15.8 percent
14.4 percent
MC Qu. 4-79 Determine the interest rate earned on…
Determine the interest rate earned on an $800 deposit when $808 is paid back in one year.
Multiple Choice
100 percent
15 percent
10 percent
1 percent
MC Qu. 4-109 You double your money in 5…
You double your money in five years. The reason your return is not 20 percent per year is because:
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it is probably a “fad” investment.
it does not reflect the effect of the Rule of 72.
it does not reflect the effect of compounding.
it does not reflect the effect of discounting.
MC Qu. 5-146 Which of the following will increase…
Which of the following will increase the future value of an annuity?
Multiple Choice
The number of periods increases.
The amount of the annuity increases.
The interest rate increases.
All of these choices are .
MC Qu. 5-22 What is the future value of…
What is the future value of a $1,000 annuity payment over 4 years if the interest rates are 8 percent?
Multiple Choice
$4,506.11
$9,214.20
$4,320.00
$3,312.10
MC Qu. 5-74 If the present value of an…
If the present value of an ordinary, 8-year annuity is $12,500 and interest rates are 9.1 percent, what is the present value of the same annuity due?
Multiple Choice
$14,114.80
$14,211.90
$13,941.90
$13,637.50
MC Qu. 5-147 Which of the following will increase…
Which of the following will increase the present value of an annuity?
Multiple Choice
The effective rate is calculated over fewer years.
The amortization schedule decreases.
The interest rate decreases.
The number of periods decreases.
MC Qu. 5-30 If the future value of an…
If the future value of an ordinary, 7-year annuity is $10,000 and interest rates are 4 percent, what is the future value of the same annuity due?
Multiple Choice
$10,700.00
$10,000.00
$10,400.00
$9,615.38
MC Qu. 5-31 If the future value of an…
If the future value of an ordinary, 4-year annuity is $1,000 and interest rates are 6 percent, what is the future value of the same annuity due?
Multiple Choice
$943.40
$1,000.00
$1,040.00
$1,060.00
MC Qu. 5-33 A loan is offered with monthly…
A loan is offered with monthly payments and a 6.5 percent APR. What is the loan’s effective annual rate (EAR)?
Multiple Choice
5.69 percent
12.63 percent
7.28 percent
6.697 percent
MC Qu. 5-15 People refinance their home…
People refinance their home mortgages
Multiple Choice
when rates fall and rise.
whenever they need to, independent of rates.
when rates fall.
when rates rise.
