Financial Management
31. Which of the following constitutes an internal source of funds:
- corporate bonds
- common stock
- commercial paper
- retained earnings and amortization cash flow
Correct answer: (D)
retained earnings and amortization cash flow
32. It would be fair to say that securities markets in the future:
- will become more competitive as an international market system develops
- will be less efficient
- will be more highly segregated than they are today
- will be less automated than today's markets
Correct answer: (A)
will become more competitive as an international market system develops
33. The spread may best be defined as:
- the compensation due the lead underwriter
- the total compensation for those participating in the distribution process
- the price finally paid by the public for the shares
- the proceeds from the distribution received by the firm
Correct answer: (B)
the total compensation for those participating in the distribution process
34. Private placement involves selling securities directly to:
- insurance companies
- pension funds
- wealthy individuals
- all of the above are correct
Correct answer: (D)
all of the above are correct
35. Debt that is not secured by specific assets is called:
- an indenture
- a debenture
- a mortgage agreement
- common stock
Correct answer: (B)
a debenture
36. In a lease versus borrow to purchase decision the appropriate discount rate, except for the salvage value, is:
- the cost of capital
- the aftertax cost of debt
- the cost of equity capital
- the cost of the debt
Correct answer: (B)
the aftertax cost of debt
37. Preferred equity has all of the following characteristics except:
- fixed dividends
- the cumulative right to annual dividends
- precedence over common stock dividends
- residual claim to income
Correct answer: (D)
residual claim to income
38. Under the marginal principle of retained earnings:
- the firm must compare what it can earn with what shareholders could earn on funds if they were distributed
- all funds above and beyond retained earnings are paid to shareholders
- funds not paid to creditors and preferred shareholders belong to common shareholders
- all projects are financed internally
Correct answer: (A)
the firm must compare what it can earn with what shareholders could earn on funds if they were distributed
39. A stock dividend:
- represents a distribution of additional shares to common shareholders
- differs from a stock split largely in size
- normally has no real value to the investor
- all of the above are correct
Correct answer: (D)
all of the above are correct
40. A convertible security is:
- convertible into cash at the option of the holder
- a bond or share of preferred, convertible into common at the firm's option
- a bond or share of preferred, convertible into common at the holders' option
- a security convertible into a debenture at the holder's option
Correct answer: (C)
a bond or share of preferred, convertible into common at the holders' option