Financial Management 81. Under a pre-emptive right provision:
holders of common stock must be given the first option to purchase new shares common shareholders have a pre-emptive right to dividends preferred shareholders have the first option on new common shares dilution of existing positions is encouraged View answer Correct answer: (A) holders of common stock must be given the first option to purchase new shares
82. A preferred issue carrying a call provision will carry:
a higher yield than non-callable preferred a lower yield than non-callable preferred the same yield as non-callable preferred the same yield as callable debt View answer Correct answer: (A) a higher yield than non-callable preferred
83. Wealthier shareholders tend to prefer:
a high dividend payout ratio short term capital gains floating rate dividends capital appreciation View answer Correct answer: (D) capital appreciation
84. In chronological order, which of the following is correct:Refer to text page 703.
ex-dividend date, holder of record date, payment date holder of record date, ex-dividend date, holder of record date payment date, ex-dividend date, holder of record date holder of record date, payment date, ex-dividend date View answer Correct answer: (A) ex-dividend date, holder of record date, payment date
85. The conversion ratio indicates:
the number of shares of common to which the security may be converted the conversion price of the security the number of bonds the common share may be converted to the number of bonds the preferred share may be converted to View answer Correct answer: (A) the number of shares of common to which the security may be converted
86. A warrant may best be defined as:
an option to sell a specified number of shares at a stated price an option to buy a stated number of shares at a stated price a convertible security a bond derivative View answer Correct answer: (B) an option to buy a stated number of shares at a stated price
87. Which of the following is not a non-financial motive for merging:
the desire to expand management capabilities the need to expand marketing capabilities the desire for easier access to capital markets the acquisition of new products View answer Correct answer: (C) the desire for easier access to capital markets
88. If a firm acquires another firm with a higher P/E ratio:
postmerger earnings per share will be diluted a cash acquisition is questionable a stock-for-stock exchange should be pursued none of the above are correct View answer Correct answer: (C) a stock-for-stock exchange should be pursued
89. The arrangement preferred by most business firms and foreign government is:
the joint venture the export arrangement the licensing agreement the fully owned foreign subsidiary View answer Correct answer: (A) the joint venture
90. The spot rate is:
unrelated to the foreign exchange rate the rate of exchange for future delivery the rate of exchange for immediate delivery the "black market" exchange rate View answer Correct answer: (C) the rate of exchange for immediate delivery