Which of the following is not a feature of the payback period method?
A. It is a method of cost recovery and not of profitability
B. It does not consider the time value of money
C. It does not consider the risk associated with the projects
D. It is very difficult to calculate
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"Dividend policy determines the division of earnings between payments to shareholders and retained earnings." Who said this?
A. Weston and Brigham
B. Gerstenberg
C. Bonneville
D. None of these
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Which of the following statements are correct regarding profit maximization as the primary goal of the firm?
A. Profit maximization considers the firm's risk level
B. Profit maximization will not lead to increasing short-term profits at the expense of lowering expected future profits
C. Profit maximization does consider the impact on individual shareholder's EPS
D. Profit maximization is concerned more with maximizing net income than the stock price
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The explicit costs (in case of cost of debt capital) are measured by the interest rate only adjusted by the
A. tax rate
B. profit rate
C. capital/net worth
D. None of these
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Who formulated the following model for estimating the market price of equity share?
P = R C D + R C R A ( E − D )
Where,
P = Market price of equity share
D = DPS
E = EPS
E - D = Retained earnings per share
RA = Internal rate of return on investment
RC = Cost of capital
A. Modigliani-Miller
B. Myron-Gordon
C. James E. Walter
D. Clarkson and Elliot
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The amount of current assets that varies with seasonal requirements is referred to as
A. Permanent working capital
B. Net working capital
C. Temporary working capital
D. Gross working capital
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If a firm raises Rs. 1,00,000 by the issue of debentures at 10%, repayable after 10 years, the rate of return that equates the present value of cash inflows with the present value of cash outflows is referred to as
A. Explicit cost
B. Implicit cost
C. Specific cost
D. Future cost
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The Dutch auction as a method appliesin India. Which method of stock repurchase occurs when the buyer seeksbids within a specified price range and accepts the lowest price that will allow it to acquire the entire block of securities desired?
A. Dutch-auction
B. Open-market
C. Fixed-price
D. Fair-warning
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If a company goes for a new issue of debentures, what is the impact of such development?
1. The volatility of the returns of equity in relation to a market index is likely to be affected.
2. The beta may rise.
3. The gearing ratio will rise.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
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In deciding the optimal level of current assets for the firm, a company has to confront with which of the following situation?
A. A trade-off between profitability and risk
B. A trade-off between liquidity and risk
C. A trade-off between equity and debt
D. A trade-off between short-term versus long-term borrowing
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"The cost of capital is the minimum rate of return which a firm requires as a condition for undertaking an investment." This definition is given by
A. Soloman Ezra
B. Milton H. Spencer
C. R. M. Lynch
D. None of these
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Arrange the following steps of operation cycle in correct order
1. Conversion of a accounts receivables into cash.
2. Conversion of work-in-progress into finished goods.
3. Conversion of raw-material into work-in-progress.
4. Conversion of finished goods into accounts receivable.
A. 2, 1, 4, 3
B. 4, 3, 2, 1
C. 3, 2, 4, 1
D. 1, 4, 3, 2
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Which of the following is not a disclosure requirement for finance leases?
A. Carrying amount of asset
B. Market value of asset
C. General description of significant leasing arrangements
D. Reconciliation between total minimum lease payments and their present value
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Which of the following options are a part of preference shares?
A. They are not allowable for corporation tax
B. They receive dividends
C. They have no voting rights
D. They are not a part of a company's share capital
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Under dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP):
A. The dividends are not passed on to investors in the form of money
B. It allows shareholders to automatically reinvest dividend payments in some scheme or additional shares of the firm's stock
C. Both A and B
D. It is a mandatory plan where shareholders are automatically reinvesting dividend payments in additional shares of the firm's stock at a reduced price
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A company may raise the financial capital in the primary market through
A. Public issue
B. Rights issue
C. Bough tout deals
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is concerned with the maximization of a firm's stock price?
A. Shareholder wealth maximization
B. Profit maximization
C. Stakeholder welfare maximization
D. EPS maximization
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If the going rate of interest is above the coupon rate, the bond will sell
A. At a premium
B. At par
C. At a discount
D. None of the above
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?
A. Undercapitalisation leads to overcapitalisation
B. Capital' and 'Capitalisation' are synonymous terms
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Monetary policy for the countries using the euro as a currency is now conducted by
A. The Federal Reserve
B. The Bundes Bank
C. European Central Bank
D. RBI
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