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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 4/c/e
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 4/e
Stephen A. Ross, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Randolph W. Westerfield, University of Southern California
Bradford D. Jordan, University of Kentucky
Gordon S. Roberts, York University

Working with Financial Statements

Quick Quiz 1

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1

The current ratio is measured as:
A)Current assets minus current liabilities.
B)Current liabilities minus inventory, divided by current assets.
C)Current assets divided by current liabilities.
D)Cash on hand divided by current liabilities.
E)Current liabilities divided by current assets.
2

All else unchanged, which of the following occurs when a firm buys inventory with cash?
A)The quick ratio declines but the current ratio remains unchanged.
B)The current ratio goes down if it was greater than 1 before the change.
C)The current ratio goes down if it was lower than 1 before the change.
D)The quick ratio goes up if it was lower than 1 before the change.
E)The quick ratio goes up if it was greater than 1 before the change.
3

The net working capital turnover ratio is measured as:
A)Sales times net working capital.
B)Sales minus net working capital.
C)Sales divided by net working capital.
D)Net working capital divided by sales.
E)Net working capital plus sales.
4

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the use of accounting data versus market value data?
A)The primary reason for using accounting information is the lack of readily available market value information.
B)If market value and accounting data conflict, the accounting data should be given precedence.
C)Whenever market value information is available, it should be used instead of accounting information.
D)In a firm has only current assets and current liabilities, book values will likely be reasonable approximations of market values.
E)Very little direct market value information exists for privately held firms and not-for profit businesses.
5

In words, what does an equity multiplier of 2 mean?
A)Each dollar in assets the firm owns is supported by $2 in equity.
B)Each dollar in assets the firm owns is supported by $2 in debt.
C)Each dollar in assets the firm owns is supported by $4 in equity.
D)Each dollar in equity the firm has supports fifty cents in assets.
E)Each dollar in equity the firm has supports $2 in assets.
6

In the most general sense, which of the following would you expect to be true?
A)If a current asset account and a current liability account both increase by the same amount, there is a net use of funds.
B)If a liability account increases and an asset account decreases by the same amount, there is a net source of funds.
C)Changes in income and expense accounts do not affect sources and uses of funds.
D)If fixed assets decrease by the amount of depreciation for the year, there is a net use of funds.
E)If the common stock outstanding increases there is a use of funds.
7

Jorge Corp. has 100,000 shares outstanding. EBIT is $1 million and interest paid is $200,000. If the corporate tax rate is 34%, what is Jorge's earnings per share?
A)$10.00
B)$3.40
C)$6.60
D)$5.28
E)$2.72
8

A firm with net income of $500,000 pays 48% of net income out in dividends. If the firm has 150,000 shares of common stock outstanding, what is the dividend paid per share of stock?
A)$1.60
B)$1.44
C)$0.30
D)$3.33
E)$1.73
9

You have the following data for the Fosberg Winery. What is Fosberg's return on assets (ROA)? Return on equity = 15%; Earnings before taxes = $30,000; Total asset turnover = .80; Profit margin = 4.5%; Tax rate = 35%.
A)9.3%
B)3.9%
C)5.7%
D)6.4%
E)3.6%
10

Comparison of the financial statements of two firms in the same general industry may be difficult if
I. the size of the two firms' operations are different.
II. the firms have identical product lines and operations.
III. the firms' financial statements are prepared using different fiscal year-ends.
A)I only
B)III only
C)I and III only
D)I and II only
E)I, II and III




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