FINA 307 Exam 2 Study Guide – Flashcards

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Calculate the average collection period for Dots Inc. if its accounts receivables were $550 at the beginning of a year in which the firm generated $3,000 of sales?
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Average collection period = $550/($3,000/365) = 67 days
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What is the approximate total debt ratio for a firm with a total debt-equity ratio of .65?
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If total debt/equity = .65, then total liabilities/total assets = .65/1.65 = .39, or 39%
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Salad Daze maintains an inventory of produce worth $560. Its total bill for produce over the course of the year was $80,000. How old on average is the lettuce it serves its customers?
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Days sales in inventories = $560/($80,000 / 365) = 2.56 days
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If a firm has a debt-equity ratio of .45, long-term debt of $500, and equity of $2,000, then: current assets must be $400. retained earnings must be $900. current liabilities must be $400. preferred stock must be $400.
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Debt-equity ratio = (long-term debt + current liabilities)/equity .45 = ($500 + current liabilities)/$2,000 Current liabilities = $400
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When a firm's long-term debt-equity ratio is .98, the firm: has less long-term debt than equity. has as much in long-term liabilities as in equity. is nearing insolvency. has too much long-term debt in relation to leases.
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has less long-term debt than equity.
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The only measure of firm performance that accounts for cost of capital is:
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EVA
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Which of the following will occur in a statement of cash flows as a result of paying cash dividends? Cash flows from operations will increase. Cash flows from investments will decrease. Cash balances will not be affected. Cash flows from financing will decrease.
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Cash flows from financing will decrease
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An asset turnover ratio of 1.75 can be interpreted as:
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$1.75 in sales are generated by every $1 of assets.
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Which one of these changes indicates an improvement in a firm's asset management efficiency? An increase in the inventory turnover rate An increase in the amount of assets per dollar of sales A decrease in the receivables turnover rate An increase in the average days in inventory
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An increase in the inventory turnover rate
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If a firm's statement of cash flows shows that cash was used for investments, which of the following would seem most likely? New machines were acquired. The inventory balance increased. Common stock was repurchased. Cash dividends were paid.
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New machines were acquired
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Which of these indicates that a firm is efficient? A high inventory turnover A low asset turnover A high day's sales in inventories A high average collection period
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A high inventory turnover
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Balsco's balance sheet shows total assets of $238,000 and total liabilities of $107,000. The firm has 55,000 shares of stock outstanding that sell for $11 a share. What is amount of market value added?
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Market value added = (55,000 × $11) - ($238,000 - 107,000) = $474,000
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A total debt ratio of .35: indicates that the firm is financed with 35% long-term debt. indicates that 35 cents of every dollar of capital is in the form of short-term debt. would exist if a firm had liabilities of $700 and assets of $2,000. indicates that 35 cents of every dollar of capital is in the form of long-term debt.
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Total debt ratio = total debt/assets = $700/$2,000 = .35
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In a statement of cash flows, which category includes depreciation expense as a line item?
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Operations
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Assume a firm generates $2,000 in sales and has a $500 increase in accounts receivable during an accounting period. Based solely on this information, cash flow will increase by: $2,000. $1,500. $2,500. $500.
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$1,500.
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If a firm's total debt ratio is greater than .5, then: its debt-equity ratio exceeds 1.0. it has more long-term debt than equity. its current liabilities are quite high. it has too few total assets.
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its debt-equity ratio exceeds 1.0.
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Which one of these would not be paid from free cash flow? Repayment of principal on a long-term debt Repurchase of outstanding shares of common stock New equipment purchase Cash dividends
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New equipment purchase
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A firm's after-tax operating income was $1,000,000 in 2013. It started the year with a total capitalization of $8,000,000 and ended the year with a total capitalization of $9,000,000. The additional capital raised during 2013 started to affect the operating income in 2014. Which value best represents the return on capital for 2013?
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ROC = $1,000,000/$8,000,000 = .125, or 12.5%
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Chik's Chickens has average accounts receivable of $5,933. Sales for the year were $9,400. What is its average collection period?
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Average collection period= 230.41 days
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Which one of the following best explains the combination of a high level of net income combined with a low level of cash flow during an accounting period? High depreciation expense Reduction of inventory levels Increase in accounts payable Acquisition of equipment
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Acquisition of equipment
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A company has total assets of $1,000, current liabilities of $130, and total liabilities of $350. What is the long-term debt ratio?
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Equity = assets - liabilities Equity = $1,000 - 350 Equity = $650 Long-term debt ratio = long-term debt/(long-term debt + equity) Long-term debt ratio = ($350 - 130)/[($350 - 130) + $650] Long-term debt ratio = .25
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According to the statement of cash flows, cash flows from financing could be positive if: interest rates were low on outstanding debt. the firm repaid more debt than it added. the firm added more debt than it repaid. the firm sold portions of its plant and equipment.
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the firm added more debt than it repaid.
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What is the market price of a share of stock for a firm with 100,000 shares outstanding, a book value of equity of $3,000,000, and a market-to-book ratio of 3?
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Market price per share = ($3,000,000/100,000) × 3 = $90
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A corporation declares $25 million in net income, $1 million in preferred stock dividends, and $7 million in common stock dividends. By how much will shareholders' equity increase on the balance sheet?
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$17 million
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How would you interpret an inventory turnover ratio of 10.7? Assets are converted into sales every 50 days. The firm has sufficient inventories to maintain sales for 34.1 days. It takes 50 days on average to collect receivables. Inventory is converted into sales every 50 days.
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Days' sales in inventory = 365 days/10.7 = 34.1 days
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What are the annual sales for a firm with $400,000 in debt, a total debt ratio of .4, and an asset turnover of 3?
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Total debt ratio = Total debt/Total assets, so: Assets = $400,000/.4 = $1,000,000 Asset turnover ratio = Sales/Total assets, so: Sales = $1,000,000 × 3 = $3,000,000
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What is the residual income for a firm with $1 million in total capital, $300,000 in net income, and a 20% cost of capital?
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Residual income = net income - (cost of capital × total capitalization) Residual income = $300,000 - (.20 × $1,000,000) Residual income = $100,000
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Which of the following changes in working capital will result in an increase in cash flows? Increase in accounts payable Increase in inventories Increase in accounts receivable Decrease in other current liabilities
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Increase in accounts payable
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Assume a firm's inventory level of $14,000 represents 38 days' sales. What is the inventory turnover ratio?
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Inventory turnover ratio 9.61 times per year
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Which one of these costs accounts for the difference between accounting income and economic value added? Dividends Cost of capital Taxes Depreciation
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Cost of capital
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