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10/1/2012 CORPORATE FINANCE FIN 3313.01 Fall 2012 1st MID-TERM SINAN YILDIRIM NAME (Each Multiple choice question is worth 4 points) 1. The goal of financial management is to increase the: a. future value of the firm 's total equity. b. book value of equity. c. dividends paid per share. d. current market value per share. e. number of shares outstanding, thereby increasing the market value of equity. 2. A corporation: A. is ultimately controlled by its board of directors. B. is a legal entity separate from its owners. C. is prohibited from entering into contractual agreements. D. has its identity defined by its bylaws. E. has its existence regulated by the rules set forth in its charter. 3. …show more content…

C. must record all expenses when incurred. D. can still manipulate their earnings to some degree. E. record both income and expenses as soon as the amount for each can be ascertained. 13. Elaine has just received an insurance settlement of $25,000. She wants to save this money until her daughter goes to college. If she can earn an average of 6.5 percent, compounded annually, how much will she have saved when her daughter enters college 8 years from now? A. $38,000.00 B. $40,929.02 C. $41,374.89 D. $41,899.60 E. $42,000.00 14. Your parents spent $6,200 to buy 500 shares of stock in a new company 13 years ago. The stock has appreciated 9 percent per year on average. What is the current value of those 500 shares? A. $18,824.17 B. $19,007.99 C. $19,580.92 D. $20,515.08 E. $22,449.92 15. Six years from now, you will be inheriting $100,000. What is this inheritance worth to you today if you can earn 6.5 percent interest, compounded annually? A. $68,533.41 B. $70,008.21 C. $72,419.05 D. $72,798.47 E. $74,003.15 16. How long will it take to double your savings if you earn 3.6 percent interest, compounded annually? A. 17.78 years B. 18.04 years C. 18.67 years D. 19.42 years E. 19.60 years 17. You have been told that you need $21,600 today in order to have $100,000 when you retire 42 years from now. What rate of interest was used in the present value computation? Assume interest is

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