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21.
Question:
What does the term "capital budgeting" refer to in finance?
A) Budgeting for daily operational expenses
B) Planning for long-term investments in projects
C) Allocating funds for marketing activities
D) Controlling short-term liabilities
22.
Question:
In the context of risk management, what does the term "hedging" mean?
A) Increasing exposure to risk
B) Reducing or mitigating risk
C) Ignoring potential risks
D) Taking unnecessary risks for potential gains
23.
Question:
What is the formula for calculating the Net Present Value (NPV) of an investment?
A) Initial Investment - Final Value
B) Future Value / Present Value
C) Present Value of Cash Inflows - Present Value of Cash Outflows
D) Total Cash Inflows - Total Cash Outflows
24.
Question:
What role does the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) play in monetary policy?
A) Setting interest rates and implementing monetary policy
B) Regulating commercial banks
C) Enforcing consumer protection laws
D) Managing international trade agreements
25.
Question:
What is the purpose of a stock dividend?
A) Providing cash to shareholders
B) Distributing additional shares to existing shareholders
C) Repurchasing shares from the market
D) Paying off company debt
26.
Question:
In finance, what is the difference between a bull market and a bear market?
A) A bull market is characterized by falling prices; a bear market by rising prices
B) A bull market is characterized by rising prices; a bear market by falling prices
C) Both terms refer to rising prices
D) Both terms refer to falling prices
27.
Question:
What does the term "opportunity cost" mean in financial decision-making?
A) The cost of taking advantage of a financial opportunity
B) The potential loss of not choosing the next best alternative
C) The total cost of an investment project
D) The cost of borrowing money
28.
Question:
What financial metric measures a company's ability to generate profit from its equity?
A) Return on Assets (ROA)
B) Return on Investment (ROI)
C) Return on Equity (ROE)
D) Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
29.
Question:
What is the purpose of a 10-K report filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC)?
A) Quarterly financial performance update
B) Annual financial disclosure by public companies
C) Monthly budget summary
D) Summary of shareholder meetings
30.
Question:
What is the concept of "time value of money" in finance?
A) The idea that money has a fixed value over time
B) The concept that money has different values at different points in time
C) The notion that time is a factor in the stock market
D) The assessment of the value of a company over time
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h. What does the term “risk” mean in the context of capital budgeting; to what extent can risk be quantified; and, when risk is quantified, is the quantification based primarily on a statistical analysis of historical data or on subjective, judgmental estimates?
i.
1. What are the three types of risk that are relevant in capital budgeting?
2. How is each of these risk types measured, and how do they relate to one another?
3. How is each type of risk used in the capital budgeting process?
j.
1. What is sensitivity analysis?
2. Perform a sensitivity analysis on the cost per unit, unit sales, and salvage value. Assume each of these variables can vary from its base-case, or expected, value by plus or minus 10%, 20%, and 30%. Include a sensitivity graph, and discuss the results.
3. What is the primary weakness of sensitivity analysis? What is its primary usefulness?
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Risk in cash flow estimating for capital budgeting can be defined as:
a.
the chance that a cash flow will turn out to be worse than the estimate.
b.
the chance that a cash flow will turn out to be different than the estimate, either better or worse.
c.
the chance that the cash flows that turn out to be more favorable than the estimate won't totally offset the cash flows that turn out to be worse than the estimate.
d.
the chance that the NPV and/or IRR will turn out to be worse than the estimate.
e.
all of the above describe the risk in cash flow estimating.
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Which of the following is not a method for incorporating risk analysis into capital budgeting?
a.
Positive/Negative analysis
b.
Monte Carlo simulations
c.
Scenario analysis
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Sensitivity analysis
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Decision tree models
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"Capital budgeting is a critical process in financial
management that involves evaluating and
selecting long-term investments. Considering the
methods used in capital budgeting, such as Net
Present Value (NPV). Internal Rate of Return (IRR),
and Payback Period, discuss the strengths and
weaknesses of each method. How can financial
managers integrate these methods to make
informed investment decisions? Provide specific
examples to support your discussion."
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Need accurate answer of this financial accounting Question
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why would it be wise for a financial manager to learn advanced capital budgeting techniques?
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