Financial Management - 21

LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


True/False
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One of the basic objectives of cash management is to maintain the optimum cash balance
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True
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True

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In financial terms, Profit after tax can be referred as
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Earning after tax
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Gain after tax

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Financing consists of the raising, providing, managing of all the money, capital or funds of any kind to be used in connection with the business' is defined by
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Bonneville and Dewey
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Bonneville and Dewey

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________ in liabilities involves inflow of funds
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Increase
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Deficit

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Current assets are also referred to as
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Working Capital
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Working Capital

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Goods Stolen ( Sale price Rs. 1000/- Cost Rs. 800/- ) ; Which of the accounts will be affected by this transaction
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Purchases Account , Loss by theft Account
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Stock Account , Loss by theft Account

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________ is calculated on the basis of current profits and not on the basis of retained profits
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Earnings per share
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Earnings per share

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The time required by the company to process the received cheque and deposit the same in the bank is called
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Deposit float
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Deposit float

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Limitations of credit rating are
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Credit rating is based upon the evaluation made by the agencies which may vary depending upon the experience, knowledge and individual opinion of the rators which may be biased in some cases , Credit rating is primarily based upon the past performance whereas the future prospects should be given more importance while deciding the credit rating , Multiplicity of the rating agencies can be considered to be the limitation of the credit rating
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Credit rating is based upon the evaluation made by the agencies which may vary depending upon the experience, knowledge and individual opinion of the rators which may be biased in some cases , Credit rating is primarily based upon the past performance whereas the future prospects should be given more importance while deciding the credit rating , Multiplicity of the rating agencies can be considered to be the limitation of the credit rating , It only considers equity shares

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The motive of the company to hold inventory to guard against the risk of unpredictable changes in demand and supply forces is known as
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Precautionary motive
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Precautionary motive

True/False
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When the firm's actual bank balance is greater than the balance shown by the firm's books, the difference is called as 'payment float'
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True
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True

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Economic Order Quantity model is a very useful model of determining the order quantity
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True
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True



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The Investment decisions are mainly concerned with
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Application of funds
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Application of funds

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The traditional approach to financial management refers only to the procurement of funds by
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Corporate entity
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Corporate entity

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The Economic Order Quantity model is based on the assumption of
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Placing and receiving orders is without any delay , Ordering costs and carrying costs associated with the orders are variable in nature and they behave exactly opposite to each other , The demand for the material concerned is uniform throughout the year
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Placing and receiving orders is without any delay , Ordering costs and carrying costs associated with the orders are variable in nature and they behave exactly opposite to each other , The demand for the material concerned is uniform throughout the year

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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The main function of finance under the traditional approach comprises of
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Procurement of funds
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Procurement of funds

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The avenues available to the company to invest the excess cash balance on short term basis may be in the form of
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Commercial paper , inter-corporate bills discounting , Bank deposits
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Commercial paper , Capital market , inter-corporate bills discounting , Bank deposits

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External sources of funds are
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Funds from long term loans , Sale of fixed assets
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Funds from operations , Funds from long term loans , Sale of fixed assets

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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Which of the following assets get generated during course of operations or get utilized within one year
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Current assets
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Current assets

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The Capital Structure decision mainly refers to the decision of
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Financing
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Investment

True/False
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Private limited company can commence business immediately on incorporation
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True
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True

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Advantages of Debentures from company's point of view are
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The specific cost of debt capital represented by debentures is lower than the cost of preference or equity capital , Debenture financing does not result in dilution of control
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The specific cost of debt capital represented by debentures is lower than the cost of preference or equity capital , Debenture financing does not result in dilution of control , Debenture prices are vulnerable to increase in interest rates

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The causes of undercapitalisation are
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Company following too conservative policy for paying the dividends , Future earnings may be underestimated
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The company might have spent huge amounts during its formation stage , Company following too conservative policy for paying the dividends , Purchasing of asssets during inflationary situations

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The functions of a Finance Controller are :
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Budgeting , Record Keeping , Annual Reporting
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Banking Relations , Budgeting , Record Keeping , Annual Reporting

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The deposit receipt should contain
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Amount of deposit
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Amount of deposit

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________ is one of the current assets that takes the longest time to get converted into cash
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Stock
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Debtors

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The analytical method of inventory control which aims at concentrating efforts in those areas where attention is required most is termed as ________
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ABC Analysis
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ABC Analysis

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The most reliable source of getting the information about the creditworthiness of the customer who is dealing with the company presently is
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Past experience of the customer
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Bank Reference

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The fixed assets are expressed at ________
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Cost - Depreciation
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Cost - Depreciation

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Importance of capital budgeting decisions
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They represent the true earning assets of the firm , they are irreversible , they require assessment of future events which are uncertain
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they are irreversible , they require assessment of future events which are uncertain

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Equity Warrants are
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where the holders are entitled to purchase the equity shares at a specific price during the specified period
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where the holders are entitled to purchase the equity shares at a specific price during the specified period

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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Gross Working Capital means
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Current assets
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Current assets

True/False
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Economic order quantity is based on the assumption that the demand for the material concerned is uniform throughout a year
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True
Your Answer
True

True/False
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The basic objective behind fixation of the levels is to avoid overstocking and understocking
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True
Your Answer
True

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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Packing credit facility can take the following form
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Pre-shipment Packing credit , Post-shipment Packing credit
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Pre-shipment Packing credit , Post-shipment Packing credit , Revocable Packing credit

True/False
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Loans from financial corporations etc. are sources of cash
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True
Your Answer
True

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Investment of the venture capitalist does not exceed ________ so that the effective control of the project remains with the entrepreneur
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0.49
Your Answer
0.49

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The amount of profit earned after recovering the interest on long term sources of capital is referred to as ________
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Profit before taxes
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Profit before taxes





Match The Following
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Net Profit ratio
Indicates that portion of sales available to the owners after consideration of all types of expenses and cost
Indicates that portion of sales available to the owners after consideration of all types of expenses and cost
Undue increase in Gross Profit ratio
Over-valuation of closing stock
Over-valuation of closing stock
Undue decrease in Gross Profit ratio
Under-valuation of closing stock
Under-valuation of closing stock
Gross Profit ratio
Indicates the relation between production cost and Sales
Indicates the relation between production cost and Sales

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The weighted average cost of capital is referred to as
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Average cost
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Average cost

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If Profit maximization is accepted as the only goal of finance function, it is criticised on the following grounds
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Ignores risk factor , Does not consider social obligation , Ignores quality aspect of benefits associated with a financial course of action
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Does take into consideration time value of money , Ignores risk factor , Does not consider social obligation

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The payment of Dividend in the form of Bonus shares involves ________
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only transfer of retained earnings to share capital
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only transfer of retained earnings to share capital

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The mathematical expression of ________ is Value of material consumed / Average inventory held
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Inventory turnover
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Inventory turnover

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Irregular Dividend Policy refers to
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Dividend per share varying according to the level of earnings
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Dividend per share varying according to the level of earnings

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The sources of cash are
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Long term loans , cash from other sources
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Long term loans , cash from other sources

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The advantages of ratio analysis are
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It helps in planning and forecasting , It makes possible comparison of the performance of the different divisions of the firm , It simplifies the comprehension of financial statements
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It helps in planning and forecasting , It makes possible comparison of the performance of the different divisions of the firm , It simplifies the comprehension of financial statements , It takes into consideration only monetary transactions

Match The Following
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Safety Stock
below which the actual stock should not be allowed to fall
below which the actual stock should not be allowed to fall
ABC Analysis
Vital few Trivial Many
Vital few Trivial Many
Bill of Materials
Details of the necessary materials as well as quantity of each item
Details of the necessary materials as well as quantity of each item
Perpetual Inventory System
Maintenance of Bin Cards and Stores ledger in order to know about the stock in quantity and value at any given point of time
Maintenance of Bin Cards and Stores ledger in order to know about the stock in quantity and value at any given point of time