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Adelphi University
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Week 1
Question 1
If I have questions regarding grades or topics of a sensitive nature, what is the preferred method to contact my professor?
Question 2
Which of the following options does a student in FIN100 have if they need to seek additional help with the course material?
Question 3
What resources are available in the Tutoring tab located in the horizontal menu of my Blackboard online course if I need help with writing and / or grammar on my assignments?
Question 4
Where can I connect with my peers if I want to chat with them, brainstorm about class ideas, or receive additional support?
Question 5
Where can I find the Strayer late policy?
Question 6
Which of the following software applications is used by Strayer to verify assignment originality throughout this course?
Question 7
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT:
Question 8
Where can you find your professors contact information, office hours, and email address?
Question 9
How are assignments sent to the instructor?
Question 10
If I am having problems with my class or an assignment what is the first thing I should do?
Week 3 quiz
Question 1
Intermediaries that help the financial system operate efficiently and transfer funds from savers and investors to individuals, businesses, and governments that seek to spend or invest the funds are known as:
Question 2
Programs passed by the federal government in response to the financial crisis of 2007-2009 include which of the following:
Question 3
Which of the following financial institutions market "seasoned" instruments and securities?
Question 4
An effective financial system needs which of the following:
Question 5
Economists use a ___________________ framework to explain how the prices and quantities of goods and services are determined in a free-market economic system.
Question 6
Maximizing _____________________ is accomplished through effective financial planning and analysis, asset management, and the acquisition of financial capital.
Question 7
Crucial elements of well-developed financial systems include all of the following except:
Question 8
The Federal Reserve Banks are owned by
Question 9
Under the authority of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913
Question 10
The five components of the Federal Reserve System include:
Question 11
Which monetary policy tool does the Fed use most infrequently?
Question 12
Open market operations
Question 13
Under the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the number of Federal Reserve districts established is
Question 14
The least used monetary policy instrument used by the Fed is
Question 15
When the United States Treasury makes a payment to an individual, it usually takes the form of a
Question 16
Deposits that add new reserves to the bank where they are deposited are called
Question 17
Government financing of large budgetary deficits
Question 18
A country's economic policy actions are directed toward which of the following goals?
Question 19
Assume that a bank receives a primary deposit of $1,000, and the reserve requirement is 15%. Which of the following would reflect the asset side of the balance sheet after a maximum loan amount has just been made?
Question 20
Bank reserves are not affected by
Week 7 quiz
Question 1
An importer will generally try to avoid making payment for a purchase before the goods are actually shipped by
Question 2
The exchange rate is the rate at which a given unit of foreign currency is quoted in terms of
Question 3_________________________ was an international monetary system in which the U.S. dollar was valued in gold and other exchange rates were pegged to the dollar.
Question 4_________________________ was created to help economic growth in developing countries.
Question 5
A stronger U.S. dollar generally
Question 6
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) include:
Question 7
The personal savings rate is calculated as:
Question 8
The life stages of an individual saver include which of the following:
Question 9
Gross domestic product is equal to the sum of all of the following EXCEPT:
Question 10
In general, during the business cycle, when economic activity is peaking:
Question 11
The risk-free interest rate is composed of:
Question 12
Which of the following factors does not directly impact the level of interest rates?
Question 13
Compensation for those financial debt instruments that cannot be easily converted to cash at prices close to estimated fair market values is termed:
Question 14
Which of the following factors does not affect the supply of loanable funds?
Question 15
What is the real rate of interest if the nominal rate of interest is 15%, the IP is 3%, the DRP is 3%, the MRP is 3%, and the LP is 2%?
Question 16
Which of the following types of stocks have the lowest risk to shareholders?
Question 17
Most bonds pay coupon interest
Question 18
Mary wants to purchase a 20-year bond that has a par value of $1,000 and makes semiannual interest payments of $40. If her required yield to maturity is 10%, which of the following is closest to how much should Mary be willing to pay for the bond?
Question 19
An example of asset securitization is:
Question 20
Private placements:
Week 9 quiz
Question 1
Existing securities are traded:
Question 2___________________ are comprised of direct costs, the spread, and underpricing.
Question 3
A market has ________ if it can absorb large orders without disrupting prices; it has ___________ if it has many trades.
Question 4
Market stabilization is:
Question 5
Which one of the following is not a cost to the issuing firm of going public with an initial stock offering?
Question 6
The risk caused by variations in interest expense unrelated to sales or operating income arising from changes in the level of interest rates in the economy is called:
Question 7
According to the definitions given in the text, if Stock A has a standard deviation of 4% and expected returns of 9%, and Stock B has a standard deviation of 3% and returns of 1%, which stock is riskier?
Question 8
Variations in operating income over time because of variations in unit sales, price, cost margins, and/or fixed expenses are called:
Question 9
A stock that went from $40 per share at the beginning of the year to $45 at the end of the year and paid a $2 dividend provided an investor with a ____ return.
Question 10
The effect on revenues and expenses from variations in the value of the U.S. dollar in terms of other currencies is called:
Question 11
Which form of business organization does not have a basic weakness of raising capital?
Question 12
Of the following forms of business organization, which have the advantage of limited liability but no stockholders?
Question 13
Which one of the following balance sheet accounts would not be considered to be a current liability?
Question 14
Under which one of the following business organizations do the owners have unlimited liability for all debts of the firm?
Question 15
The goal of a business should be:
Question 16
The _______________ ratio is computed as earnings before interest and taxes divided by interest expense:
Question 17
The extent to which assets are used to support sales is indicated by which of the following ratios:
Question 18
    The method of evaluating the firm's performance over time is known as:
Question 19
The ________ method of developing a pro forma income statement forecasts sales and values for the cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and interest expense that are expressed as a ratio of projected sales.
Question 20
In cost-volume-profit analysis, a firm "breaks even" when its total revenues:
week 11 quiz
Question 1
The principle of hedging calls for the matching of a firm's average:
Question 2
In June, Erie Plastics had an ending cash balance of $35,000. In July, the firm had total cash receipts of $40,000 and total cash disbursements of $50,000. The minimum cash balance required by the firm is $25,000. At the end of July, Erie Plastics had
Question 3
The time between ordering materials and collecting cash from receivables is known as the:
Question 4
Which of the following would not normally be discussed when describing a firm's operating cycle?
Question 5
Assume a firm's production process requires an average of 80 days to go from raw materials to finished products and another 40 days before the finished goods are sold. If the accounts receivable cycle is 70 days and the accounts payable cycle is 80 days, what would the operating cycle be?
Question 6
Which would not be likely to be accepted as collateral for an inventory loan?
Question 7
When old short-term debt is replaced by new short-term debt as the old debt comes due, the process is known as:
Question 8
A compensating balance on a bank loan effectively ____________ the cost of the loan.
Question 9
If total assets are $100,000, fixed assets are $30,000, current liabilities are $20,000, then net working capital is:
Question 10
Which of the following short-term sources of funds is available only to the financially strongest concerns?
Question 11
The payback period concept is best explained by which of the following?
Question 12
The ratio between the present value of a project's cash inflows and the present value of its initial investment is called the:
Question 13
The process of allocating funds among competing investment opportunities is referred to as:
Question 14
Which of the following is not considered a stage in the capital budgeting process?
Question 15
The internal rate of return concept is best explained by which of the following?
Question 16
What is Ningbo Shipping's WACC if it's after tax cost of debt is 3.5%, it's cost of retained earnings is 14%, and the firm's market value of debt is $40 million while the market value of its equity is $60 million?
Question 17
Ningbo Shipping has common stock with a market price of $25 per share and an expected dividend of $2 per share at the end of the coming year. The growth rate in dividends has been 5 percent and this growth is expected to continue indefinitely. Based on this information, the cost of the firm's common stock equity is
Question 18
The cost of debt:
Question 19
The cost of capital for retained earnings:
Question 20
Ningbo Shipping has issued preferred stock at its $125 per share par value. The stock will pay a $15 annual dividend. The cost of issuing and selling the stock was $4 per share. The cost of Ningbo Shipping preferred stock is:
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