Test Bank for Principles of Finance 1
Edition by Dahlquist, Knight
ISBN: 9781711470535
Chapter 1 Test Bank
Introduction to Finance
True or False Questions
1. The application of common sense is sufficient for companies to manage their financial operations
A. True
B. False
Section 1.1 LO 1 Easy
2. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is a US federal institution charged with enforcement of US financial regulations.
A. True
B. False
Section 1.1 LO 3 Moderate
3. The key common feature of market brokers and dealers is that they both act as intermediaries.
A. True
B. False
Section 1.5 LO 2 Moderate
4. The term broker refers only to financial firms that buy and sell stock.
A. True
B. False
Section 1.5 LO 2 Difficult
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Business finance looks at how managers apply financial principles to maximize the value of a firm. Who benefits most when the value of the firm is maximized?
A. Management
B. Employees
C. Shareholders
D. Customers
Section 1.1 LO 1 Moderate
2. Which of the following areas of finance is a more narrowly focused subfield of one of the other three areas?
A. Business finance
B. Financial markets and institutions
C. Investments
D. Working capital management
Section 1.1 LO 1 Moderate
3. Financial regulations in the United States were significantly expanded and improved beginning in the 1930s. What was the primary motivation for this regulatory reform and improvement?
A. To make financial investing more profitable
B. To make markets safer and increase investor confidence
C. To increase tax receipts for the US government
D. To increase unemployment during the Great Depression
Section 1.1 LO 3 Moderate
4. The concepts of risk and return are fundamental to finance and are seen in many applications. The relationship between risk and return is ________.
A. direct and positive
B. inverse
C. neutral
D. uncorrelated
Section 1.1 LO 3 Moderate
5. Corporate budgets are important because they provide what to companies?
A. Established objectives for the upcoming period
B. Financial statements to submit to regulators
C. A tax-planning tool
D. Share price targets
Section 1.2 LO 2 Moderate
6. Company managers use financial data extensively to make ongoing business decisions within the firm. Which of the following are external users of a company’s data?
A. Strategic planning staff
B. Department managers
C. Suppliers
D. Internal auditors
Section 1.3 LO 2 Moderate
7. Which type of financial data do companies generally not provide to the public?
A. Balance sheets
B. Income statements
C. Staff salaries
D. Statements of cash flows
Section 1.3 LO 5 Easy
8. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the finance field is expected to over the next 10 years.
A. grow and diversify
B. grow but narrow in opportunities
C. contract but diversify
D. contract and narrow in opportunities
Section 1.4 LO 1 Moderate
9. A financial analyst holds an essential position within a corporate or financial firm. Of the many skills that are needed in this position, which of the following is typically most important?
A. Quantitative and analytical skills
B. Communication skills
C. Adaptability
D. Ability to focus on tasks
Section 1.4 LO 2 Moderate
10. As a financial analyst advances to the role of financial manager, what key attribute is needed in their new role that was not previously required?
A. Comprehensive strategic thinking skills
B. Highly specific financial skills
C. Strong grasp of financial fundamentals
D. Technical capabilities
Section 1.4 LO 3 Moderate
11. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the finance industry will experience a future job market characterized by what?
A. More jobs at lower salaries
B. More jobs at higher salaries
C. Fewer jobs at lower salaries
D. Fewer jobs at higher salaries
Section 1.4 LO4 Moderate
12. When a company’s security is sold in the secondary market, which entity receives the proceeds of the sale?
A. The company
B. The exchange where the security was traded
C. The securities seller
D. The bank syndicate
Section 1.5 LO 1 Moderate
13. It is said that an effective and efficient secondary market is essential to having a functioning primary market. Why might this be true?
A. The secondary market allows investors to liquidate their assets.
B. The primary market can be inefficient.
C. Individual investors cannot access the primary market
D. The secondary market provides an accurate pricing mechanism.
Section 1.5 LO 1 Difficult
14. The key difference between a broker and a dealer is that the dealer is a “market maker, ” meaning they are able to give a “two-way price.” As a market maker, the dealer is what?
A. Sometimes ready to buy a security
B. Always ready to sell a security
C. Able to advise on whether to buy or sell a security
D. Able to give tax advice to the customer
Section 1.5 LO 2 Difficult
15. Which US federal agency is responsible for regulatory oversight and enforcement of publicly traded securities?
A. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
B. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
C. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
D. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Section 1.5 LO 2 Moderate
16. Financial intermediaries are essential players in functioning financial markets. Of the many roles that financial intermediaries play, which one has occasionally caused harm to financial markets rather than benefiting them?
A. Bringing together depositors and borrowers
B. Creating exotic derivative securities
C. Providing liquidity to the securities market
D. Helping ensure that securities are “correctly” priced
Section 1.5 LO 2 Difficult
17. Microeconomics studies the resource allocation decisions of ________.
A. individual businesses, persons, or organizations
B. national governments
C. financial institutions
D. small companies
Section 1.6 LO 1 Easy
18. Macroeconomics is important to businesses because it helps them ________.
A. better understand the overall context of the economy
B. better understand how prices are set in the market
C. more accurately predict future interest rates
D. more accurately determine their costs
Section 1.6 LO 3 Moderate
19. The market for short-term, low-risk, highly liquid securities is called the ________.
A. capital market
B. equity market
C. debt market
D. money market
Section 1.7 LO 1 Moderate
20. What money market instrument is commonly used by high-quality corporations to raise funds over very short periods of time?
A. Commercial paper
B. Treasury bills
C. Federal funds
D. Certificates of deposit
Section 1.7 LO 2 Difficult
21. What is the key difference between money market instruments and capital market instruments?
A. Their credit rating
B. The use of their proceeds
C. Their maturity
D. Their collateral
Section 1.7 LO 3 Difficult
22. Which of the following is an attractive characteristic of municipal securities (munis) for investors?
A. Their interest is not taxable for federal return purposes, and sometimes for state and local returns too.
B. They are less risky than federally issued securities.
C. They normally offer higher returns than stock investments.
D. They can be customized for individual investors
Section 1.7 LO 3 Moderate
23. Which of the following characteristics would an investor place a greater priority on for a short-term investment than for a long-term investment?
A. Length of the investment period
B. Liquidity of the investment
C. How often the investment rate compounds
D. Tax considerations
Section 1.8 LO 1 Difficult
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