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501.

A project having a profitability index of ------ is accepted

A. PI<1
B. PI>1
C. PI=1
D. None of these
Answer» C. PI=1
502.

The debentures are used only by those companies whose ------------

A. Goodwill is more
B. Goodwill is less
C. Worth is less
D. All of these
Answer» B. Goodwill is less
503.

Which of the following is not a function of a finance manager?

A. Mobilization of funds
B. Manipulate share price of the company
C. Deployment of funds
D. Control over use of funds
Answer» C. Deployment of funds
504.

Which of the following is/ are the assumptions of net income approach?

A. The cost of debt is less than the cost of equity
B. There are no taxes
C. The risk perception of investors is not changed by the use of debt
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
505.

The ratio between debt and equity in the total capitalization is called

A. Capital gearing
B. Capitalization
C. Capital structure
D. Financial structure
Answer» B. Capitalization
506.

Which of the following is a Profitability Ratio?

A. Proprietary Ratio
B. Debt –equity Ratio
C. Price Earnings Ratio
D. Fixed Asset Ratio
Answer» D. Fixed Asset Ratio
507.

The type of debt whose rate of interest changes according to the changes in the rate of interest payable on gilt edged securities or the prime lending rate of the bank is called

A. Floating rate debt
B. Variable rate debt
C. Fixed rate debt
D. Both a or b
Answer» E.
508.

To judge the comparative risk of projects having same cost and different NPV whichmethod is used

A. Certainty equivalent method
B. Sensitivity technique
C. Standard deviation method
D. Coefficient of variation method
Answer» E.
509.

Profit Maximization is the main objective of business because:

A. Profit acts as a measure of efficiency and
B. It serves as a protection against risk
C. Both
D. none
Answer» D. none
510.

-------------------- refers to the risk associated with the capital structure composition

A. Financial risk
B. Operational risk
C. Business risk
D. Technological risk
Answer» B. Operational risk
511.

Foreign bonds, are foreign currency bonds and sold at the country of that currency and are subject to the restrictions as placed by that country on the -------------------

A. Foreigner’s fund
B. Domestic holder’s fund
C. Firm’s fund
D. All of these
Answer» B. Domestic holder’s fund
512.

Which one of the following activities is outside the purview of dividend decision infinancial management?

A. Identification of the profit after taxes
B. Measurement of the cost of funds
C. Deciding on the pay-out ratio
D. Considering issue of bonus shares to equity shareholders
Answer» C. Deciding on the pay-out ratio
513.

Which is a type of value

A. Book value
B. Retailer or wholesaler value
C. Plant value
D. Domestic value
Answer» B. Retailer or wholesaler value
514.

Depreciation is included in cost in case of

A. Pay back method
B. NPV
C. Accounting rate of return
D. Present value index
Answer» D. Present value index
515.

When the expansion of business and income is there, then the market value increases which result in ------------------

A. Capital gain by capital loss
B. Capital expense
C. Reserves
D. None of these
Answer» B. Capital expense
516.

If a project requires Rs.20,000 as initial investment and it will generate an annual inflow of Rs.2,000 for the 20 years, the pay back period will be ------------------

A. 10 years
B. 20 years
C. 9 years
D. 2 years
Answer» B. 20 years
517.

The interest on debenture may be ---------------

A. Fixed liability
B. Flexible liability
C. More cost
D. Less cost
Answer» B. Flexible liability
518.

What should be the optimum Dividend payout ratio, when r=12% and Ke=10%?

A. Zero
B. 50%
C. 12%
D. 100%
Answer» B. 50%
519.

The debentures are issued on the security of ----------------

A. Fixed assets
B. Fixed capital
C. Current Assets
D. Current liabilities
Answer» B. Fixed capital
520.

Conversion means

A. Debentures are converted in to equity shares
B. Registration of cost
C. Accounting the transaction
D. Debenture holders are allotted equity shares
Answer» E.
521.

Capital gearing refers to the relationship between equity capital and-----

A. Long term debt
B. Short term debt
C. Preference capital
D. None of these
Answer» B. Short term debt
522.

In mutually exclusive projects, projects which are selected for comparison must have

A. positive net present value
B. negative net present value
C. zero net present value
D. none of the above
Answer» B. negative net present value
523.

The entire items on the liability side of a balance sheet is called

A. Capital structure
B. Financial structure
C. Long term source
D. Short term source
Answer» C. Long term source
524.

Bills discounting is a -----------------------

A. Product of company
B. Accounting paper
C. Short term source of finance
D. Capital
Answer» D. Capital
525.

Under NPV method, cash flows are assured to be reinvested at

A. Risk free rate of return
B. Cost of debt
C. IRR
D. Discount rate at which NPV is computed
Answer» E.
526.

Capital budgeting actually the process of making investment decisions in -----------

A. Production process and style
B. Sales planning
C. Fixed asset
D. Current asset
Answer» D. Current asset
527.

According to ------------- approach, cash inflow from assets should match with the cash outflow required to acquire them.

A. Aggressive approach
B. Hedging approach
C. Conservative approach
D. Optimization
Answer» C. Conservative approach
528.

Degree of financial leverage of business indicates.

A. Total risk
B. Operating risk
C. Financial risk
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
529.

Which of the following variables is not known in Internal Rate of Return?

A. Initial Cash Flows
B. Discount Rate
C. Terminal Inflows
D. Life of the Project
Answer» C. Terminal Inflows
530.

β (Beta) of a security measures its:

A. Diversifiable risk
B. Financial risk
C. Market risk
D. None of above
Answer» D. None of above
531.

Which is the element of capital budgeting decision

A. Long term effect
B. Long term investment
C. Capital expenditure
D. Large investment
Answer» E.
532.

The dividend on equity shares is only paid when dividend on ---------- has already been paid

A. Equity shares
B. Preference shares
C. Bond
D. Debenture
Answer» C. Bond
533.

Profit maximization may lead to better and efficient utilization of the recourses only when there is -----------

A. Monopoly
B. Oligopoly
C. Perfect competition
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
534.

Financial management is a part of ---------------------

A. Financial accounting
B. Business management
C. Accounting
D. Tax law
Answer» C. Accounting
535.

Cash Flow Statement is _____________ for Income Statement or Funds Flow Statement.

A. not a substitute
B. a substitute
C. depends on situation
D. None of the above
Answer» B. a substitute
536.

Cost of Capital refers to

A. Floatation Cost
B. Dividend
C. Required Rate of Return
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
537.

The present value of all inflows are cumulated in -------------------

A. Order of sales by order of cash
B. Order of time
C. Order of investment
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
538.

Commercial paper effective from ---------------------

A. 1-1-1980
B. 1-1-1990
C. 1-1-1975
D. 1-1-1995
Answer» C. 1-1-1975
539.

Capital budgeting is --------------

A. Actually the process of making investment decision in capital expenditure
B. A cost
C. A sales
D. A profit
Answer» B. A cost
540.

Ratio Analysis can be used to study liquidity, turnover, profitability etc., of a firm. What does Debt-Equity Ratio help to study?

A. Solvency
B. Liquidity
C. Profitability
D. Turnover
Answer» B. Liquidity
541.

Which of the following is true about NPV?

A. It considers all the cash flows
B. It gives more weightage to distant flows than to near term flows
C. It considers time value of money
D. Both a and c above
Answer» E.
542.

Return on assets is a ratio which measures ----------------

A. Cost of capital
B. Cost of production
C. Profitability
D. Cost of sales
Answer» D. Cost of sales
543.

If risk free rate of return is 8%, Return on market portfolio is 12%, beta = 1.5, then theexpected rate of return according to CAPM is equal to

A. 10%
B. 14%
C. 18%
D. 24%
Answer» C. 18%
544.

Floating capital means

A. Liquid capital
B. Permanent working capital
C. Redundant working capital
D. Gross working capital
Answer» B. Permanent working capital
545.

The genesis of financial risk lies in …………….

A. capital budgeting decision
B. capital structure decision
C. dividend decision
D. liquidity decision
Answer» C. dividend decision
546.

A company may raise funds by issue of shares or -------------

A. By borrowings
B. By sales of goods
C. By sale of assets
D. By sale of services
Answer» B. By sales of goods
547.

ROI (Return on Investment) can be decomposed into the following ratios:

A. Overall Turnover Ratio and Current Ratio
B. Net Profit Ratio and Fixed Assets Turnover
C. Working Capital Turnover Ratio and Net Profit Ratio
D. Net Profit Ratio and Overall Turnover Ratio
Answer» E.
548.

Cash & Bank Rs. 20,000; Debtors Rs. 2,00,000; Stock Rs. 2,80,000 and Current Liabilities:Creditors Rs. 1,00,000; Bills Payable Rs. 50,000. Then the working capital is:

A. Rs. 4,00,000
B. Rs. 3,80,000
C. Rs. 3,50,000
D. Rs. 70,000
Answer» D. Rs. 70,000
549.

--------------- theory says that the value of a firm will be different stages of growth

A. Net income
B. NOI
C. M M theory
D. Traditional theory
Answer» E.
550.

In the case of existing shares cost of equity is computed under dividend yield method by dividing dividend per share with

A. Face value
B. Market value
C. Net proceeds
D. None of these
Answer» C. Net proceeds