Explore topic-wise MCQs in Commerce.

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1401.

A technique that is used in comparative analysis of financial statement is

A. graphical analysis
B. preference analysis
C. common size analysis
D. returning analysis
Answer» D. returning analysis
1402.

The net income available to stockholders is $125 and total assets are $1,096 then return on common equity would be

A. 0.00114
B. 0.114
C. 0.12 times
D. 0.12
Answer» C. 0.12 times
1403.

Markets in which outstanding securities are traded by investors are classified as%!

A. primary markets
B. secondary markets
C. initial public offering market
D. stock market
Answer» C. initial public offering market
1404.

Money lends to corporations by banks is classified as%!

A. Eurodollar market deposits
B. commercial loans
C. consumer credit loans
D. consumer credit loans
Answer» C. consumer credit loans
1405.

Transfer through institutions such as mutual funds or banks are classified as%!

A. non-financial intermediary
B. financial intermediary
C. savers intermediary
D. discounted intermediary
Answer» C. savers intermediary
1406.

In weighted average cost of capital, rising in interest rate leads to%!

A. increase in cost of debt
B. increase capital structure
C. decrease in cost of debt
D. decrease capital structure
Answer» B. increase capital structure
1407.

An annual rate of 16% if quoted by credit card issuer usually a bank is classified as%!

A. loan rate of return
B. local rate of return
C. annual percentage rate
D. annual rate of return
Answer» D. annual rate of return
1408.

If future return on common stock is 14% and rate on T-bonds is 5% then current market risk premium will be%!

A. 19.00%
B. 9.00%
C. Rs 9
D. Rs 19
Answer» C. Rs 9
1409.

An attempt to make correction by adjusting historical beta to make it closer to an average beta is classified as%!

A. adjusted stock
B. adjusted beta
C. adjusted coefficient
D. adjusted risk
Answer» C. adjusted coefficient
1410.

Dividend per share is Rs 18 and sell it for Rs 122 and floatation cost is Rs 4 then component cost of preferred stock will be%!

A. 15.25%
B. 0.1525 times
C. 15.25
D. 0.15%
Answer» B. 0.1525 times
1411.

Stock selling price is Rs 35, expected dividend is Rs 5 and expected growth rate is 8% then cost of common stock would be%!

A. 40.00%
B. 22.29%
C. 14.28%
D. 80.00%
Answer» C. 14.28%
1412.

Total common equity divided by common shares outstanding which is used to calculate%!

A. book value of share
B. market value of shares
C. earning per share
D. dividends per share
Answer» B. market value of shares
1413.

Rate charged by bank 12.5% on credit loans and 3% semi-annually on instalment loans is considered as%!

A. periodic rate
B. perpetuity rate of return
C. annual rate
D. annuity rate of return
Answer» B. perpetuity rate of return
1414.

Until word of preferred is used, an equity in balance sheet is treated as%!

A. common equity
B. preferred equity
C. due equity
D. common perpetuity
Answer» B. preferred equity
1415.

In calculation of time, value of money, ''N ''represents%!

A. number of payment periods
B. number of investment
C. number of instalments
D. number of premium received
Answer» B. number of investment
1416.

Net income and depreciation is Rs 313,650,000 and common shares outstanding are 55,000,000 then cash flow per share would be%!

A. Rs 5.70
B. Rs 6.70
C. Rs 7.70
D. Rs 8.70
Answer» B. Rs 6.70
1417.

Procedure of finding present values in time value of money is classified as%!

A. compounding
B. discounting
C. money value
D. stock value
Answer» C. money value
1418.

In weighted average cost of capital, a company can affect its capital cost through%!

A. policy of capital structure
B. policy of dividends
C. policy of investment
D. all of above
Answer» E.
1419.

Price of stock that companies observe in financial markets is called%!

A. market price
B. intrinsic price
C. extrinsic price
D. fundamental price
Answer» B. intrinsic price
1420.

Financial markets include%!

A. primary markets
B. capital markets
C. physical asset markets
D. all of above
Answer» E.
1421.

Business owned by a single person in unincorporated way is called%!

A. proprietorship
B. personal business
C. Private Corporation
D. personal ownership
Answer» B. personal business
1422.

An unlimited liability for business debts and less capital for growth are limitations of%!

A. proprietorship
B. personal business
C. Private Corporation
D. personal ownership
Answer» B. personal business
1423.

In calculation of time value of money, 'PMT' represents%!

A. present money tracking
B. payment
C. payment money tracking
D. future money payment
Answer» C. payment money tracking
1424.

Lottery payoffs and payment for rental apartments are examples of%!

A. lump sum amount
B. deferred annuity
C. annuity due
D. payment fixed series
Answer» D. payment fixed series
1425.

A method of inventory recording which produces high inventories in balance sheet is classified as%!

A. First out receivable
B. First in first out
C. Last in first out
D. last out receivable
Answer» C. Last in first out
1426.

An interest rate which is quoted by brokers, banks and other financial institutions is classified as%!

A. annuity rate
B. perpetuity rate
C. nominal rate
D. external rate of return
Answer» D. external rate of return
1427.

A type of security payment in which payments are made at equal intervals of time and each payment amount is same is classified as%!

A. fixed interval investment
B. fixed payment investment
C. annuity
D. lump sum amount
Answer» D. lump sum amount
1428.

Economists consider effects of started project on other parts of company or on environment of company is called%!

A. externalities
B. foreign effects
C. weighted effects
D. opportunity effects
Answer» B. foreign effects
1429.

Nominal interest rates and nominal cash flows are usually reflected the%!

A. inflation effects
B. opportunity effects
C. equity effects
D. debt effects
Answer» B. opportunity effects
1430.

Weighted average cost of debt, preferred stock and common equity is classified as%!

A. cost of salvage
B. cost of interest
C. cost of taxation
D. cost of capital
Answer» E.
1431.

An investment outlay cash flow is Rs 2000, an operating cash flow is Rs 1500 and salvage cash flow is Rs 3000 then free cash flow would be%!

A. Rs 500.00
B. Rs 2,500.00
C. Rs 650.00
D. Rs 6,500.00
Answer» E.
1432.

A type of project whose cash flows would not depend on each other is classified as%!

A. project net gain
B. independent projects
C. dependent projects
D. net value projects
Answer» C. dependent projects
1433.

Project which is started by firm for increasing sales is classified as%!

A. new expansion project
B. old expanded project
C. firm borrowing project
D. product line selection
Answer» B. old expanded project
1434.

Free cash flow is Rs 15000, operating cash flow is Rs 3000, investment outlay cash flow is Rs 5000 then salvage cash flow will be%!

A. Rs 17,000.00
B. -Rs 17,000.00
C. Rs 7,000.00
D. -Rs 7,000.00
Answer» D. -Rs 7,000.00
1435.

Long period of bond maturity leads to%!

A. more price change
B. stable prices
C. standing prices
D. mature prices
Answer» B. stable prices
1436.

Market required return is subtracted from risk free rate which is used to calculate%!

A. quoted risk premium
B. market risk premium
C. portfolio risk premium
D. unquoted risk premium
Answer» C. portfolio risk premium
1437.

Treasury yielded by bond is 7% and market required return is 13% then market risk premium will be%!

A. 2.16%
B. 20.00%
C. 6.00%
D. 0.53%
Answer» D. 0.53%
1438.

Probability distribution is classified as normal if expected return lies between%!

A. ( + 1 and -1)
B. ( + 2 and -2)
C. ( + 3 and -3)
D. ( + 4 and -4)
Answer» B. ( + 2 and -2)
1439.

Relationship between risk and required return is classified as%!

A. security market line
B. required return line
C. market risk line
D. risky return line
Answer» B. required return line
1440.

Type of premium asked by investors for bearing risk on average stock is classified as%!

A. average premium
B. market risk premium
C. stock premium
D. buying discount
Answer» C. stock premium
1441.

Range of probability distribution with 68.26% lies within%!

A. (+ 3σ and -3σ)
B. (+ 4σ and -4σ)
C. (+ 1σ and -1σ)
D. (+ 2σ and -2σ)
Answer» D. (+ 2≈ì√â and -2≈ì√â)
1442.

An amount invested is Rs 2000 and return is Rs 200 then rate of return would be%!

A. 0.10%
B. 10.00%
C. Rs 1,800.00
D. Rs 2,200.00
Answer» C. Rs 1,800.00
1443.

According to probability distribution of rates of return, a close outcome to an expected value is shown by%!

A. value distribution
B. expected distribution
C. more peaked distribution
D. less peaked distribution
Answer» D. less peaked distribution
1444.

Stock in small companies, owned by few people but not actively traded is classified as%!

A. closely held stock
B. largely held stock
C. attributed stock
D. successful stock
Answer» B. largely held stock
1445.

Rate of return which considers riskiness and an available returns on investments is classified as%!

A. constant dividend
B. constant rate
C. maximum rate of return
D. minimum acceptable rate of return
Answer» E.
1446.

Standard deviation is 18% and coefficient of variation is 1.5% an expected rate of return will be%!

A. 27.00%
B. 12.00%
C. 19.50%
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
1447.

Stock with large amount of contribution of risk in a diversified portfolio is represented by%!

A. high beta and standard deviation
B. high beta, low standard deviation
C. low beta, low standard deviation
D. low beta, low variance
Answer» B. high beta, low standard deviation
1448.

Dividend present value for period of non-constant growth in addition with horizon value is used to calculate%!

A. stock extrinsic value
B. stock intrinsic value
C. dividend intrinsic value
D. stock intrinsic value
Answer» C. dividend intrinsic value
1449.

Operating leverage x financial leverage= _____.%!

A. Combined Leverage
B. Financial Combined Leverage
C. Operating Combined Leverage
D. Fixed leverage
Answer» D. Fixed leverage
1450.

Beta measures the ___________.%!

A. Investment risk rate
B. Financial risk
C. Market risk
D. Market and finance risk
Answer» D. Market and finance risk