Explore topic-wise MCQs in Commerce.

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2351.

Operating leverage measures ____________.

A. business risk
B. financial risk
C. both risks
D. production risk
Answer» B. financial risk
2352.

Situation in which company replaces existing assets with new assets is classified as

A. replacement projects
B. new projects
C. existing projects
D. internal projects
Answer» B. new projects
2353.

Most investors are risk averse which means____________.

A. they will assume more risk only if they are compensated by higher expected return
B. they will always invest in the investment with the lowest possible risk
C. they will always invest in the investment with the lowest possible risk
D. they avoid the stock market due to the high degree of risk
Answer» E.
2354.

Net investment in operating capital is Rs 5000 and net operating profit after taxes is Rs 8000 then free cash flow would be

A. Rs 13,000.00
B. -Rs 3,000.00
C. Rs 3,000.00
D. -Rs 13,000.00
Answer» D. -Rs 13,000.00
2355.

Operating incomes and the discount rate of a particular risk class are the 2 factors determining ____________.

A. Dependence hypothesis
B. Traditional view
C. Modern view
D. Independence hypothesis
Answer» E.
2356.

The available capital funds are to be carefully allocated among competing projects by careful prioritization. This is called ____________.

A. capital positioning
B. capital structuring
C. capital rationing
D. capital budgeting
Answer» E.
2357.

The coupon rate is another name for the__________.

A. market interest rate
B. current yield
C. stated interest rate
D. yield to maturity
Answer» D. yield to maturity
2358.

If a preferred stock issue is cumulative, this means____________.

A. dividends are paid at the end of the year
B. dividends is legally binding on the corporation
C. unpaid dividends will be paid in the future
D. unpaid dividends are never repaid
Answer» D. unpaid dividends are never repaid
2359.

If coupon rate is equal to going rate of interest then bond will be sold

A. at par value
B. below its par value
C. more than its par value
D. seasoned par value
Answer» B. below its par value
2360.

Reinvestment risk of bonds is higher on

A. short maturity bonds
B. high maturity bonds
C. high premium bonds
D. high inflated bonds
Answer» B. high maturity bonds
2361.

Price per share is Rs 25 and cash flow per share is Rs 6 then price to cash flow ratio would be

A. 0.24 times
B. 4.16 times
C. 4.16%
D. 24.00%
Answer» C. 4.16%
2362.

Degree of total leverage can be applied in measuring change in _________.

A. EBIT to a percentage change in quantity
B. EPS to a percentage change in EBIT
C. EPS to a percentage change in quantity
D. Quantity to a percentage change in EBIT
Answer» D. Quantity to a percentage change in EBIT
2363.

Financial securities that can be converted into cash at closing to their book value price are classified as

A. inventories
B. short-term investments
C. cash equivalents
D. long-term investments
Answer» D. long-term investments
2364.

A company may raise capital from the primary market through _____________.

A. Public issue
B. Rights issue
C. Bought out deals
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
2365.

The major problem with the Markowitz model is its_______________.

A. lack of accuracy
B. predictability flaws
C. complexity
D. inability to handle large number of inputs
Answer» D. inability to handle large number of inputs
2366.

An inflation rate includes in bond's interest rates is one which is inflation rate

A. at bond issuance
B. expected in future
C. expected at time of maturity
D. expected at deferred call
Answer» C. expected at time of maturity
2367.

Stock market theory which states that stocks are in equilibrium and impossible for investors to beat market is classified as an

A. inefficient market hypothesis
B. efficient market hypothesis
C. efficient stock hypothesis
D. inefficient stock hypothesis
Answer» C. efficient stock hypothesis
2368.

Range of probability distribution with 99.74% lies within

A. (+ 3σ and -3σ)
B. (+ 4σ and -4σ)
C. (+ 1σ and -1σ)
D. (+ 2σ and -2σ)
Answer» B. (+ 4≈ì√â and -4≈ì√â)
2369.

Stocks which has lower book for market ratio are considered as

A. optimistic
B. more risky
C. less risky
D. pessimistic
Answer» D. pessimistic
2370.

In binomial approach of option pricing model, fourth step is to create

A. equalize domain of payoff
B. equalize ending price
C. riskless investment
D. high risky investment
Answer» D. high risky investment
2371.

Document in a corporation which consists of amount of stock, name and addresses of directors is classified as

A. liability plan
B. stock planning
C. corporation paperwork
D. charter
Answer» E.
2372.

Investment is the _______________.

A. net additions made to the nation’s capital stocks
B. person’s commitment to buy a flat or house
C. employment of funds on assets to earn returns
D. employment of funds on goods and services that are used in production process
Answer» D. employment of funds on goods and services that are used in production process
2373.

Payment divided by par value is classified as

A. divisible payment
B. coupon payment
C. par payment
D. per period payment
Answer» C. par payment
2374.

Difference between bond's yield and any other security yield having same maturities is considered as

A. maturity spread
B. bond spread
C. yield spread
D. interest spread
Answer» C. yield spread
2375.

Bond which is issued in market and few days are passed of its issuance is classified as

A. instable bond
B. outstanding bond
C. standing bond
D. stable bond
Answer» C. standing bond
2376.

Bond risk premium is 3% and bond yield is 10.2% then cost of common stock will be

A. 3.40%
B. 13.20%
C. 7.20%
D. 30.60%
Answer» C. 7.20%
2377.

Cash flow which starts negative then positive than again positive cash flow is classified as

A. normal costs
B. non-normal costs
C. non-normal cash flow
D. normal cash flow
Answer» D. normal cash flow
2378.

Portfolio risk is best measured by the______________.

A. expected value
B. portfolio beta
C. weighted average of individual risk
D. standard deviation
Answer» D. standard deviation
2379.

Shareholder wealth in a firm is represented by___________.

A. the number of people employed in the firm
B. the book value of the firm's assets less the book value of its liabilities
C. the amount of salary paid to its employees
D. the market price per share of the firms common stock
Answer» E.
2380.

The gross working capital is a _____ concern concept.

A. Going concern
B. money measurement
C. revenue concept
D. cost concept
Answer» B. money measurement
2381.

In order to determine the expected return of a portfolio, all of the following must be known except______________.

A. probabilities of expected returns of individual assets
B. weight of each individual asset to total portfolio value
C. expected return of each individual asset
D. all of the above must be known in order to determine the expected return of a portfolio
Answer» E.
2382.

Factoring is a form of financing.

A. payable
B. receivables
C. borrowings
D. debts
Answer» C. borrowings
2383.

Greater chance of lower actual return than expected return and greater variation is indicated by

A. smaller standard deviation
B. larger standard deviation
C. smaller variance
D. larger variance
Answer» C. smaller variance
2384.

A range of probability distribution with 95.46% lies within

A. (+ 1σ and -1σ)
B. (+ 2σ and -2σ)
C. (+ 3σ and -3σ)
D. (+ 4σ and -4σ)
Answer» C. (+ 3≈ì√â and -3≈ì√â)
2385.

A risk which is classified as its contribution to risk of portfolio is classified as

A. classified risk
B. contributed risk
C. irrelevant risk
D. relevant risk
Answer» E.
2386.

In asset portfolio, number of stocks are increased to

A. reduce return
B. reduce average
C. reduce risk
D. increase prices
Answer» D. increase prices
2387.

Portfolio which consists of perfectly positive correlated assets having no effect of

A. negativity
B. positivity
C. correlation
D. diversification
Answer» E.
2388.

Chance of occurrence of any event is classified as

A. probability
B. risk
C. chance
D. event happening
Answer» B. risk
2389.

Tendency of moving together of two variables is classified as

A. correlation
B. move tendency
C. variables tendency
D. double tendency
Answer» B. move tendency
2390.

An estimation by marginal investor, a higher expected return is earned on

A. more risky securities
B. less risky securities
C. less premium
D. high premium
Answer» B. less risky securities
2391.

In internal rate of returns, discount rate which forces net present values to become zero is classified as

A. positive rate of return
B. negative rate of return
C. external rate of return
D. internal rate of return
Answer» E.
2392.

A point where profile of net present value crosses horizontal axis at plotted graph indicates project

A. costs
B. cash flows
C. internal rate of return
D. external rate of return
Answer» D. external rate of return
2393.

A project whose cash flows are more than capital invested for rate of return then net present value will be

A. positive
B. independent
C. negative
D. zero
Answer» B. independent
2394.

An uncovered cost at start of year is divided by full cash flow during recovery year then added in prior years to full recovery for calculating

A. original period
B. investment period
C. payback period
D. forecasted period
Answer» D. forecasted period
2395.

If retention rate is 0.68 then payout rate will be

A. 1.47
B. 1.68
C. 0.32
D. 0.68
Answer» D. 0.68
2396.

Capital budgeting decisions are analyzed with help of weighted average and for this purpose

A. component cost is used
B. common stock value is used
C. cost of capital is used
D. asset valuation is used
Answer» D. asset valuation is used
2397.

In capital budgeting, number of non-normal cash flows have internal rate of returns are

A. one
B. multiple
C. accepted
D. non-accepted
Answer» C. accepted
2398.

Project whose cash flows are sufficient to repay capital invested for rate of return then net present value will be

A. negative
B. zero
C. positive
D. independent
Answer» C. positive
2399.

Number of years forecasted to recover an original investment is classified as

A. payback period
B. forecasted period
C. original period
D. investment period
Answer» B. forecasted period
2400.

An interest rate which is paid by firm as soon as it issues debt is classified as pre-tax

A. term structure
B. market premium
C. risk premium
D. cost of debt
Answer» E.