Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS).

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1.

National Ltd. Has 12,000 equity shares of Rs.100 each. Sale price is equity share Rs.115 per share; flotation cost Rs.5 per share.Expected dividend growth rate is 5% and expected dividend at the end of the financial year is Rs.11 per share, What is the cost of equity shares of National Ltd?

A. 0.1133
B. 0.1278
C. 0.1475
D. 0.15
Answer» E.
2.

…… increases the number of shares without actually increasing the paid - up value of the share capital.

A. consolidation of shares.
B. stock split- ups
C. bonus issue
D. rights issue
Answer» C. bonus issue
3.

…... shares are issued free of cost

A. equity
B. rights
C. preference.
D. bonus
Answer» E.
4.

Basic lease period refers to the period during which lease is irrevocable.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» B. False
5.

Which of the following is a post offer take- over defence?

A. Poison pills
B. Golden parachute
C. White knight
D. Dual class stock
Answer» D. Dual class stock
6.

How do we calculate economic value added (EVA)?

A. EVA= NOPAT – (WAAC x Capital invested)
B. EVA = NOI- Cost of capital
C. EVA = EPS x WACC
D. EVA= PER x WACC
Answer» B. EVA = NOI- Cost of capital
7.

Which among the following method is based on time value of money?

A. Pay-back period
B. Post pay-back profitability
C. Discounted cash flow method
D. ARR method
Answer» D. ARR method
8.

……..is a long term lease and the lessee will be paying much more than the cost of the property orequipment to the lessor in the form of lease charges.

A. Operating lease
B. Financial lease
C. Leveraged lease
D. Direct lease
Answer» C. Leveraged lease
9.

Retained earnings is…….

A. An Indication of a company’s liquidity
B. The same as cash in the bank
C. Not important when determining dividends
D. The cumulative earnings of the company after dividends
Answer» E.
10.

MVA stands for

A. Maximum value added
B. Market value added
C. Minimum value added
D. Most value added
Answer» C. Minimum value added
11.

______ is defined as the length of time required to recover the initial cash outlay.

A. Payback period
B. Discounted cash back
C. IRR
D. NPV
Answer» B. Discounted cash back
12.

Combination of two or more organisations in the same industry is called…..

A. Horizontal merge
B. Vertical merger
C. Concentric
D. Conglomerate
Answer» B. Vertical merger
13.

Internal rate of return and net present value are synonymous terms.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» C. none
14.

Financial leverage indicates disproportionate change in taxable income as a result of change in……

A. Operating income
B. Operating leverage
C. Interest
D. Tax
Answer» B. Operating leverage
15.

SGR stands for

A. Sustainable growth rate
B. Statutory growth rate
C. Stable growth rate
D. Suitable growth rate
Answer» B. Statutory growth rate
16.

This strategy enables the existing shareholders of the target company to buy additional shares at ahigh discount rate.

A. Flip- in
B. Flip over
C. Spin out
D. Spin off.
Answer» B. Flip over
17.

The concept of EVA has been developed by …….

A. Alfred marshal
B. Benjamin Fleming
C. Stern Steward
D. Charles H Dow
Answer» D. Charles H Dow
18.

Use of more debt capital rather than equity capital is called……

A. Risk taking
B. Operating leverage
C. Combined leverage
D. Financial leverage
Answer» E.
19.

The process of converting a subsidiary into an independent entity is called….

A. Spin out
B. Split off
C. Sell off
D. Spin off
Answer» E.
20.

White knight relates to ……

A. Green mail
B. Crown Jewel
C. Litigation
D. People pill
Answer» C. Litigation
21.

Convertible bonds are not :

A. Straight bonds
B. Two stage financial instrument
C. Converted to ordinary shares
D. Hybrid securities
Answer» B. Two stage financial instrument
22.

Which among the following does not consider time value of money?

A. NPV
B. Payback period
C. IRR
D. Discounted payback period
Answer» C. IRR
23.

The process by which company or organisation is divided and thereby becomes an independentbusiness is called …..

A. Spin out
B. Spin off
C. Split off
D. Sell off
Answer» B. Spin off
24.

A firm that acquires another firm as part of its strategy to sell off assets, cut costs, andoperate the remaining assets more efficiently is engaging in __________.

A. Strategic acquisition
B. A financial acquisition
C. Two tier tender offer
D. Shark repellent
Answer» C. Two tier tender offer
25.

Operating leverage is not favourable when ………

A. Fixed costs are more than contribution
B. Fixed cost is less than variable cost
C. Fixed cost and variable cost are equal
D. None of the above cases
Answer» B. Fixed cost is less than variable cost
26.

………. on capital is called cost of capital.

A. Minimum expected return
B. Normally expected return
C. Higher expected return
D. None of these
Answer» B. Normally expected return
27.

………… is defined as the length of time required to recover the initial cash outlay.

A. Pay back period
B. inventory conversion period
C. discounted cash back
D. budgeted period.
Answer» B. inventory conversion period
28.

The ideal situation is to have high financial leverage and low operating leverage.

A. False
B. True
C. none
D. all
Answer» C. none
29.

The ways in which mergers and acquisitions (M&As) occur do not include:

A. conglomerate takeover
B. diversification
C. vertical integration
D. horizontal integration
Answer» C. vertical integration
30.

Ind AS deals with Lease finance is ____

A. Ind AS 17
B. Ind AS 117
C. Ind AS 102
D. Ind AS 115
Answer» E.
31.

Trading on equity implies having a ------ debt-equity ratio.

A. Low
B. Medium
C. High
D. Normal
Answer» D. Normal
32.

In Walter model alphabet ‘D’ in the formula stands for……..

A. Dividend per share
B. Dividend earning
C. Direct dividend
D. None of these
Answer» B. Dividend earning
33.

…… is the process under which an existing large company purchases the business of another smallcompany doing similar business.

A. Merger
B. Acquisition
C. Absorption
D. Take over
Answer» D. Take over
34.

The lessee can protect himself against obsolescence by entering into a capital lease agreement withthe lessor.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» C. none
35.

Convertible bonds are not ……

A. Straight bonds
B. Converted to ordinary shares
C. Two stage financial instrument
D. Hybrid securities
Answer» B. Converted to ordinary shares
36.

The term capital structure refers to…………..

A. Shareholders equity
B. Current asset and current liabilities
C. Total asset minus liabilities
D. Composition of debt and equity
Answer» E.
37.

………is the combination of two or more organisation in a related industry but do not offer sameproduct.

A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Concentric
D. Conglomerate
Answer» D. Conglomerate
38.

Under net present value criteria, a project is approved if ……

A. NPV is positive
B. The funds are unlimited
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Answer» B. The funds are unlimited
39.

Economic value added is based on the -------?

A. Profit
B. Residual wealth
C. Gross wealth
D. None of these
Answer» C. Gross wealth
40.

Whichof the following is a pre offer take-over defences?

A. Crown Jewel
B. People pill
C. Poison pill
D. PAC man defence
Answer» D. PAC man defence
41.

The return available from the project after the pay-back period is not considered in the case of ……

A. Net present value
B. Profitability index
C. Internal rate of return
D. Pay-back period method
Answer» E.
42.

Dividend on preference share capital is ignored while calculating operating leverage.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» C. none
43.

NOPAT stands for….

A. Net organisation profit after tax
B. Net operating profit after tax
C. Net operation profit after a term
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Net operation profit after a term
44.

A “sale and lease back” arrangement is suitable for a lessee having…..

A. Liquidity crisis
B. Surplus fund
C. High profit
D. Loss
Answer» B. Surplus fund
45.

A ---------- lease is a way of providing finance

A. Leveraged
B. Operating
C. Finance
D. Sale and lease back
Answer» D. Sale and lease back
46.

IGR stands for….

A. Interest growth rate
B. Internal gearing rate
C. Internal growth rate
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
47.

One of the important assumptions of NI approach is…...

A. Cost of debt > cost of equity
B. Cost of debt < cost of equity
C. Cost of debt = Cost of equity
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Cost of debt = Cost of equity
48.

Which of the following capital budgeting methods has the value additive property?

A. NPV
B. IRR
C. Payback period
D. Discounted payback period
Answer» B. IRR
49.

….principle says that issue of debt and preference shares do not affect the interest of equity shareholders.

A. Cost principle
B. Risk principle
C. Control principle
D. Timing principle
Answer» D. Timing principle
50.

The term trading on equity is generally used for …. .…financial leverage

A. Unfavourable
B. Moderate
C. Less than 1
D. Favourable
Answer» E.