Reviewing Financial Statements

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Question 1
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Which financial statement reports a firm's assets, liabilities, and equity at a particular point in time?

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A

balance sheet

B

income statement

C

statement of retained earnings

D

statement of cash flows

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Question 2
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Which financial statement shows the total revenues that a firm earns and the total expenses the firm incurs to generate those revenues over a specific period of time-generally one year?

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A

balance sheet

B

income statement

C

statement of retained earnings

D

statement of cash flows

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Question 3
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Which financial statement reports the amounts of cash that the firm generated and distributed during a particular time period?

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A

balance sheet

B

income statement

C

statement of retained earnings

D

statement of cash flows

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Question 4
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Which financial statement reconciles net income earned during a given period and any cash dividends paid within that period using the change in retained earnings between the beginning and end of the period?

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A

balance sheet

B

income statement

C

statement of retained earnings

D

statement of cash flows

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Question 5
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On which of the four major financial statements would you find the common stock and paid-in surplus?

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A

balance sheet

B

income statement

C

statement of cash flows

D

statement of retained earnings

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Question 6
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On which of the four major financial statements would you find the increase in inventory?

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A
balance sheet
B
income statement
C
statement of cash flows
D
statement of retained earnings
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Question 7
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On which of the four major financial statements would you find net plant and equipment?

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A
balance sheet
B
income statement
C
statement of cash flows
D
statement of retained earnings
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Question 8
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Financial statements of publicly traded firms can be found in a number of places. Which of the following is NOT an option for finding publicly traded firms' financial statements?

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A
Facebook
B
a firm's website
C
Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) website
D
websites such as finance.yahoo.com
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Question 9
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For which of the following would one expect the book value of the asset to differ widely from its market value?

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A
cash
B
accounts receivable
C
inventory
D
fixed assets
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Question 10
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Common stockholders' calculating equity divided by number of shares of common stock outstanding is the formula for

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A
earnings per share (EPS).
B
dividends per share (DPS).
C
book value per share (BVPS).
D
market value per share (MVPS).
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Question 11
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When a firm alters its capital structure to include more or less debt (and, in turn, less or more equity), it impacts which of the following?

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A
the residual cash flows available for stockholders
B
the number of shares of stock outstanding
C
the earnings per share (EPS)
D
all of these choices are correct.
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Question 12
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This is the amount of additional taxes a firm must pay out for every additional dollar of taxable income it earns.

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A
average tax rate
B
marginal tax rate
C
progressive tax system
D
earnings before tax
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Question 13
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An equity-financed firm will

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A
pay more in income taxes than a debt-financed firm.
B
pay less in income taxes than a debt-financed firm.
C
pay the same in income taxes as a debt-finance firm.
D
not pay any income taxes.
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Question 14
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Deferred taxes occur when a company postpones taxes on profits pertaining to

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A
tax years they are under an audit by the Internal Revenue Service.
B
funds they have not collected because they use the accrual method of accounting.
C
a loss they intend to carry back or carry forward on their income tax returns.
D
a particular period as they end up postponing part of their tax liability on this year's profits to future years.
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Question 15
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Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) is defined as which of the following?

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A
net profit a firm earns before taxes, but after any financing costs
B
net profit a firm earns after taxes, and after any financing cost
C
net profit a firm earns after taxes, but before any financing costs
D
net profit a firm earns before taxes, and before any financing cost
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Question 16
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This is cash flow available for payments to stockholders and debt holders of a firm after the firm has made investments in assets necessary to sustain the ongoing operations of the firm.

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A
net income available to common stockholders
B
cash flow from operations
C
net cash flow
D
free cash flow
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Question 17
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Which of the following activities result in an increase in a firm's cash?

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A
decrease fixed assets
B
decrease accounts payable
C
pay dividends
D
repurchase of common stock
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Question 18
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These are cash inflows and outflows associated with buying and selling of fixed or other long-term assets.

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A
cash flows from operations
B
cash flows from investing activities
C
cash flows from financing activities
D
net change in cash and cash equivalents
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Question 19
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If a company reports a large amount of net income on its income statement during a year, the firm will have

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A
positive cash flow.
B
negative cash flow.
C
zero cash flow.
D
all of these choices are correct.
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Question 20
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Free cash flow is defined as

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A
cash flows available for payments to stockholders of a firm after the firm has made payments to all others with claims against it.
B
cash flows available for payments to stockholders and debt holders of a firm after the firm has made payments necessary to vendors.
C
cash flows available for payments to stockholders and debt holders of a firm after the firm has made investments in assets necessary to sustain the ongoing operations of the firm.
D
cash flows available for payments to stockholders and debt holders of a firm that would be tax-free to the recipients.
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