Test Bank for Financial Management Core Concepts 2nd Edition by Brooks
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- ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0132671948
- ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0132671941
- Author: Brooks
- Reviewers
- Part One Fundamental Concepts and Basic Tools of Finance
- Chapter 1 Financial Management
- Learning Objectives
- 1.1 The Cycle of Money
- 1.2 Overview of Finance Areas
- 1.3 Financial Markets
- 1.4 The Finance Manager and Financial Management
- 1.5 Objective of the Finance Manager
- Profit Maximization
- Maximizing current stock price
- Maximizing equity value
- 1.6 Internal and External Players
- 1.7 The Legal Forms of Business
- Sole Proprietorship
- Partnership
- Corporations
- Hybrid Corporations
- Not-for-Profit Corporations
- 1.8 The Financial Management Setting: The Agency Model
- 1.9 Corporate Governance and Business Ethics
- 1.10 Why Study Finance?
- Employability
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Chapter 1 Financial Management At A Glance
- Chapter 2 Financial Statements
- Learning Objectives
- 2.1 Financial Statements
- The Balance Sheet
- Cash account
- Working capital accounts
- Long-term capital assets accounts
- Long-term debt (liabilities) accounts
- Ownership accounts
- The Income Statement
- Issue 1: Generally accepted accounting principles
- Issue 2: Noncash expense items
- Issue 3: Classifying interest expense as part of the financing decision
- Statement of Retained Earnings
- 2.2 Cash Flow Identity and the Statement of Cash Flows
- The First Component: Cash Flow from Assets
- The Second Component: Cash Flow to Creditors
- The Third Component: Cash Flow to Owners
- Putting It All Together: The Cash Flow Identity
- The Statement of Cash Flows
- Free Cash Flow
- 2.3 Financial Performance Reporting
- Regulation Fair Disclosure
- Notes to the Financial Statements
- 2.4 Financial Statements on the Internet
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 2 Financial Statements At A Glance
- Chapter 3 The Time Value of Money (Part 1)
- Learning Objectives
- 3.1 Future Value and Compounding Interest
- The Single-Period Scenario
- The Multiple-Period Scenario
- Methods of Solving Future Value Problems
- Method 1: The equation
- Method 2: The TVM keys
- Method 3: The spreadsheet
- 3.2 Present Value and Discounting
- The Single-Period Scenario
- The Multiple-Period Scenario
- The Use of Time Lines
- 3.3 One Equation and Four Variables
- 3.4 Applications of the Time Value of Money Equation
- 3.5 Doubling of Money: The Rule of 72
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 3 The Time Value of Money (Part 1) At A Glance
- Chapter 4 The Time Value of Money (Part 2)
- Learning Objectives
- 4.1 Future Value of Multiple Payment Streams
- 4.2 Future Value of an Annuity Stream
- Future Value of an Annuity: An Application
- 4.3 Present Value of an Annuity
- 4.4 Annuity Due and Perpetuity
- Perpetuity
- 4.5 Three Loan Payment Methods
- Interest and Principal at Maturity of Loan (Discount Loan)
- Interest as You Go, Principal at Maturity of Loan (Interest-Only Loan)
- Interest and Principal as You Go (Amortized Loan)
- 4.6 Amortization Schedules
- 4.7 Waiting Time and Interest Rates for Annuities
- 4.8 Solving a Lottery Problem
- 4.9 Ten Important Points about the TVM Equation
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 4 The Time Value of Money (Part 2) At A Glance
- Chapter 5 Interest Rates
- Learning Objectives
- 5.1 How Financial Institutions Quote Interest Rates: Annual and Periodic Interest Rates
- 5.2 Effect of Compounding Periods on the Time Value of Money Equations
- 5.3 Consumer Loans and Amortization Schedules
- 5.4 Nominal and Real Interest Rates
- 5.5 Risk-Free Rate and Premiums
- Maturity Premiums
- 5.6 Yield Curves
- 5.7 A Brief History of Interest Rates and Inflation in the United States
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 5 Interest Rates At A Glance
- Part Two Valuing Stocks and Bonds and Understanding Risk and Return
- Chapter 6 Bonds and Bond Valuation
- Learning Objectives
- 6.1 Application of the Time Value of Money Tool: Bond Pricing
- Key Components of a Bond
- Pricing a Bond in Steps
- Method 1: Using the equation
- Method 2: Using the TVM keys
- Method 3: Using a spreadsheet
- 6.2 Semiannual Bonds and Zero-Coupon Bonds
- Pricing Bonds after Original Issue
- Method 1: Using the equation
- Method 2: Using the TVM keys
- Method 3: Using a spreadsheet
- Zero-Coupon Bonds
- Amortization of a Zero-Coupon Bond
- 6.3 Yields and Coupon Rates
- The First Interest Rate: Yield to Maturity
- Method 1: Using the equation
- Method 2: Using the TVM keys
- Method 3: Using a spreadsheet
- The “Other” Interest Rate: Coupon Rate
- Relationship of Yield to Maturity and Coupon Rate
- 6.4 Bond Ratings
- 6.5 Some Bond History and More Bond Features
- 6.6 U.S. Government Bonds
- Pricing a U.S. Government Note or Bond
- Method 2: Using the TVM keys
- Method 3: Using a spreadsheet
- Pricing a Treasury Bill
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 6 Bonds and Bond Valuation At A Glance
- Chapter 7 Stocks and Stock Valuation
- Learning Objectives
- 7.1 Characteristics of Common Stock
- Ownership
- Claim on Assets and Cash Flow (Residual Claim)
- Vote (Voice in Management)
- No Maturity Date
- Dividends and Their Tax Effect
- Authorized, Issued, and Outstanding Shares
- Treasury Stock
- Preemptive Rights
- 7.2 Stock Markets
- Primary Markets
- Secondary Markets: How Stocks Trade
- Bull Markets and Bear Markets
- 7.3 Stock Valuation
- The Constant Dividend Model with an Infinite Horizon
- The Constant Dividend Model with a Finite Horizon
- Method 1: Using the equation
- Method 2: Using the TVM keys
- The Constant Growth Dividend Model with an Infinite Horizon
- The Constant Growth Dividend Model with a Finite Horizon
- Nonconstant Growth Dividends
- 7.4 Dividend Model Shortcomings
- 7.5 Preferred Stock
- 7.6 Efficient Markets
- Operational Efficiency
- Informational Efficiency
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 7 Stocks and Stock Valuation At A Glance
- Chapter 8 Risk and Return
- Learning Objectives
- 8.1 Returns
- Dollar Profits and Percentage Returns
- Converting Holding Period Returns to Annual Returns
- Method 1: Using equations
- Method 2: Using the TVM keys
- Extrapolating Holding Period Returns
- 8.2 Risk (Certainty and Uncertainty)
- 8.3 Historical Returns
- 8.4 Standard Deviation as a Measure of Risk
- Normal Distributions
- 8.5 Returns in an Uncertain World (Expectations and Probabilities)
- Determining the Probabilities of All Potential Outcomes
- 8.6 The Risk-and-Return Trade-Off
- Investment Rules
- 8.7 Diversification: Minimizing Risk or Uncertainty
- When Diversification Works
- Adding More Stocks to the Portfolio: Systematic and Unsystematic Risk
- 8.8 Beta: The Measure of Risk in a Well-Diversified Portfolio
- 8.9 The Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Security Market Line
- The Capital Asset Pricing Model
- Application of the SML
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 8 Risk and Return At A Glance
- Part Three Capital Budgeting
- Chapter 9 Capital Budgeting Decision Models
- Learning Objectives
- 9.1 Short-Term and Long-Term Decisions
- 9.2 Payback Period and Discounted Payback Period
- Payback Period
- Discounted Payback Period
- 9.3 Net Present Value
- Mutually Exclusive versus Independent Projects
- Unequal Lives of Projects
- Net Present Value Example: Equation and Calculator Function
- 9.4 Internal Rate of Return and Modified Internal Rate of Return
- Internal Rate of Return
- Appropriate discount rate or hurdle rate
- Problems with the internal rate of return
- Multiple Internal Rates of Return
- Reinvestment and Crossover Rates
- Modified Internal Rate of Return
- 9.5 Profitability Index
- 9.6 Overview of Six Decision Models
- Capital Budgeting Using a Spreadsheet
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 9 Capital Budgeting Decision Models At A Glance
- Chapter 10 Cash Flow Estimation
- Learning Objectives
- 10.1 The Importance of Cash Flow
- 10.2 Estimating Cash Flow for Projects: Incremental Cash Flow
- Sunk Costs
- Opportunity Costs
- Erosion Costs
- Synergy Gains
- Working Capital
- 10.3 Capital Spending and Depreciation
- Straight-Line Depreciation
- Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System
- 10.4 Cash Flow and the Disposal of Capital Equipment
- 10.5 Projected Cash Flow for a New Product
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 10 Cash Flow Estimation At A Glance
- Chapter 11 The Cost of Capital
- Learning Objectives
- 11.1 The Cost of Capital: A Starting Point
- 11.2 Components of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital
- Debt Component
- Preferred Stock Component
- Equity Component
- The security market line approach to Re
- The dividend growth model approach to Re
- Retained Earnings
- The Debt Component and Taxes
- 11.3 Weighting the Components: Book Value or Market Value?
- Book Value
- Adjusted Weighted Average Cost of Capital
- Market Value
- 11.4 Using the Weighted Average Cost of Capital in a Budgeting Decision
- The Weighted Average Cost of Capital for Individual Projects
- 11.5 Selecting Appropriate Betas for Projects
- 11.6 Constraints on Borrowing and Selecting ÂProjects for the Portfolio
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 11 The Cost of Capital At A Glance
- Part Four Financial Planning and Evaluating Performance
- Chapter 12 Forecasting and Short-Term Financial Planning
- Learning Objectives
- 12.1 Sources and Uses of Cash
- 12.2 Cash Budgeting and the Sales Forecast
- Cash Inflow from Sales
- Other Cash Receipts
- 12.3 Cash Outflow from Production
- 12.4 The Cash Forecast: Short-Term Deficits and Short-Term Surpluses
- Funding Cash Deficits
- Investing Cash Surpluses
- 12.5 Planning with Pro Forma Financial Statements
- Pro Forma Income Statement
- Pro Forma Balance Sheet
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 12 Forecasting and Short-Term Financial Planning At A Glance
- Chapter 13 Working Capital Management
- Learning Objectives
- 13.1 The Cash Conversion Cycle
- Average Production Cycle
- Average Collection Cycle
- Average Payment Cycle
- Putting It All Together: The Cash Conversion Cycle
- 13.2 Managing Accounts Receivable and Setting Credit Policy
- Collecting Accounts Receivable
- Credit: A Two-Sided Coin
- Qualifying for Credit
- Setting Payment Policy
- Collecting Overdue Debt
- 13.3 The Float
- Speeding Up the Collection Float (Shortening the Lag Time)
- Extending the Disbursement Float (Lengthening the Lag Time)
- 13.4 Inventory Management: Carrying Costs and Ordering Costs
- ABC Inventory Management
- Redundant Inventory Items
- Economic Order Quantity
- The trade-off between ordering costs and carrying costs
- Measuring ordering costs
- Measuring carrying costs
- Reorder point and safety stock
- Just in Time
- 13.5 The Effect of Working Capital on Capital Budgeting
- Inventories and Daily Operations
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 13 Working Capital Management At A Glance
- Chapter 14 Financial Ratios and Firm Performance
- Learning Objectives
- 14.1 Financial Statements
- Benchmarking
- 14.2 Financial Ratios
- Short-Term Solvency: Liquidity Ratios
- Long-Term Solvency: Financial Leverage Ratios
- Asset Management Ratios
- Profitability Ratios
- Market Value Ratios
- DuPont Analysis
- 14.3 External Uses of Financial Statements and Industry Averages
- Cola Wars
- Industry Ratios
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 14 Financial Ratios and Firm Performance At A Glance
- Part Five Other Selected Finance Topics
- Chapter 15 Raising Capital
- Learning Objectives
- 15.1 The Business Life Cycle
- 15.2 Borrowing for a Start-Up and a Growing Business
- Personal Funds and Family Loans
- Commercial Bank Loans
- Commercial Bank Loans through the Small Business Administration
- Angel Financing and Venture Capital
- Financial strength
- Contacts
- Exit strategy
- 15.3 Borrowing for a Stable and Mature Business: Taking Out Bank Loans
- Straight Loans
- Discount Loans
- Letters of Credit or Lines of Credit
- Compensating Balance Loans
- 15.4 Borrowing for a Stable and Mature Business: Selling Bonds
- 15.5 Borrowing for a Stable and Mature Business: Selling Stock
- Initial Public Offerings and Underwriting
- Registration, Prospectus, and Tombstone
- The Marketing Process: Road Show
- The Auction
- The Aftermarket: Dealer in the Shares
- 15.6 Other Borrowing Options for a Mature Business
- 15.7 The Final Phase: Closing the Business
- Straight Liquidation: Chapter 7
- Reorganization: Chapter 11
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 15 Raising Capital At A Glance
- Chapter 16 Capital Structure
- Learning Objectives
- 16.1 Capital Markets: A Quick Review
- 16.2 Benefits of Debt
- Earnings per Share as a Measure of the Benefits of Borrowing
- 16.3 Break-Even Earnings for Different Capital Structures
- 16.4 Pecking Order
- Firms Prefer Internal Financing First
- Firms Choose to Issue the Cheapest Security First and Use Equity as a Last Resort
- 16.5 Modigliani and Miller on Optimal Capital Structure
- Capital Structure in a World of No Taxes and No Bankruptcy
- M&M Proposition I
- M&M Proposition II
- Capital Structure in a World of Corporate Taxes and No Bankruptcy
- Debt and the Tax Shield
- 16.6 The Static Theory of Capital Structure
- Bankruptcy
- Optimal Capital Structure
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 16 Capital Structure At A Glance
- Chapter 17 Dividends, Dividend Policy, and Stock Splits
- Learning Objectives
- 17.1 Cash Dividends
- Buying and Selling Stock
- Declaring and Paying a Cash Dividend: A Chronology
- Different Types of Dividends
- Regular cash dividends
- Special or extra cash dividends
- Stock dividends
- Liquidating dividends
- 17.2 Dividend Policy
- Dividend Clienteles
- Dividend Policy Irrelevance
- Dividend policy in a world of no taxes and no transaction costs
- Dividends in a world of taxes
- Reasons Favoring a Low- or No-Dividend-Payout Policy
- Tax advantages
- Higher potential returns from positive net present value projects
- Less need for outside funding
- Reasons Favoring a High-Dividend-Payout Policy
- Freedom from transaction costs
- Certainty versus uncertainty
- Optimal Dividend Policy
- 17.3 Selecting a Dividend Policy
- Some Further Considerations in the Selection of a Dividend Policy
- Restrictions on legal capital
- Restrictive bond covenants
- Cash availability
- 17.4 Stock Dividends, Stock Splits, and Reverse Splits
- Reasons for Stock Splits
- Preferred trading range
- Signaling hypothesis
- Increased liquidity
- Reverse Splits
- 17.5 Specialized Dividend Plans
- Stock Repurchase
- Dividend Reinvestment Plans
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Chapter 17 Dividends, Dividend Policy, and Stock Splits At A Glance
- Chapter 18 International Financial Management
- Learning Objectives
- 18.1 Managing Multinational Operations
- Cultural Risk
- Differences in ownership structure
- Differences in human resource norms
- Religious heritage of the host country
- Nepotism and corrupt practices in the host country
- Intellectual property rights
- Business Risk
- Political Risk
- 18.2 Foreign Exchange
- Purchasing Power Parity
- Currency Exchange Rates
- Cross Rates
- Arbitrage Opportunities
- Forward Rates
- Using Forward Rates
- Changing Spot Rates
- 18.3 Transaction, Operating, and Translation Exposures
- Transaction Exposure
- Operating Exposure
- Translation Exposure
- 18.4 Foreign Investment Decisions
- Key Terms
- Questions
- Prepping for Exams
- Problems
- Advanced Problems for Spreadsheet Application
- Questions
- Chapter 18 International Financial Management At A Glance
- Appendix 1 Future Value Interest Factors
- Appendix 2 Present Value Interest Factors
- Appendix 3 Future Value Interest Factors of an Annuity
- Appendix 4 Present Value Interest Factors of an Annuity
- Appendix 5 Answers to Prepping for Exam Question
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