Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: What is the matching principle, and how can it cause accounting

What is the matching principle, and how can it cause accounting expenses to differ from actual cash outflows?

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Q: Wolf Pack Enterprises has total current assets of $346,002

Wolf Pack Enterprises has total current assets of $346,002 and fixed assets of $476,306. The company also has long-term debt of $276,400, $100,000 in its common stock account, and retained earnings of...

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Q: What is the difference between a book-value balance sheet and

What is the difference between a book-value balance sheet and a market-value balance sheet? Which provides better information to investors and management?

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Q: ACME Corporation had revenues of $867,030 in 2017.

ACME Corporation had revenues of $867,030 in 2017. It also had expenses (excluding depreciation) of $356,240, depreciation of $103,456, and interest expense of $52,423. What was the company’s net inco...

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Q: True Blue Company increased its investments in marketable securities by $323

True Blue Company increased its investments in marketable securities by $323,370 and paid $1,220,231 for new fixed assets during 2017. The company also repaid $779,200 of existing long-term debt while...

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Q: Your grandfather has agreed to deposit a certain amount of money each

Your grandfather has agreed to deposit a certain amount of money each year into an account paying 7.25 percent annually to help you go to graduate school. Starting next year, and for the following fou...

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Q: Sun Devil Corporation reported EBITDA of $7,300,125

Sun Devil Corporation reported EBITDA of $7,300,125 and net income of $3,328,950 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. During the same period, the company had $1,155,378 in interest expense, $1...

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Q: Refer to the preceding balance sheet and income statement for Greenfern Corporation

Refer to the preceding balance sheet and income statement for Greenfern Corporation for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017. What are the company’s current ratio and quick ratio? Wha...

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Q: Refer to the preceding balance sheet and income statement for Greenfern Corporation

Refer to the preceding balance sheet and income statement for Greenfern Corporation for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017. Calculate the following ratios: Refer to the income statement of Greenfer...

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Q: Refer to the preceding balance sheet and income statement for Greenfern Corporation

Refer to the preceding balance sheet and income statement for Greenfern Corporation for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017. Use the DuPont identity to calculate the return on equity (ROE). In the pro...

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