Questions from Financial Management


Q: Assume that you recently graduated with a degree in finance and have

Assume that you recently graduated with a degree in finance and have just reported to work as an investment adviser at the brokerage firm of Smyth Barry & Co. Your first assignment is to explain the n...

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Q: Lloyd Inc. has sales of $200,000, a

Lloyd Inc. has sales of $200,000, a net income of $15,000, and the following balance sheet: The new owner thinks that inventories are excessive and can be lowered to the point where the current ratio...

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Q: Central City Construction (CCC) needs $1 million of assets

Central City Construction (CCC) needs $1 million of assets to get started, and it expects to have a basic earning power ratio of 20%. CCC will own no securities, so all of its income will be operating...

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Q: Which of the following statements is most correct? a.

Which of the following statements is most correct? a. If a firm’s expected basic earning power (BEP) is constant for all of its assets and exceeds the interest rate on its debt, adding assets and fina...

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Q: TIE RATIO AEI Incorporated has $5 billion in assets, and

TIE RATIO AEI Incorporated has $5 billion in assets, and its tax rate is 40%. Its basic earning power (BEP) ratio is 10%, and its return on assets (ROA) is 5%. What is AEI’s times interest- earned (TI...

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Q: The Petry Company has $1,312,500 in current

The Petry Company has $1,312,500 in current assets and $525,000 in current liabilities. Its initial inventory level is $375,000, and it will raise funds as additional notes payable and use them to inc...

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Q: Crissie just won the lottery, and she must choose between three

Crissie just won the lottery, and she must choose between three award options. She can elect to receive a lump sum today of $61 million, to receive 10 end-of-year payments of $9.5 million, or to recei...

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Q: Harrelson Inc. currently has $750,000 in accounts receivable

Harrelson Inc. currently has $750,000 in accounts receivable, and its day’s sales outstanding (DSO) is 55 days. It wants to reduce its DSO to 35 days by pressuring more of its customers to pay their b...

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Q: Fontaine Inc. recently reported net income of $2 million.

Fontaine Inc. recently reported net income of $2 million. It has 500,000 shares of common stock, which currently trades at $40 a share. Fontaine continues to expand and anticipates that 1 year from no...

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Q: Complete the balance sheet and sales information using the following financial data

Complete the balance sheet and sales information using the following financial data:

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