Multiple choice questions

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This activity contains 21 questions.

__________ is concerned with the acquisition, financing, and management of assets with some overall goal in mind.
Financial management Profit maximization Agency theory Social responsibility

Jensen and Meckling showed that __________ can assure themselves that the __________ will make optimal decisions only if appropriate incentives are given and only if the __________ are monitored.
principals; agents; agents agents; principals; principals principals; agents; principals agents; principals; agents

__________ is concerned with the maximization of a firm's earnings after taxes.

Shareholder wealth maximization Profit maximization Stakeholder maximization

EPS maximization

What is the most appropriate goal of the firm?

Shareholder wealth maximization. Profit maximization. Stakeholder maximization. EPS maximization.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding profit maximization as the primary goal of the firm?
Profit maximization considers the firm's risk level. Profit maximization will not lead to increasing short-term profits at the expense of lowering expected future profits. Profit maximization does consider the impact on individual shareholder's EPS. Profit maximization is concerned more with maximizing net income than the stock price.

__________ is concerned with the branch of economics relating the behavior of principals and their agents.
Financial management Profit maximization Agency theory Social responsibility

A concept that implies that the firm should consider issues such as protecting the consumer, paying fair wages, maintaining fair

hiring practices, supporting environmental issues.

Financial management Profit maximization Agency theory Social responsibility

education,

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considering

Which of the following is not normally a responsibility of the treasurer of the modern corporation but rather the controller?
Budgets and forecasts Asset management Investment management Financing management

The __________ decision involves determining the appropriate make-up of the right-hand side of the balance sheet.
asset management financing investment capital budgeting

To whom does the Treasurer most likely report?

Chief Financial Officer. Vice President of Operations. Chief Executive Officer. Board of Directors.

The authors of your textbook suggest that you need to understand financial management even if you have no intention of becoming a financial manager. One reason is that the successful manager of the not-too-distant future will need to be much more of a __________ who has the knowledge and ability to move not just vertically within an organization but horizontally as well. Developing __________ will be the rule, not the exception.
specialist; specialties generalist; general business skills technician; quantitative skills team player; cross-functional capabilities

The __________ decision involves a determination of the total amount of assets needed, the composition of the assets, and whether any assets need to be reduced, eliminated, or replaced.
asset management financing investment accounting

How are earnings per share calculated?

Use the income statement to determine earnings after taxes (net income) and divide by the previous period's earnings after taxes. Then subtract 1 from the previously calculated value. Use the income statement to determine earnings after taxes (net income) and divide by the number of common shares outstanding. Use the income statement to determine earnings after taxes (net income) and divide by the number of common and preferred shares outstanding.

Use the income statement to determine earnings after taxes (net income) and divide by the forecasted period's earnings after taxes. Then subtract 1 from the previously calculated value.

According to the text's authors, what is the most important of the three financial management decisions?
Asset management decision. Financing decision. Investment decision. Accounting decision.

The __________ decision involves efficiently managing the assets on the balance sheet on a day-to-day basis, especially current assets.
asset management financing investment accounting

Which of the following is not a perquisite (perk)?

Company-provided automobile. Expensive office. Salary. Country club membership.

Which of the following is not normally a responsibility of the controller of the modern corporation?

Budgets and forecasts. Asset management. Financial reporting to the IRS. Cost accounting.

All constituencies with a stake in the fortunes of the company are known as __________.
shareholders stakeholders creditors customers

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding earnings per share (EPS) maximization as the primary goal of the firm?
EPS maximization ignores the firm's risk level. EPS maximization does not specify the timing or duration of expected EPS. EPS maximization naturally requires all earnings to be retained. EPS maximization is concerned with maximizing net income.

__________ is concerned with the maximization of a firm's stock price.

Shareholder wealth maximization Profit maximization Stakeholder welfare maximization EPS maximization

Corporate governance success includes three key groups. Which of the following represents these three groups?
Suppliers, managers, and customers. Board of Directors, executive officers, and common shareholders. Suppliers, employees, and customers. Common shareholders, managers, and employees.