STRAYER FIN 100 Quiz 1 ( 2014 )
Question 1
Finance has its origins in:
Answer
a. economics and statistics
b. accounting and sociology
c. accounting and economics
d. psychology and mathematics
Question 2
Successful businesses typically progress through a series of life-cycle stages—from the idea stage to exiting the business; these five stages include the:
Answer
a. development stage, startup stage, survival stage, rapid growth stage, and maturity stage.
b. idea stage, design stage, operating stage, rebuilding stage, and decline stage
c. development stage, operating stage, rebuilding stage, rapid growth stage, and maturity stage
d. idea stage, startup stage, rapid growth stage, survival stage, and decline stage
Question 3
The theory of ___________________ implies that information is quickly embedded in prices making it difficult for investors to “beat the market.”
Answer
a. stock investing
b. efficient markets
c. portfolio management
d. asset allocation
e. none of the above
Question 4
Two risk assets can be combined to lower the overall risk of a portfolio. This principle is commonly referred to as
Answer
a. blending
b. asset allocation
c. diversification
d. portfolio segmentation
e. none of the above
Question 5
____________________ provide the record-keeping mechanism for showing ownership of the financial instruments used in the flow of financial funds between savers and borrowers and record revenues, expenses, and profitability of organizations that produce and exchange goods and services.
Answer
a. Financial Managers
b. Accountants
c. Operations Managers
d. Statisticians
e. none of the above
Question 6
Maximizing _____________________ is accomplished through effective financial planning and analysis, asset management, and the acquisition of financial capital.
Answer
a. the value of perquisites.
b. the owners’ wealth.
c. the firm’s profits
d. the firm’s earnings
e. none of the above
Question 7
Finance is:
Answer
a. the study of how individuals, institutions, governments, and businesses acquire, spend, and manage money and other financial assets
b. the study of how businesses acquire, spend, and manage money and other financial assets
c. the study of how governments, and businesses acquire, spend, and manage money and other financial assets
d. none of the above
Question 8
______________ is the study of how individuals prepare for financial emergencies, protect against premature death and the loss of property, and accumulate wealth over time.
Answer
a. Personal finance
b. Corporate finance
c. Entrepreneurial finance
d. Investment banking
e. none of the above
Question 9
The primary securities markets are
Answer
a. the markets for previously issued securities such as the New York Stock Exchange
b. the markets where financial assets such as stocks and bonds are initially issued
c. the three most important financial markets in any economy
d. the markets for stocks and bonds only
Question 10
The primary goal of the financial manager of a profit-seeking organization is to:
Answer
a. maximize market share
b. maximize the owners’ wealth
c. increase sales and profit
d. have healthy cash flow
Question 11
______________________ is the sum of an individual’s money, real assets, and financial assets or claims against others less the individual’s debt obligations.
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