TRUE OR FALSE 1. Short-term financial policies that are flexible with regard to current assets includes keeping large balance of short-term debt. 2. Costs that fall with increases in the level of investment in current assets are called shortage costs. 3. The firm further increases the effective interest rate earned by the bank on the committed line of credit.
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1. Short-term financial policies that are flexible with regard to current assets includes keeping large balance of short-term debt.
2. Costs that fall with increases in the level of investment in current assets are called shortage costs.
3. The firm further increases the effective interest rate earned by the bank on the committed line of credit.
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- Which of the following best represents a positive product of a lower number of days sales in receivables ratio? A. collection of receivables is quick, and cash can be used for other business expenditures B. collection of receivables is slow, keeping cash secured to receivables C. credit extension is lenient D. the lender only lends to the top 10% of potential creditorsStatement I - Relaxation of Credit Standard increases the Investment in Accounts receivableStatement II - Restriction of credit standard may decrease the chance of incurring bad debts that ultimately affects the profit positively a. False; True b. True; False c. False; False d. True; True Which of the following statements is most correct? a. Other things held constant, the higher a firm’s days sales outstanding (DSO), the better its credit department. b. If a firm sells on terms of 2/10, net 30, and its DSO is 30 days, then its aging schedule would probably show some past due accounts. c. If a firm that sells on terms of net 30 changes its policy and begins offering all customers terms of 2/10, net 30, and if no change in sales volume occurs, then the firm’s DSO will probably increase.The "mark to market" rule (a) Created an unrealistic picture of the financial health of some banks. (b) Required banks to recognize in their balance sheet decrease in value of assets as their price declined in the market, instead of waiting until the asset was sold. (c) Caused the net worth of some banks to decline significantly and making it impossible for the banks to make loans. (d) All the above. (e) Only (b) and (c) are true.
- 2. If a bank wants to avoid volatility in its regulatory capital, which investment classification would be the most desirable, and which investment classification would be the least desirable? Does your answer differ depending on whether the bank is large or small? In other words, do large and small banks differ on how they can categorize unrealized gains/losses on AFS debt?First National Bank has assets that are more rate-sensitive than its liabilities. As interest rates rise, then we should expect the bank profits to: A. Rise B. Fall C. Remain unchangedBanks use gap analysis to measure interest rate risk in their balance sheets. If firm XYZ is said to have a positive gap, this means: Group of answer choices C. Rate-sensitive assets exceed rate-sensitive liabilities B. Long-term assets are funded with short-term liabilities D. Rate-sensitive assets equal rate-sensitive liabilities A. Liabilities reprice before assets
- Making changes to a firm’s credit policy involves trade-offs. Assuming that all other factors remain constant, which of the following are outcomes expected to result from an increase in a firm’s cash discount? Check all that apply. An increase in the cost of the discounts given An increase in the firm’s bad-debt expenses An increase in the firm’s credit sales, a speeding up of customer payments, and a reduction in the firm’s receivables investment An increase in the creditworthiness of the firm’s customersA bank has a positive repricing gap. This implies that a. some RSAs are financed by fixed-rate liabilities. b. some RSLs are financing fixed-rate assets. c. some RSAs are financing equity. d. the bank has no fixed-rate assets.Which of the following is most consistent with using debt to reduce agency costs or conflicts? Question 11 options: Increasing debt reduces a firm’s business risk The interest paid on debt reduces taxable income and income taxes The interest paid on debt reduces cash that management of a firm might otherwise waste or use poorly The issuance of debt helps firms increase their credit rating
- Financial slack is the amount of unused access to debt markets or bank financing. Which theory of capital structure would place the highest value on maintaining financial slack for a firm that is not in financial distress? Question 10 options: a) Trade-off theory b) Debt financing as a managerial constraint c) Pecking order theory d) Modigliani & Miller irrelevance theoryWhich of the following is true? a. If the payment term of n/20 shifted to 5/10, n/20 to start offering customers a cash discount, assuming sales remain to be constant, the day sales outstanding of the firm will likely shorten b. If a firm’s volume of credit sales decreases, then its liquidity ratios will also decrease. c. Relatively more restrictive credit term as comparing to other firms within the same industry will have a potential increase in sales d. High assets turnover is being reflected by inefficiencies present in the management of inventoryWhen both deposit and loan interest rates decrease at the same speed in the market, a bank tends to ( ) to make money. (a. reinvest b. refinance c. keep neutral)