Principles of Corporate Finance
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781260465099
Author: BREALEY, Richard
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Which of the following statements correctly describes the nature of direct financing as discussed in lectures?
Group of answer choices
A. More than one of the other answers is correct
B. It is the source of financing whenever an investor purchases shares that are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
C. None of the other answers is correct
D. May involve an individual investor buying shares in a company when a company goes public via an initial public offering.
E. It relies upon an intermediary to facilitate the flow of funds from surplus to deficit units, unlike indirect financing
I answered D, is it correct?
Which of the following statements is false?
A.
Mutual funds are pool investor funds to purchase financial instruments and thus reduce risks through diversification.
B.
Initial public offering (IPO) occurs when firm issues stock in the public market for the first time.
C.
The difference between current assets and non-current assets equals to working capital.
D.
Owner’s equity is the residual interest in assets that remains after subtracting an entity’s liabilities.
Which of the following statements correctly describes the nature of indirect financing as discussed in lectures?
Group of answer choices
A) It is the source of financing whenever an investor purchases shares that are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
B) May involve an individual investor buying shares in a company when a company goes public via an initial public offering.
C) More than one of the other answers is correct
D) None of the other answers is correct
E) It relies upon an intermediary to facilitate the flow of funds from surplus to deficit units, unlike direct financing
Chapter 14 Solutions
Principles of Corporate Finance
Ch. 14 - Terminology Fill in the blanks, using the...Ch. 14 - Prob. 2PSCh. 14 - Sources of funds True or false? a. Net stock...Ch. 14 - Prob. 4PSCh. 14 - Company ownership What do we mean when we say that...Ch. 14 - Prob. 6PSCh. 14 - Prob. 7PSCh. 14 - Prob. 8PSCh. 14 - Corporate debt Which of the following features...Ch. 14 - Financial markets and intermediaries. True or...
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