Foundations of Financial Management
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 5DQ
“The most appropriate financing pattern would be one in which asset buildup and length of financing terms are perfectly matched.� Discuss the difficulty involved in achieving this financing pattern. (LO6-5)
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Q.Which of the following is not true about maturity matching current asset financing?
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a. Temporary current assets will be financed using short term debt.
b. It is easy to match equipment maturities with the maturity of debt instruments.
c. The use of equity is difficult to classify as equity lacks a maturity date.
d. Fixed assets and the permanent level of current assets are financed with long-term debt of varying maturities.
e. All of the above are true about current asset financing.
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Which of the following options is INCORRECT regarding financial assets and the subsequent measurement model(s)?
Select one:
a. Financial Asset: Equity instrument
Management Intention: Realise fair value changes
Measurement Model: Fair value, adjustments in OCI
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b. Financial Asset: Debt instrument
Management Intention: Earning contractual cash flows
Measurement Model: Amortised cost
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c. Financial Asset: Equity instrument
Management Intention: Realise fair value changes
Measurement Model: Fair value, adjustments in SPL
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d. Financial Asset: Debt instrument
Management Intention: Earning contractual cash flows
Measurement Model: Fair value, adjustments in OCI
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What does it mean to adopt a maturity matching approach to financing assets, includingcurrent assets? How would a more aggressive or a more conservative approach differ fromthe maturity matching approach, and how would each affect expected profits and risk? Ingeneral, is one approach better than the others?
Chapter 6 Solutions
Foundations of Financial Management
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