TEST BANK for Foundations of Financial
Management 18th Edition by Stanley B. Block,
Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
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Chapter 1 The Goals and Activities of Financial Management
1) As finance emerged as a new field, much emphasis was placed on mergers and acquisitions.
Correct Answer: TRUE Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Introduction to corporate finance
Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting, and a
number of other areas.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking
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2) Inflation is assumed to be a temporary problem that does not affect financial decisions.
Correct Answer: FALSE Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Financial management decisions
Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting, and a
number of other areas.
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3) Financial capital is composed of long-term plant and equipment, as well as other tangible investments.
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4) Real capital is composed of long-term plant and equipment.
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Topic: Introduction to corporate finance
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Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting, and a
number of other areas.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Reflective Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) During the 1930s, financial practice revolved around such topics as the preservation of capital,
maintenance of liquidity, the reorganization of financially troubled corporations, and bankruptcy.
Correct Answer: TRUE Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Introduction to corporate finance
Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting, and a
number of other areas.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
6) In the mid 1950s, finance began to change to a more analytical, decision-oriented approach.
Correct Answer: TRUE Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Introduction to corporate finance
Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting, and a
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7) Recently, the emphasis of financial management has been on the relationship between risk and return.
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8) The first Nobel Prizes given to finance professors were for their contributions to capital structure
theory and portfolio theories of risk and return.
Correct Answer: TRUE Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Introduction to corporate finance
Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting, and a
number of other areas.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Reflective Thinking Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
9) How investors handle risk is an important topic that usually only economists observe.
Correct Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Behavioral finance is something that the finance industry puts heavy emphasis on.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Introduction to corporate finance
Learning Objective: 01-01 The field of finance integrates concepts from economics, accounting, and a
number of other areas.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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10) Mortgage-backed securities were devalued by accounting standards because of the high credit ratings
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Explanation: These securities were devalued because borrowers defaulted on their loans and didn't have
the financial means to back up their loans in other ways.
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