LSUS MBA 701 EXAM 2 REVIEW WITH COMPLETE REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
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1. A company’s current ratio is 2.5. Which action
would increase the current ratio?
A) Buy inventory with cash
B) Pay off accounts payable with cash
C) Collect accounts receivable
D) Issue short-term debt for cash
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Paying AP reduces current liabilities more than current
assets (cash decreases, but AP decreases dollar for dollar). The
ratio increases if numerator decreases less than denominator.
2. If a firm has net income of 500, 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑓100,
increase in AR of 50, 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑖𝑛𝐴𝑃𝑜𝑓30, and a decrease in
inventory of $20, what is cash flow from operations?
A) $500
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, B) $600
C) $580
D) $560
Correct Answer: B
*Rationale: Net income + depreciation − ΔAR + ΔAP +
Δinventory = 500 + 100 − 50 + 30 + 20 = 600.*
3. A high debt-to-equity ratio signals:
A) Low financial risk
B) High liquidity
C) High financial leverage
D) High profitability
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: D/E measures leverage; higher means more debt relative
to equity → higher financial risk and fixed obligations.
4. Which ratio best measures a firm’s ability to cover interest
payments?
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, A) Current ratio
B) Quick ratio
C) Times interest earned
D) Inventory turnover
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: TIE = EBIT / Interest expense, directly measures
coverage of interest obligations.
5. What is the effect of a stock split on ROE?
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) No change
D) Depends on split ratio
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Stock split changes share count and price but not net
income or total equity.
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, 6. If a company has a P/E ratio of 20 and earnings per share
of $3, what is the stock price?
A) $6.67
B) $20
C) $60
D) $3
Correct Answer: C
*Rationale: Price = P/E × EPS = 20 × 3 = 60.*
7. DuPont analysis decomposes ROE into three components.
Which is NOT one?
A) Net profit margin
B) Asset turnover
C) Equity multiplier
D) Dividend payout ratio
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: DuPont = (Net Margin) × (Asset Turnover) × (Equity
Multiplier).
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