MGMT 3850 CHAPTER 11 HOMEWORK

MGMT 3850 CHAPTER 11 HOMEWORK Essentials of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Mgmt., 7e (Scarborough) Chapter 11 Creating a Successful Financial Plan 1) In order to reach profit objectives, entrepreneurs must be aware of their firms': A) current ratio and liabilities. B) fixed assets and owner's equity. C) assets and liabilities. D) overall financial position and any changes in the financial status. Answer: D Diff: 2 Page Ref: 391 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 1 2) The ________ shows what assets the business owns and what claims creditors and owners have against those assets, and is built on the basic accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity. A) income statement B) sources and uses of funds statement C) balance sheet D) cash budget Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 390 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 2 3) The ________ represents a "snapshot" of a business, showing an estimate of its value on a given date, while the ________ is a "moving picture" of the firm's profitability over time. A) balance sheet; income statement B) income statement; balance sheet C) statement of cash flows; income statement D) balance sheet; statement of cash flows Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 391-393 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 2 4) Which of the following associations is correct? A) Balance sheet - cost of goods sold B) Income statement - owner's equity C) Current assets - inventory D) Long-term liabilities - accounts payable Answer: C 2 Diff: 2 Page Ref: 392 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 2 3 5) The first section of a balance sheet lists: A) assets. B) liabilities. C) claims creditors have against the firm's assets payable within one year. D) the owner's equity in terms of initial capital invested and retained earnings. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 392, Figure 11.1 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 2 6) Which of the following items would not be listed as a current asset in a company's financial reports? A) Cash B) Accounts receivable C) Fixtures D) Inventory Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 392, Figure 11.1 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 2 7) ________ are those items of value the business owns; ________ are those things the business owes. A) Assets; liabilities B) Liabilities; assets C) Ratios; equities D) Equities; liabilities Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 392 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 2 8) Cost of goods sold is located on which financial statement? A) Income statement B) Balance sheet C) Statement of cash flows D) All of the above Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 393, Figure 11.2 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 2 4 9) Which of the following is not true regarding the components of the income statement? A) Cost of goods sold represents the total cost, excluding shipping, of the merchandise sold during the accounting period. B) Gross profit margin is calculated by dividing gross profit by net sales revenue. C) Operating expenses include those costs that contribute directly to the manufacture and distribution of goods. D) A and B above Answer: A Diff: 3 Page Ref: 393 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 2 10) The statement of cash flows: A) compares costs and expenses against a firm's net profits. B) is built on the basic accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Capital. C) shows what assets the business owns and what claims creditors and owners have against those assets. D) shows changes in working capital by listing sources and uses of funds. Answer: D Diff: 2 Page Ref: 395 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 2 11) On a company's statement of cash flows, depreciation is: A) the difference between the total sources available to the owner and the total uses of those assets. B) listed as a source of funds because it is a noncash expense, already deducted as a cost of doing business. C) the owner's total investment at the company's inception plus retained earnings. D) creditors' total claims against the firm's assets. Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 395 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 2 12) Creating projected (pro forma) financial statements would allow a business owner to answer which of the following questions? A) What profit can my business expect to achieve? B) What sales level must my business reach if our targeted profit is × dollars? C) What fixed and variable expenses can my business expect to incur at our targeted sales level? D) All of the above Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 396 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 3 5 13) On a projected income statement, a business owner's target income is: A) the sum of a reasonable salary for the time spent running the business and a normal return on the amount invested in it. B) the income at which the company's total revenues and its total expenses are equal. C) the income that will produce a 10 percent return on the owner's financial investment in the business. D) the income that the owner could earn working for someone else. Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 396-397 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 3 14) You are to prepare a projected income statement for a proposed business venture. Your desired income is $28,000 and you have the following published statistics: Costs of goods sold = 56.9 percent of net sales Operating expenses = 37.1 percent of net sales Gross profit margin = 43.1 percent of net sales This information indicates the net sales on your pro forma "P & L" (income statement) would be: A) $466,667. B) $491,228. C) $500,000. D) None of the above Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 397-398 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 3 15) Gaither Mack is preparing projected financial statements to include in the business plan he is preparing for the launch of a specialty retail store. Using published financial statistics, Mack finds that the typical net profit margin for a store like his is 7.3 percent. If Mack's target income for his first year of operation is $32,000, what level of sales must he achieve to reach it? A) $233,600 B) $438,356 C) $2,966,400 D) Cannot be determined from the information provided Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 388-398 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 3 6 16) Michelle Becker's target income in her business for the upcoming year is $78,500. The company's gross profit margin averages 32.6 percent of sales, and its total operating expenses run 24.7 percent of sales. To achieve her target income, sales of Michelle's company should be: A) $148,773. B) $993,671. C) $317,814. D) $1,271,348. Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 398 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 3 Refer to the following information to answer the question(s) regarding Anita Lupino's toy and game shop: Anita Lupino is planning to open her own toy and game shop. She has conducted a great deal of research at the local library, contacted the industry trade association, and has set up a meeting with a consultant at the SBDC next week. Before she goes to the SBDC, she wants to sketch out an estimated income statement. She reviews the following data from RMA's Annual Statement Studies: Costs of goods sold 57.3 percent of net sales Operating expenses 32.9 percent of net sales Gross profit 42.7 percent of net sales 17) If Anita's research suggests that she can expect net sales of $475,000, what net profit could she expect? A) $202,825 B) $46,550 C) $69,350 D) $156,275 Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 388-389 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 3 18) If Anita's net profit target is $32,000, what level of net sales must she achieve? A) $74,941 B) $97,264 C) $326,531 D) $219,178 Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 388-389 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 3 7 19) Cash requirements can be determined by dividing cash expenses by: A) liabilities. B) accounts receivables. C) total assets. D) the average inventory turnover. Answer: D Diff: 3 Page Ref: 399 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 3 20) A technique that allows the small business owner to perform financial analysis by understanding the relationship between two accounting elements is called: A) creating the pro forma. B) budgeting. C) break-even analysis. D) ratio analysis. Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 400 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 4 21) Analyzing financial ratios could alert a business owner to which of these problems? A) Excessive inventory B) Overextending credit C) Too much debt D) All of the above Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 401 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 4 22) Which of the following is not a liquidity ratio? A) Current ratio B) Total asset turnover ratio C) Quick ratio D) None of the above Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 401 AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Obj.: 4