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1. An Overview of Financial Management.
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Note that there is an overlap between the T/F and multiple-choice questions, as some of the T/F statements are used in
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multiple-choice questions.
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1. In most corporations, the CFO ranks under the CEO.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b
2. The Chairman of the Board must also be the CEO.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b
3. The board of directors is the highest ranking body in a corporation, and the chairman of the board is the highest ranking
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individual. The CEO generally works under the board and its chairman, and the board generally has the authority to remove the
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CEO under certain conditions. The CEO, however, cannot remove the board, but he or she can endeavor to have the board
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voted out and a new board voted in should a conflict arise. It is possible for a person to simultaneously serve as CEO and
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chairman of the board, though many corporate control experts believe it is bad to vest both offices in the same person.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b
4. Partnerships and proprietorships generally have a tax advantage over corporations.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b
5. A disadvantage of the corporate form of organization is that corporate stockholders are more exposed to personal
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liabilities in the event of bankruptcy than are investors in a typical partnership.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b
6. An advantage of the corporate form of organization is that corporations are generally less highly regulated than
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proprietorships and partnerships.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b
7. Some partners in a partnership may have different rights, privileges, and responsibilities than other partners.
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a. True
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8. One advantage of the corporate form of organization is that it avoids double taxation.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b
9. It is generally harder to transfer one's ownership interest in a partnership than in a corporation.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b
10. One danger of starting a proprietorship is that you may be exposed to personal liability if the business goes bankrupt. This
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problem would be avoided if you formed a corporation to operate the business.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b
11. If a corporation elects to be taxed as an S corporation, then it can avoid the corporate tax. However, its stockholders will
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have to pay personal taxes on the firm's net income.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b
12. If a corporation elects to be taxed as an S corporation, then both it and its stockholders can avoid all Federal taxes. This
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provision was put into the Federal Tax Code in order to encourage the formation of small businesses.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b
13. It is generally less expensive to form a corporation than a proprietorship because, with a proprietorship, extensive legal
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documents are required.
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b. False
ANSWER: False b
14. The more capital a firm is likely to require, the greater the probability that it will be organized as a corporation.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b
15. One disadvantage of forming a corporation rather than a partnership is that this makes it more difficult for the firm's
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investors to transfer their ownership interests.
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a. True
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b. False
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16. Organizing as a corporation makes it easier for the firm to raise capital. This is because corporations' stockholders are not
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subject to personal liabilities if the firm goes bankrupt and also because it is easier to transfer shares of stock than partnership
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interests.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b
17. In order to maximize its shareholders' value, a firm's management must attempt to maximize the stock price in the long
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run, or the stock's "intrinsic value."
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b. False
ANSWER: True b
18. If management operates in a manner designed to maximize the firm's expected profits for the current year, this will also
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maximize the stockholders' wealth as of the current year.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b
19. In order to maximize its shareholders' value, a firm's management must attempt to maximize the expected EPS.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b
20. In order to maximize its shareholders' value, a firm's management must attempt to maximize the stock price on a
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specific target date.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b
21. As a result of financial scandals occurring during the past decade, there has been a strong push to improve business
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ethics.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True b
22. There are many types of unethical business behavior. One example is where executives provide information that they
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know is incorrect to banks and to stockholders. It is illegal to provide such information to banks, but it is not illegal to provide
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it to stockholders because they are the owners of the firm, not outsiders.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False b
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