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Inflation Is Assumed

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Inflation is assumed

Chapter 1

True / False Questions 1. Inflation is assumed to be a temporary problem that does not affect financial decisions.
FALSE

2. Financial Capital is composed of long-term plant and equipment, as well as other tangible investments.
FALSE

3. Real Capital is composed of long-term plant and equipment.
TRUE

4. During the 1930s, financial practice revolved around such topics as the preservation of capital, maintenance of liquidity, reorganization of financially troubled corporations and bankruptcy.
TRUE

5. In the mid 1950s, finance began to change to a more analytical, decision-oriented approach.
TRUE

6. Recently, the emphasis of financial management has been on the …show more content…

TRUE

32. Financial management requires both short-term activities as well as long-term planning such as raising funds.
TRUE

Multiple Choice Questions 33. What is the primary goal of financial management?
A. Increased earnings
B. Maximizing cash flow
C. Maximizing shareholder wealth
D. Minimizing risk of the firm

34. In the past, the study of finance has included
A. mergers and acquisitions.
B. raising capital.
C. bankruptcy.
D. all of these.

35. Professor Merton Miller received the Nobel prize in economics for his work on
A. dividend policy.
B. investment theory.
C. working capital management.
D. capital structure theory.

36. Professors Harry Markowitz and William Sharpe received their Nobel prize in economics for their contributions to the
A. options pricing model.
B. theories of working capital management.
C. theories of risk-return and portfolio theory.
D. theories of international capital budgeting.

37. Proper risk-return management means that
A. the firm should take as few risks as possible.
B. the firm must determine an appropriate trade-off between risk and return.
C. the firm should earn the highest return possible.
D. the firm should value future profits more highly than current profits.

38. One of the major disadvantages of a sole proprietorship is
A. that there is unlimited liability to the owner.
B. the simplicity of decision making.
C. low

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