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ISBN: 9781260464924
Author: BLOCK
Publisher: Mcgraw Hill Publishers
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Chapter 7, Problem 10DQ
Why might a firm keep a safety stock? What effect is it likely to have on carrying cost of inventory? (LO7-5)
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Which of the following would increase risk?
a. Raise the level of working capital
b. Increase the amount of equity financing
c. Increase the amount of short term borrowing
d. Decrease the amount of inventory by formulating an effective inventory policy
Can you explain why the answer is B and not C. If inventory prices are decreasing wouldnt LIFO result in a lower COGS and which would lead to a higher Net income thus higher income tax expense?
9. What ratio can be used to inefficient buying habits?
a) Inventory Turnover Ratio
b) Gross Margin Ratio
c) Equity Multiplier
d) Debt Ratio
Chapter 7 Solutions
Loose Leaf for Foundations of Financial Management Format: Loose-leaf
Ch. 7 - Prob. 1DQCh. 7 - Prob. 2DQCh. 7 - Why would a financial manager want to slow down...Ch. 7 - Use The Wall Street Journal or some other...Ch. 7 - Why are Treasury bills a favorite place for...Ch. 7 - Explain why the bad debt percentage or any other...Ch. 7 - What are three quantitative measures that can be...Ch. 7 - Prob. 8DQCh. 7 - What does the EOQ formula tell us? What assumption...Ch. 7 - Why might a firm keep a safety stock? What effect...
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- Why is inventory management vital to the financial health of most firms?arrow_forward. Which of the following costs will tend to increase if a firm switches to a restrictive short-term financial policy from a flexible short-term policy?I. lost sales due to out-of-stock itemsII. inventory warehousing costsIII. cash-outsIV. total annual order costs A. I and III only B. II and IV only C. I, III, and IV only D. I, II, and IV only E. I, II, III, and IVarrow_forwardWhen would using the FIFO inventory costing method produce higher inventory account balances than the LIFO method would? A. inflationary times B. deflationary times C. always D. neverarrow_forward
- If inventory prices are rising, which inventory costing method should produce the smallest payment for taxes?arrow_forwardWhat is the exposure to risk associated with a firm commitment to sell inventory that a fair value hedge is intended to reduce?arrow_forwardWhy is trading volume an important consideration when undertaking technical analysis? O A. Trading volume can be used as a signal to support price and market trends O B. Trading volume represents private information not incorporated in prices OC. Both are correctarrow_forward
- What is the internal price index? What is the dollar-value LIFO inventory?arrow_forwardPurchasing Power Risk is A) the risk of bad business strategy or management decisions being madeB) the risk that a company will be unable to meet its financial obligationsC) the risk of not being able to close out your position quickly and at a fair priceD) the risk of prices going up or downE) also known as inflation riskarrow_forwardWhich of the following is not an element of the financial statements? A. future potential sales price of inventory B. assets C. liabilities D. equityarrow_forward
- What effect does collection policy have on sales, collection time, and bad-debt loss percentage?arrow_forwardMarket risk is A) the risk of bad business strategy or management decisions being made B) the risk that a company will be unable to meet its financial obligations C) the risk of not being able to close out your position quickly and at a fair price D) the risk of prices going up or down E) also known as inflation riskarrow_forwardFIFO and weighted average. But what if a company wants to use LIFO to report its inventory because of the significant tax benefit? How could dollar-value LIFO help them use FIFO for managerial purposes but LIFO for financial statement reporting?arrow_forward
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