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Questions # 1:

Trade terms are renegotiated under e-commerce in order to:

Options:

A.

balance the payment.


B.

neutralize the float.


C.

quantify the savings.


D.

improve the seller's availability.


Questions # 2:

Assuming a marginal tax rate of 36%, the taxable equivalent yield for an investment with a tax-exempt yield of 3% would bE.

Options:

A.

1.92%.


B.

4.08%.


C.

4.69%.


D.

8.33%.


Questions # 3:

Examples of fixed assets include which of the following?

I. Inventory

II. Treasury bills

III. Forklift

IV. Goodwill

Options:

A.

III only


B.

I and III only


C.

I, II, and IV only


D.

I, III, and IV only


Questions # 4:

All of the following are reasons to use a confirmed irrevocable letter of credit EXCEPT concern about:

Options:

A.

the buyer's ability to pay.


B.

the ability to receive cross-border payments.


C.

foreign currency exposure.


D.

the stability of the buyer's bank.


Questions # 5:

Which of the following can be exercised only on the expiration date?

Options:

A.

American options


B.

European options


C.

Commodity swaps


D.

Basis swaps


Questions # 6:

Which of the following correctly describes pooling as practiced in the European cash management environment?

Options:

A.

It can be facilitated between banks.


B.

The accounts of a parent company and its subsidiaries may be aggregated.


C.

It is accomplished through multicurrency accounts in one country.


D.

A company need not arrange credit facilities for negative balances.


Questions # 7:

Upon entering into an interest rate swap with a notional principal of $10,000,000, what is the initial amount of money the counterparties must exchange at the beginning of the swap?

Options:

A.

$0


B.

$5,000,000


C.

The future value of $10,000,000


D.

$10,000,000 discounted


Questions # 8:

If a company uses accrual accounting, deferred taxes are reported on which financial statement?

Options:

A.

Statement of cash flows


B.

Balance sheet


C.

Income statement


D.

Statement of changes in retained earnings


Questions # 9:

Which of the following is a typical overnight use of excess cash?

Options:

A.

Entering into a repurchase agreement


B.

Investing in Dutch auction preferred stock


C.

Purchasing a Treasury bill


D.

Purchasing a certificate of deposit


Questions # 10:

The Treasury Department of ABC Corporation has been working hard to prevent external fraud from impacting its operating bank accounts. Recently, they implemented protective services on their disbursement accounts. This morning, the treasury analyst realized that an expected sales tax payment to the state of Maryland had not occurred. The analyst knew that it had been successfully initiated yesterday. Which service used by the corporation may need to be adjusted to pay the state of Maryland?

Options:

A.

ACH filter


B.

Positive pay


C.

BAI reporting


D.

Payee verification


Questions # 11:

Which of the following MOST often contributes to the misinterpretation of DSO?

Options:

A.

Varying fiscal year-ends


B.

Sales patterns


C.

Size of the payment discount


D.

Weekends and holidays


Questions # 12:

The treasury analyst for XYZ Corporation, a small retailer, is trying to forecast daily cash receipts being swept from the store depository accounts. The analyst has been given the data in the table regarding receipts from the last few days. The analyst chooses to use a seven-day simple moving average forecast methodology.

Question # 12

What is the amount that XYZ Corp. would expect to receive on Day 10 (rounded to the nearest whole $)?

Options:

A.

$99,400


B.

$100,714


C.

$100,778


D.

$101,571


Questions # 13:

A company may choose to use a derivative to reduce risk on which of the following types of exposure?

I. Currency

II. Interest rate

III. Commodity price

Options:

A.

I and II only


B.

I and III only


C.

II and III only


D.

I, II, and III


Questions # 14:

Which of the following factors will allow a company to decrease the amount of collected balances required to compensate its bank for services?

Options:

A.

An increase in the bank's earnings credit rate


B.

An increase in the bank's reserve requirement


C.

An increase in FDIC insurance charges


D.

A carry-over of a prior period's deficient balance


Questions # 15:

The PRIMARY objective of a corporation is to:

Options:

A.

maximize value to shareholders.


B.

maximize cash inflows.


C.

minimize the cost of capital.


D.

maintain adequate liquidity.


Questions # 16:

A large multinational company recently implemented new processes to automate its treasury operations. If these changes were the direct result of comparing the company's practices with those of other companies, the activities could be considered an example of which of the following?

I. Liquidating

II. Re-engineering

III. Benchmarking

IV. Forecasting

Options:

A.

I and III only


B.

II and III only


C.

I, II, and III only


D.

I, II, and IV only


Questions # 17:

Financial risk management requires monitoring changes in which of the following?

I. Interest rates

II. Foreign exchange rates

III. Commodity prices

IV. Cost of insurance

Options:

A.

II and IV only


B.

I, II, and III only


C.

I, III, and IV only


D.

I, II, III, and IV


Questions # 18:

An option can be exercised in the market at its:

Options:

A.

premium.


B.

put price.


C.

call price.


D.

strike price.


Questions # 19:

Which of the following will directly increase a company's cost in a fee-only bank relationship?

Options:

A.

A decrease in the reserve requirement


B.

A decrease in ledger balances


C.

An increase in the ECR


D.

An increase in transaction activity


Questions # 20:

Company XYZ uses exponential smoothing to forecast its daily lockbox receipts. With the help of a statistical computer program, the company has determined that the smoothing constant is 0.35.

Question # 20

Using the data in the table, what is the exponential smoothing forecast for Day 7 (rounded to the nearest whole $)?

Options:

A.

$26,600


B.

$27,167


C.

$27,790


D.

$28,810


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