XYZ Corporation’s current ledger balance of the controlled disbursement account is $1,286,500. Based on the information in the table,
what will the corporation's available balance be at the end of today?
Which of the following is an example of a Eurobond?
The CFO asks the Treasurer to create a new collections and concentration policy for their company. Following implementation of the policy, the company finds that reporting of receivables values is taking 10% longer, with no improvement in the company’s cash flow or liquidity. What step in developing the policy could have been executed better?
A North American service company has autonomous offices in different geographic regions each handling their own sales and accounts receivables deposits to local banks which primarily consist of checks. By implementing a lockbox collection system, what objective in its collection policy would it have met?
A consumer is presented with payment options from a merchant when making a purchase. The consumer does not wish to share any information that could be later used in identity theft or fraud, while the merchant requires guaranteed payments within 24 hours with no NSFs or declined payments. Which of the following options would suit both the consumer and the merchant?
An electronics manufacturer is attempting to protect itself from financial losses due to projected high warranty claims costs for one of its technically complex products. What kind of assessment should the company perform to determine the appropriate external insurance coverage that would protect it from the claims?
Senior management at ABC Company plans to make a large capital expenditure to bolster its infrastructure exactly one year from now. Their primary concern is to preserve the current capital position until the expected cash outlay. The majority of the cash at ABC Company is held in treasury notes, but management would like to also invest some of the money into corporate bonds and money market funds. Which investment objective BEST suits the needs of ABC Company?
A U.S. bank is actively trying to establish its operations in an emerging market country, but is not experiencing much success due to differences in the business culture. To gain some market share, an executive of the bank decides to give the son of a local dignitary a highly paid position in the organization. Furthermore, the dignitary is a person of interest on various terror watch lists. Sanctions can be placed on the bank because the executive did NOT establish compliance with which of the following?
A newly hired Treasurer must establish the organizational structure of the treasury department for ABC Corporation which is a publicly traded multinational organization with sales offices in over 50 countries. There are limited opportunities for trading and hedging activity. The first challenge is to identify the most appropriate structure for the treasury group that will provide control, visibility, economies of scale, and lower operating expenses. What structure should be chosen?
USA Tires, LLC is a U.S. company that manufactures a high performance tire. It has $500 million in annual domestic sales. Customer A is located 50 miles from the USA Tires warehouse. Customer A orders 1,000 high performance tires per month at a price of $50 per tire. It has credit terms of 30 days. Customer B is located 40 miles from the USA Tires warehouse. Customer B orders 1,000 high performance tires per month at a price of $60 per tire. Customer B has credit terms of 20 days. Which legislation is being violated in the scenario?
XYZ Bank would like to conduct some foreign exchange transactions with JKL Bank. JKL isn’t the most liquid and could have some credit risk. XYZ Bank should suggest which of the following in order to eliminate risk?
Company XYZ is aggressively expanding globally. It is evaluating four markets: Latin America, Europe, Asia and Middle East.
Latin AmericA. Risk adjusted discount ratE. 15%, Payback period=7 years, IRR=15%
EuropE. Risk adjusted discount ratE. 8%, NPV=$20M
Middle East: Risk adjusted discount ratE. 11%, IRR=12%, NPV=$5M
AsiA. WACC. 9%, Payback=2 yrs, IRR=8%
Based on the information, which two markets will company XYZ MOST LIKELY pursue?
ABL Corporation is currently receiving a return of 10% on its investments. The bank is offering them an ECR of 15%. In order to get more value for their money ABL Corp. has decided to take advantage of the higher ECR and use funds from its Money Market Accounts to cover bank service charges.
If ABL already has an average ledger balance of $750,000, how much more do they need to deposit on their account to cover all $10,000 of monthly service charges?
A U.S. company’s pension plan is managed by an investment management firm, headquartered outside the United States. The investment management firm outsources the accounting for the plan to an organization on the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions lists and the firm does not advise the U.S. company of this fact. A financial loss in the pension plan is later realized due to the mismanagement of funds. When establishing its contract with the firm to protect itself from losses in the pension plan, the company should have:
Racklyn Paint Company, a new paint and construction company, has vendor payables of $2 million due periodically over the next 3 months; payroll payable to its crews of $500K each month; a mortgage of $4.4 million with a fixed rate of 6.0%; and an equipment loan of $5 million with a bank at a 30-day LIBOR plus 150 bp payment of $100K due monthly. Racklyn receives their first contract valued at $12 million with half of the contract value due at the time of contract and final payment upon completion. Racklyn expects the job to last 6 months. Which option would be the BEST use of Racklyn Paint Company’s cash?
While revising the investment policy, the CFO performs a sensitivity analysis for the company’s cash flow from investments, and identifies that increasing the maximum dollar value for bond purchases will improve returns by 10% on average, all other variables being equal. What issue will the CFO now need to address in the investment policy?
A publicly held U.S. company has reported at the beginning of the year that it expects to increase shareholder value by 5%. The current expectations are for interest rates to remain steady with a decline in fourth quarter. Treasury policy requires that investments be 90 days or less and investment grade. How should the company invest excess cash to support this goal?
A U.S. corporation has annual revenues of $500 million and a corporate tax rate of 15%. It has subsidiaries in Country A and Country B. Subsidiary A has annual revenues of $50 million. Subsidiary B has annual revenues of $20 million. The parent company has asked the Subsidiary A to transfer the equivalent of $10 million to Subsidiary B. There is a 5% withholding tax in Country A and a 3% withholding tax in Country B. How much withholding tax will the company owe as a result of this transaction?
Which of the following capital budgeting methods ignores the time value of money?
Over the past 3 years XYZ Company has expanded into multiple countries and significantly grown its banking relationships. The company now incurs significant expenses related to payment transaction costs and maintaining multiple bank connections. What should the company use to combat these rising costs?
