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Questions # 61:

If ¥120.14 = U.S.$1.00 and € .7564 = U.S.$1.00, how many ¥ = €1.00?

Options:

A.

¥.00629


B.

¥90.874


C.

¥120.8964


D.

¥158.831


Questions # 62:

Determining that payments are made to vendors and suppliers based on credit terms is the responsibility of:

Options:

A.

the risk manager.


B.

the accounts receivable manager.


C.

the accounts payable manager.


D.

the cash manager.


Questions # 63:

Which two of the following are methods for concentrating weekend deposits in a field deposit system?

1. Using a wire transfer for the funds on Monday

2. Anticipating deposits and initiating an ACH on Friday

3. Initiating an ACH cash concentration transaction on Thursday

4. Using a multibank lockbox network

Options:

A.

1 and 2


B.

1 and 3


C.

2 and 3


D.

2 and 4


Questions # 64:

A short-term bank line with $20 million of unused capacity and an investment in an overnight money market fund are both forms of which liquidity requirement?

Options:

A.

Precautionary


B.

Strategic


C.

Opportunity


D.

Transaction


Questions # 65:

Company ABC, with a current debt rating of BBB- from Standard & Poor’s, is negotiating a new revolving credit agreement with its lenders. The company anticipates closing on a small acquisition within a year of executing this new agreement and would like maximum flexibility to determine its capital structure. The company is MOST concerned about the lenders’ inclusion of A.

Options:

A.

ratings trigger.


B.

growth rate covenant.


C.

change in control covenant.


D.

limit on internal financing.


Questions # 66:

Equity section of Fisher, Inc. Financial Statement

Question # 66

If an investor paid $1,400.00 (excluding fees) for 75 shares of common stock, what was the market value of Fisher, Inc. at the time of purchase?

Options:

A.

15.50


B.

15.76


C.

16.97


D.

18.67


Questions # 67:

A company is filing for bankruptcy protection and is concerned about the welfare of its sizeable retiree population. Under ERISA, it is obligated to perform which of the following actions regarding its defined benefit plan?

Options:

A.

Use proceeds from asset sales to fund the plan liability.


B.

Convert the plan to a portable, hybrid vehicle.


C.

Record a distress termination with the PBGC.


D.

File a 5500 report (bankruptcy amendment) with the DOL.


Questions # 68:

A nationwide discount retailer is re-evaluating financing methods since the most-popular and most-expensive electronics “must-have” item for this year is set to ship from factories in China. Which of the following credit facilities would be MOST effective for the retailer to use?

Options:

A.

Factoring


B.

Asset-based credit line


C.

Securitization


D.

Commercial paper issuance


Questions # 69:

XYZ Inc. has limited cash flow, total liabilities to total assets greater than 52%, and a high WACC. To help meet the goal of lowering their WACC, the company plans to issue several million dollars of private equity to the chairman of the board. If the company proceeds with this plan, the company may:

Options:

A.

not comply with SOX requirements.


B.

violate shareholder pre-emptive rights.


C.

require approval from PCAOB.


D.

need to report the large currency transaction.


Questions # 70:

Which of the following options would be BEST suited for a firm that wishes to pay no premium?

Options:

A.

Cap


B.

Collar


C.

Floor


D.

Swaption


Questions # 71:

A large retailer is preparing to accept credit cards and anticipates monthly credit card sales of $1,000,000. If the terms with the acquiring bank include bundled allocated fees of 6% and the retailer wishes to delay fee payment as long as possible, what should the retailer do?

Options:

A.

Accept gross settlement.


B.

Place a hold on consumer credit limits.


C.

Receive net settlement.


D.

Delay funds transfer to card-issuing banks.


Questions # 72:

What is the premium (price) for an oil contract, if the following conditions are present?

LIBOR rate of 5%

Out of the money cost of $3

Strike price is $4

In the money price of $1

Speculative premium of $2

Options:

A.

$3


B.

$5.25


C.

$7


D.

$7.35


Questions # 73:

When a company announces a significant and unexpected dividend increase, it signals to the market that management expects:

Options:

A.

earnings in future periods will be higher than in past periods.


B.

earnings in future periods will be lower than in past periods.


C.

earnings in future periods will not change.


D.

to split the stock in future periods.


Questions # 74:

Recently LEW Utilities, a local utility company, began using the company processing center method to process customer payments. Prior to this change, it used its local depository bank’s lockbox to process the payments. The PRIMARY advantage of the new method is to:

Options:

A.

decrease mail float as a result of applying payments in-house.


B.

ensure that payments are correctly applied to the customer’s account.


C.

reduce the processing float since payments are mailed directly to the customer.


D.

lower overall costs since in-house processing is cheaper than third-party processing.


Questions # 75:

The controller is developing a financial plan that includes an operating budget and a financial budget. Which of the following statements is true?

Options:

A.

The financial budget is used to determine the operating activity level the company can support.


B.

The two budgets do not have any impact on each other.


C.

The operating budget is developed to determine the staffing level needed for operations.


D.

The financial budget is impacted by the company’s sources and uses of cash.


Questions # 76:

What do MOST companies try to maintain due to the signaling effect and clientele effect?

Options:

A.

A stable policy of retained earnings


B.

A stable dividend policy


C.

A consistent payment date


D.

A dividend reinvestment plan


Questions # 77:

The yield on any short-term investment instrument is a function of the maturity or holding period, the amount paid and:

Options:

A.

the cash flows received.


B.

the money market yield.


C.

the after-tax yield.


D.

the issuing price.


Questions # 78:

Making payments through electronic payments networks can be a part of a treasury management system’s functionality, but it is subject to numerous constraints. Which of the following is a true statement of those constraints?

Options:

A.

The process is easy for the payee but very intensive manually for the payor.


B.

Negotiation of trade terms is required, but float terms are excluded.


C.

Remittance detail, whether a lot or a little, can be easily included with all payment forms.


D.

Collecting payment-routing details, and populating these into the software, is a significant task.


Questions # 79:

ABC Ltd. uses a third party lockbox provider to collect and clear its paper receivables. A customer disputes the price charged for a binding machine and issues a check to ABC Ltd. for 50% of the balance due, noting “paid in full” on the face of the check. The third party provider does not bring the check to ABC's attention prior to depositing it. Which regulation allows ABC to attempt to collect the remaining balance?

Options:

A.

UCC Article 2 - Clearing of Checks


B.

Federal Reserve Regulation CC


C.

UCC Article 3 - Negotiable Instruments


D.

UCC Article 4 - Bank Deposits and Collections


Questions # 80:

A nationwide retailer has been making EFT payments to its suppliers for several years. It will expand its processes to include consumer payments in its EFT initiative. Which of the following will support this initiative at the point-of-sale?

Options:

A.

Check truncation


B.

Consumer-to-business


C.

Paid-on-production


D.

Prearranged payment


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