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UGC/NET - Financial Management

Description: Financial management Nature and ScopeCapital Structure and Cost of CapitalValuation Concepts and Valuation of SecuritiesLong-Term and Short-Term Financing InstrumentsCapital Budgeting Decisions
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In a company or firm, shareholder wealth is represented by the

  1. number of employees working in the firm

  2. book value of the firm's assets minus liabilities

  3. salary paid to employees

  4. market price per share of the firm's common stock

  5. none of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Shareholder wealth is represented by teh market price per share of the firm's common stock

The key function of financial management is

  1. controlling the organisation

  2. recruitment and selection of employees

  3. recording transactions

  4. introducing training and induction programmes

  5. financing the firm


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the key function of financial management.

What is the theory of capital structure?

  1. Net operating income approach

  2. Net income approach

  3. Modigliani and Miller approach

  4. The traditional approach

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

All are correct.

Which of the following is not included in the stages of operating cycle according to working capital management?

  1. Introduction of raw material

  2. Sale of finished goods

  3. Finished goods produced

  4. Cash received from debtors and paid to suppliers

  5. None of these


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

All are stages of working capital.

Net working capital is calculated as

  1. Current Assets - Current Liabilities

  2. Fixed Assets - Fixed Liabilities

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. C.A. - stock - C.L.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Right answer

Profitability index is calculated as

  1. Cash outflow / cash inflow

  2. Present value of cash inflow / Initial cash outlay

  3. Profitability / PV

  4. Profit / Investment

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct answer.

Which of the following methods of capital budgeting ignore(s) time value of money?

  1. NPV

  2. IRR

  3. Pay back period method

  4. Both (1) and (2)

  5. Both (2) and (3)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This method ignores time value of money.

Market price of shares is determined by

  1. the board of directors

  2. the president and CEO

  3. individuals buying and selling the stock

  4. the stock exchange in which the company is listed

  5. selling behaviour of individuals


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Market price is determined by individuals buying and selling the stock.

ABC Ltd. is expecting an annual EBIT of Rs. 80,000. The company has 3 lakhs in 10% debentures. The cost of equity capital is 12.5%.

Calculate the total value of firm as per net income approach.

  1. 2 lakhs

  2. 7 lakhs

  3. 10 lakhs

  4. 380,000

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

EBIT- 80,000 Int. on debentures - 30,000 (3 lakhs * 10%) Earning of equity - 50,000 Market value of equity - 400,000 (50,000 * 100/12.5) Market value of firm is 700,000 (400,000 + 300,000).

Stocks and raw material- 30,000 Work in progress- 20,000 Finished goods- 10,000 Cost of goods produced/sold- 400,000 Purchase/consumption of raw material- 200,000

Compute the duration of operating cycle assuming the days to be 360.

  1. Raw material - 54 Work in progress - 18 days Finished goods - 9 days

  2. Raw material - 54 days Work in progress - 18 days Finished goods - 19 days

  3. Raw material - 50 days Work in progress - 20 days Finished goods - 9 days

  4. Raw material - 56 days Work in progress - 34 days Finished goods - 23 days

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

RM- 30,000/ 200,000 * 360 = 54 days WIP- 20,000/ 400,000 * 360 = 18 days FG- 10,000/ 400,000 * 360 = 9 days

Working capital can be classified on the basis of

  1. concept

  2. time

  3. money

  4. both (1) and (2)

  5. both (2) and (3)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Right answer

Which of the following factors determine(s) the capital structure?

  1. Risk

  2. Cost of capital

  3. Control

  4. (1) and (2)

  5. (1), (2) and (3)


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Yes, it is the right answer.

Which of the following is not an assumption of net income approach?

  1. No taxes

  2. The cost of debt is less than the cost of equity.

  3. Business risk remains constant at every level of debt equity mix.

  4. Risk perception of investors is not changed by the use of debt.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 This is not an assumption of net income approach.

Which of the following is/are considered as modern method(s) of capital budgeting?

  1. Pay back period method

  2. Net present value

  3. IRR

  4. Both (1) and (2)

  5. Both (2) and (3)


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the right answer.

A project costs Rs. 200,000 and yields an annual cash inflow of Rs. 40,000 for 8 years.

Calculate the pay back period.

  1. 5 years

  2. 3 years

  3. 1 year

  4. 9 years

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

200,000 /40,000 = 5 years

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