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Factoring refers to:


A) Determining the aging schedule of the firm's accounts receivable
B) The sale of a firm's accounts receivable to another firm
C) The determination of the average collection period
D) Scoring a customer based on the 5 C's of credit

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Briefly explain the process of factoring accounts receivables.

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Factoring is the sale of accounts receiv...

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The default rate of Demurrage Associates' new customers has been running at 10%. The average sale for each new customer amounts to $800, generating a profit of $100 and a 40% chance of a repeat order next year. The default rate on repeat orders is only 2%. If the interest rate is 9%, what is the expected profit from each new customer?


A) $88.70
B) $47.75
C) $43.25
D) $50.83

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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If the short-term commercial paper rate is 6% and the corporate tax rate is 35%, what yield would a corporation require on an investment in floating-rate preferred stock? Assume the default risk is the same as for commercial paper.


A) 6.0%
B) 39%
C) 9.2%
D) 4.4%

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Discuss the general principles that should be used for credit decisions.

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In general, there are three principles o...

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What is a bridge loan? Briefly explain.

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A bridge loan is a short-term loan that ...

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A variable rate demand bond (VRDB) : I. Is a long-term security II. Has interest payments linked to the level of short-term interest rates III. May periodically be sold back to the issuer at face value IV. Is tax-exempt


A) I only
B) I and II only
C) I, II, and III only
D) I, II, III, and IV

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following statements regarding "bankers' acceptances" is true? I. Bankers' acceptances are used in overseas trading II. Bankers' acceptances are bought and sold on a discount basis III. Bankers' acceptances are guaranteed by the bank


A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I, II, and III

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Commercial paper (CP) issued in the USA has a maximum maturity of nine months, most CPs are sold with a maturity of


A) sixty days or less
B) thirty days or less
C) ninety days or less
D) one hundred and eighty days or less

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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The most common benchmarks used for pricing long-term bank loans are:


A) LIBOR
B) Federal funds rate
C) Prime rate
D) All of the above

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following are Moody's commercial paper (CP) ratings?


A) Aaa; Aa; A; Baa; etc
B) P-1 (Prime-1) ; P-2; P-3
C) AAA; AA; A; BBB; etc.
D) A-1; A-2; A-3

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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What percent of syndicated loans are subsequently resold? (approximately)


A) 10%
B) 20%
C) 30%
D) none of the above

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A customer has ordered goods with a value of $1200. The production cost is $800. Under what conditions should you extend credit if there is no possibility of repeat orders?


A) If the probability of payment exceeds 0.67
B) If the probability of payment exceeds 0.75
C) If the probability of payment exceeds 0.80
D) If the probability of payment exceeds 0.90 p(1200 - 800) - (1 - p) (800) = 0; p = 0.67

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Firms which receive a large volume of checks use the following to speed up availability of funds:


A) Concentration banking
B) Retail banking
C) Money market deposit account
D) None of the above

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The most common way to finance a temporary cash deficit is the use of:


A) Banker's acceptances
B) Call options
C) Commercial paper
D) Unsecured bank loans

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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LIBOR is the acronym for London Interbank Offered Rate.

A) True
B) False

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When banks have to make large loans, they form a group of banks for the purpose of making the loan. The group is called a:


A) Bank holding company
B) Syndicate
C) Golden umbrella
D) Conglomerate

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The maturity of most bank loans is:


A) A few months
B) One year
C) Three years
D) None of the above

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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In the United States large-value electronic payments are made through: I. Fedwire II. ACH III. CHIPS


A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I and III only

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Accounts receivables include: I. Trade credit II. Consumer credit III. Inventories


A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I and II only

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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