WorksheetsQuarterly Test Part II: Business Finance 12
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 34mins
An economic rate which affects the purchasing power of consumers it is also affecting buying behavior and spending patterns.
Finance
Inflation rate
Strategic plan
Market niche
A situation when the economy is conductive for investing, consumers tend to buy less of consumer products.
Investment climate
Threat Situation
GDP
Balance Sheet
It is a description of what the organization aspires to be in the long term.
Financial Statement
Mission Statement
Income Statement
Vision Statement
It is a limitation which affects a firm’s position relative to its competitors. It may affect the way the firm delivers products and services to customers.
Strength
Threat
Weakness
Opportunity
It is a financial projection that presents an entity’s expected financial positions, results of operations, and cash flows.
Projected Financial Statements
Projected Budget
Cash Budget
Cash Management
A condition that includes inflation, competitiveness of specific industries, growth, global markets, consumer demand, and spending patterns of specific market segments.
Business Condition
Inflation rate
Weather condition
Market condition
The investors in securities and other financial or investment products always try to see whether the economy is bullish or bearish.
Cash Flows
Investment Climate
Operations
Corporate Finance
When the company have been placed as a market leader and part of marketing strategy is to focus on a smaller market segment, or a challenger becomes huge determinant of sales, investments to be made, and other expenses to be incurred in support of operations is called
Market Segment.
Competitive position*
Adequate expense control
Selling assets to investors
It is a statement of projected sales, expenses, income, and other financial transactions for the coming period or normally called as a firm’s financial plan.
Budget
Corporate strategy
Revenue
Costs of goods sold
It is one of the major purposes of the budget other than controlling.
Planning
Accounting
Inventories
Economic order quantity
It is a detailed projection of income and expenses for a given period of time, which is usually one year.
Financial budget
Operating budget
Working capital
Capital expenses
Indicates the number of units a firm expects to sell. That number of units is multiplied by the selling price. Relatively, it is the determinant of all the other budgets included in the master budget.
Sale forecast
Financial budget
Sale budget
Budget inventory
It is a projection of sales of a product or service expressed either in units or absolute monetary value
Sale forecast
Clearance Sale
Credit management
Budgeting
Shows the impact of the planned operations and capital investments on a firm’s assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity.
Depreciation expense
Net Income
Common stock
Financial budgets
There is one functions that does not perform in the preparation of budget.
Preparation of sales forecast
Determining production volume
Estimating cash flow
Inventory
It consist of currency and balances in bank accounts. These assets earn minimal interest but can be used immediately to pay off obligations.
Cash Management
Cash budget
Financial forecast
Cash disbursements
It is one of the key decisions of management.
Cash and temporary investments
Inventory
Cash Plan
Accruals
Which is not considered as part of temporary investments.
Long term instruments
marketable securities
treasury bills
certificates of deposits
It is an indispensable managerial tool for planning the amount of timing of cash requirements and their availability.
Market securities
Cash Balances
Cash Budget
Short term instruments
It is the primary reasons why we intend to hold for a cash.
solvency
Financial budgets
Available payment to meets obligations
Capital
There are several cash management activities, however one does not belong to the group
Collection
Receipt
Control and disbursement of cash
external auditing
Considered as the most liquid assets of the company
Interest
Profit
Cash and Temporary Investments
external auditing
It is a form of instruments that publicly – traded short-term investments.
Cash transactions
Money Market securities
Financial Market
Financial Reporting
It is the difference between the time cash is received from customers and the time cash is recorded in the company’s bank balances.
Medium Term
Cash Float
Long term
Financial Control
Which is not a good practice of the company in terms of managing cash flow.
Alternative collection systems to minimize negative float.
“Stretching” the payment of account payables.
A company should not pay accounts within their due dates to preserve good relationship with its suppliers
Payables should be “stretched” or extended only up to the maximum credit period.
It’s aim is to maximize the company’s positive float by funding check payments on the precise days when they are released.
Centralizing cash disbursements
Cost-benefit analysis
Collection policies
Investments
It is one way to determine optimal cash levels that involves balancing the income from holding earning assets against the cost of selling such assets to raise cash.
Capital budget
Optimizing Cash balance
Master budget
Cash budget
Busines Finance Students of SNDPA’s consultancy and business solutions has cash operating expenses of P 500,000.00 per year, mainly in staff salaries and purchases of office supplies and materials. Management would like to maintain a cash balance equal to three weeks’ cash operating expenses. How much is the cash balance that the company should maintain?
P29,166.67
P93,333
P30,000.00
P40,000.00
It is a negative experience by the company’s bank balances attributed to delays in processing and recording the transaction, the delivery period and check clearing formalities.
Negative float
Deficits
revenue forecast
Cash budget
This consists of the billing float, the check payment processing float, and the cash receipts processing float. The time lag between the sale and actual billing of the customer is the billing or invoicing float.
Fixed Assets
Delivery Float
Transaction processing float
Clearing Float
Which statement that does not pertains to the components of a negative cash?
Cash balance.
Transaction processing float.
Delivery float.
Clearing float
It is a time it takes for payment to be debited from the company’s account.
Negative Float
Credit card
Positive Float
Month-end balance
One technique of the company to minimize negative float is by
Controlling Disbursements
Net working capital
relax credit terms
maintain high levels of investments
Management’s cash balance should also depend on bank relationships. A company with an outstanding loan with a bank may be required to maintain
maximum amount or compensating balance
a minimum amount or compensating balance
balance of payment
Capital management
Which is not the target of cash balances?
Defaulting on loans
Going past due on its supplier accounts.
Missing opportunities
High Debts
Each pair provides one correct reason why holding cash is important for the company. Answer by choosing only one given reason in each number from number 36 to 39
facilitate normal transaction
increase return on equity
Each pair provides one correct reason why holding cash is important for the company. Answer by choosing only one given reason in each number from number 36 to 39.
minimal equity capital and high debts
provide buffer against contingencies
Each pair provides one correct reason why holding cash is important for the company. Answer by choosing only one given reason in each number from number 36 to 39.
take advantage income opportunities
minimize inventories
Each pair provides one correct reason why holding cash is important for the company. Answer by choosing only one given reason in each number from number 36 to 39.
produce fixed volume of goods
meet bank relationship requirements
Each pair provides one correct purpose or target of cash balances. Answer by choosing only one target in each number
control and disbursement of cash
defaulting on loans
Each pair provides one correct purpose or target of cash balances. Answer by choosing only one target in each number.
going past due on its supplier’s accounts
credit and collections
Each pair provides one correct purpose or target of cash balances. Answer by choosing only one target in each number.
missing opportunities
Internal auditing and accounting
Each pair provides one
correct report that constitute the factors in optimizing cash balances. Answer
by choosing only one correct factor in each number.
Payments for operating expenses, loans and suppliers
networking capital
Each pair provides one correct report that constitute the factors in optimizing cash balances. Answer by choosing only one correct factor in each number.
current ratio
Availability of short-term loans
Each pair provides one correct report that constitute the factors in optimizing cash balances. Answer by choosing only one correct factor in each number
Seasonality in cash flows
return on equity
The Galatian Security School whose total cash requirement is P1,000,000 paid regularly over a five -month period. The transaction cost of raising cash is P500 per transaction. The interest rate on money market securities is ten percent for five months.
Instruction: Estimate the required cash balance of Galatians Security School by answering the questions taken or based on your computation applying the formula above for the target cash balance. Answer by choosing only one correct figure in each number.
Question: What is the value of C?
P50,000
P100,000
The Galatian Security School whose total cash requirement is P1,000,000 paid regularly over a five -month period. The transaction cost of raising cash is P500 per transaction. The interest rate on money market securities is ten percent for five months.
Instruction: Estimate the required cash balance of Galatians Security School by answering the questions taken or based on your computation applying the formula above for the target cash balance. Answer by choosing only one correct figure in each number.
Question: What is the value of p?
P500
P50,000
The Galatian Security School whose total cash requirement is P1,000,000 paid regularly over a five -month period. The transaction cost of raising cash is P500 per transaction. The interest rate on money market securities is ten percent for five months.
Instruction: Estimate the required cash balance of Galatians Security School by answering the questions taken or based on your computation applying the formula above for the target cash balance. Answer by choosing only one correct figure in each number.
Question: What is the value of T?
P100,000,000
P100,000
The Galatian Security School whose total cash requirement is P1,000,000 paid regularly over a five -month period. The transaction cost of raising cash is P500 per transaction. The interest rate on money market securities is ten percent for five months.
Instruction: Estimate the required cash balance of Galatians Security School by answering the questions taken or based on your computation applying the formula above for the target cash balance. Answer by choosing only one correct figure in each number.
Question: What is the value of i?
0.05
0.10
The Galatian Security School whose total cash requirement is P1,000,000 paid regularly over a five -month period. The transaction cost of raising cash is P500 per transaction. The interest rate on money market securities is ten percent for five months.
Instruction: Estimate the required cash balance of Galatians Security School by answering the questions taken or based on your computation applying the formula above for the target cash balance. Answer by choosing only one correct figure in each number.
Question: What is the optimum cash balance and transactions of the Galatians Security School for the next 150 days?
P100,000.00 for the next 150 days with 10 transactions
P150,000.00 for the next 150 days with 15 transactions
