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Chapter 5 - Financial investment

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Because common shareholders are entitled to the profits that remain after all of a corporation's other obligations have been met, common shareholders are known as

a)

residual owners.

b)

temporary owners.

c)

debt owners.

d)

owners of last resort

2.

If stocks earn an average rate of return of 12 %, their value doubles every

a)

4 years

b)

6 years

c)

8 years

d)

12 years

3.

Which one of the following statements about common stock is true?

a)

Common stock can provide attractive capital appreciation opportunities.

b)

Dividends generally provide the greatest rate of return on common stocks.

c)

Common stocks generally have a negative rate of return over a ten-year period.

d)

The DJIA is the best indicator of the overall performance of common stocks.

Answer:  A

4.

For the period 2000 through 2009, the average annual price change for stocks in the S&P 500 index was

a)

16%.

b)

8%.

c)

-1%.

d)

) -50%.

5.

Shareholders must either exercise their rights granted via a rights offering or let them expire unused.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

) Stock held in treasury is a means of increasing the number of shares outstanding.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Rob owns 300 shares of Blackwood common stock valued at $9 a share. Blackwood has declared a 3-for-1 stock split effective tomorrow. After the split, Rob will own

a)

100 shares valued at about $27 a share

b)

100 shares valued at about $3 a share.

c)

900 shares valued at about $27 a share.

d)

900 shares valued at about $3 a share.

8.

A stock can have only one market value, but different investment values for different investors.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Westlake Industries has total assets of $42.5 million, total debt of $29.3 million, and $2.4 million of 6% preferred stock outstanding. If the company has 250,000 shares of common stock outstanding, its book value per share would be

a)

$32.33.

b)

$33.60.

c)

$43.20.

d)

$52.80.

10.

You are given the following information on a company: BV $1.6b, MV: $12.804B, share outstanding 600,000. Which one of the following statements is correct based on the information provided?

 

a)

The market price is $21.34 per share.

b)

The investment value is $2.67 per share

c)

The par value is $2.67 per share.

d)

The book value is $21.34 per share.

11.

Shareholders who sell their stock on or after the ex-dividend date, but before the date of record, will still receive the declared dividend.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Pilgrim Corp. stock currently sells for $25 per share?  The annual dividend payment is $1.00 per share and earnings per share are $3.00.  The dividend yield is ________ and the dividend payout ratio is ________.

a)

12%; .4%

b)

8.33%; 25%

c)

4%; 33%

d)

33%; 4%.

13.

To take advantage of the opportunity to acquire additional shares of a company's stock without incurring any brokerage commissions, many investors participate in

a)

IPO

b)

dividend reinvestment plans.

c)

deferred equity securities.

d)

corporate trusts.

14.

Which of the following are typical characteristics of small cap stocks?

 

I.    strong balance sheets

II.   market cap less than $2 billion

III.  potential for high returns along with high risk

IV. potentially dramatic changes in their earnings

a)

III and IV only

b)

II and III only

c)

I, III and IV only

d)

II, III and IV only

15.

Which of the following are characteristics of blue-chip stocks?

 

I.   solid balance sheets

II.  generous dividend yields

III. immunity from bear markets

IV. some growth potential

 

a)

III and IV only

b)

II and III only

c)

I, II and IV only

d)

II, III and IV only

16.

Aggressive stock management

a)

requires holding speculative stocks for the long term.

b)

involves active stock trading in the short-term in the quest for capital gains.

c)

concentrates on the long-term growth aspects of a security.

d)

concentrates on high dividend yielding stocks.