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FMEL 104 Preliminary Exam

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It ensures that a company has sufficient cash available at all times to meet the needs of its primary business operations

a)

Cash Department

b)

Treasury Department

c)

Marketing Department

d)

HR Department

2.

It safeguards the existing assets, which calls for the prudent investment of funds while guarding against excessive losses on interest rates and foreign exchange positions.

a)

Sales and Marketing Department

b)

Human Resource Department

c)

Treasury Management

d)

Maintenance Department

3.

The principles of management include all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Planning

b)

Planting

c)

Decision-making

d)

Controlling

4.

The accounting staff generally handles the receipt and disbursement of cash, but the treasury staff needs to compile this information from all subsidiaries into short-range and long- range cash forecasts.

a)

Cash forecasting

b)

Working capital management

c)

Cash management

d)

Investment management

5.

The treasury staff uses the information it obtained from its cash forecasting and working capital management activities to ensure that sufficient cash is available for operational needs.

a)

Working capital management

b)

Cash management

c)

Investment management

d)

Treasury risk management

6.

The treasurer should be aware of working capital levels and trends,  and  advise  management  on the  impact  of proposed policy changes on working capital levels.

a)

Working capital management

b)

Cash management

c)

Investment management

d)

Treasury risk management

7.

One of the responsibilities of the treasury department wherein the treasury staff is responsible for the proper investment of excess funds.

        

a)

Cash Forecasting

b)

Working Capital Management

c)

Cash Management 

d)

Investment Management

8.

It refers to the activity of identifying risk and reaching a state of risk that is required to achieve desired objectives.

a)

Risk Management

b)

Management Advice

c)

Working Capital Management

d)

Cash Forecasting

9.

The treasury staff can be an excellent in-house resource for the management  team  should  they  want  to  know  about interest rates that the company is likely to pay on new debt  offerings,  the  availability  of  debt,  and  probable terms that equity investors will want in exchange for their investment in the company

a)

Risk Management

b)

Management Advice

c)

Working Capital Management

d)

Cash Forecasting

10.

They are responsible for overseeing the management of a company or bank's assets and liabilities.

a)

Asset-liability committees (ALCOs)

b)

Front Office

c)

Mid-Office

d)

Back Office

11.

_____ must monitor current and projected cash flows and special funding needs, and use this information to correctly invest funds, and be prepared for an additional borrowings.

                 

a)

Front Office

b)

Mid-Office

c)

Back Office

d)

Treasurer

12.

In the course of buying and selling transactions, the dealers and traders are the first point of interface with the other participants in  the  market  (dealers  of  other  banks,  brokers  and customers).                 

a)

Front Office

b)

Mid-Office

c)

Back Office

d)

Treasurer

13.

This office undertakes  accounting,  settlement  and reconciliation operations.

a)

Front Office

b)

Mid-Office

c)

Back Office

d)

Treasurer

14.

This office is responsible for risk monitoring, measurement analysis and reports directly to the Top management for control.

a)

Front Office

b)

Mid-Office

c)

Back Office

d)

Treasurer

15.

Function wherein the treasurer presents regular reports on the organization's financial position

a)

general financial oversight

b)

funding, fundraising and sales

c)

financial planning and budgeting

d)

financial reporting

16.

Function wherein the treasurer advises on the organization's fundraising strategy and ensures use of funds that complies with conditions  set  by funding bodies

a)

general financial oversight

b)

funding, fundraising and sales

c)

financial planning and budgeting

d)

financial reporting

17.

Function wherein the treasurer oversees and presents budgets, accounts and financial statements to the management committee

a)

general financial oversight

b)

funding, fundraising and sales

c)

financial planning and budgeting

d)

banking, book-keeping and record- keeping

18.

Function wherein the treasurer prepares and presents budgets for new or ongoing work, advises on financial implications of strategic and operational plans and present revised financial forecasts based on actual spend.

a)

general financial oversight

b)

Control of fixed assets and stock

c)

financial planning and budgeting

d)

banking, book-keeping and record- keeping

19.

Function wherein the treasurer ensures proper records are kept

and required insurances are in place.

a)

general financial oversight

b)

Control of fixed assets and stock

c)

risk management

d)

banking, book-keeping and record- keeping

20.

How should the treasury department conduct its responsibilities?

a)

honestly

b)

in good faith

c)

with integrity, due care, competence and diligence

d)

all of the above

21.

This is also known as a financial instrument.

a)

bond

b)

debt

c)

security

d)

interest

22.

Financial institutions are also known as ________.

a)

Financial organisation

b)

Financial intermediaries

c)

Financial system

d)

All of the above

23.

Money market deals in _____________________

a)

Medium-term securities

b)

Short term Securities

c)

Long term Securities

d)

None of these

24.

Represents ownership in the corporation

a)

value

b)

interest

c)

stock or share

d)

coupon

25.

It is the conversion of one country's currency into another

a)

Private households

b)

Commercial bank

c)

Foreign exchange

d)

Core capital

26.

Which of the following refers to the characteristics of the money market?

a)

Securities have a life of more than one year

b)

Represent ownership of a firm

c)

Includes bonds and debentures

d)

Are more liquid than capital market

27.

Capital market instrument include__________

a)

treasury bills

b)

certificates of deposit

c)

corporate long term securities

d)

commercial paper

28.

Interest rate refers to

a)

The amount of interest someone has in a product

b)

The price you pay to borrow money

c)

The amount of money you get if you borrow money

d)

The amount of interest a producer has in selling you a product

29.

Unemployment Rate refers to

a)

the percent of people in the workforce

b)

the amount of people collecting unemployment checks from the gov.

c)

the percent of people that are currently out of work

d)

the amount of money you get paid when you retire

30.
High levels of GDP per capita indicate...
a)
Higher levels of happiness 
b)
Higher standard of living
c)
Equal levels of wealth 
d)
Self-sufficient communities
31.

When inflation is high the _______________of the currency decreases

a)
cost value
b)
purchasing power
c)
importance
d)
validity
32.

What is the Philippines situation in terms of international trade?

a)

It has a trade deficit.

b)

It has a trade surplus.

c)

Export and imports are the same.

d)

It does not participate in international trade.

33.

This is the sum of net income from abroad, net current transfers, and the balance of trade.

a)

current account

b)

gross domestic product

c)

gross national income

d)

purchasing power

34.

What debt is accumulated when a government spends more than it collects?

a)

external debt

b)

gross debt

c)

internal debt

d)

net debt

35.

This is a projection of the government's revenues and expenditure for a particular period of time often referred to as a financial or fiscal year

a)

fiscal policy

b)

government budget

c)

monetary policy

d)

economic forecast

36.

What are the actions taken to manage the availability and cost of money and credit to attain stable prices?

a)

Contractionary Policy

b)

Monetary Policy

c)

Fiscal Policy

d)

Expansionary Policy

37.

What is the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)?

a)

the fraction of the deposits that commercial banks lend to the customers

b)

the fraction of the deposits that BSP must keep with commercial banks

c)

the fraction of the deposits that commercial banks must keep with BSP

d)

the fraction of the deposits that commercial banks must keep in its vaults

38.

Banks have different options for where to hold or invest their reserves. Which of the following is NOT something we see?

a)

Banks depositing their reserves with the BSP.

b)

Banks investing their reserves in the stock market.

c)

Banks loaning out reserves to consumers.

d)

Banks loaning out reserves to other banks.

39.

When interest rates are cut, which of the following should NOT happen (in theory)?

a)

Households spend less as there is a greater incentive to save.

b)

Firms spend more as it is cheaper to take out a bank loan.

c)

Households spend more as their monthly mortgage payments are lower (variable rate mortgages).

d)

Households spend more as there is less incentive to save.

40.

All of the following are government securities EXCEPT

a)

treasury check

b)

treasury bills

c)

treasury bonds

d)

treasury notes

41.

These are short-term secure investments issued by the Philippine government through the Bureau of Treasury (BTr)

a)

treasury check

b)

treasury bills

c)

treasury bonds

d)

treasury notes

42.

These mature in 20 or 30 years and offer the highest interest payments bi-annually.

a)

treasury check

b)

treasury bills

c)

treasury bonds

d)

treasury notes

43.

The corporate income tax (CIT) rates for domestic corporations and resident foreign corporations (RFCs) under the CREATE Act

a)

30%

b)

25%

c)

20%

d)

15%

44.

Which is FALSE in an inflationary environment?

a)

INVERSE relationship between bonds and stocks. Bonds usually change direction ahead of stocks

b)

An INVERSE relationship between the US Dollar and commodities

c)

INVERSE relationship between the US Dollar and commodities

d)

An INVERSE relationship between bonds and commodities

45.

Decisions in the financial market can be based on

a)

rationality

b)

law

c)

emotions

d)

popular demand

46.

List down the five factors you need to know and understand for financial market analysis.

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