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In _________ the use of single-payment loan to finance a purchase or pay bills in situations where the funds to be used for repayment are known to be forthcoming in the near future.

A.
Interim financing
A.
Interim financing
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B.
Installment loans
B.
Installment loans
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C.
College savings plan
C.
College savings plan
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D.
Commercial loans
D.
Commercial loans
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Suggested answer: A

A firm that makes secured and unsecured personal loans to qualified individuals, also called a small loan company is called:

A.
Credit unions
A.
Credit unions
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B.
Consumer finance company
B.
Consumer finance company
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C.
Sales finance company
C.
Sales finance company
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D.
Captive finance company
D.
Captive finance company
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Suggested answer: B

With continuous compounding at 10 percent for 30 years, the future value of an initial investment of $2,000 is closest to:

A.
$34,898
A.
$34,898
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B.
$40,171
B.
$40,171
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C.
$164,500
C.
$164,500
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D.
$328,282
D.
$328,282
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Suggested answer: B

You want to buy an ordinary annuity that will pay you $4,000 a year for the next 20 years. You expect annual interest rates will be 8 percent over that time period. The maximum price you would be willing to pay for the annuity is closest to:

A.
$32,000
A.
$32,000
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B.
$39,272
B.
$39,272
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C.
$40,000
C.
$40,000
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D.
$80,000
D.
$80,000
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Suggested answer: B

A profitability index of .85 for a project means that:

A.
The present value of benefits is 85% greater than the project's costs
A.
The present value of benefits is 85% greater than the project's costs
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B.
The project's NPV is greater than zero
B.
The project's NPV is greater than zero
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C.
The project returns 85 cents in present value for each current dollar invested
C.
The project returns 85 cents in present value for each current dollar invested
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D.
The payback period is less than one year
D.
The payback period is less than one year
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Suggested answer: C

BackInSoon, Inc., has estimated that a proposed project's 10-year annual net cash benefit, received each year end, will be $2,500 with an additional terminal benefit of $5,000 at the end of the tenth year. Assuming that these cash inflows satisfy exactly BackInSoon's required rate of return of 8 percent, calculate the initial cash outlay. (Hint: With a desired IRR of 8%, use the IRR formula: ICO = discounted cash flows.)

A.
$16,775
A.
$16,775
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B.
$19,090
B.
$19,090
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C.
$25,000
C.
$25,000
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D.
$30,000
D.
$30,000
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Suggested answer: B

Which of the following statements is correct?

A.
If the NPV of a project is greater than 0, its PI will equal 0
A.
If the NPV of a project is greater than 0, its PI will equal 0
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B.
If the IRR of a project is 0%, its NPV, using a discount rate, k, greater than 0, will be 0
B.
If the IRR of a project is 0%, its NPV, using a discount rate, k, greater than 0, will be 0
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C.
If the PI of a project is less than 1, its NPV should be less than 0
C.
If the PI of a project is less than 1, its NPV should be less than 0
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D.
If the IRR of a project is greater than the discount rate, k, its PI will be less than 1 and its NPV will be greater than 0
D.
If the IRR of a project is greater than the discount rate, k, its PI will be less than 1 and its NPV will be greater than 0
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Suggested answer: C

Assume that a firm has accurately calculated the net cash flows relating to an investment proposal. If the net present value of this proposal is greater than zero and the firm is not under the constraint of capital rationing, then the firm should:

A.
calculate the IRR of this investment to be certain that the IRR is greater than the cost of capital
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calculate the IRR of this investment to be certain that the IRR is greater than the cost of capital
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B.
Compare the profitability index of the investment to those of other possible investments
B.
Compare the profitability index of the investment to those of other possible investments
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C.
Calculate the payback period to make certain that the initial cash outlay can be recovered within an appropriate period of time
C.
Calculate the payback period to make certain that the initial cash outlay can be recovered within an appropriate period of time
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D.
Accept the proposal, since the acceptance of value-creating investments should increase shareholder wealth
D.
Accept the proposal, since the acceptance of value-creating investments should increase shareholder wealth
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Suggested answer: D

A project's profitability index is equal to the ratio of the of a project's future cash flows to the project's .

A.
Present value; initial cash outlay
A.
Present value; initial cash outlay
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B.
Net present value; initial cash outlay
B.
Net present value; initial cash outlay
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C.
Present value; depreciable basis
C.
Present value; depreciable basis
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D.
Net present value; depreciable basis
D.
Net present value; depreciable basis
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Suggested answer: A

The discount rate at which two projects have identical is referred to as Fisher's rate of intersection.

A.
Present values
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Present values
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B.
Net present values
B.
Net present values
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C.
IRRs
C.
IRRs
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D.
Profitability indexes
D.
Profitability indexes
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Suggested answer: B
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