MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The statement of cash flows should help investors and creditors assess each of the following except the a. entity's ability to generate future income. b. entity's ability to pay dividends. c. reasons for the difference between net income and net cash provided by operating activities. d. cash investing and financing transactions during the period.
Merck & Co., Inc., invests in securities of other companies. Access Merck’s 2010 10-K using EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Required: 1. What is the amount and classification of any investment securities reported on the balance sheet? In which current and noncurrent asset categories are investments reported by Merck?
E) both B and C of the above. Answer: A Topic: Chapter 2.1 Function of Financial Markets Question Status: Previous Edition 3) Which of the following can be described as involving direct finance? A) A corporation's stock is traded in an over-the-counter market. B) People buy shares in a mutual fund. C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper in the secondary market.
Discuss how Hincapie should report the proposed preferred stock issue. * General Disclosure- either on the face of the financial statement by means of parenthetical disclosure, or in the Notes of the financial statements "o 505-10-50-2: If both financial position and results of operations are presented, disclosure of changes in the separate accounts comprising shareholders’ equity (in addition to retained earnings) and of the changes in the number of shares of equity securities during at least the most recent annual fiscal period and any subsequent interim period presented is required to make the financial statements sufficiently informative. Disclosure of such changes may take the form of separate statements or may be made in the basic financial statements or notes thereto " "o 505-10-50-3: An entity shall explain, in summary form within its financial statements, the pertinent rights and privileges of the various securities outstanding. Examples of information that shall be disclosed
There are two approaches for presenting the operating activities direst method and indirect method. Direct method reports the components of cash flow from operating activities as gross receipts and gross payments. The indirect method starts with the net income from the income statement and then eliminates noncash items to arrive at net cash inflow and outflow from operating activities. Investing activities include (a) purchasing and disposing of investments and productive long-lived assets using cash, (b) lending money, and collecting the loans. Cash flow from investing activities is cash inflows and outflows related to the purchase and disposal of long-lived productive assets and investments in the securities of other companies.
Option (A) provides a clearer picture on how the stock options affect the company’s equity through the balance sheet. Expense: An expense represents the actual or expected cash outflow that results from an entity’s ongoing major or central operations. Option (A) values the compensation based on the value of the stock options. Therefore, this transaction
Dixita Patel Chapter 6 homework Managerial Finance July 31, 2012 Critical Thinking 6.6. Coupon rate: how does bond issuer decide on the appropriate coupon rate to set on its bonds? Explain the difference between the coupon rate and the required return on a bond price? Coupon rate is the annual coupon divided by the face value of a bond. In this case Bond Issuers look at outstanding bonds of comparable maturity and risk.
Determine the effect of several transactions on assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity. 4.27 Balance Sheet. Using accounting records prepare a balance sheet and determine the balance of the owner’s equity account. 4.28 Balance Sheet. Using accounting records prepare a balance sheet for a business and determine the balance of the cash and owner’s equity account.
What other items affected cash flow? The purchase of treasury stocks and effect of changes in foreign exchange are other
Finance division evaluates investments using “Weighted Average Cost of Capital” (Wacc) as a hurdle rate to discount the cash flows for an investment opportunity. This Wacc is calculated from two subgroups; cost of equity and cost of debt, giving appropriate weightage to each group. 2. Problem Statement: Following points need to be analyzed; - What risk-free rate and risk premium should be used for cost of equity? - How does the cost of debt for Marriott should be calculated.