HSC Business Studies 2000-2015 - Finance Questions

Question

What is a source of new capital for a public company?

Answer 1

Primary market of the Australian Securities Exchange

Answer 2

Secondary market of the Australian Securities Exchange

Answer 3

Primary market of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission

Answer 4

Secondary market of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission

Answer 5

Specific maturity date

Answer 6

Low interest payments

Answer 7

Fixed returns to owners

Answer 8

Diluted business ownership

Answer 9

Profitability

Answer 10

Accounts payable

Answer 11

Gross profit

Answer 12

Intangibles

Answer 13

Net assets

Answer 14

To reduce financial risk

Answer 15

To provide security over assets

Answer 16

To retain ownership and control

Answer 17

To obtain cheap, short-term finance

Answer 18

It is better than industry average and has improved since 2013.

Answer 19

It is better than industry average and has worsened since 2013.

Answer 20

It is worse than industry average and has improved since 2013.

Answer 21

It is worse than industry average and has worsened since 2013.

Answer 22

It is better than industry average and has improved since 2013.

Answer 23

It is better than industry average and has worsened since 2013.

Answer 24

It is worse than industry average and has improved since 2013.

Answer 25

It is worse than industry average and has worsened since 2013.

Answer 26

Efficiency

Answer 27

Profitability

Answer 28

Increasing credit sales

Answer 29

Using sale and lease back

Answer 30

Preparing a cash flow statement

Answer 31

Repaying debt to creditors more quickly

Answer 32

Lower current ratio and lower accounts receivable turnover ratio

Answer 33

Higher current ratio and lower accounts receivable turnover ratio

Answer 34

Lower current ratio and higher accounts receivable turnover ratio

Answer 35

Higher current ratio and higher accounts receivable turnover ratio

Answer 36

Capitalised expenses

Answer 37

Debt repayments

Answer 38

Normalised earnings

Answer 39

Timing issues

Answer 40

Use cost centres

Answer 41

Reduce fixed costs

Answer 42

Minimise expenses

Answer 43

Use sale and leaseback

Answer 44

Japanese shareholders of an Australian bank

Answer 45

Australian producers selling wine to New Zealand

Answer 46

Australian car makers purchasing inputs from Italy

Answer 47

American travel agents organising tours for Australians

Answer 48

better solvency and better liquidity.

Answer 49

better solvency and poorer liquidity.

Answer 50

poorer solvency and better liquidity.

Answer 51

poorer solvency and poorer liquidity.

Answer 52

It provides loans to small businesses.

Answer 53

It provides insurance services for farmers.

Answer 54

It facilitates the buying and selling of shares.

Answer 55

It oversees the stability of the financial system.

Answer 56

Profitability

Answer 57

Receivables

Answer 58

An agreement to buy a foreign currency at an agreed price on some day in the future

Answer 59

An assessment of the reliability of a customer’s capacity to make timely payments

Answer 60

A method of protecting the business against seizure of its assets by a foreign government

Answer 61

A method of payment that allows a buyer to gain access to goods immediately and promise to pay later

Answer 62

The company’s credit risk will increase.

Answer 63

The cost of insuring the product will increase.

Answer 64

The purchase price of the product will be greater

Answer 65

The company will have more funds available for other uses.

Answer 66

Bank loan, mortgage

Answer 67

Retained profits, leasing

Answer 68

Owner’s Equity, mortgage

Answer 69

Retained profits, factoring

Answer 70

Asset stripping

Answer 71

Growth in equity

Answer 72

Capital expansion

Answer 73

Factoring of liabilities

Answer 74

Efficiency

Answer 75

Profitability

Answer 76

Open account

Answer 77

Letter of credit

Answer 78

Bill of exchange

Answer 79

Payment in advance

Answer 80

Reduced solvency and increased risk

Answer 81

Reduced solvency and decreased risk

Answer 82

Improved solvency and increased risk

Answer 83

Improved solvency and decreased risk

Answer 84

Gross profit ratio is unchanged and the expense ratio has improved.

Answer 85

Gross profit ratio has increased and the expense ratio has decreased.

Answer 86

Gross profit ratio has decreased and the expense ratio is unchanged.

Answer 87

Gross profit ratio has improved and the expense ratio has increased.

Answer 88

To negotiate finance

Answer 89

To identify new markets

Answer 90

To determine the value of intangibles

Answer 91

To calculate depreciation of non-current assets

Answer 92

By increasing advertising

Answer 93

By decreasing owners’ equity

Answer 94

By increasing mortgage repayments

Answer 95

By decreasing the size of the research team

Answer 96

set sales objectives to achieve target profits.

Answer 97

judge a manager’s performance against sales.

Answer 98

determine a pricing policy for each product sold.

Answer 99

decide which range of products to offer customers.

Answer 100

Bill of exchange

Answer 101

Overseas borrowing

Answer 102

Increasing bank overdraft to buy a delivery van

Answer 103

Applying for a government grant to pay creditors

Answer 104

Using retained earnings to expand into new markets

Answer 105

Selling accounts receivable to replace furniture and fittings

Answer 106

Grants, debentures, leasing, mortgage

Answer 107

Venture capital, loans, drawings, factoring

Answer 108

Accounts payable, owners’ equity, leasing, discounts

Answer 109

Bank overdraft, retained profits, factoring, bank bills

Answer 110

Equity financing

Answer 111

Sale and lease back

Answer 112

Accounts receivable turnover

Answer 113

Solvency has declined and profitability has increased from 2006 to 2007.

Answer 114

Profitability has decreased and solvency has improved from 2006 to 2007.

Answer 115

The expense ratio has improved and is closer to the industry average in 2007 than in 2006.

Answer 116

Solvency in 2007 is better than industry average and the expense ratio has improved from 2006.

Answer 117

Increase in cash

Answer 118

Increase in purchases

Answer 119

Decrease in drawings

Answer 120

Decrease in interest rates

Answer 121

Efficiency

Answer 122

Profitability

Answer 123

Conducting a public market in shares and debentures

Answer 124

Buying and selling securities in Australian businesses

Answer 125

Providing prudential supervision of financial institutions

Answer 126

Ensuring investors create economic growth and employment prospects

Answer 127

The owner’s unproductive assets are liquidated.

Answer 128

There is no change of ownership as funding is internal.

Answer 129

The business can make tax savings in periods of high inflation.

Answer 130

The business is able to sustain prolonged periods of operating losses.

Answer 131

Cushioning the economic cycle

Answer 132

Engaging in foreign direct investment

Answer 133

October and November

Answer 134

November and December

Answer 135

November and January

Answer 136

December and January

Answer 137

Issue debentures

Answer 138

Obtain a mortgage

Answer 139

Seek venture capital

Answer 140

Apply for an overdraft

Answer 141

Increased gearing & Improved solvency

Answer 142

Increased gearing & Reduced solvency

Answer 143

Reduced accounts payable & Improved owner's equity

Answer 144

Reduced accounts payable & Reduced owner's equity

Answer 145

Asset stripping and lease back

Answer 146

Asset stripping and corporate raiding

Answer 147

Inappropriate cut-off periods and misuse of funds

Answer 148

Inappropriate cut-off periods and corporate raiding

Answer 149

Net profit ratios compare favourably with the industry average.

Answer 150

There has been an improvement in the expense ratio from 2003 to 2004.

Answer 151

The expense ratio in 2004 compares favourably with the industry average.

Answer 152

Each of the profitability ratios indicates performance below industry averages.

Answer 153

A depreciation of the Australian dollar

Answer 154

An appreciation of the Australian dollar

Answer 155

Widespread dumping of coffee due to excess supply

Answer 156

A new free trade agreement with one of the countries supplying this company

Answer 157

Gross profit

Answer 158

Debt to equity

Answer 159

Return on owners’ equity

Answer 160

Accounts receivable turnover

Answer 161

To limit the capital costs of the business

Answer 162

To ensure that only new vehicles are used

Answer 163

To minimise the long-term costs of vehicles to the business

Answer 164

To avoid the registration and insurance costs of vehicle ownership

Answer 165

Increase Owners’ Equity and decrease Cash at Bank

Answer 166

Increase Current Liabilities and increase Non-current Assets

Answer 167

Decrease Cash at Bank and increase Non-current Assets

Answer 168

Decrease Retained Profits and increase Non-current Assets

Answer 169

Working capital

Answer 170

Return on owners’ equity

Answer 171

Accounts receivable turnover

Answer 172

To monitor the activities of publicly-listed companies

Answer 173

To act as banker and financial agent to the federal government

Answer 174

To provide borrowing and lending services, primarily to the business sector

Answer 175

To provide loans to the corporate sector through receipts of insurance premiums

Answer 176

Debt to Equity Ratio is below the industry average

Answer 177

Debt to Equity Ratio exceeds the industry average

Answer 178

Working Capital Ratio exceeds the industry average

Answer 179

Working Capital Ratio is equal to the industry average

Answer 180

Year 1 was a period of decreasing expenses and Year 2 was a period of increasing expenses

Answer 181

Year 1 was a period of increasing expenses and Year 2 was a period of decreasing expenses

Answer 182

Year 1 was a period of improved sales performance and Year 2 was a period of increasing expenses.

Answer 183

Year 1 was a period of improved sales performance and Year 2 was a period of decreasing expenses.

Answer 184

Cash sales

Answer 185

Credit purchases

Answer 186

Credit sales

Answer 187

Receivables

Answer 188

Controlling

Answer 189

Organising

Answer 190

Selling accounts receivable to a collection agency

Answer 191

Selling goods on credit but with a specified date for payment

Answer 192

Selling the factors of production for cost, plus a small mark-up

Answer 193

Selling unused factory equipment to make up for the short-fall in cash flow

Answer 194

Intangibles

Answer 195

Return on owners’ equity

Answer 196

Increased numbers of Australians travelling overseas and decreased numbers of overseas visitors to Australia

Answer 197

Increased numbers of Australians travelling overseas and increased numbers of overseas visitors to Australia

Answer 198

Decreased numbers of Australians travelling overseas and increased numbers of overseas visitors to Australia

Answer 199

Decreased numbers of Australians travelling overseas and decreased numbers of overseas visitors to Australia

Answer 200

Collecting market research data

Answer 201

Comparing cash and credit sales

Answer 202

Implementing financial plans

Answer 203

Monitoring the achievement of marketing plans

Answer 204

The expense ratio has improved while the accounts receivable turnover ratio has deteriorated.

Answer 205

The expense ratio has improved and the accounts receivable turnover ratio has also improved

Answer 206

The expense ratio has deteriorated while the accounts receivable turnover ratio has improved.

Answer 207

The expense ratio has deteriorated and the accounts receivable turnover ratio has also deteriorated.

Answer 208

$750 net loss

Answer 209

$500 net loss

Answer 210

$750 net profit

Answer 211

$2000 net profit

Answer 212

Bank bills

Answer 213

Current ratio

Answer 214

Expense ratio

Answer 215

Net profit ratio

Answer 216

Debt to equity ratio

Answer 217

Offering discounts for early payment

Answer 218

Increasing the price of the product

Answer 219

Taking out a short-term loan

Answer 220

Increasing its overdraft

Answer 221

Using transfer pricing between subsidiaries

Answer 222

Minimising the effects of the global business cycle

Answer 223

Protecting against fluctuating exchange rates

Answer 224

Reducing credit risks on international transactions

Answer 225

Altering the credit terms to ensure early payment of receivables

Answer 226

Improving the efficiency of cost centres

Answer 227

Selling of non-productive assets

Answer 228

Factoring of accounts receivable

Answer 229

Bill of exchange

Answer 230

Letter of credit

Answer 231

Open account

Answer 232

Pre-payment

Answer 233

An increase in the use of fixed exchange rates

Answer 234

An increase in foreign direct investment

Answer 235

Greater influence of trading blocs

Answer 236

Increased mobility within international labour markets

Answer 237

Profitability

Answer 238

Increased liquidity and increased solvency

Answer 239

Increased liquidity and reduced solvency

Answer 240

Reduced liquidity and increased solvency

Answer 241

Reduced liquidity and reduced solvency

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