Chapter 15 - Financial Planning, Forecasting and Cash Budgets

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Test sobre Chapter 15 - Financial Planning, Forecasting and Cash Budgets, creado por Cristian Quintanilla el 28/09/2015.
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Pregunta 1

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The strategic financial plans are planned long-term financial actions and the anticipated financial impact of those actions.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 2

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If the net cash flow is less than the minimum cash balance, financing is required
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 3

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Cash planning involves the preparation of the firm's income statement
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 4

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A positive external funds requirement would indicate that the firm's financing is in excess of its needs and that funds would therefore be available for repaying debt, repurchasing stock, or increasing the dividend to stockholders.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 5

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The sales forecast, cash budget, and pro forma financial statements are the key outputs of the short-run (operating) financial plan
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

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The excess cash balance is the amount available for investment by the firm if the desired minimum cash balance is less than the period's ending cash.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 7

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The "plug" figure that is used as a balancing account in the pro forma balance sheet is retained earnings
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 8

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The pro forma statements provide the financial manager with the amount of external financing required to support a given level of sales as well as a basis for analyzing in advance the level of profitability and overall financial performance of the firm in the coming year
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

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The cash budget gives the financial manager a clear view of the timing of the firm's expected profitability over a given period
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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A firm's net cash flow is the mathematical difference between the firm's beginning cash and its cash disbursements in each period
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 11

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The financial planning process begins with short-run plans and budgets that in turn guide the formulation of long-run financial plans
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 12

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A typical sales forecast, though concerned with future events, will usually be based on recent historical trends and events as well as on forecasts of economic prospects
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 13

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Pro forma financial statements are used primarily to assess a firm's historical performance
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 14

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Any firm with a positive growth rate in sales will require some amount of external funding, assuming all existing ratios are to be maintained
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 15

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An increase in the firm's inventory balance will normally require additional financing, unless the increase is matched by an equally large decrease in some other assets account
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 16

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The financial planning process begins with __________ financial plans that in turn guide the formation of __________ plans and budgets
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  • long-run; operating
  • strategic; operating
  • short-run; long-run
  • long-run; short-run

Pregunta 17

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The key aspects of the financial planning process are:
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  • investment planning and profit planning
  • cash planning and financing
  • cash planning and investment planning
  • cash planning and profit planning

Pregunta 18

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Pro form statements are used for:
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  • profit planning
  • credit analysis
  • cash budgeting
  • all of the above

Pregunta 19

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Which of the following would be the lease likely to utilize pro forma financial statements or a cash budget?
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  • top management
  • middle management
  • investors
  • lenders

Pregunta 20

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The __________ is a financial projection of the firm's short-term cash surpluses or shortages
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  • operating plan
  • cash budget
  • strategic plan
  • pro forma income statement

Pregunta 21

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__________ forecast is based on the relationships between the firm's sales and certain economic indicatiors
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  • A sales
  • An internail
  • A pro forma
  • An external

Pregunta 22

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Key inputs to short-term financial planning are:
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  • leverage analysis
  • economic forecasts
  • sales forecasts, operating, and financial data
  • financial budgets

Pregunta 23

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Of the following, generally, the easiest to estimate are:
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  • cash sales
  • cash disburesments
  • cash receipts
  • short-term borrowings

Pregunta 24

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The percent-of-sales method of preparing the pro forma income statement assumes that all costs are:
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  • fixed
  • independent
  • constant
  • variable

Pregunta 25

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___________ generally reflects the anticipated financial impact of long-term actions
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  • an operating financial plan
  • a strategic financial plan
  • a pro forma income statement
  • a cash budget

Pregunta 26

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The primary purpose in preparing a budget is:
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  • for profit planning
  • for risk analysis
  • to estimate sales
  • for cash planning

Pregunta 27

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All of the following accounts are used in the preparation of the cash budget, EXCEPT:
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  • cash receipts
  • depreciation
  • cash disbursements
  • excess cash

Pregunta 28

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Holding other things constant, the additional funds required for financing the firm's operations would be reduced with an increase in the firm's
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  • dividend ration payout
  • profit margin
  • capital intensity ration
  • tax rate
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