Chapter 1: The Financial Manager and the Firm

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1.	The financial manager is responsible for making decisions that are in the best interests of the firm's owners.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	A	

	
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2.	A patent is a productive asset for a technology-based firm.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	A	

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3.	Intangible assets generate most of a manufacturing firm's cash flows.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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4.	The most fundamental way that a business can grow in size is the reinvestment of cash flows or earnings.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	A	

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5.	When a firm goes bankrupt, it will always be liquidated.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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6.	Capital assets are generally short term in nature.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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7.	A good capital budgeting or investment decision is one in which the benefits are worth more to the firm than the cost of the asset.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	A	

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8.	Financing decisions determine how firms raise cash to pay for their investments.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	A	

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9.	The dollar difference between a firm’s total current assets and total liabilities is called its net working capital.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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10.	A sole proprietorship is an owner's only business.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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11.	Corporations hold the majority of all business assets and generate the majority of business revenues and profits in the United States.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	A	

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12.	Unlimited liability means that the owner of a firm is responsible for paying all the bills of the firm.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	A	

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13.	The process of transferring ownership of a sole proprietorship is relatively easy compared to a public corporation.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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14.	General partners in a business have limited liability with regard to their firm's obligations.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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15.	C-Corporations do not have their income subject to double taxation.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
16.	Privately held corporations are allowed to have stockholders.	
A)	True 	
B)	False	
Ans:	A	

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AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
17.	The treasurer of a corporation usually reports to the CFO of the firm.	
A)	True 	
B)	False	
Ans:	A	

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18.	The external auditors of the firm report their findings directly to the CFO of the firm.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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IMA: Performance Measurement
AICPA: Strategic/Critical Thinking	
19.	Maximizing revenue should be the goal of the firm.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
20.	An agency conflict can arise when the agent of the firm is the sole owner of the firm.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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Bloomcode: Comprehension
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AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
21.	The owners of a firm are unaffected by agency costs.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Ethics
IMA: Business Applications
AICPA: Professional Demeanor	
22.	Corruption in business does not affect the growth of the financial markets.	
A)	True	
B)	False	
Ans:	B	

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IMA: Business Economics
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23.	To start a business, the owners need	
A)	a market where there is demand for their product. 	
B)	a clear vision of what products or services they want to produce.	
C)	the know-how to successfully market their product.	
D)	all of the above.	
Ans:	D	

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24.	A stakeholder is:	
A)	someone geographically close to the firm's headquarters.	
B)	someone who has a claim on the cash flows of the firm.	
C)	some government agency.	
D)	all of the above. 	
Ans:	B	

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25.	If you have loaned capital to a firm, then you could be	
A)	a manager.	
B)	a stakeholder.	
C)	a partner.	
D)	all of the above.	
Ans:	B	

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26.	Which of the following is a stakeholder?	
A)	An employee	
B)	A lender	
C)	The IRS	
D)	All of the above	
Ans:	D	

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AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
27.	A trademark is an example of:	
A)	a liquid asset.	
B)	an intangible asset.	
C)	a contingent asset.	
D)	none of the above.	
Ans:	B	

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AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Resource Management	
28.	Which of the following is a basic source of funds for a firm?	
A)	Debt	
B)	Equity	
C)	Asset liquidations	
D)	Both A and B 	
Ans:	D	

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IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Resource Management	
29.	The cash remaining with the firm after paying its operating expenses, making payments to creditors, and taxes is called:	
A)	earnings per share.	
B)	capital contributed in excess of par.	
C)	residual cash flows.	
D)	assets.	
Ans:	C	

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IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Resource Management	
30.	Cash dividends are paid out of:	
A)	residual cash flows.	
B)	liquidated assets.	
C)	long-term debt.	
D)	all of the above.	
Ans:	A	

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IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Resource Management	
31.	Current liabilities are liabilities that:	
A)	will be converted to cash within a year.	
B)	must be paid within a year.	
C)	will be converted to equity within a year.	
D)	none of the above.	
Ans:	B	

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IMA: Budget Preparation
AICPA: Resource Management	
32.	The capital budgeting decision process addresses	
A)	how a firm's day-to-day financial matters should be managed.	
B)	how a firm should finance its assets.	
C)	which productive assets a firm should purchase.	
D)	all of the above.	
Ans:	C	

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Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Resource Management	
33.	Working capital management decisions help to determine:	
A)	how a firm's day-to-day financial matters should be managed.	
B)	how a firm should finance its assets.	
C)	which productive assets a firm should purchase.	
D)	all of the above.	
Ans:	A	

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IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Resource Management	
34.	Capital budgeting decisions generally impact more on:	
A)	the  asset portion of the balance sheet.	
B)	the short-term portion of the balance sheet.	
C)	the current liability portion of the balance sheet.	
D)	all of the above.	
Ans:	A	

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AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Strategic/Critical Thinking	
35.	A good capital budgeting decision is:	
A)	one in which the benefits of the project are equal to the cost of the asset.	
B)	one in which the benefits of the project are less than the cost of the asset.	
C)	one in which the benefits of the project are more than the cost of the asset.	
D)	all of the above.	
Ans:	C	

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AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Resource Management	
36.	Financial markets in which equity and debt instruments with maturities greater than one year are traded are called:	
A)	money markets.	
B)	capital markets.	
C)	Over the counter exchange.	
D)	none of the above.	
Ans:	B	

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AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Resource Management	
37.	The profitability of a firm can be negatively affected by:	
A)	too much inventory.	
B)	too little inventory.	
C)	either A or B.	
D)	neither A nor B.	
Ans:	C	

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IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
38.	Which of the following business organizational form(s) subject(s) the owner(s) to unlimited liability?	
A)	Sole proprietorship	
B)	General partnership	
C)	Corporation	
D)	Both A and B	
Ans:	D	

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Level of Difficulty:  Medium
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AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
39.	Which of the following business organizational form(s) create(s) a tax liability on income at the personal income tax rate?	
A)	Sole proprietorship	
B)	Partnership	
C)	Corporation	
D)	Both A and B	
Ans:	D	

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Level of Difficulty:  Medium
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AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
40.	Which of the following business organizational form(s) is/are the easiest one(s) to raise capital?	
A)	Sole proprietorship	
B)	Partnership	
C)	Corporation	
D)	Both A and B 	
Ans:	C	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 2
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
41.	Which of the following owners is protected by limited liability?	
A)	A sole proprietor	
B)	A general partner	
C)	Owner of a corporation	
D)	None of the above	
Ans:	C	

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AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
42.	Which of the following cannot be engaged in managing the business?	
A)	A sole proprietor	
B)	A general partner	
C)	A limited partner	
D)	None of the above	
Ans:	C	

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Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Global Perspective	
43.	Which form of business organization generate(s) the majority of business revenues and profits in the United States?	
A)	Sole proprietorship	
B)	Partnership	
C)	Corporation 	
D)	Both A and B	
Ans:	C	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 2
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
44.	Which organizational form best enables a firm to sell its securities to the market?	
A)	Sole proprietorship	
B)	Partnership	
C)	Private corporation	
D)	Public corporation	
Ans:	D	

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Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Legal/Regulatory Perspective	
45.	Which of the following organizational forms is subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations?	
A)	Sole proprietorship	
B)	Partnership	
C)	Private corporation	
D)	Public corporation	
Ans:	D	

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Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective 	
46.	Which organizational form best enables the owners of a firm to monitor the professional conduct of each other owners of the firm?	
A)	Sole proprietorship	
B)	Partnership	
C)	Private corporation	
D)	Public corporation	
Ans:	B	

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Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
47.	Which of the following is considered a hybrid organizational form?	
A)	Sole proprietorship	
B)	Partnership	
C)	Corporation	
D)	Limited liability partnership	
Ans:	D	

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Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Resource Management	
48.	Which of the following reports directly to the owners of a firm? (Assume that the firm is a public corporation.)	
A)	CFO	
B)	CEO	
C)	Board of directors	
D)	Audit committee	
Ans:	C	

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Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Resource Management	
49.	Which of the following is primarily responsible for managing all aspects of a firm’s financial side?	
A)	CFO	
B)	CEO	
C)	Board of directors	
D)	Audit committee	
Ans:	A	

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Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Reporting; Internal Controls
AICPA: Reporting; Resource Management 	
50.	Which of the following is responsible for performing an independent audit of a firm's financial statements?	
A)	CFO	
B)	CEO	
C)	CPA firm	
D)	Audit committee	
Ans:	C	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 4
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Internal Controls; Reporting
AICPA: Reporting	
51.	How is a CPA firm insulated from being pressurized by management?	
A)	The audit committee approves hiring, firing, and paying fees to external auditors.	
B)	The chairman of the board approves the external auditor's fees as well as the engagement letter.	
C)	The IRS approves the external auditor's fees as well as the engagement letter.	
D)	The CPA firm is not insulated from management.	
Ans:	A	

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Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Resource Management	
52.	Who among the following is typically responsible for managing a large corporation’s financial function?	
A)	The CEO	
B)	The Chairman of the board	
C)	The Vice-President - Production	
D)	The CFO	
Ans:	D	

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Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Performance Measurement
AICPA: Strategic/Critical Thinking	
53.	Which of the following is an appropriate goal for a firm?	
A)	Profit maximization	
B)	Revenue maximization	
C)	Stockholder’s wealth maximization	
D)	Tax minimization	
Ans:	C	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 4
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
54.	When analysts and investors determine the value of a firm's stock, they should consider:	
A)	the size of the expected cash flows associated with owning the stock.	
B)	the timing of the cash flows.	
C)	the riskiness of the cash flows.	
D)	all of the above.	
Ans:	D	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 4
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Strategic/Critical Thinking	
55.	If a firm establishes maximizing profits as the most important goal of the firm, which of the following would not be given proper consideration?	
A)	Sales revenues 	
B)	Profits	
C)	Risk of bankruptcy	
D)	Cost of goods sold	
Ans:	C	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 4
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Corporate Finance
AICPA: Strategic/Critical Thinking	
56.	Which of the following helps in maximizing stockholder’s wealth not usually account for?	
A)	Risk.	
B)	Government regulation.	
C)	The timing of cash flows.	
D)	Amount of cash flows.	
Ans:	B 	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 4
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Budget Preparation
AICPA: Strategic/Critical Thinking	
57.	Which of the following factors or activities can be controlled by the management of a firm?	
A)	Capital budgeting	
B)	The level of economic activity	
C)	The level of market interest rates	
D)	Stock market conditions	
Ans:	A	

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Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
58.	One reason for the existence of agency problems between managers and stockholders is that:	
A)	there is a significant degree of separation between management and ownership.	
B)	managers know how to manage the firm better than stockholders.	
C)	stockholders have unreasonable expectations about managerial performance.	
D)	none of the above.	
Ans:	A	

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Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
59.	Who among the following is the principal in the agency relationship of a corporation?	
A)	A company engineer	
B)	The CEO of the firm	
C)	A stockholders	
D)	The board of directors	
Ans:	C	

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Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Legal/Regulation Perspective	
60.	_____ has (have) a legal responsibility to represent stockholders’ interests.	
A)	A chairman	
B)	A CEO	
C)	A corporation’s board of directors	
D)	all of the above	
Ans:	C	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
61.	An example of an agency cost is,	
A)	a manager turning down a value-contributing project because of its risks.	
B)	a manager expensing a lavish dinner on the company expense report.	
C)	a manager using too little debt within the firm's capital structure because of the additional risk associated with debt.	
D)	all of the above.	
Ans:	B	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Communication
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Leadership 	
62.	Which of the following mechanisms can help to align the behavior of managers with the goals of stockholders?	
A)	Well-designed management compensation	
B)	Managerial labor market	
C)	An independent board of directors	
D)	All of the above	
Ans:	D	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Internal Controls
AICPA: Risk Analysis	
63.	If a firm has had an agency conflict which is reflected in a poor performing stock for a long period of time, then the firm may become a target of _____	
A)	an SEC investigation.	
B)	a corporate raider.	
C)	an IRS investigation.	
D)	a bankruptcy lawyer.	
Ans:	B 	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
64.	Executives that repeatedly put their own interests before that of the firm may find that they have difficulty in finding another job after their current one. This is an example of	
A)	the managerial labor market disciplining managers.	
B)	the market for corporate control.	
C)	the board of directors affecting the prospects of a manager.	
D)	none of the above.	
Ans:	A	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Resource Management	
65.	Who among the following is responsible for setting an agenda at meetings of the board of directors?	
A)	Chairperson of the board of directors	
B)	President	
C)	Nominating committee	
D)	Manager	
Ans:	A	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Resource Management	
66.	A director who is not an employee of the firm is called	
A)	an executive director.	
B)	an inside director.	
C)	an independent director.	
D)	an official director.	
Ans:	C	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: FSA
AICPA: Legal/Regulatory Perspective	
67.	Which of the following is NOT one of the strategies incorporated in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002?	
A)	Attain greater board independence	
B)	Establish compliance programs	
C)	Establish ethics programs	
D)	Dictate maximum compensation levels	
Ans:	D	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Reporting
AICPA: Reporting	
68.	Which of the following unconditional powers does the audit committee have the authority to do?	
A)	Audit the personal bank account of the CEO	
B)	Question any person employed by the firm	
C)	Audit the compensation files of firms in the same industry	
D)	None of the above	
Ans:	B	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: FSA
AICPA: Legal/Regulatory Perspective	
69.	What is the major complaint concerning the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by firms?	
A)	The legislative maximum allowable compensation for a CEO.	
B)	The legal requirement to disclose project information.	
C)	The cost of compliance.	
D)	The cost of maintaining an SEC employed officer at the firm's premises.	
Ans:	C	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 6
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge 
AACSB: Ethics
IMA: Business Applications
AICPA: Legal/Regulatory Perspective	
70.	A society's ideas about what actions are right and wrong are termed as:	
A)	rules and policies.	
B)	ethics.	
C)	laws.	
D)	unwritten laws.	
Ans:	B	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 6
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Ethics
IMA: Business Applications
AICPA: Legal/Regulatory Perspective	
71.	The golden rule is an example of	
A)	a current law.	
B)	a civil law.	
C)	an unworkable rule in financial markets.	
D)	an ethical norm.	
Ans:	D	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 6
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Global Business
AICPA: Industry/Global Perspective	
72.	An example of an economy that had trouble in establishing a stock market and attracting foreign investment is	
A)	Russia.	
B)	China.	
C)	The Czech Republic. 	
D)	Japan.	
Ans:	A	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 6
Level of Difficulty:  Easy 
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Ethics
IMA: Business Applications
AICPA: Legal/Regulatory Perspective	
73.	Corruption in business	
A)	creates inefficiencies in an economy.	
B)	inhibits growth in an economy.	
C)	slows the rate of economic growth in a country.	
D)	all of the above	
Ans:	D	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 6
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Ethics
IMA: Business Applications
AICPA: Legal/Regulatory Perspective	
74.	Which corporate officer, when he or she is guilty of serious misconduct, can subject the firm to the heavy losses in financial wealth?	
A)	Marketing Manager	
B)	CFO	
C)	Chief Technology Officer	
D)	Chief Risk Officer	
Ans:	B	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 6
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Ethics
IMA: Business Applications
AICPA: Legal/Regulatory Perspective	
75.	An officer of a firm who is a majority owner in a competing firm will probably be subject to	
A)	an IRS audit. 	
B)	a conflict of interest with his stockholders.	
C)	arbitrage profit returns to the SEC.	
D)	an FBI investigation.	
Ans:	B	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 6
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Business Economics
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
76.	_____ occur(s) when one party in a business transaction has information that is unavailable to the other parties in the transaction.	
A)	Profits	
B)	Information asymmetry	
C)	Information efficiency 	
D)	None of the above	
Ans:	B	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 6
Level of Difficulty:  Easy 
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Decision Analysis
AICPA: strategic/critical Thinking	
77.	With regard to information, a central idea of fairness suggests that:	
A)	decisions should be made on an even playing field.	
B)	insiders should be able to trade whenever they want.	
C)	insiders should never be able to trade.	
D)	outsiders should not be allowed to trade since, by definition, they are at a disadvantage.	
Ans:	A	

	Format:  Multiple Choice
Learning Objective:  LO 6
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Comprehension
AACSB: Ethics
IMA: Business Applications
AICPA: Legal/Regulatory Perspective	
78.	The legal system and market forces impose substantial costs on individuals and institutions that engage in unethical behavior. Which of the following would not be an example of the above?	
A)	Financial losses	
B)	Legal fines	
C)	Agency conflicts	
D)	Jail time	
Ans:	C	

	Format:  Essay
Learning Objective:  LO 4
Level of Difficulty:  Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
AACSB: Analytic
IMA: Performance Measurement
AICPA: Industry/Sector Perspective	
79.	Explain what should be the goal of a firm.	
Ans:	The goal of a firm should be to maximize stockholders’ wealth, which in most cases is equivalent to maximizing the price of the shares of the firm. Note that this is not the same as maximizing profits, since maximizing profits can occur while taking on too much risk (which can lower the value of the stockholders’ investment). Maximizing profits also does not take the timing of the profits into account. Profits, moreover, should not be confused with cash. Maximizing stockholders’ wealth is also not the same as minimizing risk, which can occur without taking any risks.	

	Format:  Essay
Learning Objective:  LO 5
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Application
AACSB: Ethics
IMA: Performance Measurement
AICPA: Strategic/Critical Thinking 	
80.	Explain how agency costs might be found within a firm whose CEO owns no shares in the firm and whose compensation package is unaffected by the profits (cash or accounting profits) of the firm.	
Ans:	Since the manager has no ownership interest in the firm, he/she has no incentive to make the cash profits of the firm as high as possible. In fact, he/she has a personal incentive to have the firm pay for as many personal luxuries as possible since his/her compensation package will be completely unaffected by the decision to purchase the luxuries. In a firm like the above, we might expect the firm to expend a material amount of resources on items that the manager should probably pay for ownself.	

	Format:  Essay
Learning Objective:  LO 6
Level of Difficulty:  Medium
Bloomcode: Application
AACSB: Ethics
IMA: Business Applications
AICPA: Problem Solving and Decision Making	
81.	You have a friend who tells you that ethics are completely unimportant in business since a number of laws have been set up for us to know the rules of the game. Comment.  	
Ans:	Despite heavy regulation, the financial sector has a long and rich history of financial scandals. While a good many of the scandals are due to laws that have been disregarded, many of the scandals began as ethical lapses. This suggests that laws are not enough to preclude behavior that is detrimental to the well-functioning of the markets.