Corporate Finance and Securities Management Quiz

Test your knowledge of corporate finance with questions on WACC, IPO, EBITDA, CAPM, ratios, and more.

#1

What does WACC stand for in finance?

Weighted Average Cost of Capital
Weighted Average Credit Calculation
Worldwide Asset Cost Comparison
Workload Analysis and Cost Containment
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#2

Which of the following is a primary goal of financial management?

Maximizing shareholder wealth
Minimizing employee satisfaction
Maximizing CEO's salary
Minimizing market share
1 answered
#3

Which financial statement reports a company's revenues and expenses?

Balance sheet
Income statement
Cash flow statement
Statement of retained earnings
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#4

What does EBITDA stand for in finance?

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Dividends, and Amortization
Earnings Before Income, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Earnings Before Income, Taxes, Dividends, and Amortization
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#5

Which financial ratio measures a company's ability to pay its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets?

Current ratio
Debt-to-equity ratio
Return on investment
Profit margin
#6

What does the term 'IPO' stand for in finance?

Initial Profit Offering
Internal Public Offer
Initial Public Offering
Interim Project Opportunity
#7

What is the Modigliani-Miller theorem about?

Capital Asset Pricing Model
Dividend Policy
Capital Structure Irrelevance
Efficient Market Hypothesis
#8

What is the formula for calculating the cost of equity using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)?

Cost of equity = Risk-free rate + Beta * Market risk premium
Cost of equity = Risk-free rate / Beta * Market risk premium
Cost of equity = Risk-free rate - Beta * Market risk premium
Cost of equity = Risk-free rate * Beta / Market risk premium
#9

What is the formula for calculating the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)?

WACC = (Cost of equity + Cost of debt) / Total capital
WACC = (Cost of equity - Cost of debt) * Total capital
WACC = (Cost of equity * Cost of debt) / Total capital
WACC = (Cost of equity / Cost of debt) * Total capital
#10

What is the formula for calculating the Net Present Value (NPV) of an investment?

NPV = Initial investment / Discount rate
NPV = Future cash flows / Discount rate
NPV = Present value of cash inflows - Initial investment
NPV = Initial investment - Present value of cash inflows
#11

What is the formula for calculating the present value of a perpetuity?

PV = C / r
PV = C / (1 + r)
PV = C / (1 - r)
PV = C * (1 - r)
#12

What does the term 'Leverage' refer to in finance?

The use of debt to finance investments
The ability to quickly convert assets into cash
The profit earned on an investment
The amount of dividends paid to shareholders
#13

What does the term 'Beta' represent in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)?

The risk-free rate of return
The market risk premium
The measure of a stock's volatility relative to the market
The expected return on the market portfolio
#14

What is the formula for calculating the dividend yield?

Dividend yield = Dividend per share / Earnings per share
Dividend yield = Dividend per share / Stock price
Dividend yield = Earnings per share / Dividend per share
Dividend yield = Stock price / Dividend per share
#15

What does the term 'CAPM' stand for in finance?

Corporate Asset Pricing Model
Cost Analysis and Performance Management
Capital Asset Pricing Model
Credit Assessment and Portfolio Management

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