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QUESTION 9

1. Other things held constant, what happens with a short CCC?

   	a.	The firm’s working capital management is more effective.
   	b.	The firm’s administrative costs are more effective.
   	c.	The firm’s inventory management is more effective..
   	d.	The firm’s working capital management is less effective.

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QUESTION 10

1. Which statement best describes short-term versus long-term financing?

   	a.	The flexibility, cost, and riskiness of short-term versus long-term credit are dependent on the type of credit that is actually used.
   	b.	A short-term loan can usually be obtained more quickly than a long-term loan, but the penalty for early repayment of a short-term loan is normally significantly higher than that for a long-term loan.
   	c.	Flexibility is an advantage of short-term credit, but this is somewhat offset by the high flotation costs associated with the need to repeatedly renew short-term credit.
   	d.	Short-term debt is often less costly than long-term debt, and the major reason for this is that short-term debt exposes the borrowing firm to much less risk than long-term debt.

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QUESTION 11

1. ABC Inc. has a 59-day average payables period. The account payables are $2,737.50 at the beginning and $3,589.50 at the end of the covering year. What is the annual cost of goods sold? Use a 365-day year when calculating the APP. (hint: use average account payables)

   	a.	$17,265
   	b.	$18,992
   	c.	$20,123
   	d.	$19,571

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QUESTION 12

1. Branch Corp.’s total assets at the end of last year were $315,000 and its net income after taxes was $22,750. What was its return on total assets?

   	a.	7.58%
   	b.	8.36%
   	c.	7.96%
   	d.	7.22%

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QUESTION 13

1. ABC Co. is planning its operations for next year, and Ronnie Clayton, the CEO, wants you to forecast the firm’s additional funds needed (AFN). Data for use in your forecast are shown below. Based on the AFN equation, what is the AFN for the coming year? Dollars are in millions.

   Last year’s sales = S0	$350		Last year’s accounts payable	$40
   Sales growth rate = g	30%		Last year’s notes payable (to bank)	$50
   Last year’s total assets = A0	$500		Last year’s accruals	$30
   Last year’s profit margin = M	5%		Target payout ratio	60%

   	a.	$113.9
   	b.	$119.9
   	c.	$108.2
   	d.	$102.8

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QUESTION 14

1. Outdoor Adventures Inc. is in a highly seasonal business, and the following summary balance sheet data show its assets and liabilities at peak and off-peak seasons (in thousands of dollars):

   	Peak	Off-Peak
   Cash	$ 50	$ 30
   Marketable securities	0	20
   Accounts receivable	40	20
   Inventories	100	50
   Net fixed assets	500	500
   Total assets	$690	$620
   Spontaneous liabilities	$ 30	$ 10
   Short-term bank debt	50	0
   Long-term debt	300	300
   Common equity	310	310
   Total claims	$690	$620

   
   What can we conclude from this data?

   	a.	Ski Lifts’s working capital financing policy calls for exactly matching asset and liability maturities.
   	b.	Ski Lifts follows a relatively conservative approach to working capital financing; that is, some of its short-term needs are met by permanent capital.
   	c.	Without income statement data, we cannot determine the aggressiveness or conservatism of the company’s working capital financing policy.
   	d.	Ski Lifts’s working capital financing policy is relatively aggressive; that is, the company finances some of its permanent assets with short-term discretionary debt.

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QUESTION 15

1. On average, Bragg Inc. has COGS of $2,000,000 per month. It keeps inventory equal to 60% of its monthly sales on hand at all times. Based on using a 365-day year, what is the inventory conversion period?

   	a.	18.25
   	b.	14.4
   	c.	13.0
   	d.	12.2

Answer 1

9. The working capital management is very important to manage. CCC is the cash conversion cycle. It is the time taken to convert inventory into final cash receipts. It is essentially a feature of working capital management.

With a short CCC means that the time taken to convert inventory purcahse into final cash is less. That means the foirm is able to convert its inventory into cash easily. So, short CCC means workig capital managment is more effective. So, the option a is correct.