Business Finance Old Question Paper Year 2018
Group “A”
Brief answer questions: [10*1=10]
Indicate whether the following statements are True or False. Support your answer with reason. [10*1=10]
- The investment decision of a firm is concerned with deciding on which financing sources are to be used to finance an asset.
- Preferred stockholders have prior claim to debt holders.
- If we deposit Rs 1000 today at an annual interest rate of 10 percent, it is compounded to Rs 1331 at the end of year 3.
- The risk-free rate and expected market return are 6 percent and 12respectively. If Star Company’s stock has a beta of 15, required rate of return should be 15 percent.
- When required rate of return is greater than the coupon rate, the bond will sell at premium.
- Standard deviation is used to compare systematic risk associated with the securities.
- Increase in the working capital is considered as cash inflow at the beginning.
- Net cash flow differs from net income
- Effective annual rate is always higher than nominal rate when compounding period is less than a year.
- Higher day’s sales is outstanding desirable.