TEST BANK ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE: Policies and Strategies Joseph P Ogden State University of New York, Buffalo Frank C Jen State University of New York, Buffalo Philip F O’Connor Southern Utah University Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 From https://testbankgo.eu/p/Test-Bank-for-Advanced-Corporate-Finance-1st-Edition-by-Ogden Acquisitions Editor: Mickey Cox Associate Editor: Kevin Hancock Project editor: Manufacturer: © 2002 Prentice Hall, Inc A Simon & Schuster Company Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved No part of this book may be Reproduced, in any form or by any means, Without permission in writing from the publisher Printed in the United States of America 10 ISBN Prentice-Hall International (UK) Limited, London Prentice-Hall of Australia Pty Limited, Sydney Prentice-Hall Canada, Inc., Toronto Prentice-Hall Hispanoamericana, S.A., Mexico Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi Prentice-Hall of Japan, Inc., Tokyo Simon & Schuster Asia Pte Ltd., Singapore Editora Prentice-Hall Brasil, Ltda., Rio de Janeiro Ogden, Jen, and O’Connor: Advanced Corporate Finance Copyright © 2002 Prentice hall Inc All rights reserved From https://testbankgo.eu/p/Test-Bank-for-Advanced-Corporate-Finance-1st-Edition-by-Ogden PREFACE This test bank has been prepared for professors using the textbook, Advanced Corporate Finance: Policies and Strategies, by Ogden, Jen, and O’Connor, Prentice Hall, 2000 The test bank provides, for each chapter, sets of multiple-choice questions and essay questions For each multiple-choice question, the correct answer is highlighted with an asterisk (*), and if the question involves numerical calculations, the applicable formula is provided Joseph P Ogden Ogden, Jen, and O’Connor: Advanced Corporate Finance Copyright © 2002 Prentice hall Inc All rights reserved From https://testbankgo.eu/p/Test-Bank-for-Advanced-Corporate-Finance-1st-Edition-by-Ogden CONTENTS Chapter 1……………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 2……………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 3……………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 4……………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 5……………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 6……………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 7……………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 8……………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 9……………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 10…………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 11…………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 12…………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 13…………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 14…………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 15…………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 16…………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 17…………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 18…………………………………………………………………………………… Chapter 19…………………………………………………………………………………… Ogden, Jen, and O’Connor: Advanced Corporate Finance Copyright © 2002 Prentice hall Inc All rights reserved From https://testbankgo.eu/p/Test-Bank-for-Advanced-Corporate-Finance-1st-Edition-by-Ogden 12 17 20 22 26 30 34 38 43 45 48 51 53 56 61 64 67 CHAPTER Empirical Perspectives on the Financial Characteristics of Publicly Traded U.S Nonfinancial Firms Multiple Choice Questions _ For public U.S nonfinancial firms in composite, the fractions of current assets and non-current assets (all in book values; year-end 2000) are approximately: Current Non-current Assets Assets a 1/3 2/3 * b 1/2 1/2 c 2/3 1/3 _ For public U.S nonfinancial firms in composite, the fractions of liabilities (current plus noncurrent), and equities (all in book values, year-end 2000) are approximately: Liabilities Equities a 1/3 2/3 b 1/2 1/2 c 2/3 1/3 * _ Over the years 1981-2000, 4,770 nonfinancial firms exited the U.S markets for publicly traded equity Which of the following was the most frequent reason for a firm’s exit? a Merger or acquisition * b Bankruptcy or liquidation c The firm reverted to private equity ownership d The firm changed its listing to a foreign stock exchange _ What average annual proportion of the total number of public U.S nonfinancial firms at year-end 1980 exited over the years 1981-2000 (i.e., the average attrition rate)? a 5.9% * b 15.9% c 25.9% d 35.9% _ Which category of composite assets (for public U.S nonfinancial firms) showed the largest proportional decrease over the years 1980-2000? a cash and equivalents b inventories c net PP&E * d other non-current assets Ogden, Jen, and O’Connor: Advanced Corporate Finance Copyright © 2002 Prentice hall Inc All rights reserved From https://testbankgo.eu/p/Test-Bank-for-Advanced-Corporate-Finance-1st-Edition-by-Ogden _ Throughout the period 1980-2000, the composite proportion of the TA of U.S nonfinancial firms accounted for by net PP&E generally _(i) , and the proportion of TA financed by equity _(ii) _ fairly steadily _(i) _ _(ii) _ a decreased increased b increased decreased * c increased also increased d decreased also decreased _ Which category of liabilities & equities had the smallest proportion in every year from 19802000? a current liabilities b debt c other non-current liabilities d common stock e preferred stock * _ For public U.S nonfinancial firms over the years 1980-2000, the composite market-to-book equity ratio generally: a increased from 1980-2000 * b decreased from 1980-2000 c remained stable from 1980-2000 _ Which groups of U.S nonfinancial firms have the highest composite proportions of PP&E to TA? a S&P Industrials b S&P MidCaps c S&P SmallCaps d S&P Transports and Utilities * _ 10 According to the composite sources-and-uses data presented in Chapter 1, the main net source of funds for U.S nonfinancial firms over the years 1980-2000 is: a proceeds from debt offerings b proceeds from equity offerings c retained earnings (net cash flow from operations) * d sales of investments (net of increases in investments) _ 11 Over the 20-year period of 1980-2000, the composite dividend yield of public U.S nonfinancial firms has generally: a increased b decreased * c remained _ 12 The ownership structures of most publicly traded U.S nonfinancial firms is better characterized by the term: a closely held b diffuse * Ogden, Jen, and O’Connor: Advanced Corporate Finance Copyright © 2002 Prentice hall Inc All rights reserved From https://testbankgo.eu/p/Test-Bank-for-Advanced-Corporate-Finance-1st-Edition-by-Ogden ... Corporate Finance Copyright © 2002 Prentice hall Inc All rights reserved From https://testbankgo.eu/p /Test-Bank-for-Advanced-Corporate-Finance-1st-Edition-by-Ogden PREFACE This test bank has been prepared... Corporate Finance Copyright © 2002 Prentice hall Inc All rights reserved From https://testbankgo.eu/p /Test-Bank-for-Advanced-Corporate-Finance-1st-Edition-by-Ogden CONTENTS Chapter 1………………………………………………………………………………………... Corporate Finance Copyright © 2002 Prentice hall Inc All rights reserved From https://testbankgo.eu/p /Test-Bank-for-Advanced-Corporate-Finance-1st-Edition-by-Ogden 12 17 20 22 26 30 34 38 43 45 48 51