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Your firm has a net cash inflow for the quarter of £60.The beginning cash balance is £35.Company policy is to maintain a minimum cash balance of £15 and borrow only the amount that is necessary To maintain that balance.How much does your firm need to borrow or how much can it repay on its Loans to have a zero cumulative surplus?


A) borrow £40
B) borrow £10
C) repay £10
D) repay £40
E) repay £80

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True Blue Stores had a beginning trade payables balance of £56,900 and an ending trade payables balance of £62,800.Sales for the period were £670,000 and costs of goods sold were £418,000. What is the payables turnover rate?


A) 6.98 times.
B) 7.35 times.
C) 8.13 times.
D) 11.19 times.
E) 11.78 times.

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Which one of the following will increase the cash cycle?


A) Improving the cash discounts given to customers who pay their accounts early.
B) Having a larger percentage of customers paying with cash instead of credit.
C) Buying less raw materials to have on hand.
D) Paying your suppliers earlier to receive the discount they offer.
E) Ordering raw materials inventory only when you need it.

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A type of short-term loan where the borrower sells its receivables to the lender up-front, but at a discount to face value, is called:


A) a compensating balance.
B) assigned receivables financing.
C) a letter of credit.
D) factored receivables financing.
E) a bond.

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Dokos has a beginning receivables balance on January 1st of £560.Sales for January through to April are £620, £680, £570 and £550, respectively.The trade receivables period is 30 days.How Much did the firm collect in the month of March? Assume that a year has 360 days.


A) £550
B) £570
C) £620
D) £625
E) £680

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Stoney Brooke has sales of £890,000 and cost of goods sold of £640,000.The firm had a beginning inventory of £36,000 and an ending inventory of £46,000.What is the length of the Inventory period?


A) 15.24 days.
B) 15.61 days.
C) 21.19 days.
D) 21.71 days.
E) 23.38 days.

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StarrKnight Corporation's Statement of financial position and Income Statement as shown below: StarrKnight Corporation's Statement of financial position and Income Statement as shown below:   StarrKnight Corporation's cash cycle for 2015 is: A) 50.71 days. B) 81.65 days. C) 95.92 days. D) 98.74 days. E) 140.27 days. StarrKnight Corporation's cash cycle for 2015 is:


A) 50.71 days.
B) 81.65 days.
C) 95.92 days.
D) 98.74 days.
E) 140.27 days.

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Your firm has a net cash inflow for the quarter of -£30 (negative) .The beginning cash balance is £15. Company policy is to maintain a minimum cash balance of £5 and borrow only the amount that is Necessary to maintain that balance.How much does your firm need to borrow to have a zero Cumulative surplus?


A) £10
B) £15
C) £20
D) £25
E) £30

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The Jetson Co.has an £80,000 line of credit with a 12% interest rate and a 10% compensating balance requirement which is based on the total amount borrowed.What is the effective annual Interest rate if the firm needs £45,000 of cash for one year?


A) 10.80%
B) 11.44%
C) 12.12%
D) 13.33%
E) 13.78%

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A use of cash can be determined by:


A) A decrease in a liability.
B) An increase in an asset.
C) An increase in retained earnings.
D) Both B and C.
E) Both A and B.

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Flexible short-term financial policies tend to:


A) maintain low trade receivables balances.
B) support few investments in marketable securities.
C) minimize the investment in inventory.
D) maintain large cash balances.
E) tightly restrict credit sales.

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A firm has an inventory turnover rate of 16, a receivables turnover rate of 21 and a payables turnover rate of 11.How long is the operating cycle?


A) 37.00 days.
B) 40.19 days.
C) 42.87 days.
D) 63.08 days.
E) 73.37 days.

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Baker Industries has a 45 day trade receivables period.The estimated quarterly sales for this year, starting with the first quarter, are £1,200, £1,400, £1,900 and £3,200, respectively.How much does The firm expect to collect in the third quarter? Assume that a year has 360 days.


A) £1,300
B) £1,400
C) £1,650
D) £1,900
E) £2,550

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A prearranged, short-term bank loan made on a formal or informal basis, and typically reviewed for renewal annually, is called a:


A) letter of credit.
B) cleanup loan.
C) compensating balance.
D) line of credit.
E) roll-over.

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A _____ issued by a bank is a promise by that bank to make a loan if certain conditions are met.


A) compensating balance
B) cleanup loan
C) letter of credit
D) line credit
E) revolver

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Costs of the firm that fall with increased levels of investment in its current assets are called _____ costs.


A) carrying
B) shortage
C) debt
D) equity
E) payables

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Which one of the following is a source of cash?


A) An increase in trade receivables.
B) An increase in fixed assets.
C) A decrease in long-term debt.
D) The payment of a cash dividend.
E) An increase in trade payables.

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At the beginning of the year, you have an outstanding short-term loan of £10 which was used to cover your cash needs for the previous year.During the current year, you expect to pay £2 interest And have an annual net cash inflow of -£10 (negative) , excluding the interest payment.What is your Anticipated loan balance at year end?


A) £0
B) £2
C) £12
D) £18
E) £22

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Net working capital is defined as:


A) the current assets in a business.
B) the difference between current assets and current liabilities.
C) the present value of short-term cash flows.
D) the difference between all assets and liabilities.
E) None of the above.

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Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the cash cycle?


A) The longer the cash cycle, the more likely a firm will need external financing.
B) Increasing the trade payabless period increases the cash cycle.
C) A positive cash cycle is preferable to a negative cash cycle.
D) The cash cycle can exceed the operating cycle if the payables period is equal to zero.
E) Adopting a more liberal trade receivables policy will tend to decrease the cash cycle.

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