FIN 534 Week 9 Homework Assignment Chapter 16
1.Summary balance sheet data for Greener Gardens Co. is
shown below (in thousands of dollars). The company is in a highly seasonal
business, and the data show its assets and liabilities at peak and off-peak
seasons:
a. Greener Gardens’ current asset financing policy is
relatively aggressive; that is, the company finances some of its permanent
assets with short-term discretionary debt.
b. Greener Gardens follows a relatively conservative
approach to current asset 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 current asset financing policy.
d. Without cash flow data, we cannot determine the
aggressiveness or conservatism of the company’s current asset financing policy.
e. Greener Gardens’ current asset financing policy calls for
exactly matching asset and liability maturities.
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Although short-term interest rates have historically
averaged less than long-term rates, the heavy use of short-term debt is
considered to be an aggressive strategy because of the inherent risks
associated with using short-term financing.
b. If a company follows a policy of “matching maturities,”
this means that it matches its use of common stock with its use of long-term
debt as opposed to short-term debt.
c. Net working capital is defined as current assets minus
the sum of payables and accruals, and any decrease in the current ratio
automatically indicates that net working capital has decreased.
d. If a company follows a policy of “matching maturities,”
this means that it matches its use of short-term debt with its use of long-term
debt.
e. Net working capital is defined as current assets minus
the sum of payables and accruals, and any increase in the current ratio
automatically indicates that net working capital has increased.
Other things held constant, which of the following would
tend to reduce the cash conversion cycle?
a. Place larger orders for raw materials to take advantage
of price breaks.
b. Take all discounts that are offered.
c. Continue to take all discounts that are offered and pay
on the net date.
d. Offer longer payment terms to customers.
e. Carry a constant amount of receivables as sales decline.
Which of the following actions would be likely to shorten
the cash conversion cycle?
a. Change the credit terms offered to customers from 3/10
net 30 to 1/10 net 50.
b. Begin to take discounts on inventory purchases; we buy on
terms of 2/10 net 30.
c. Adopt a new manufacturing process that saves some labor
costs but slows down the conversion of raw materials to finished goods from 10
days to 20 days.
d. Change the credit terms offered to customers from 2/10
net 30 to 1/10 net 60.
e. Adopt a new manufacturing process that speeds up the
conversion of raw materials to finished goods from 20 days to 10 days.
Which of the following is NOT directly reflected in the cash
budget of a firm that is in the zero tax bracket?
a. Depreciation.
b. Cumulative cash.
c. Repurchases of common stock.
d. Payment for plant construction.
e. Payments lags.
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