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Forest Gardens, Inc., has a beginning receivables balance on February 1 of $730.Sales for February through May are $720, $780, $820, and $850, respectively.The accounts receivable period is 30 days.What is the amount of the April collections? Assume a year has 360 days.


A) $720
B) $780
C) $790
D) $820
E) $850

F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Which one of the following increases cash?


A) granting credit to a customer
B) purchasing new machinery
C) making a payment on a bank loan
D) purchasing inventory
E) accepting credit from a supplier

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Tall Guys Clothing has a 45 day collection period.Sales for the next calendar year are estimated at $2,100, $1,600, $2,500 and $2,300, respectively, by quarter, starting with the first quarter of the year.Given this information, which one of the following statements is correct? Assume a year has 360 days.


A) The firm will collect $800 in Quarter 2.
B) The accounts receivable balance at the beginning of Quarter 4 will be $1,150.
C) The firm will collect $2,000 in Quarter 3.
D) The firm will have an accounts receivable balance of $2,300 at the end of the year.
E) The firm will collect a total of $2,400 in Quarter 4.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Which one of the following statements is correct?


A) A firm with a restrictive financing policy secures sufficient long-term financing to fund all its assets.
B) A firm with a flexible financing policy frequently invests in marketable securities.
C) A firm with a flexible financing policy tends to use short-term financing on a frequent basis.
D) Firms tend to avoid short-term financing under both restrictive and flexible financing policies.
E) Firms with seasonal sales select flexible financing policies.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Money deposited by a borrower with the bank in a low or non-interest-bearing account as a condition of a loan agreement is called a:


A) compensating balance.
B) secured credit deposit.
C) letter of credit.
D) line of credit.
E) pledg

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Here are some important figures from the budget of Nashville Nougats, Inc., for the second quarter of 2012: Here are some important figures from the budget of Nashville Nougats, Inc., for the second quarter of 2012:   The company predicts that 3 percent of its credit sales will never be collected, 36 percent of its sales will be collected in the month of sale, and the remaining 61 percent will be collected in the following month.Credit purchases will be paid in the month following the purchase. In March 2012, credit sales were $302,400, and credit purchases were $224,640.The April 1 cash balance was $403,200.What is the cash balance at the end of May? A) $348,887 B) $366,846 C) $414,141 D) $457,777 E) $477,374 The company predicts that 3 percent of its credit sales will never be collected, 36 percent of its sales will be collected in the month of sale, and the remaining 61 percent will be collected in the following month.Credit purchases will be paid in the month following the purchase. In March 2012, credit sales were $302,400, and credit purchases were $224,640.The April 1 cash balance was $403,200.What is the cash balance at the end of May?


A) $348,887
B) $366,846
C) $414,141
D) $457,777
E) $477,374

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Metal Products Co.has an inventory period of 53 days, an accounts payable period of 68 days, and an accounts receivable turnover rate of 18.What is the length of the cash cycle?


A) 3.00 days
B) 5.28 days
C) 26.28 days
D) 71.00 days
E) 73.28 days

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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Which one of the following will increase net working capital? Assume the current ratio is greater than 1.0.


A) paying a supplier for a previous purchase
B) paying off a long-term debt
C) selling inventory at cost
D) purchasing inventory on credit
E) selling inventory at a profit on credit

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following statements is (are) correct? I.An increase in the accounts payable period shortens the cash cycle. II.The cash cycle is equal to the operating cycle minus the inventory period. III.A negative cash cycle is preferable to a positive cash cycle. IV.The cash cycle plus the accounts receivable period is equal to the operating cycle.


A) I only
B) III and IV only
C) I and III only
D) I and IV only
E) I, II, and III only

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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A flexible short-term financial policy: I.increases shortage costs due to frequent cash-outs. II.tends to increase sales as compared to a restrictive policy. III.requires a sizeable investment in current assets. IV.incurs more carrying costs than a restrictive policy.


A) I and IV only
B) II and III only
C) I, II, and III only
D) II, III, and IV only
E) I, III, and IV only

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Denver Interiors, Inc., has sales of $836,000 and cost of goods sold of $601,000.The firm had a beginning inventory of $36,000 and an ending inventory of $47,000.What is the length of the inventory period?


A) 19.21 days
B) 20.89 days
C) 25.20 days
D) 30.53 days
E) 33.69 days

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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Davis and Davis have expected sales of $490, $465, $450, and $570 for the months of January through April, respectively.The accounts receivable period is 28 days.What is the accounts receivable balance at the end of March? Assume a year has 360 days.


A) $420
B) $426
C) $440
D) $450
E) $482

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the cash balance of a firm?


A) Most firms attempt to maintain a zero cash balance at all times.
B) The cumulative cash surplus shown on a cash budget is equal to the ending cash balance plus the minimum desired cash balance.
C) On a cash balance report, the cumulative cash surplus at the end of May is used as June's beginning cash balance.
D) A cumulative cash deficit indicates a borrowing need.
E) The ending cash balance must equal the minimum desired cash balance.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Central Supply purchased a toboggan for inventory this morning and paid cash for it.The time period between today and the day Central Supply will receive cash from the sale of this toboggan is called the:


A) operating cycle.
B) inventory period.
C) accounts receivable period.
D) accounts payable period.
E) cash cyclE.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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At the beginning of the year, you have an outstanding short-term loan of $274 which was used to cover your cash needs for the previous year.The interest expense for the year is $19.The projected net cash flow for this year is $123, prior to any payment of principal or interest on this loan.What is your anticipated loan balance at year end?


A) $151
B) $170
C) $176
D) $189
E) $193

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Which of the following actions will tend to decrease the inventory period? I.discontinuing all slow-selling merchandise II.selling obsolete inventory below cost just to get rid of it III.buying raw materials only as needed for the manufacturing process IV.producing goods on demand versus for inventory


A) I and III only
B) II and IV only
C) II, III, and IV only
D) I, II, and III only
E) I, II, III, and IV

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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The operating cycle describes how a product:


A) is priced.
B) is sold.
C) moves through the current asset accounts.
D) moves through the production process.
E) generates a profit.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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The Wake-Up Coffee Company has projected the following quarterly sales amounts for the coming year: The Wake-Up Coffee Company has projected the following quarterly sales amounts for the coming year:   Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year are $200.Wake-Up has a 60-day collection period.What is the amount of the accounts receivable balance at the end of Quarter 3? A) $375 B) $450 C) $500 D) $600 E) $700 Accounts receivable at the beginning of the year are $200.Wake-Up has a 60-day collection period.What is the amount of the accounts receivable balance at the end of Quarter 3?


A) $375
B) $450
C) $500
D) $600
E) $700

F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

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North Side Wholesalers has sales of $948,000.The cost of goods sold is equal to 68 percent of sales.The firm has an average inventory of $23,000.How many days on average does it take the firm to sell its inventory?


A) 12.30 days
B) 13.02 days
C) 16.48 days
D) 26.35 days
E) 29.68 days

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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A national firm has sales of $729,000 and cost of goods sold of $478,000.At the beginning of the year, the inventory was $37,000.At the end of the year, the inventory balance was $41,000.What is the inventory turnover rate?


A) 12.26 times
B) 12.78 times
C) 14.22 times
D) 18.56 times
E) 19.70 times

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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