EMT Practice Test

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Question1: The Transformer Division of Keller Electrical Supply IS developing its Budget for next year Preliminary estimates for the next year are as follows.
* Sales of 10.000 units
* Variable cost of $350 per unit
* Fixed costs of $800,000
. Net assets utilized on the Transformer Division are $7 million
* Target rate of return on investment required by Keller is 15%
If the Transformer Division utilizes cost-based pricing and uses a markup based on its target rate of return, what price per unit (rounded to the nearest dollar) should it use for the budget?

Question2: A company had an operating cycle of 110 days, a cash cycle of 40 days, and an accounts receivable period of so days. The company s inventory period and accounts payable period are

Question3: Ryan Fitzgerald the vice president of finance for Southwest Development Company is evaluating a proposed expansion plan currently. Southwest Development has $660 million of total assets and the company's equity ratio Is 38% Southwest Development has never issued preferred shares. The company's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are $83 6 million. The interest rate on their debt is 7 2% and the company's tax rate is 30%. The company is planning to expand by investing $110 million. In assets. As result both sales and EBIT will increase by 20%. The expansion will be financed with 40% debt and 60% common equity If Southwest Development proceeds with the expansion what will happen to the company's return on equally (ROE)?

Question4: Explain me concept of relevant cost in the season-making process and discuss whatever the €200, 000 course development coil is relevant to OLi's price decisions in future years Essay Online Learning Inc. lOLI) is a privately-held company based in the IUC that specializes in providing online courses in English as a Second Language (ESL). OLI is trying to set up a new sales office in a foreign country.
It needs a business license to operate in that country. The license normally lakes six months to obtain. An official of that country said that he could expedite the process for a fee of €300.
OLI estimates the new sales office can bring €300,000 incremental profit annually OLI has just launched a new online 40-houi course to help adult ESL learners master basic business English. The price of the new course is €500 per student, the variable cost is €300 per student, and the total fixed cost of the new course is €300.000 per year OLI spent €200.000 to develop the new course before launching it.
There are many online course providers in the marketplace, and each has its own feature However, OLI's highly qualified staff and good reputation have enabled it to charge a premium price compared to its major competitors.
Recent market research indicates that if OLI raises the price of its new business English course by 10V the student enrollment would decrease by 5V A regional airlines company in Asia has approached OLI and offered to enroll 1.000 of its employees in the new course if OLI would agree to a special price of €350 per employee If OLI accepts this offer, an additional €10,000 onetime cost would be required to temporally expand its capacity to accommodate the new students.

Question5: Company Y records a receivable from a foreign customer in Company Y's functional currency. The receivable is due in 90 days and is to be paid in the customer s currency. This is an example of which type of risk exposure?

Question6: The production process of a company s main product yields a by-product Production costs or $700,000 are incurred during this process and $300,000 m additional costs are incurred to finalize the main product. The by-product can be sold for $200 000 without further processing A manager proposed the conversion of the by-product into another product that would cost $100,000 and generate revenue of $250,000. When deciding on this proposal the company should

Question7: Essentials inc. operates two segments. Segment A and Segment B information about the revenues and costs for Essentials tot the previous year (by segment) is shown below The above analysis shows that Segment A is not profitable if Segment A is dropped, the revenues associated with the account will be lost and the related variable costs win be eliminated Also, the space freed by this product line will be rented for $40.000. The operating profit (loss) after dropping Segment A will be

Question8: Delman inc considering upgrading its manufacturing facility, and it is expected that the new equipment will cost $180,000. The project's is considering similar to the risk of the firm's other investments. the after-tax cash inflows attribute to this project are expected to increase by $50,000 every year over the next five years. The firm's marginal tax rate is 30%, its debt-to-equal ratio (using market values) is 60%, and its pre-tax cost of debt and equity are 8% and 12% respectively. the weighted average cost of capital appropriate for evaluating this project is closest to

Question9: A corporation's financial analyst has identified four potential protects that ate mutually exclusive. Each protect will produce a constant annual cash flow for years 1 through 4, and have an initial investment at time 0 shown below. If the corporation has a weighted average cost of capital of 10%, which project should be selected?

Question10: Willcox Company plans to sell 100 000 units of Us only product for $300 per unit to its existing customers It has received a new customer request for 10,000 units at a selling price of $2S0 per unit Willcox's cost structure is shown below.

Capacity exists lo produce an additional 10 000 units and accepting the order would have no long-term implications If the order is accepted however a specialized piece of equipment costing S25 000 would need to I purchased If Wilcox accepts the special order its income would increase by

Question11: A company plans to purchase equipment for $110 000. The equipment is expected to generate an annual cash flow o( $44 500 (of the next three years The company has a predetermined hurdle rate of 9% Using the internal rate of return (IRR). should the company purchase this equipment?

Question12: Amy Curtin sells used cars of a reliable bona Curtin has no knowledge of me history or any or the specific cars She believes that the brand is reliable, and is considering whether it is acceptable to offer only this general Information rather than specific information regarding me cars when trying to complete each sale The company has always preferred to make the sale and worry about any warranty issues later and there are no legal disclosure requirements in their jurisdiction Curtin considers herself to be an ethical person but she does not want to lose out on any potential sales of vehicles that are most likely in good mechanical condition Which one of the following statements best represents what Curtin should consider related to the meaning of ethics?

Question13: A retail company sells numerous products m its one department store. The income statements tot two of these products are shown below

After reviewing the income statements, the president is considering drooping one or both products. Which produces), if any should the company discontinue?

Question14: Below is the income statement and balance sheet for a retail corporation.

What is the corporation's return on equity in Year 2?

Question15: Southwest Supplies Inc. (SSI) is considering the following two projects with cash-flows discounted at SSI's weighted average cost of capital.

SSI can only afford to invest in one of the projects. Which statement would most likely explain why SSI would choose Project B over project A?

Question16: SSA inc. issues 4% bonds with a lace value of $500,000 when the market rate of interest is 3% for similar bonds. The bonds mature in 10 years, and pay interest every six months. Which one of the following is closest to the amount of cash SSA will receive upon issued.

Question17: A manufacturing company is reviewing the budget for one of its component parts for next year based on the need for 5.000 units.

The company receives a bid from a supplier offering lo provide (lie needed component for a price of $115 per unit The company is deciding whether to make or buy the component What decision should the firm make if (1) the fixed facilities costs can be avoided or (2) if the fixed facilities costs cannot be avoided If purchasing from the supplier?

Question18: Each of the following describes a limitation of financial statement analysis except

Question19: Mow many student enrolments per year ate required for the new busmen English course to break, even at its current price? Snow your calculations Essay Online Learning Inc. lOLI) is a privately-held company based in the IUC that specializes in providing online courses in English as a Second Language (ESL). OLI is trying to set up a new sales office in a foreign country.
It needs a business license to operate in that country. The license normally lakes six months to obtain. An official of that country said that he could expedite the process for a fee of €300.
OLI estimates the new sales office can bring €300,000 incremental profit annually OLI has just launched a new online 40-houi course to help adult ESL learners master basic business English. The price of the new course is €500 per student, the variable cost is €300 per student, and the total fixed cost of the new course is
€300.000 per year OLI spent €200.000 to develop the new course before launching it. There are many online course providers in the marketplace, and each has its own feature However, OLI's highly qualified staff and good reputation have enabled it to charge a premium price compared to its major competitors. Recent market research indicates that if OLI raises the price of its new business English course by 10V the student enrollment would decrease by 5V A regional airlines company in Asia has approached OLI and offered to enroll 1.000 of its employees in the new course if OLI would agree to a special price of €350 per employee If OLI accepts this offer, an additional €10,000 onetime cost would be required to temporally expand its capacity to accommodate the new students.

Question20: Plenary Inc specializes in overnight package delivery. Total packages delivered last year were 10 000.000. and this quantity is expected to remain unchanged in the coming year. Unit contribution margin is $4,50 and total fixed costs are S40.000,000. The firm's 300 delivery truck drivers are seeking a S10 000 raise in annual salary In addition to a current base salary of $45 000 per year, the drivers receive a commission of $0 50 per package delivered If the firm grants the $10,000 salary increase to each driver and seeks to maintain the same level of pre-tax operating profit what is the maximum amount of commission the firm can pay its drivers per package delivered?

Question21: Employee performance review and development systems must be fully aligned with the requirements for ethical conduct Ethical expectations should be included in

Question22: Identify and explain the type of acquisition that would occur if Guda acquires Blue Moon.
Essay
Food Depot Ltd, (FDL) is a privately-held company that provides catering services to airlines and operates several restaurant chains including fast food, casual dining, and fine dining restaurants, FDL has been profitable in recent years and has a very strong cash position. FDL's newest division. Food_TO-Go is an online meal ordering and delivery platform acquired by FDL two year ago.
In 20X7, sales for the entire company were $1 billion, with 50% of the business coming from the Airline Catering division. FDL is the country 's leading airline catering services provider and control 60% of the market share. However, the outlook of the airline catering industry is gloomy. The compound annual growth rate of the industry for the past five years was only 0.5% as airline networks have increasingly dropped catering on short domestic flights.
The Food-To-division only contribution 5% of FDL's total sales in 20X7 and is far behind in competing for marketing for market share of the online meal ordering and delivery industry, it is estimated that Food-To-Go's sales were only 20% of the industry leader's sales. However, the outlook for the online meal ordering and delivery services industry is bright. The compound annual growth rate of the industry since it started three years ago was 50%. It is estimated the rapid growth of the industry will continue in the foreseeable future.
Susan Willey, the head of Food-To-Go, does not agree that the Airline Catering division is the best-performing division in the company. Wiley argues that ber division bad the highest ROI in 20X7, and it deserves more capital finding. FDL's requested rate of return is 12%. The selected financial data for the Airline Catering division and Food-To-Go division in 20X7 are as follow (in $ millions)

Question23: Using the dividend discount model, an analyst determines mat Beverly Company's equity is worth $80 per share. Beverly Company's required rate of return is 15% and the current risk-free rate is 5% assuming a 0% long-term growth rate, what is Beverly's estimated future annual dividend?

Question24: Identify and explain two ways for AMI to hedge its exchange rate risk.
Essay
Apex Manufacturing lnc. (AMI) is a Canada-based company that manufactures a manufactures and unique part for aircrafts. It has few competitors in the market. The company is exposed to exchange rate risk because about 90% of its products are exported to the U.S, and most of its sales contracts are in U.S. dollars. AMI has the capacity to manufacture 1,500 units of the part per year. For the year just ended. AMI manufactured and sold 1,000 units. The operating results are shown below.

Recently, A new customer made a one-area order of 500 units of the part at $1.200 per unit. The CTO asked the controller to analyze this offer. AMI is considering adjusting its sales price next year in a recent meeting, the CFO suggested to use the market-based approach for pricing decisions, bat the controller insisted that the cost-based approach is more favorable to the company.

Question25: Slam-Dunk Shoes has 5,000 pairs or damaged shoes in inventory. The cost of these shoes was $51,000. in their present condition, the shoes may be sold at clearance prices for $29,000 Slam-Dunk can have the shoes repaired at a cost of $77,000 after which they can be sold for $100,000. What is the opportunity cost of selling the shoes in their present damaged condition?

Question26: A company is considering a capital project that includes the purchase of a new machine costing $100,000. The machines estimated useful life is five years with no salvage value. The annual operating cash inflows from the project are shown below.
Given an effective income tax rate of 20% and using straight-line depreciation, what would be the projects net cash flow in Year 3?

Question27: A risk with a high frequency of occurrence but with a low impact, is best managed by which one of the following risk response strategies?

Question28: FumiSelf is a global manufacturer of consumer-assembled furniture with a business presence in nearly every country. The Vice President of Production was presented with the following information by the Vice President of Finance as of the end of the current quarter.

Question29: A company has hired a consultant to propose a way to increase the company's revenues. The consultant has evaluated two mutually exclusive projects with me following information provided for each project.

The company uses a discount rate of 9% to evaluate both projects Based on the net present value, the company should invest in

Question30: Which one of the following situations describes a secondary offering of stock by a company?

Question31: Define the term structure of interest rates and explain now it could impact QDD's objective of obtaining the lowest coupon rate Essay Quality Digital Design (QDD) Inc is a public-traded technology company Selected financial data of QDD for the prior year are as follows

QDD's stock was trading at $160 per share at the beginning of the yea: and at $176 per share by the end of the year. The company paid dividends of S5 per share. The company "s stock had a beta of 1 4 The stock market provided a total return of 12% last year, well above the 3% risk free rate of return QDD is considering the issuance of $200 million of bonds to fund the repurchase of $200 million of its stock.
QDD is evaluating the bond, including its term structure, maturity, and whether it should be callable obtaining the lowest coupon interest is an important objective of QDD. The CFO has estimated that sales for the current year would remain the same as last year and the new bond would add S12 million in annual interest payments

Question32: Explain why facilitating payments can create possible ethical and legal issues tor a company Essay Online Learning Inc. lOLI) is a privately-held company based in the IUC that specializes in providing online courses in English as a Second Language (ESL). OLI is trying to set up a new sales office in a foreign country.
It needs a business license to operate in that country. The license normally lakes six months to obtain. An official of that country said that he could expedite the process for a fee of €300.
OLI estimates the new sales office can bring €300,000 incremental profit annually OLI has just launched a new online 40-houi course to help adult ESL learners master basic business English. The price of the new course is €500 per student, the variable cost is €300 per student, and the total fixed cost of the new course is
€300.000 per year OLI spent €200.000 to develop the new course before launching it. There are many online course providers in the marketplace, and each has its own feature However, OLI's highly qualified staff and good reputation have enabled it to charge a premium price compared to its major competitors. Recent market research indicates that if OLI raises the price of its new business English course by 10V the student enrollment would decrease by 5V A regional airlines company in Asia has approached OLI and offered to enroll 1.000 of its employees in the new course if OLI would agree to a special price of €350 per employee If OLI accepts this offer, an additional €10,000 onetime cost would be required to temporally expand its capacity to accommodate the new students.

Question33: Which one of the following moral philosophies states that the morality of an action is inherent and not based on the consequences of the action?

Question34: LMN Ltd, a British firm, has a financial covenant with its bank mat interest coverage based on earnings before interest taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), must be at least 2.5 for each quarter Shown below are summary financial data.

An expected decline m sales will result In net Income of £ 1.500.000 The other elements of EBITDA will be similar to the most recently completed Quarter Given the above information, what is the ratio for the latest completed quarter and do the forecasted results meet the required covenant?

Question35: All of the following describe ethical leaders except

Question36: Which one of the following statements with respect to ethics is correct?

Question37: In March 20X2, an investor purchased a government bond with a face value of $100 that matures in 30 years.
The issue price was $94 and the bond offered a yield to maturity of 5.6% One year later, the investor sold the bond at a price of S105 after receiving an interest payment of $6. The total return is

Question38: Which one of the following statements regarding working capital management is not correct?

Question39: Which one of the following would best ensure the effectiveness of an organization s code of conduct?

Question40: To minimize me risk of a two-stock portfolio, a company should most likely purchase stocks that have

Question41: A company manufactures two products Product X and Product Y, during a joint process Product Y canoe processed further to create Product Z Relevant data are shown below.

Question42: A corporation shows the following on its financial statements (in millions).

The corporation has a financial leverage ratio of

Question43: Discuss whether AMI should use a cost-based or a market-based pricing approach. Explain your answer.
Essay
Food Depot Ltd, (FDL) is a privately-held company that provides catering services to airlines and operates several restaurant chains including fast food, casual dining, and fine dining restaurants, FDL has been profitable in recent years and has a very strong cash position. FDL's newest division. Food_TO-Go is an online meal ordering and delivery platform acquired by FDL two year ago.
In 20X7, sales for the entire company were $1 billion, with 50% of the business coming from the Airline Catering division. FDL is the country 's leading airline catering services provider and control 60% of the market share. However, the outlook of the airline catering industry is gloomy. The compound annual growth rate of the industry for the past five years was only 0.5% as airline networks have increasingly dropped catering on short domestic flights.
The Food-To-division only contribution 5% of FDL's total sales in 20X7 and is far behind in competing for marketing for market share of the online meal ordering and delivery industry, it is estimated that Food-To-Go's sales were only 20% of the industry leader's sales. However, the outlook for the online meal ordering and delivery services industry is bright. The compound annual growth rate of the industry since it started three years ago was 50%. It is estimated the rapid growth of the industry will continue in the foreseeable future.
Susan Willey, the head of Food-To-Go, does not agree that the Airline Catering division is the best-performing division in the company. Wiley argues that ber division bad the highest ROI in 20X7, and it deserves more capital finding. FDL's requested rate of return is 12%. The selected financial data for the Airline Catering division and Food-To-Go division in 20X7 are as follow (in $ millions)

Question44: A company's balance sheet information at the end of July is shown below (in$000s).

What is the company's financial leverage ratio?