This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Corporate Finance > Capital Structure – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Capital Structure Quiz 11 (17 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Brandon Wiene is a financial analyst covering the beverage industry. He is evaluating the impact of DEF Beverage's new product line of flavored waters. DEF currently has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.6. The new product line would be financed with $ 50 million of debt and $ 100 million of equity. In estimating the valuation impact of this new product line on DEF's value, Wiene has estimated the equity beta and asset beta of comparable companies. In calculating the equity beta for the product line, Wiene is intending to use DEF's existing capital structure when converting the asset beta into a project beta. Which of the following statements is correct? A) Using DEF's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.6 is appropriate in calculating the newproduct line's equity beta. B) Using DEF's debt-to-equityratio of 0.6 is not appropriate; rather, the debt-to-equityratio of the new product, 0.5, is appropriate to use in calculatingthe new product line's equity beta. C) Wiene should use the new debt-to-equity ratio of DEF that would resultfrom the additional $ 50 million debt and $ 100 million equity in calculatingthe new product line's equity beta. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using DEF's debt-to-equityratio of 0.6 is not appropriate; rather, the debt-to-equityratio of the new product, 0.5, is appropriate to use in calculatingthe new product line's equity beta. 2. With the existence of fixed operating costs; a decrease in sales will result in ..... EBIT A) An equal increase. B) A more than proportional decrease. C) A less than proportional decrease. D) Proportional increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A more than proportional decrease. 3. Leverage refers to the effects that variable costs have on the returns that shareholders earn A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. One way a firm can shorten the working capital cycle is: A) Increase the amount of time customers have to pay on credit. B) Decrease the amount of current assets. C) Reduce the amount of time customers have to pay on credit. D) Reduce the amount of debt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce the amount of time customers have to pay on credit. 5. Funds acquired by the firm through retaining earnings have no cost because there are no dividend or interest payments associated with them, and no flotation costs are required to raise them, but capital raised by selling new stock or bonds does have a cost. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 6. Which of the following mature companies is most likely to employ a high proportion of debt in its capital structure? A) A mining company with a large, fixed asset base. B) A software company with very stable and predictable revenues and an asset-light business model. C) An electric utility. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An electric utility. 7. How many topic do we have in "Financial Economic" module? A) Only 6!. B) 10. C) 12. D) 14-means each week one topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only 6!. 8. A limited liability company issued 50, 000 ordinary shares of 25c each at a premium of 50c per share. The cash received was correctly recorded but the full amount was credited to the ordinary share capital account.Which one of the following journal entries is needed to correct this error? A) Dr. Share capital account Rs. 25, 000; Cr. Share premium account Rs.25, 000. B) Dr. Share capital account Rs. 37, 500; Cr. Share premium account Rs.37, 500. C) Dr. Share premium account Rs. 25, 000; Cr. Share capital account Rs.25, 000. D) Dr. Share capital account Rs. 25, 000; Cr. Cash Rs. 25, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. Share capital account Rs. 25, 000; Cr. Share premium account Rs.25, 000. 9. At 31 December 20X1 the capital structure of a company was as follows:Ordinary share capital $ 100, 000 shares of 50c each 50, 000Share premium account 180, 000During 20X2 the company made a bonus issue of 1 share for every 2 held, using the share premium account for the purpose, and later issued for cash another 60, 000 shares at 80c per share.What is the company's capital structure at 31 December 20X2? A) Ordinary share capital Rs.1, 30, 000; Share premium account Rs.1, 37, 000. B) Ordinary share capital Rs.1, 05, 000; Share premium account Rs.1, 37, 000. C) Ordinary share capital Rs.1, 05, 000; Share premium account Rs.1, 73, 000. D) Ordinary share capital Rs.1, 30, 000; Share premium account Rs.1, 73, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ordinary share capital Rs.1, 05, 000; Share premium account Rs.1, 73, 000. 10. When a company decides financing the major of their operating with debt rather than equity, the company is A) Non-levered. B) Mid-levered. C) High levered. D) Low levered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High levered. 11. According to the illustrative financial structure in IAS 1 Presentation of financial statements, where should dividends paid during the year should be disclosed? A) Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. B) Statement of changes in equity. C) Statement of financial position. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statement of changes in equity. 12. At 30 June 20X2 a company's capitalstructure was as follows:Ordinary share capital $ 500, 000 shares of 25c each 125, 000Share premium account 100, 000In the year ended 30 June 20X3 the company made a rights issue of 1 share for every 2 held at $ 1 per share and this was taken up in full. Later in the year the company made a bonus issue of 1 share for every 5 held, using the share premium account for the purpose.What was the company's capital structure at 30 June 20X3? A) Ordinary share capital Rs.2, 25, 000; Share premium account Rs.2, 50, 000. B) Ordinary share capital Rs.2, 12, 500; Share premium account Rs.2, 62, 500. C) Ordinary share capital Rs.4, 50, 000; Share premium account Rs.25, 000. D) Ordinary share capital Rs.2, 25, 000; Share premium account Rs.3, 25, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordinary share capital Rs.2, 25, 000; Share premium account Rs.2, 50, 000. 13. How do donor restrictions on assets and income affect capital structure in a nonprofit organization? A) They can make assets and income illiquid and create risk. B) They can increase the organization's cash reserves. C) They can decrease the organization's liabilities. D) They can restrict the organization's program and mission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can make assets and income illiquid and create risk. 14. Which is the cheapest Source of Finance A) Equity. B) Debt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debt. 15. The negative relationship between profitability and leverage is in line with which theory? A) Pecking order theory. B) Tradeoff theory. C) Market timing theory. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pecking order theory. 16. Enterprises are divided into 3 forms, 4 forms and 4 types. Which of the following is a type of enterprise? A) Individual enterprises, limited partnerships, limited companies. B) Private enterprises, state enterprises, mixed enterprises, collective enterprises. C) General Partnership Enterprise Limited Partnership Limited Company Public Company Limited. D) Individual enterprises, joint ventures, companies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Private enterprises, state enterprises, mixed enterprises, collective enterprises. 17. The presence of financial distress costs can explain why firms choose debt levels that are too low to exploit the interest tax shield. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesFinance QuizzesCapital Structure Quiz 1Capital Structure Quiz 2Capital Structure Quiz 3Capital Structure Quiz 4Capital Structure Quiz 5Capital Structure Quiz 6Capital Structure Quiz 7Capital Structure Quiz 8Capital Structure Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books