1. A firm has paid out Rs. 150,000 as dividends from its net income of Rs. 250,000. What is the retention ratio for the firm?
a. 12 %
b. 25 %
c. 40 %
d. 60 %
2. ROE = ____________________
a. ROA x Equity Multiplier
b. ROA x ( 1 + Debt Equity Ratio)
c. Profit Margin x Total Assets Turnover x Equity Multiplier
d. All of the given options
3. Which of the following is NOT an external use of financial statements information?
a. Evaluation of credit standing of new customer
b. Evaluation of financial worth of supplier
c. Evaluation of potential strength of the competitor
d. Evaluation of performance through profit margin and return on equity
4.If you plan to save Rs. 10,000 with a bank at an interest rate of 8%, what will be the worth of your amount after 4 years if bank offers simple interest?
a. Rs. 3,200
b. Rs. 10,084
c. Rs. 13,200
d. Rs. 15,240
5.Which of the following process can be defined as the process of generating earnings from previous earnings?
a. Discounting
b. Compounding
c. Factorization
d. None of the given options
6. Both future value and present value of a sum of money are based on:
a. Interest rate only
b. Number of time periods only
c. Both interest rate and number of time periods
d. Neither interest rate nor number of time periods
7. Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the present value discount factor?
a. It is greater than 1.0
b. It is equal to zero when discount rate is zero
c. It increases as the time period increases
d. It decreases as the discount rate increases
8. In how many years, an amount will be doubled at a discount rate of 8 percent?
a. 3 years
b. 6 years
c. 9 years
d. Cannot be determined without more information
9.What is the present value of the following end‐of‐year cash flows if the discount rate is 7 percent? Years 1 2 3 Cash Flow (Rs.) 600 950 1,200
a. Rs. 1,998
b. Rs. 2,004
c. Rs. 2,171
d. Rs. 2,371
10. In which of the following type of annuity, cash flows occur at the beginning of each period?
a. Ordinary annuity
b. Annuity due
c. Perpetuity
d. None of the given options