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Finance is the business function that involves managing
information
money
marketing
production
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The goals of the finance function are to ensure profitability and to
advertise products
manufacture raw materials
give out information
reduce risks
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Accounting is distinct from finance because its main focus is on
recordkeeping activities
money management decisions
administration of assets
acquisition of funds
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The administration of assets refers to decisions about
accounting
spending
investments
financing
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Decisions about financing refer to the
accounts receivable
acquisition of funds
administration of assets
accounting department
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The finance function ensures that the company’s financial goals are
acceptable to the marketing department
related to product development
easy to accomplish
in line with organizational priorities
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How does the finance function relate to company spending?
It plans and controls spending
It produces reports about spending
It spends on investments only
It does not relate to spending
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Money the business owes is known as
equity
assets
accounts payable
accounts receivable
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Money owed to the business is known as
equity
assets
accounts payable
accounts receivable
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To keep communication flowing with other departments, the finance function depends on
accounts receivable
information systems
marketing
production
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The finance function is usually responsible for which of the following processes:
Budgeting
Manufacturing
Operations
Research
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The finance function would definitely be involved in a decision regarding
public relations and publicity
personal selling
new business projects and strategies
hiring
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Which of the following is a capital investment decision:
How to manage cash flow
How to handle accounts payable
How to finance investments
How to manage inventory
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A company’s current balance of assets and liabilities falls under the focus of
return on capital
working capital management
capital investment decisions
the cash conversion cycle
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Determining which projects a business should invest in is known as
return on capital
the cash conversion cycle
capital structuring
capital budgeting
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Assets a company already owns and can use to finance a new venture are called
equity
dividends
return on capital
accounts payable
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Which of the following is a key component of managing working capital:
Financing
Capital budgeting
Cash conversion cycle
Capital structure
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The cash conversion cycle should be
at equilibrium
as short as possible
as long as possible
on an upward trend
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Which of the following is a measure of how well a business generates cash flow:
Accounts receivable
Capital structure
Accounts payable
Return on capital
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When return on capital is positive, the company is
growing in value
losing value
low on cash
paying out dividends