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AFP CTP - Certified Treasury Professional

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Total 1076 questions

A utility company is evaluating whether or not it should build a new plant. The process of reviewing the quantitative and qualitative factors are an example of which finance function?

A.

Capital budgeting

B.

Funding

C.

Financial planning

D.

Financial risk management

A multidivisional domestic company with centralized treasury decision-making can potentially utilize intra-company lending to:

A.

reduce the overall liquidity of the company.

B.

establish individual subsidiary borrowing facilities.

C.

source debt in different currencies.

D.

lower the overall cost of short term funds.

Which of the following is a regulation that is having a major impact on the treasury profession?

A.

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

B.

Monetary Control Act

C.

Patriot Act

D.

Glass-Steagall Act

A farmer who plans to sell his/her corn crop in three months would benefit MOST from which of the following?

A.

A long futures contract and falling prices

B.

A long futures contract and steady prices

C.

A short futures contract and rising prices

D.

A short futures contract and falling prices

An L/C in favor of a U.S. exporter is issued by a bank in an emerging-market country, and it is confirmed by the exporter’s bank. What risk is reduced for the U.S. exporter?

A.

Credit risk

B.

Currency risk

C.

Re-investment risk

D.

Valuation risk

Which of the following factors would the cash manager consider when deciding whether to make a payment via Fedwire or ACH?

1. Cost of the payment

2. Payment due date

3. Availability of customer's funds

4. Loss of float

A.

1

B.

1 and 2

C.

3 and 4

D.

2, 3, and 4

Traditionally the primary source of operating risk in the area of external theft or malfeasance has been related to:

A.

the disposition of excess inventories.

B.

the sale of idle or obsolete fixed assets.

C.

the payment of false invoices or check fraud.

D.

the receipt of unrecorded customer payments.

All of the following bank products and services can simplify the preparation of the daily cash position EXCEPT:

A.

ACH concentration.

B.

balance reporting.

C.

account analysis.

D.

controlled disbursement.

Companies in the U.S. with a nationwide over-the-counter/field bank collection and concentration system often deal with:

A.

few small financial institutions.

B.

one major banking institution with branch offices at all locations.

C.

many small financial institutions.

D.

one major bank with corresponding relationships.

All of the following are typical uses of a zero balance account EXCEPT:

A.

payroll.

B.

dividend payments.

C.

trade accounts payable.

D.

overnight investments.

A cash manager is responsible for a small subsidiary that has significant funds but only writes one check per month. Which of the following types of accounts would the cash manager use for this subsidiary?

A.

NOW

B.

Demand deposit

C.

Savings

D.

Money Market Deposit Account

Company ABC has recently started to experience a significant reduction in funds availability. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to reduce funds availability?

A.

Ledger balances have increased.

B.

Company negotiated a later availability schedule.

C.

Company no longer pre-encodes its checks for deposit.

D.

Deposits are arriving at bank later, but prior to cutoff time.

Since the inception of ABC Company's pension plan, 1,500 employees qualified and were paid pensions of $500 million after retirement, of which 700 employees were those who earned $110,000 or more and received $200 million in pension benefits. When the company filed for bankruptcy in 2010, the IRS claimed back taxes from the company stating that the pension plan was not qualified under ERISA. On what basis was the IRS MOST LIKELY making its claim?

A.

Adequate funds were not available to meet the plan's obligations.

B.

Pension benefits were not safeguarded when the pension plan was terminated.

C.

The company failed to remit its PBGC premiums.

D.

The plan did not meet the minimum coverage requirements.

A company plans to perform an A/R cash analysis based on the following sales information:

60% of sales are collected within two months after the sale. After three months, $135,000 of January's sales has been collected. What was the percentage of January's sales collected in April?

A.

10%

B.

30%

C.

60%

D.

90%

In this situation, the net earnings credit amount for the month would show:

A.

a deficiency of $1,725.

B.

an excess of $1,425.

C.

an excess of $1,850.

D.

an excess of $2,100.

The term "factoring" refers to a:

A.

mathematical formula used in calculating bond prices.

B.

short-term financing method.

C.

reduction of bank fees related to volume.

D.

Federal Reserve Open Market Committee activity.

Owners of a privately-held company have decided to sell the business, but are receiving offers dramatically lower than what the firm is worth (as estimated by the owners). Which of the following options is the BEST way for management to establish the true value of their company?

A.

Issue stock to the public through an IPO.

B.

Increase the dividend payout ratio.

C.

Repurchase shares to elevate stock price.

D.

Alter the capital structure by issuing more debt.

An airline has entered into an agreement with its partners to offset receivables and payables for a specified period of time and to transmit or receive the difference via funds transfer at the end of the period. This is an example of:

A.

a barter agreement.

B.

an inter-company loan.

C.

trade credit.

D.

a net settlement system.

Which currency will sell at the greatest discount in the forward market against the U.S. dollar?

A.

Euro

B.

Mexican peso

C.

Japanese yen

D.

Canadian dollar

A manufacturing company has no liquidity and needs to purchase additional inventory in 60 days. Which of the following would have helped the company plan for this situation?

A.

A capital budget

B.

A short term forecast

C.

A medium term forecast

D.

A long term forecast