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AFP CTP - Certified Treasury Professional

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Total 1076 questions

A put option on a company's stock has an exercise price of $20. On the delivery date, the stock is trading at $24 per share. What should the investor who has paid $2 for the option do?

A.

Not exercise the option and lose $2.

B.

Not exercise the option and lose $6.

C.

Exercise the option and gain $2.

D.

Exercise the option and gain $4.

A distribution business has used several bank loans to finance its expansion plans. After a fire destroyed the company’s facility and inventory, it went out of business due to the loss of revenue during the month it was closed. What type of insurance coverage should the company have had to prevent its demise?

A.

Cost reimbursement

B.

Property

C.

General liability

D.

Business interruption

A cash manager has determined that the break-even amount for justifying a wire transfer over an ACH for concentration of funds is $145,000. Using a wire instead of an ACH gives the company use of the funds two days earlier to make overnight investments. Based on a wire transfer cost of $10.00 and an ACH transaction cost of $0.70, what is the company’s overnight investment interest rate on a 365-day year basis?

A.

0.95%

B.

1.17%

C.

2.34%

D.

2.57%

A company transmits a payment file of ACH and Fedwire vendor payments to its financial institution to execute. Which article of the Uniform Commercial Code governs these payments?

A.

Article 3

B.

Article 4

C.

Article 4A

D.

Article 5

On which exchange is a company’s stock traded on the over-the-counter market?

A.

AMEX

B.

FINRA

C.

NASDAQ

D.

NYSE

A public company’s risk profile is currently in balance. The management’s mission statement is to minimize stock devaluation. However, it is forecasting a need for working capital in the short term. Which of the following solutions would BEST assist management in accomplishing its mission?

A.

Redeem outstanding shares

B.

Issue additional shares

C.

Use debt financing

D.

Pay out dividends

Which of the following is subject to translation exposure?

A.

A German company with a subsidiary in Spain

B.

A Spanish company with revenues in euros

C.

A Japanese subsidiary in the United States with U.S. dollar liabilities

D.

A U.K. company that exports goods to the United States

A telecommunications company receives a profit of $587,542 from its cellular phone production unit in the year after investing $962,870 in a new product line. What is the first year return on its original investment?

A.

56%

B.

58%

C.

61%

D.

64%

During the 1970s, many companies instituted dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPS). There are many benefits of this plan. What is the one negative aspect?

A.

Reduces the expense of shareholder relations

B.

Leads to an increase in the number of small shareholders

C.

Does not allow automatic reinvestment of dividends

D.

Leads to a reduction in the number of small shareholders

Company XYZ has determined that its weighted average cost of capital is 12.5%. The capital structure of the company is made up of 75% equity and 25% debt. The before-tax cost of debt is 10%. Given a tax rate of 34%, what is XYZ's cost of common stock?

A.

13.25%

B.

14.47%

C.

15.25%

D.

16.53%

An investor concerned about taxes on dividend distributions will MOST LIKELY purchase stock on which of the following dates?

A.

Ex-dividend date

B.

Record date

C.

Declaration date

D.

Payment date

When estimating the cost of capital, which of the following financial resources would probably NOT be included in the cost of capital calculation?

A.

Common stock

B.

Long-term debt

C.

Preferred stock

D.

Short-term debt

Which of the following would be MOST suitable for a risk-averse electronics manufacturer that uses copper in many of its components?

A.

A put option on copper futures

B.

A short position in copper futures

C.

A floor option on copper futures

D.

A costless collar using options on copper futures

Which of the following is NOT a key area to consider when establishing treasury policies?

A.

Equity method investments accounting

B.

Medium-term financing

C.

Management reporting

D.

Foreign currency management

A company with constant earnings and excess cash is considering a significant stock repurchase plan. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to occur?

A.

Earnings per share will increase, and the number of shares outstanding will stay constant.

B.

Earnings per share will decrease, and the number of shares outstanding will increase.

C.

Earnings per share will increase, and the number of shares outstanding will decrease.

D.

Earnings per share will decrease, and the number of shares outstanding will stay constant.

If a company has $126 million in debt at an average cost of 7% and $234 million in equity at a cost of 11%, what is its weighted average cost of capital, assuming a marginal tax rate of 35% and a risk-adjusted rate of 13%?

A.

8.7%

B.

9.6%

C.

10.0%

D.

10.9%

The year-end income statement and balance sheet accounts for a company as of December 31, Year 1 are shown in the Exhibit.

If no changes occurred in the current asset and current liability account balances from the beginning of the period, except for cash, what was the net cash flow from operations for Year 1?

A.

$350,000

B.

$365,000

C.

$390,000

D.

$400,000

Company A anticipates the following cash inflows and outflows for the next three months:

If the company's treasurer is preparing a cash-flow projection for Month 2, and he is focusing purely on items that can be projected with a fair degree of certainty, what will the net projection be?

A.

($119,000)

B.

($104,000)

C.

$131,000

D.

$146,000

A company has transferred all treasury functions to a new office overseas. When preparing the disaster recovery plan, the treasury manager seeks to identify the mission critical functions and then determine what risks the plan should address. Which of the following risks should be the focus of the Disaster Recovery Plan?

A.

The majority of the company's export is to a country with significant currency fluctuations.

B.

The company's decentralized treasury system operates locally with nightly data back-up to the new treasury office.

C.

The corporate liability insurance policy does not cover the international office.

D.

The company's investment portfolio has significant equity ownership in the international office country.

A bank's reserve requirement on demand deposits is 10%, and its earnings credit rate is 6%. If a company uses bank services amounting to $2,600 and has an excess of $550 in earnings credit, what is the average collected balance in the account based on a 30-day month?

A.

$123,921

B.

$461,889

C.

$585,810

D.

$709,731