AFP CTP - Certified Treasury Professional
A company has $75 million in adjustable-rate debt, $25 million in fixed-rate debt, and $50 million in accounts receivable. If the company is concerned that interest rates will rise, which of the following would be the BEST interest rate derivative?
A currency swap is BEST described as an:
The PRIMARY difference between defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans is whether the employee or the employer:
A telecommunications company has decided to sell its call center hosting division. This is an example of what type of financial decision?
The before-tax cost of long-term debt is 10% and the cost of equity is 12%.
The marginal tax rate is 35%. The company's weighted average cost of capital is:
Which of the following credit terms would be MOST appropriate for a seasonal product that a manufacturer wants to sell to a retailer during the product's off-season?
A company wishes to monitor and control office expenses incurred by its employees. Which of the following offers the BEST method of providing the employees freedom to choose different vendors while maximizing spending control?
Refer to the following information about a company at the end of its fiscal year.
The before-tax cost of long-term debt is 10% and the cost of equity is 12%. The marginal tax rate is 35%.
What is the company's long-term debt to total capitalization ratio?
A United States company must remit a dollar royalty payment to its Japanese subsidiary. Cash settlement of the payment would typically be made by which of the following?
When a paper check is converted to an electronic form:
A bank employee programs an internal payment system to transfer half a cent of each transaction to her personal bank account. What type of risk does this behavior illustrate?
All of the following are basic considerations for balance compensation by a company EXCEPT:
The mix of long-term debt and equity refers to a company’s:
Three college roommates open a fast-food restaurant chain after graduation. They decide to offer a 401(k) plan to all of their 700+ employees and a defined benefit retirement plan for themselves and their six Group Vice Presidents. If the company initially funds the defined benefit plan with $10 million and is in the 32% tax bracket, what is the after-tax cost of the funding?
XYZ Company is a net borrower. Its cost of funds is 5.0%, its earnings credit rate is 3.0%, and the reserve requirement is 10%. Average service fees are $50,000 per month. Its average ledger balance is $2,000,000, and its average collected balance is $1,000,000. What are the collected balances required to pay for services during a 30-day month?
MICR encoding errors may be detected by all of the following TMS modules EXCEPT:
An auto manufacturer experienced a decline in sales, an increase in inventory, and an increase in labor costs over the past two months. With all else being equal, what is the MOST LIKELY impact to the company's balance sheet?
Which of the following statements are true about the use of different discount rates for different types of projects?
I. Low-risk, short-term projects may be evaluated by using a short-term opportunity cost.
II. High-risk projects may be evaluated by using a discount rate that is greater than the company's normal opportunity cost.
III. A short-term investment (or borrowing) rate may be used as the company's short-term discount rate.
IV. The use of a lower discount rate for riskier projects forces riskier projects to earn higher rates of return.
Advantages of writing checks locally on a centralized disbursing bank include all of the following EXCEPT which statement?
Check MICR line information includes which of the following?
I. Bank of deposit identification number
II. Payee bank identification number
III. Federal Reserve bank code
IV. Payor's account number