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Future treasury operations will be affected MOST significantly by consolidation of which of the following?

A.

Competitors

B.

Subsidiaries

C.

Commercial banking industry

D.

Procurement cards

Assume the cost of an ACH transaction is $0.80, the charges for a wire transfer are $30.00, the monthly account maintenance fee is $10.00, and the company earns interest at an annual rate of 1.825% on overnight investments. What is the break-even point where the interest earned on overnight investments offsets the incremental wire costs?

A.

$3,840

B.

$5,840

C.

$284,000

D.

$584,000

A public corporation may value a defined contribution plan highly because it:

A.

allows the corporation to capture plan investment surpluses.

B.

allows proxy voting in favor of management.

C.

shifts investment shortfall risk to employees.

D.

defines allowed investments within the plan.

Convertible securities consist of preferred stock anD.

A.

treasury stock.

B.

common stock.

C.

bonds.

D.

tracking stock.

An optimal concentration system minimizes all of the following EXCEPT:

A.

administrative costs.

B.

disbursement float.

C.

excess balances.

D.

transfer costs.

The MOST common way that companies structure their treasury operations is as a:

A.

cost center.

B.

profit center.

C.

shared service center.

D.

in-house bank.

From a buyer’s perspective, which of the following types of float would be eliminated if checks were replaced by electronic payment methods?

A.

Collection

B.

Invoicing

C.

Disbursement

D.

Lockbox

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

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%

A company is starting a project to redesign its cash management information systems. What would be an important tool in this effort?

A.

ERP software

B.

Treasury operations manual

C.

Cash application

D.

Treasury workstation

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

The right of stockholders to purchase, on a pro-rata basis, any new shares issued by the company is referred to as:

A.

preemptive right.

B.

right of first refusal.

C.

existing ownership right.

D.

prevention of dilution right.

Which of the following is a type of borrowing between a company and a lender in which the paperwork connected with it is used to simplify the lending process?

A.

Trade credit

B.

Master note

C.

Securitization

D.

Commercial paper

When a foreign subsidiary pays a dividend to its parent company the transfer of funds may be subject to:

A.

turnover tax.

B.

lifting fees.

C.

capital tax.

D.

netting fees.

In cash forecasting, which of the following is a certain cash flow?

A.

New product sales

B.

Interest payments on long-term debt

C.

Insurance claims pending settlement

D.

Vendor check-clearing patterns

A company is considering issuing debt in a market environment in which there is a larger than normal spread between high- and low-risk investments. Among several factors, what are the concerns regarding investor behavior that the treasurer will MOST need to consider?

A.

Matching maturity

B.

Availability of collateral

C.

Capital structure

D.

Flight to quality

In the event of bankruptcy and the subsequent liquidation of issuer's debt, in what order, from first to last, will the following be repaid?

1. Senior secured debt

2. Senior subordinated debt

3. Junior secured debt

4. Junior debentures

A.

1, 2, 3, 4

B.

1, 3, 2, 4

C.

2, 1, 3, 4

D.

2, 1, 4, 3

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that a public company’s financial statements be certified by the company’s:

A.

chief financial officer and corporate secretary.

B.

chief financial officer and corporate controller.

C.

chief financial officer and chief executive officer.

D.

chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

A multinational company that uses “notional pooling” for its euro zone subsidiaries will realize which of the following advantages?

A.

Enhanced accounting for transactions since funds are transferred into one account

B.

Mobilization of cash resources and thus economies of scale in making transfers

C.

Subsidiary cash balances are netted each day to calculate interest, but funds are not transferred

D.

An expanded number of euro zone banks in order to facilitate better service to transfer funds

A globally diversified manufacturing company can manage its liquidity more effectively by:

A.

pooling cash of subsidiaries.

B.

centralizing bank accounts.

C.

reducing its international bank network.

D.

using repatriation strategies.