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Making payments through electronic payments networks can be a part of a treasury management system’s functionality, but it is subject to numerous constraints. Which of the following is a true statement of those constraints?

A.

The process is easy for the payee but very intensive manually for the payor.

B.

Negotiation of trade terms is required, but float terms are excluded.

C.

Remittance detail, whether a lot or a little, can be easily included with all payment forms.

D.

Collecting payment-routing details, and populating these into the software, is a significant task.

Which of the following would be true for a company with high operating leverage?

A.

Its cost of goods sold does not increase as revenues increase.

B.

It has high variable costs per unit sold.

C.

If revenues increase marginally, it can achieve a large percentage increase in profits.

D.

Its semi-variable costs do not have a fixed cost component.

Private companies usually go public by making an initial public offering. What is the term for offering subsequent shares in the market?

A.

Common

B.

Underwritten

C.

Regulated

D.

Seasoned

A retail brokerage firm is MOST like which one of the following types of financial institutions?

A.

Captive finance companies

B.

Factoring companies

C.

Investment banks

D.

Insurance companies

Company XYZ has an underfunded defined benefit plan. Company XYZ is required to provide filings for this plan to all of the following EXCEPT:

A.

the Department of Labor.

B.

the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

C.

the Securities and Exchange Commission.

D.

plan participants.

BEA Company has determined its breakeven dollar amount for concentrating remote funds is $550.00. BEA Company has a daily earnings rate of 6% and gains one day of accelerated funds. If a wire costs BEA $35.00 dollars, what is the cost of an electronic funds transfer for BEA Company?

A.

$1.00

B.

$2.00

C.

$3.00

D.

$4.00

All of the following are examples of treasury management system transactions for liquidity management EXCEPT:

A.

FX transactions.

B.

loan draw-downs.

C.

investment sales.

D.

loan paydowns.

A company has decided to manage its short-term investment portfolio in-house. It is looking for enhanced capital gains as well as the ability to sell the instruments on the secondary market at a premium. The investment manager has forecasted the interest rates shown below:

Which investment strategy should be employed by the company?

A.

Passive strategy

B.

Matching strategy

C.

Tax-based strategy

D.

Total-return strategy

Which of the following contributes MOST to the marketability of a security?

A.

An investment-grade rating

B.

An irrevocable letter of credit guarantee

C.

A return at or above the yield curve

D.

A large, active secondary market

A company has a $2 million line of credit requiring a 5% compensating balance on usage. For the next year, the company projects a usage of 75% and a 10.375% interest rate. If the balance requirement is eliminated, by how many basis points will the company's effective interest rate be reduced?

A.

18

B.

30

C.

55

D.

74

Which of the following would be the most efficient method of reducing the number of cross-border payments between two units of a company?

A.

A pooling system

B.

A re-invoicing center

C.

A netting system

D.

A multicurrency account

The future value of $60 invested at 8% compounded per year for three years is:

A.

$47.63.

B.

$64.80.

C.

$74.40.

D.

$75.58.

Which of the following statements is true about lockbox network systems?

A.

Local operating units receive funds over the counter and prepare deposits.

B.

A company processes and prepares its own deposits.

C.

A bank or third party receives, processes, and deposits currency primarily.

D.

Consolidated remittance data are generated from multiple collection points.

Compared to debt, which of the following statements is true about a company issuing equity?

A.

Its shareholders assume less risk than its creditors.

B.

The payment of interest on debt is not tax deductible.

C.

The payment of dividends on common stock is a legal obligation.

D.

It is more expensive.

The time between the payor's mailing of a check and the payee's receipt of usable funds is known as:

A.

collection float.

B.

mail float.

C.

processing float.

D.

availability float.

Which of the following factors is NOT used by a cash manager to estimate a target compensating balance?

A.

Per-item service costs

B.

Average volume

C.

Ledger balance

D.

Earnings credit rate

A PRIMARY objective of the cash concentration function is to:

A.

move funds to where they can be used most productively.

B.

eliminate service charges at outlying field banks.

C.

minimize the number of disbursement banks required.

D.

improve the predictability of cash outflow.

Which of the following investment instruments would provide a company with the greatest liquidity and least risk?

A.

Certificate of deposit

B.

Commercial paper

C.

Certificate of participation

D.

Treasury bill

A cash manager invests in Treasury bills for which of the following reasons?

A.

The interest earned is exempt from federal taxes.

B.

There is no price risk.

C.

They are extremely liquid.

D.

They offer the highest yield for overnight investing.

A convenience store chain would typically use which of the following types of collection systems?

A.

Retail lockbox

B.

Network of wholesale lockboxes

C.

Pre-authorized payment program

D.

Field deposit system