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Which of the following investment instruments is a discount instrument?

A.

Banker's acceptance

B.

Yankee CD

C.

Treasury note

D.

Municipal bond

A company that is issuing a new class of stock would use the services of a(n):

A.

retail brokerage.

B.

portfolio manager.

C.

industrial credit company.

D.

investment brokerage firm.

Cash management services commonly used outside the United States include which of the following?

I. Interest-bearing deposit accounts

II. Controlled disbursement systems

III. Pooling of bank accounts

A.

I and II only

B.

I and III only

C.

II and III only

D.

I, II, and III

Which of the following short-term instruments is used to finance the import or export of goods?

A.

Convertible bond

B.

Government warrant

C.

Bill of lading

D.

Banker's acceptance

Which of the following is true when a company purchases goods using trade credit from suppliers?

A.

The buyer incurs no added cost if it pays on time.

B.

The supplier will charge interest to the buyer.

C.

The buyer should record this as a long-term liability.

D.

The supplier places a lien on the goods sold until payment.

A treasurer is monitoring the yield curve through a service provider (like Reuters) and notices that it is moving from downward sloping to upward sloping. Based on this information, the treasurer should consider:

A.

a commercial paper program.

B.

a short-term borrowing facility.

C.

interest rate collars.

D.

a variable rate long term facility.

The combination of difference in condition (DIC) insurance and umbrella insurance:

A.

transfers risk to a company’s captive insurance subsidiary.

B.

replaces the coverage provided by basic property and liability insurance.

C.

supplements the coverage provided by basic property and liability insurance.

D.

provides payments to a company in the event it is unable to pursue a line of business due to an unforeseen event.

As a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, what new entity was established to sanction firms and individuals for audit violations?

A.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Review and Assessment Board

B.

The Accounting Controls Advisory Board

C.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

D.

The Auditing Review Board

The treasurer of a corporation is negotiating with one of his/her suppliers to allow the corporation to have 30 days to pay the supplier’s invoices. The treasurer is arranging:

A.

short-term financing.

B.

revolving credit agreement.

C.

factoring of receivables.

D.

uncommitted line of credit.

The “agency problem” refers to:

A.

management’s use of a fiduciary agent for stockholders.

B.

a large and active institutional investor base acting on behalf of individual investors.

C.

stockholders who allow management to take actions that will benefit management.

D.

the internal audit function reporting to the audit committee of the board instead of to management.

The key parties involved in a disaster recovery plan are generally classified as internal resources or external counterparties. When evaluating the risks of both parties, which of the following can be assumed?

A.

The review of internal resources takes greater importance.

B.

The infrastructure linking the parties’ systems must be considered.

C.

The disaster recovery sites of both parties must be in the same location.

D.

The systems used by both parties must be compatible.

A company is concerned that investor dissatisfaction could lead to a rapid change in its board membership. To prevent this, which of the following strategies should the company employ?

A.

Grant shareowners preemptive rights for new shares.

B.

Give shareowners cumulative voting rights.

C.

Stagger the election of its directors.

D.

Allow shareowners to vote by proxy.

Banks often control information flow, records and assets, therefore it is critical that banks have:

A.

backup systems and disaster recovery procedures.

B.

controlled disbursement procedures.

C.

standard formats for electronic submission.

D.

timetables for service implementation.

Company X, a US based multi-national, is exploring the option of locating a subsidiary in another country where there has been some historical risk of expropriation of local assets of foreign corporations. Therefore, as part of the risk assessment process the company must specifically quantify the:

A.

political risk.

B.

physical security risk.

C.

financial institution risk.

D.

property risk.

In order to increase liquidity, ABC Motor Company bundled its customers’ installment payments and resold them to other investors. This is known as:

A.

factoring.

B.

securitization.

C.

reclassification.

D.

secondary distribution.

Which of the following is a source of short-term financing?

A.

Bond issuance

B.

Factoring of accounts receivable

C.

Issuance of common stock

D.

Retaining profits

The goal of investor relations is to:

A.

ensure that a company’s securities achieve a fair valuation in the marketplace.

B.

ensure equity analysts have all available company information at any point in time.

C.

maintain the company’s stock listing on the NYSE.

D.

make sure all shareholders cast a vote at the annual meeting.

An evaluated receipts settlement would be MOST commonly used in an environment where:

A.

the cash conversion cycle is typically long.

B.

inventory turns over rapidly.

C.

volumes involved are small.

D.

the supplier sends an invoice.

A treasury manager expects the price of a commodity to be highly volatile between the time of option purchase and exercise. Which option style would provide the greatest flexibility?

A.

American Style

B.

Bermuda Style

C.

Cayman Style

D.

European Style

A large, nation-wide, retailer of plumbing fixtures is considering implementing ACH technology to improve its accounts receivable processing. Which of the following pre-authorized ACH transactions can the company use for this application?

A.

ARC (Accounts Receivable Conversion)

B.

CIE (Customer-Initiated Entry)

C.

TEL (Telephone-Initiated Entry)

D.

WEB (Internet-Initiated Entry)