MIHM 7123 FINANCE PM PROJECT
TOTAL POINTS
| Total Points | Exercise | ||
| 15 | EXERCISE 1: | Developing the statement of cash flows | |
| 15 | EXERCISE 2: | Indirect cost allocation | |
| 10 | EXERCISE 3: | Cost - Volume - Profit Analysis for a Hotel | |
| 15 | EXERCISE 4: | Mediolanum Hotel Ratio Analysis: | |
| 10 | EXERCISE 5: | Operations Budgeting Variance Analysis | |
| 10 | EXERCISE 6: | STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION | |
| 25 | EXERCISE 7: | Multiple choice questions | |
| 100 |
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Ex. 1 SCF
| EXERCISE 1: | Developing the statement of cash flows | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 Income Statement (in $000) | Balance Sheets ($000) | December 31 | Statement of Cash Flows 2019 ($000) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales Revenue | $ 1,870 | Assets | 2019 | 2018 | Cash Flow from Operating Activities | Inflows and Outflows of Cash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Cost of goods sold | 1,100 | Cash and marketable securities | $ 1,163 | $ 550 | Net Profit After Taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profits | $ 770 | Accounts receivable | 440 | 550 | Depreciation | Inflows (Sources) | Outflows (uses) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inventories | 660 | 990 | Accounts Receivable | Decreases in any asset | Increase in any asset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Operating Expenses | Total Current Assets | $ 2,263 | $ 2,090 | Inventories | Increases in any liability | Decrease in any liability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | $ 253 | Accounts Payable | Net profits after taxes | Net loss after taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation Expense | 110 | Land and buildings | $ 1,320 | $ 1,155 | Accruals | Depreciation and other non cash charges | Dividends paid | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | $ 363 | Machinery and equipment, furniture, vehicles | 1,430 | 1,265 | Cash provided by operating activities | Sale of stock | Repurchase or retirement of stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total gross fixed assets (at cost) | $ 2,750 | $ 2,420 | Points: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before interests and taxes (EBIT) | $ 407 | Less: Accumulated Depreciation | 1,430 | 1,320 | Cash Flow from Investing Activities | Cash provided by operating activities | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Assets | $ 1,320 | $ 1,100 | Gross fixed assets | Cash provided by investment activities | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Interest Expense | 77 | Total Assets | $ 3,583 | $ 3,190 | Changes in equity investments in other firms | Cash Flow from Financing Activities | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profits before taxes | $ 330 | Cash provided by investment activities | Total Points: | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Taxes (rate = 21%) | 69 | Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profits after taxes | $ 261 | Accounts Payable | $ 770 | $ 550 | Cash Flow from Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Preferred stock dividends | 11 | Notes Payable | 660 | 770 | notes payable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings Available for common stockholders | $ 250 | Accruals | 110 | 220 | long-term debt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | $ 1,540 | $ 1,540 | Changes in stockholders' equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid to common stockholders | $ 77.00 | Long-term debt | 660 | 440 | Dividends (common and preferred) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ 2,200 | $ 1,980 | Cash provided by financing activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net increase in cash and marketable securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock | $ 110 | $ 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock: | 132 | 132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paid-in Capital in excess of par on common stock | 418 | 418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 723 | 550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | $ 1,383 | $ 1,210 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | $ 3,583 | $ 3,190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ex. 2 Cost Allocation
| EXERCISE 2: | Indirect cost allocation | ||||||||||||||
| High Rollers' Income Statement based on allocated indirect costs for the 3 months ending 31st December 20X1: | |||||||||||||||
| Requested: | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Fill in the "X" with the proper Indirect cost allocation. | |||||||||||||||
| 2. Fill in the "X" of the tax assuming a 30% of Income tax rate. | |||||||||||||||
| Casino | Rooms | F&B | Total | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 700,000 | $ 200,000 | $ 100,000 | $ 1,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Cost of Sales | $ 20,000 | $ 20,000 | |||||||||||||
| Labour | $ 210,000 | $ 41,000 | $ 25,000 | $ 276,000 | |||||||||||
| Other direct costs | $ 65,000 | $ 8,000 | $ 7,000 | $ 80,000 | |||||||||||
| Profit before indirect costs | $ 425,000 | $ 151,000 | $ 48,000 | $ 624,000 | |||||||||||
| Indirect costs: | Points Awarded | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Advertising | ? | ? | ? | $ - 0 | 2.50 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Senior management salaries and | ? | ? | ? | $ - 0 | 2.50 | ||||||||||
| administrative support | |||||||||||||||
| General building maintenance | ? | ? | ? | $ - 0 | 2.50 | ||||||||||
| Training and personnel | ? | ? | ? | $ - 0 | 2.50 | ||||||||||
| Transportation | ? | ? | ? | $ - 0 | 2.50 | ||||||||||
| Total indirect costs | ? | ? | ? | $ - 0 | |||||||||||
| Income before tax | ? | ? | ? | $ - 0 | |||||||||||
| Tax | ? | 2.50 | |||||||||||||
| Net Income (Profit) | ERROR:#VALUE! | 15 | Total points |
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Ex. 3 CVP Analysis
| EXERCISE 3: | ||||
| Cost - Volume - Profit Analysis for a Hotel | ||||
| Data: | ||||
| 1. Calculate availabe rooms | Month: | April | 30 | days |
| 2. Calculate occupancy rate | Number of rooms: | 100 | ||
| 3. Calculate the Average Selling price (Average Room Rate - ARR) | Rooms sold during month: | 1,800 | ||
| 4. Calculate the Variable cost per unit (Vcu) | Total revenue: | 198,000 € | ||
| 5. Calculate the Contribution Margin per Unit (CMu) | FC (Fixed Costs): | 45,000 € | ||
| 6 Calculate the Break Even Point in Units (Rooms) | TVC (Total Variable Costs): | 54,000 € | ||
| 7. Calculate the Margin of Safety in Units | ||||
| 8. Calculate the Operating Leverage | ||||
| 9. Calculate the Profit | ||||
| Based on the previous calculations respond: | ||||
| 10. How many rooms needs to be sold to achieve 120,000 € of Profit? | ||||
| 11. How many rooms we need to sell to increase our profit in 15,000 €? | ||||
| 12. In how much we need to increase our Occupancy rate in order to increase our profits in an 10%. | ||||
| Answers: | Answers Box: | Points Awarded | ||
| 1. Available Rooms | ? | 0.5 | ||
| 2. Occupancy Rate (rooms sold/available rooms) | ? | 0.5 | ||
| 3. Asp (ARR) Average Selling Price (Total Revenue/Rooms sold): | ? | 0.5 | ||
| 4. Vcu Variable Cost per unit (Total Variable Cost/Rooms sold): | ? | 0.5 | ||
| 5. Cmu Contribution Margin per unit (Average Selling Price - Variable cost per unit): | ? | 0.5 | ||
| 6 BEP Breakeven Point (Fixed Costs / Contribution Margin): | ? | 0.5 | ||
| 7. MS Margin of Safety (Rooms sold - BEP (units)): | ? | 0.5 | ||
| 8. OL Operating Leverage (Rooms sold / margin of safety) | ? | 0.5 | ||
| 9. Profit (Total Revenue - FC - VC) | ? | 0.5 | ||
| 10. How many rooms needs to be sold to achieve 120,000 € of Profit? | ||||
| ? | 1.25 | |||
| 11. How many rooms we need to sell to increase our profit in 15,000 €? | ||||
| ? | 1.25 | |||
| 12. In how much we need to increase our Occupancy rate in order to increase our profits in an 10%. | ||||
| ? | 1.5 | |||
| ? | 1.5 | |||
| 10 | ||||
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Ex.4 SOLUTION
| Mediolanum Hotel: | |||||||||||
| 1. Mediolanum Hotel presents the following financial information at the close of business on December 31: | |||||||||||
| a) Based on the Account balances below calculate the following totals: | |||||||||||
| Account | Account Balance | Account Category | Current Assets, Long-Term Assets, Total Assets. Total current Liabilities, Total Long-Term Liabilities, Total Liabilities. Total Owners' Equity. Total Liabilities + Owners' Equity. | ||||||||
| Salaries | 41,000 € | b) Calculate the below Income Statement profitability measures 1 - 4. | |||||||||
| Inventory | 60,000 € | Current income tax rate is 35% | |||||||||
| External Maintenance expense | 16,750 € | Income Statement: | Points Awarded | ||||||||
| Building | 291,000 € | Revenue | 187,000 | ||||||||
| Accounts Receivable | 25,000 € | Cost of goods sold | 43,500 | ||||||||
| Capital | 215,000 € | 1. Gross Profit: | 143,500 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Short term investment | 3,500 € | Operating expenses | 67,250 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Interest Payable | 25,000 € | Extraordinary income & (losses) | 4,000 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Sales | 187,000 € | 2. Profit before interests & taxes: | 80,250 | ||||||||
| Notes payable Short Term | 31,000 € | Non-operating expenses | 15,000 | 1.5 | |||||||
| 9 months Global Bank Loan | 17,000 € | 3. Profit before income tax | 65,250 | ||||||||
| Mortgage La Caixa Bank | 54,000 € | Income Tax (35%) | 22,838 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Sales promotional expenses | 9,500 € | 4. Net Profit | 42,413 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Bank | 4,500 € | 9 | |||||||||
| COGS | 43,500 € | ||||||||||
| Interest expense | 15,000 € | c) Based on the previous data, calculate the Liquidity, Solvency & Profitability ratios: | |||||||||
| Logistics bus | 36,000 € | 2 | |||||||||
| Debtor long-term | 36,500 € | Total Current Assets | Total Current Liabilities | Total Equity | |||||||
| Cash | 18,000 € | Total Long-term Assets | Total Long Term Liabilities | Total Liabilities + Equities | |||||||
| Creditor long-term | 64,000 € | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | ||||||||
| Salary Payable | 13,000 € | ||||||||||
| 2 years Bank of America loan | 68,500 € | Liquidity: | Profitability: | ||||||||
| Sold VAN below Net Book Value (Loss) | 1,000 € | Quick ratio: | 0.59 | Not Sustainable | ROA: | 8.7% | Sustainable | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 13,000 € | Current ratio: | 1.44 | Sustainable | ROE: | 19.7% | Sustainable | ||||
| Lobby space rental | 5,000 € | Solvency: | Profit Margin: | 22.7% | Sustainable | ||||||
| Solvency ratio: | 1.8 | Sustainable | |||||||||
| Points Awarded | |||||||||||
| Total Current Assets | 1.53 | ||||||||||
| Total Long-term Assets | 1.53 | ||||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 1.53 | ||||||||||
| Total Long Term Liabilities | 1.53 | ||||||||||
| Total Liabilities + Equities | 1.53 | ||||||||||
| Quick ratio: | 1.53 | Ratio + Ratio Interpretation | |||||||||
| Current ratio: | 1.53 | Ratio + Ratio Interpretation | |||||||||
| Solvency ratio: | 1.53 | Ratio + Ratio Interpretation | |||||||||
| ROA: | 1.53 | Ratio + Ratio Interpretation | |||||||||
| ROE: | 1.53 | Ratio + Ratio Interpretation | |||||||||
| Profit Margin: | 1.53 | Ratio + Ratio Interpretation | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||||
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Ex. 4 Ratio Analysis
| EXERCISE 4: | ||||||||||
| Mediolanum Hotel Ratio Analysis: | ||||||||||
| 1. Mediolanum Hotel presents the following financial information at the close of business on December 31: | ||||||||||
| a) Based on the Account balances below calculate the following totals: | ||||||||||
| Current Assets, Long-Term Assets, Total Assets. Total current Liabilities, Total Long-Term Liabilities, Total Liabilities. Total Owners' Equity. Total Liabilities + Owners' Equity. | ||||||||||
| Account | Account Balance | Account Category | c) Calculate the Liquidity, Solvency & Profitability ratios and interpret the results. | |||||||
| Salaries | 41,000 € | Expense | ||||||||
| Inventory | 60,000 € | Current Asset | Total Current Assets | ? | Total Current Liabilities | ? | Total Equity | ? | ||
| External Maintenance expense | 16,750 € | Expense | Total Long-term Assets | ? | Total Long Term Liabilities | ? | Total Liabilities + Equities | ? | ||
| Building | 291,000 € | Long-Term Asset | Total Assets | ? | Total Liabilities | ? | ||||
| Accounts Receivable | 25,000 € | Current Asset | ||||||||
| Capital | 215,000 € | Equity | Liquidity: | Points Awarded | ||||||
| Short term investment | 3,500 € | Current Asset | Quick ratio: | ? | Sustainable | Balance sheet | 5 | |||
| Interest Payable | 25,000 € | Current Liability | Current ratio: | ? | Not Sustainable | Income Statement | 5 | |||
| Sales | 187,000 € | Revenue | Solvency: | Ratios & Analysis | 5 | |||||
| Notes payable Short Term | 31,000 € | Current Liability | Solvency ratio: | ? | Total Points | 15 | ||||
| 9 months Global Bank Loan | 17,000 € | Current Liability | Profitability: | |||||||
| Mortgage La Caixa Bank | 54,000 € | Long-Term Liability | ROA: | ? | ||||||
| Sales promotional expenses | 9,500 € | Expense | ROE: | ? | ||||||
| Bank | 4,500 € | Current Asset | Profit Margin: | ? | ||||||
| COGS | 43,500 € | Cost of goods sold | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 15,000 € | Expense | ||||||||
| Logistics bus | 36,000 € | Long-Term Asset | ||||||||
| Debtor long-term | 36,500 € | Long-Term Asset | ||||||||
| Cash | 18,000 € | Current Asset | ||||||||
| Creditor long-term | 64,000 € | Long-Term Liability | ||||||||
| Salary Payable | 13,000 € | Current Liability | ||||||||
| 2 years Bank of America loan | 68,500 € | Long-Term Liability | ||||||||
| Sold VAN below Net Book Value (Loss) | 1,000 € | Extraordinary Loss | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 13,000 € | Current Asset | ||||||||
| Lobby space rental | 5,000 € | Extraordinary Revenue | ||||||||
| b) Calculate the below Income Statement profitability measures 1 - 4. | ||||||||||
| Current income tax rate is 35% | ||||||||||
| Income Statement: | ||||||||||
| Revenue | ? | |||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | ? | |||||||||
| 1. Gross Profit: | ? | |||||||||
| Operating expenses | ? | |||||||||
| Extraordinary income & (losses) | ? | |||||||||
| 2. Profit before interests & taxes: | ? | |||||||||
| Non-operating expenses | ? | |||||||||
| 3. Profit before income tax | ? | |||||||||
| Income Tax (35%) | ? | |||||||||
| 4. Net Profit | ? | |||||||||
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Ex. 5 Budgeting Variance
| EXERCISE 5: | Operations Budgeting Variance Analysis | |||||||||||||||||
| The accountant at Ritz Carlton Hotel located in Barcelona analyzes only significant budget variances on a monthly basis. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The criteria used to determine if the budget variances are significant are as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues: | -€ 1,000.00 | and 3 % | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed expenses: | + 100 | only | ||||||||||||||||
| Variable expenses: | + 200 | and 6 percent | ||||||||||||||||
| Selected revenues and expenses for May 2024 to be analyzed are in the below table: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Required: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Complete the Euro and % variance columns. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Identify each variance as either Significant (S) or Not significatn (NS). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Identify if variance is favorable or unfavorable for the Hotel. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Points | Student | |||||||||||||||||
| Item | Type of Cost | Budget | Actual | Euro Variance | % Variance | S/NS | Favorable/ Unfavorable | |||||||||||
| Room sales | € 75,000.00 | € 72,500.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | |||||||||||
| Food sales | € 35,000.00 | € 33,400.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | |||||||||||
| Cost of food sold | Variable | € 11,250.00 | € 13,211.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ||||||||||
| Labor | Fixed | € 5,200.00 | € 5,200.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ||||||||||
| Labor | Variable | € 3,500.00 | € 3,800.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ||||||||||
| Supplies | Variable | € 3,115.00 | € 3,000.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ||||||||||
| Franchise fees | Variable | € 2,100.00 | € 2,150.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ||||||||||
| Depreciation | Fixed | € 1,000.00 | € 1,150.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ||||||||||
| Insurance | Fixed | € 500.00 | € 500.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ||||||||||
| Property taxes | Fixed | € 255.00 | € 375.00 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 0 |
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Ex. 6 Depreciation
| EXERCISE 6: | STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION | ||||||||||||||||
| A manufacturing company acquired specialized machinery on October 1st, 2025, for €120,000. The machinery has an estimated useful life of 10 years and an estimated salvage value of €12,000. | |||||||||||||||||
| Questions: | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Calculate the annual depreciation expense for the manufacturing machinery. | 3.33 | Points | |||||||||||||||
| 2. What will be the depreciation expense recognized for the year ending December 31st, 2025? (Remember it was purchased in the fourth quarter). | 3.33 | Points | |||||||||||||||
| 3. What will be the net book value of the machinery at the end of the fifth full year of use (December 31st, 2030)? | 3.33 | Points | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Points | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Calculate the annual depreciation expense for the manufacturing machinery. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. What will be the depreciation expense recognized for the year ending December 31st, 2025? (Remember it was purchased in the fourth quarter). | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. What will be the net book value of the machinery at the end of the fifth full year of use (December 31st, 2030)? | |||||||||||||||||
Ex. 7 MCQ's
| EXERCISE 7: | Multiple choice questions | |
| 1. There are two types of depreciation, the depreciation expense, and the accumulated depreciation. Choose the correct answer: | ||
| a. The first type of depreciation is an expense and the second is considered to be a contra asset account. | ||
| b. The first type of depreciation is an expense and the second is considered to be fixed asset. | ||
| c. They are both calculated at the end of the month only on current and non-current assets. | ||
| d. They are both calculated at the end of the month on the liabilities of the company. | ||
| e. No answer. | ||
| 2. In January, the total fixed costs at the 250-room Vacation Hotel were $40,000. With 5,000 rooms sold in January, the average fixed cost per room sold was $8. | ||
| The forecast for February projects a 10% increase in occupancy over January. If this increase in sales volume occurs, the total fixed costs for February would be: | ||
| a. lower than in January. | ||
| b. relatively the same as in January. | ||
| c. higher than in January. | ||
| d. No answer | ||
| e. unrelated to January’s total fixed costs. | ||
| 3. A sunk cost is: | ||
| a. relevant in decision-making situations. | ||
| b. No answer | ||
| c. a quantifiable future cost. | ||
| d. a cost that has already been incurred. | ||
| e. a differential cost. | ||
| 4. In the course of a year, cost items such as rent, insurance, external property maintenance and a general manager’s salary represent what types of cost? | ||
| a. No answer | ||
| b. Incremental | ||
| c. Fixed | ||
| d. Semi-variable | ||
| e. Opportunity | ||
| 5. In a profit and loss statement that is prepared using the contribution margin layout: | ||
| a. Costs are classified according to function. | ||
| b. Fixed costs are distinguished from variable costs. | ||
| c. No answer | ||
| d. Costs are segregated into controllable and uncontrollable. | ||
| e. Direct costs are distinguished from overheads. | ||
| 6. Break-even is the level of sales where: | ||
| a. No answer | ||
| b. Total revenue equals all of an organization’s fixed costs. | ||
| c. Total revenue equals all of an organization’s variable costs. | ||
| d. Total revenue is the same as total costs. | ||
| e. Total revenue equals all of an organization’s direct and fixed costs. | ||
| 7. Percentage contribution margin ratio is: | ||
| a. Sales minus variable costs | ||
| b. Contribution as a percentage of sales | ||
| c. Variable costs as a percentage of sales. | ||
| d. Gross profit as a percentage of sales | ||
| e. No answer | ||
| 8. What is the formula for calculating operating leverage (Degree of Operating Leverage)? | ||
| a. No Answer. | ||
| b. DOL = Contribution margin / EBIT (Earnings before interests and taxes) | ||
| c. DOL = PBIT (profit before interests and taxes) / Interest expense | ||
| d. DOL = PBIT (profit before interests and taxes) / Sales | ||
| e. DOL = Sales / PBIT (profit before interests and taxes) | ||
| 9. A company with a high degree of operating leverage is more sensitive to changes in: | ||
| a. No answer. | ||
| b. Fixed costs | ||
| c. Variable costs | ||
| d. Interest expense | ||
| e. Sales | ||
| 10. Which of the following factors would increase a company's degree of operating leverage?: | ||
| a. A decrease in variable costs | ||
| b. No Answer. | ||
| c. An increase in fixed costs | ||
| d. An increase in sales | ||
| e. A decrease in the tax rate | ||
| 11. A firm's degree of operating leverage (DOL) depends primarily upon its: : | ||
| a. Fixed costs and variable costs. | ||
| b. Total operating costs. . | ||
| c. Variable operating costs. . | ||
| d. Fixed operating costs. | ||
| e. No answer. | ||
| 12. Current Ratio is expressed as: | ||
| a. Total Assets / Current Liabilities. | ||
| b. No answer. | ||
| c. Current Liabilities / Current Assets. | ||
| d. Current Assets / Current Liabilities. | ||
| e. (Current Assets - Inventory - Prepaid Expenses) / Current Liabilities. | ||
| 13. Which of the following types of costs is generally allocated among profit centers? | ||
| a. No answer. | ||
| b. incremental costs. | ||
| c. standard costs | ||
| d. overhead costs | ||
| e. sunk costs | ||
| 14. Which of the following are true in cost-volume profit analysis? : | ||
| a. The selling price per unit is usually treated as constant. | ||
| b. Total variable costs vary directly in proportion with sales volume. | ||
| c. Fixed costs are constant. | ||
| d. No answer | ||
| e. All of the above. | ||
| 15. Cashflow from investing activities include: | ||
| a. Cash flows from the issuance and retirement of debt.. | ||
| b. No Answer. | ||
| c. Cash flow from short-term and long-term borrowings.. | ||
| d. Cash flows from the acquisition and disposal of all noncurrent assets. | ||
| e. Cash flow from short-term and long-term equity investments. | ||
| 16. The cashflow from operating activities shows: | ||
| a. Cash flows from operating debt. | ||
| b. Cash flows directly related to the production and sale of the business. | ||
| c. Cash flow from short-term and long-term borrowings needed to run the business. | ||
| d. Cash flow from short-term and long-term equity investments | ||
| e. No answer | ||
| 17. Liquidity ratios: | ||
| a. Are calculated to analyze the profitability of the business.. | ||
| b. Are calculated to analyze the business ability to meet its long-term obligations. | ||
| c. Assist in the analysis of business operations. . | ||
| d. Reveal the ability of a business to meet its short-term obligations. . | ||
| e. No answer. | ||
| 18. The Return on Equity ratio is calculated as: | ||
| a. Net Income / Owners' Equity (capital invested) | ||
| b. Sales / Owners' Equity (capital invested) | ||
| c. Total Assets / Owners' equity (capital invested) | ||
| d. Current Assets / Owners' Equity (capital invested) | ||
| e. No answer. | ||
| 19. In which category should be classified the account “Retained earnings”?: | ||
| a. Current Asset Account | ||
| b. Revenue account | ||
| c. Owners’ Equity account | ||
| d. Long-term asset | ||
| e. No answer. | ||
| 20. The Profit Margin ratio is calculated as:: | ||
| a. Profit before income tax / Sales | ||
| b. Net Profit / Sales | ||
| c. Net Profit / Owners' equity (capital invested) | ||
| d. Sales / Profit before interests and taxes | ||
| e. No answer. | ||
| 21. Which of the following is not a widely-used cost classification scheme used by accountants: | ||
| a. Direct vs indirect costs. | ||
| b. Variable vs fixed costs. | ||
| c. Outlay vs opportunity costs. | ||
| d. Escalating costs vs reducing costs. | ||
| e. No answer | ||
| 22. Which of the following is not a fixed cost? | ||
| a. property hotel taxes | ||
| b. manager salary (set at $25,000 for the period) | ||
| c. depreciation of the hotel bus | ||
| d. bathroom amenities | ||
| e. No answer | ||
| 23. A direct cost is: | ||
| a. A cost that can be observed directly and therefore measured accurately. | ||
| b. A cost resulting from the specific directions of a senior manager. | ||
| c. A cost that directly relates to sales. | ||
| d. A cost that can be traced to a particular cost object. | ||
| e. No answer | ||
| 24. Which of the below Expenses are NOT directly associated with any department? | ||
| a. Microwave, guestroom; Mattress cover; Hair dryers; Key cards. | ||
| b. Hair shampoo (health club/spa); Payroll, spa hourly; Spa music. | ||
| c. Baked goods, Bar fruit and garnish, Bar supplies—consumable and Bottle openers. | ||
| d. Depreciation, Interests, Insurance, Rent and Property Taxes. | ||
| e. No answer | ||
| 25. Financial ratio analysis is used: | ||
| a. By shareholders to gauge profitability and liquidity. | ||
| b. By managers to support decision making. | ||
| c. By creditors to appraise short term financial stability of a company. | ||
| d. All of the above. | ||
| e. No answer. | ||
| Per question | Total Questions | Total Points |
| 1 | 25 | 25 |