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Banking and Operations Quiz

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Loans that are backed by collateral are called
a.
secured loans
b.
short-term loans
c.
business loans
d.
unsecured loans
 

 2. 

Things you owe are referred to as your
a.
equity
b.
net worth
c.
liabilities
d.
assets
 

 3. 

This inventory method keeps track of inventory levels on a daily basis.
a.
point-of-sale inventory method
b.
perpetual inventory method
c.
periodic inventory method
d.
manual inventory method
 

 4. 

Which of the following is NOT a strategy a business can use to encourage faster payment?
a.
offer discounts on bills paid right away
b.
increase the amount of time your customers have to pay their bills
c.
hire a collection agency to track down customers who are late with their payments
d.
all of the above strategies will encourage faster payment
 

 5. 

Markie writes a check to pay for her store’s monthly rent. This transaction should be recorded in the
a.
cash payments journal
b.
purchases journal
c.
subsidiary ledger
d.
aging table
 

 6. 

The person in a business who is responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, implementing, and controlling the operations of a business is the
a.
chairman of the board
b.
manager
c.
intern
d.
employee
 

 7. 

This type of budget shows the projections of a business’s cash flow.
a.
general budget
b.
production budget
c.
sales budget
d.
cash budget
 

 8. 

Which of the following is NOT generally thought of as part of the organizing function?
a.
strategic planning
b.
allocating resources
c.
assigning tasks
d.
grouping tasks into departments
 

 9. 

An income statement can help a business owner do all of the following EXCEPT
a.
analyze costs to determine areas that need to be cut back
b.
examine how sales, expenses, and income are changing over time
c.
forecast how well the business can expect to perform in the future
d.
identify his/her equity in the business
 

 10. 

All of the following are concerns about inventory that managers must address EXCEPT
a.
reducing inventory turnover
b.
keeping stock levels as low as possible without sacrificing performance or service
c.
not ending up with out-of-date items
d.
maintaining a wide assortment of stock
 

 11. 

Which of the following financial statements best shows how much money you have available to pay your bills?
a.
pro forma financial statement
b.
income statement
c.
balance sheet
d.
cash flow statement
 

 12. 

Which of the following is an example of a current asset?
a.
inventory
b.
an accounts payable
c.
a mortgage
d.
a warehouse
 

 13. 

The dollar amount of all sales with any returns subtracted is called
a.
net income
b.
gross profit
c.
gross sales
d.
net sales
 

 14. 

The dollar value of the goods or services a business sells to customers is called
a.
gross profit
b.
operating expenses
c.
net income before taxes
d.
revenue
 

 15. 

What is a line of credit?
a.
a grant provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to encourage business development in needy areas
b.
a short-term loan offered to new entrepreneurs that must be repaid within a year
c.
an agreement by a bank to lend up to a certain amount of money whenever the borrower needs it
d.
money a bank invests in a business in return for a share of the profits
 

 16. 

A management style in which employees are involved in decision making and the manager provides less direction is called
a.
autocratic management
b.
mixed management
c.
authoritative management
d.
democratic management
 

 17. 

A list of people who receive salary or wage payments from a business is called a(n)
a.
aging table
b.
payroll
c.
account
d.
pension
 

 18. 

Outlines for appropriate employee behavior and actions are called
a.
policies
b.
rules
c.
procedures
d.
mandates
 

 19. 

The process of setting standards for the operation of a business and ensuring those standards are met is called
a.
supervising
b.
staffing
c.
implementing
d.
controlling
 

 20. 

What does debt-to-equity ratio measure?
a.
the difference between your equity and your liabilities
b.
the relation between your startup costs and your net worth
c.
the relation between the dollars you have borrowed and the dollars you have invested in your business
d.
the difference between your assets and your liabilities
 

Numeric Response
 

 21. 

Michelle Connor owns a retail store. In her industry, she needs to keep 3 months worth of inventory in stock at all times.What is the stock turnover rate in Michelle’s industry?

 

 22. 

Denzel’s appliance store had total sales of $194,000 last month. Of that amount, $36,860 came from the sale of refrigerators. What percentage of total sales came from refrigerators last month?

 

 23. 

A business has the following financial information for the month:

Revenues: $17,000
Insurance: $950
Cost of goods: $3,550
Rent: $1,250
Supplies: $1,050
Utilities: $875
Salaries: $5,100
Taxes: $1,250

Find the gross profit.

 

 24. 

A business reported the following:

Net sales: $300,000
Cost of goods sold: $210,000
Operating expenses: $40,000
Taxes: $3,500

Find gross profit for the business.

 

 25. 

A business reported the following:

Net income after taxes: $25,000
Net sales: $200,000

Find the net-profit-on-sales ratio.

 

 26. 

Dana Collingwood obtained an SBA-guaranteed loan from her bank for $70,000 for her new business. The SBA guaranteed 75 percent of the loan. How much has the bank risked losing if Dana’s business fails?

 

 27. 

You own a computer repair shop. You owe $35,000 to vendors; you have a ten-year bank loan of $40,000; your bank account balance is $17,000; you own inventory worth $67,000; you have $3,000 in account receivables; and fixed assets are $42,000. What is your owner’s equity?

 

 28. 

You complete an aging table for your accounts receivable and find that of the $12,000 you are currently owed, $600 is past due by over 60 days. What percent of your accounts receivable is past due by over 60 days?

 

 29. 

Tim has a beginning inventory worth $500,000 in his computer software store and expects to sell $900,000 over a period of six months. He wants to have $400,000 of inventory at the end of the six-month period. Calculate the dollar amount of purchases Tim will need to make over the next six months.

 

 30. 

You own a computer repair shop. You owe $35,000 to vendors; you have a ten-year bank loan of $40,000; your bank account balance is $17,000; you own inventory worth $67,000; you have $3,000 in account receivables; and fixed assets are $42,000. What are your total liabilities?

 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 31. 

A commercial bank loan is an example of equity capital.
 

 32. 

The three most important elements of a company’s financial strength are its revenues, profits, and human resources.
 

 33. 

Some customers do not pay for the merchandise they purchase on credit. The amount a company will not receive from these customers is known as depreciation.
 

 34. 

Itemizing your startup costs is an important part of determining how much money you need to start your business.
 

 35. 

Rules are more specific than procedures.
 

 36. 

A business MUST use the accrual method if it has sales of more than $5 million per year.
 

 37. 

Two businesses with the same level of sales and expenses will have the same cash flow.
 

 38. 

If your bank statement balance is not the same as your check register balance, you should contact your bank immediately.
 

 39. 

Successful inventory management involves balancing the costs of inventory with the benefits of having inventory in stock.
 

 40. 

Ledgers separate transactions by type; journals separate transactions by account.
 



 
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