公司理财精要第七章题库

Chapter 07

Equity Markets and Stock Valuation Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name given to the model that computes the present value of a stock by dividing next year's annual dividend amount by the difference between the discount rate and the rate of change in the annual dividend amount?

A. Stock pricing model

B. Equity pricing model

C. Capital gain model

D. Dividend growth model

E. Present value model

2. The dividend yield is defined as:

A. the current annual cash dividend divided by the current market price per share.

B. the current annual cash dividend divided by the current book value per share.

C. next year's expected cash dividend divided by the current market price per share.

D. next year's expected cash dividend divided by the current book value per share.

E. next year's expected cash dividend divided by next year's expected market price per share.

3. The capital gains yield equals which one of the following?

A. Total yield

B. Current discount rate

C. Market rate of return

D. Dividend yield

E. Dividend growth rate

4. Which one of the following types of securities has no priority in a bankruptcy proceeding?

A. Convertible bond

B. Senior debt

C. Common stock

D. Preferred stock

E. Straight bond

5. Mary owns 100 shares of stock. Each share entitles her to one vote per open seat on the board of directors. Assume there are 3 open seats in the current election and Mary casts all 300 of her votes for a single candidate. What is the term used to describe this type of voting?

A. Proxy

B. Aggregate

C. Cumulative

D. Straight

E. Condensed

6. There are two open seats on the board of directors. If two separate votes occur to elect the new directors, the firm is using a type of voting that is best described as _____ voting.

A. simultaneous

B. straight

C. proxy

D. cumulative

E. sequential

7. Kate could not attend the last shareholders meeting and thus she granted the authority to vote on her behalf to the managers of the firm. Which one of the following terms is used to describe the method by which Kate's shares were voted?

A. Straight

B. Cumulative

C. Consent-form

D. Proxy

E. In absentia

8. Dividends are best defined as:

A. cash payments to shareholders.

B. cash payments to either bondholders or shareholders.

C. cash or stock payments to shareholders.

D. cash or stock payments to either bondholders or shareholders.

E. distributions of stock to current shareholders.