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Ross Corporate Finance 9e
Chapter 01
Introduction to Corporate Finance

Multiple Choice Questions 1. The person generally directly responsible for overseeing the tax management, cost accounting, financial accounting, and information system functions is the:
A. treasurer.
B. director.
C. controller.
D. chairman of the board.
E. chief executive officer. 2. The person generally directly responsible for overseeing the cash and credit functions, financial planning, and capital expenditures is the:
A. treasurer.
B. director.
C. controller.
D. chairman of the board.
E. chief operations officer. 3. The process of planning and managing a firm's long-term investments is called:
A. working capital management.
B. financial depreciation.
C. agency cost analysis.
D. capital budgeting.
E. capital structure. 4. The mixture of debt and equity used by a firm to finance its operations is called:
A. working capital management.
B. financial depreciation.
C. cost analysis.
D. capital budgeting.
E. capital structure. 5. The management of a firm's short-term assets and liabilities is called:
A. working capital management.
B. debt management.
C. equity management.
D. capital budgeting.
E. capital structure. 6. A business owned by a single individual is called a:
A. corporation.
B. sole proprietorship.
C. general partnership.
D. limited partnership.
E. limited liability company. 7. A business formed by two or more individuals who each have unlimited liability for business debts is called a:
A. corporation.
B. sole proprietorship.
C. general partnership.
D. limited partnership.
E. limited liability company. 8. The division of profits and losses among the members of a partnership is formalized in the:
A. indemnity clause.
B. indenture contract.
C. statement of purpose.
D. partnership agreement.
E. group charter. 9. A business created as a distinct legal entity composed of one or more individuals or entities is called a:
A. corporation.
B. sole proprietorship.
C. general partnership.
D.

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