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T. 2. In a typical venture’s life cycle, the rapid-growth stage involves creating and
building value, obtaining additional financing, and examining exit
opportunities.
T. 3. Forecasting for firms with operating histories is generally much easier than
forecasting for early-stage ventures.
F. 8. The volatility of a firm’s cash balance will steadily decreases as the firm
progresses from the survival stage to the rapid-growth stage.
F. 11. “Internally generated funds” is the cash produced from operating a firm
over a specified time period.
T. 12. The rate at which a firm can grow sales based on the retention of business
profits is known as sustainable sales growth rate.
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T. 13. A firm’s maximum sustainable sales growth rate occurs at a retention ratio
of 100%.
T. 14. When using the beginning of period equity base, the sustainable sales
growth rate is equal to ROE times the retention ratio.
F. 15. The sustainable sales growth rate is equal to ROA times the retention ratio.
T. 17. The cost of obtaining additional funds, such as additional interest expenses
from borrowing funds, may be explicit and impact AFN.
F. 18. The added costs associated with obtaining equity capital are based on
investor expected rates of return and are explicit costs which affect AFN.
T. 19. “Additional funds needed” (AFN) is the gap remaining between the
financial capital needed and that funded by spontaneously generated funds and
retained earnings.
F. 23. A firm with a positive growth rate in sales will require some additional
funds, assuming the existing ratios will not be changed.
F. 25. The percent of sales forecasting method must project all cost and balance
sheet items at the same growth rate as sales.
F. 27. The constant ratio forecasting method makes projections based on the
assumption that certain costs and some balance sheet items are best expressed
as a percentage of sales.
Multiple-Choice Questions
b. 8. Lola is in the process of forecasting the sales growth rate for an early-stage
venture specializing in the production of durable running shoes. Lola predicts a
.2 probability of an 80% growth in sales, a .3 probability of a 60% growth in
sales, a .4 probability of a 40% growth in sales, and a .1 probability of a 10%
decrease in sales. What is the expected sales growth rate of the venture?
a. 47%
b. 49%
c. 51%
d. 53%
d. 9. Which one of the following life cycle stages would generally be associated
with the second lowest sales forecasting accuracy?
a. early-maturity
b. rapid-growth
c. survival
d. start-up
e. development
c. 10. Internally generated funds which are available for distribution to owners of
for reinvestment back into the business to support future growth can be
characterized by which of the following?
a. operating income
b. operating cash flow
c. net income
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b. 11. Which of the following is not part of the financial forecasting process used
to project financial statements?
a. forecast sales
b. forecast tax rates
c. project the income statement
d. project the balance sheet
e project the statement of cash flows
b. 12. A firm projects net income to be $500,000, intends to pay out $125,000 in
dividends, and had $2 million of equity at the beginning of the year. The
firm’s sustainable growth rate is:
a. 5%
b. 18.75%
c. 6.25%
d. 4.69%
e. none of the above
b. 13. A firm has net income of $320,000 on sales of $3,200,000. Its assets total
$2,000,000; the equity at the beginning of the year was $1,600,000 and
dividends paid were $80,000. What is the sustainable growth rate?
a. 5%
b. 15%
c. 6.25%
d. 4.69%
e. none of the above
b. 14. A sales growth rate based on the retention of profits is referred to as the:
a. real sales growth rate
b. sustainable sales growth rate
c. spontaneous sales growth rate
d. nominal sales growth rate
e. weighted average sales growth rate
d. 15. Which one of the following ratios is not part of the “standard” return on
equity (ROE) model?
a. net profit margin
b. asset turnover
c. equity multiplier
d. retention rate
a. 33%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 67%
e. 75%
d. 21. A venture’s common equity was $50,000 at the end of last year. If the
venture’s common equity at the end of this year was $60,000, what was its
sustainable sales growth rate?
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a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%
e. 25%
e. 22. A venture’s common equity account increased by $100,000 the past year
and ended the year at $500,000. What was its sustainable sales growth rate?
a. 5%
b. 10%
c. 15%
d. 20%
e. 25%
b. 12.5%
c. 15.0%
d. 17.5%
e. 20.0%
d 27. The financial funds needed to acquire assets necessary to support a firm’s
sales growth is called:
a. spontaneously generated funds
b. additional funds needed
c. addition in retained earnings
d. financial capital needed
a. 28. The increase in accounts payables and accruals that occur with a sales
increase is called:
a. spontaneously generated funds
b. additional funds needed
c. addition in retained earnings
d. financial capital needed
b. 29. The financial funds still needed to finance asset growth after using
spontaneously generated funds and any increase in retained earnings is called:
a. spontaneously generated funds
b. additional funds needed
c. addition in retained earnings
d. financial capital needed
d. 30. Which one of the following would increase a firm’s need for additional
funds?
a. an increasing profit margin
b. a decreasing expected sales growth rate
c. an increase in accruals
d. an increasing dividend payout rate
e. a decrease in assets
c. 31. Your firm recorded sales for the most recent year of $10 million generated
from an asset base of $7 million, producing a $500,000 net income. Sales are
projected to grow at 20%, causing spontaneous liabilities to increase by
$200,000. In the most recent year, $200,000 was paid out as dividends, and
the current payout ratio will continue in the upcoming years. What is your
firm’s AFN?
a. $200,000
b. $600,000
c. $840,000
d. $960,000
e. $1,400,000
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b. 33. When projecting financial statements, one would first , and then
proceed to :
a. project of the balance sheet, forecast sales.
b. forecast sales, project the income statement
c. forecast sales, project the balance sheet
d. forecast sales, project the statement of cash flows
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