FIN 350 Week 11 Quiz – Strayer



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Quiz 10 Chapter 22 and 23

Finance Company Operations

     1.   ____ finance companies concentrate on purchasing credit contracts from retailers and dealers.
a.
Consumer
b.
Sales
c.
Commercial
d.
None of the above


                                          
          
          

     2.   Which of the following is not a source of finance company funds to support operations?
a.
loans from banks
b.
commercial paper
c.
federal funds
d.
bonds


                                          
          


     3.   When a finance company's assets are ____ interest rate sensitive than its liabilities and when interest rates are expected to ____, bonds can provide long-term financing at a rate that is completely insulated from rising market rates.
a.
less; increase
b.
less; decrease
c.
more; increase
d.
more; decrease


                                          
          


     4.   Finance companies differ from commercial banks, savings institutions, and credit unions in that they
a.
normally do not obtain funds from deposits.
b.
focus on financing acquisitions by companies.
c.
focus on providing residential mortgages.
d.
use most of their funds to purchase stocks.


                                          
          


     5.   Which of the following is not a main source of funds for finance companies?
a.
bank loans
b.
commercial paper issues
c.
bonds
d.
capital


                                          
          
          

     6.   Finance companies are more likely to issue bonds when their assets are presently ____ interest-rate sensitive than their liabilities, and when interest rates are expected to ____.
a.
more; decrease
b.
less; increase
c.
more; increase
d.
less; decrease


                                          
          


     7.   If finance companies were confident about projections of ____ interest rates, they may consider using the funds obtained from issuing bonds to offer loans with ____ rates.
a.
declining; variable
b.
rising; fixed
c.
rising; variable
d.
A and B


                                          
          
          

     8.   Finance companies would prefer to increase their long-term debt most once interest rates
a.
have declined.
b.
have increased.
c.
were stable for several years.
d.
were projected to decline.


                                          
          
          

     9.   The main competition for finance companies in the consumer loan market comes from
a.
pension funds.
b.
life insurance companies and property and casualty insurance companies.
c.
commercial banks and savings and institutions.
d.
mutual funds.


                                          
          


   10.   When finance companies purchase a firm's receivables at a discount, and are responsible for processing and collecting the balances of these accounts, they act as a
a.
leasing agent.
b.
lessor.
c.
lessee.
d.
factor.


                                          
          
          

   11.   When a finance company purchases equipment for use by another business, the finance company provides financing in the form of
a.
factoring.
b.
leasing.
c.
a banker's acceptance.
d.
a letter of credit.


                                          
          
          

   12.   Finance companies are exempt from state regulations.
a. True
b. False

                                          
          
          

   13.   Finance companies are not subject to state regulations on intrastate business.
a. True
b. False

                                          
          
          

   14.   Finance companies are subject to
a.
a maximum limit on loan size.
b.
ceiling interest rates on loans provided.
c.
a maximum length on loan maturity.
d.
regulations on intra-state banking.
e.
all of the above


                                          
          
          


   15.   If finance companies with a greater rate-sensitivity of liabilities than assets wanted to reduce interest-rate risk, they could

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