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  1. The ratio obtained by dividing 'quick assets' by current liabilities is called

  2. A.

     Turnover ratio

    B.

     Acid test ratio

    C.

     Solvency ratio

    D.

     None of these


  3. What is the type of annuity where the first payment does not begin until some later date in the cash flow?

  4. A.

     Ordinary annuity

    B.

     Perpetuity

    C.

     Annuity due

    D.

     Deferred annuity


  5. The alternatives which are standalone solutions for given situations in engineering involve:

  6. A.

     A purchase cost (first cost)

    B.

     The anticipated life of the assets

    C.

     The anticipated resalable value (salvage value) and the interest return (rate of return)

    D.

     All of these


  7. Which of the following is an example of intangible asset?

  8. A.

     Cash

    B.

     Investment in subsidiary companies

    C.

     Furnitures

    D.

     Patents


  9. What do you call the after-tax present worth of all depreciation effects over the depreciation period of the asset?

  10. A.

     Asset recovery

    B.

     Depreciation recovery

    C.

     Period recovery

    D.

     After-tax recovery


  11. If there is only one seller and many buyers, the market situation is ________ .

  12. A.

     Duopsony

    B.

     Oligopoly

    C.

     Oligopsony

    D.

     Monopoly


  13. What type of bond where the corporation’s owner name are recorded and the interest is paid periodically to the owners with their asking for it?

  14. A.

     Preferred bond

    B.

     Registered bond

    C.

     Incorporators bond

    D.

     Callable bond


  15. As applied to capitalized asset, the distribution of the initial cost by a periodic changes to operation as in depreciation or the reduction of a debt by either periodic or irregular prearranged programs is called ______.

  16. A.

     Annuity

    B.

     Amortization

    C.

     Capital recovery

    D.

     Annuity factor


  17. A uniform series of payment occurring at equal interval of time is called ______.

  18. A.

     Annuity

    B.

     Amortization

    C.

     Depreciation

    D.

     Bond


  19. The flow back of profit plus depreciation form a given project is called ______.

  20. A.

     Capital recovery

    B.

     Cash flow

    C.

     Economic return

    D.

     Earning value