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Assets of the company belongs to the _______________.

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  1. company

  2. share holders

  3. members

  4. promoters

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The shareholders are the owners of the company while the Board of Directors is the chief managing body elected by the shareholders. The capital of the company is divided into smaller parts called ‘shares’. Thus the assets of the company belongs to share holders.

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Identify the source of finance that does not pose a burden on a company's finance.

organisation of commerce and management sources of business finance - 2 equity and preference shares equity shares and preference shares non-institutional sources - long-term

  1. Debentures

  2. Public deposit

  3. Loans from financial institutions

  4. Retained earnings

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Correct Option: D

Identify the limitation of retained earnings ___________________.

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  1. It is an uncertain source of funds as the profits of business are fluctuating.

  2. It does not create any charge on the assets of the firm while providing funds.

  3. It is a convenient and continuous source of funds.

  4. It needs to promote the sales of an organisation.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Limitation of retained earnings:It is an uncertain source of funds as the profits of business are fluctuating. Retained earning refers to the accummulated net income of a company or a business organization.

Retained earnings does not involve any explicit cost in the form of ________.

organisation of commerce and management sources of business finance - 2 equity and preference shares equity shares and preference shares non-institutional sources - long-term

  1. Interest

  2. Dividend

  3. Floatation cost

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Retained earning refers o the accumulated net income of a company or a business organization.Retained earnings does not involve any explicit cost in the form of interest, dividend and floating cost.

The opportunity cost associated with _____ is not recognized by many firms.

organisation of commerce and management sources of business finance - 2 equity and preference shares equity shares and preference shares non-institutional sources - long-term

  1. Trade credit

  2. Debentures

  3. Retained earning

  4. Preference shares

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Retained earning refers o the accumulated net income of a company or a business organization.The opportunity cost associated with retained earning is not recognized by many firms. The opportunity cost refers to the cost of letting go the next best alternative use.

 Excessive ploughing-back may cause dissatisfaction among the shareholders as they would get _______ dividends.

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  1. Higher

  2. Lower

  3. No

  4. Constant

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Excessive ploughing-back may cause dissatisfaction among the shareholders as they would get lower dividends. Excessive ploughing back of profits will result in over capitalization which will in turn lead to decrease in ROI.

The funds available with a company after paying all claims including tax and dividend is called _______.

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  1. new profit

  2. net operating profit

  3. capital profit

  4. retained earnings

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A company generally does not distribute all its earnings among the shareholders as dividends. A portion of the net earnings may be retained in the business for use in the future. This is known as retained earnings. It is a source of internal financing or self-financing or ‘ploughing-back of profits’.

Which one is more appropriate for cost of retained earnings?

organisation of commerce and management sources of business finance - 2 equity and preference shares equity shares and preference shares non-institutional sources - long-term

  1. Weighted Average Cost of Capital.

  2. Opportunity cost to the firm.

  3. Expected rate of return by the investor.

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Opportunity cost to the firm is the more appropriate for cost of retained earnings. The opportunity cost of the firm  includes explicit cost as well as implicit cost.

state the following statements are True or False:

An individual can become a part of the company if the individual purchases the companies debt. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An individual can become a part of the company if the individual purchases the companies debt- this is a false statement as debt is known as borrowed fund of the company and the person who purchases companies debt are known as the borrowers.

Which one of the statements applies only to Preference Shareholders?

organisation of commerce and management sources of business finance - 2 equity and preference shares equity shares and preference shares non-institutional sources - long-term

  1. Shareholders risk the loss of investment.

  2. Shareholders bear the risk of no dividends in the year of losses.

  3. Shareholders usually have the right to vote.

  4. Dividends are usually a fixed amount in every financial year.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The preference shares are the ones which preferential rights like prior payment of dividend and return of capital.The dividend also remains the same for every financial year and the company has a fixed liability to pay the interest and the amount of profits cannot define the payment of interest on preference shares.