BUS 330 Business Finance Online
Final Examination

Question 1: Chapter 11
Industries that generally perform well when other industries are performing well are referred to as:
A. diversified industries.
B. cyclical industries.
C. risk-free industries.
D. systematic risk industries

Question 2: Chapter 12
Discuss how betas are measured for individual stocks.
Betas are measured by plotting the historic returns of the stock against the market portfolio during the same period of time. Often times, another index is used instead of the market portfolio. The beta of the stock is the slope of the straight line drawn that best fits the observations of the plotted data. A slope of greater than 1.0 typically means that a stock’s returns are more volatile, while a slope of less than 1.0 typically means that the stock’s returns are less volatile than those of the market portfolio (or other index).

Question 3: Chapter 13
The company cost of capital for a firm with a 65/35 debt/equity split, 8% cost of debt, 15% cost of equity, and a 35% tax rate would be:
A. 7.02%.
B. 8.63%
C. 10.45%.
D. 13.80%.

Question 4: Chapter 14
When a firm issues 50,000 shares with a par value of $5 for $22 per share, additional paid-in capital will:
A. decrease by $250,000.
B. increase by $250,000.
C. increase by $850,000.
D. increase by $1,100,000.

Question 5: Chapter 15
How do firms make initial public offerings and what are the costs of such offerings?
When a firm makes an initial public offering (or IPO) they typically enlist the help of an underwriting firm that buys the shares from the company and then sells them to the public. The underwriting firm would also be responsible for preparing the stocks prospectus which details the company and all relevant information an investor would need to make an informed decision, the prospectus is required by law by the