CS CS Financial Strategy & Resource Allocation 2

Question 1

The payback period as a capital budgeting tool is criticized primarily because it:

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Ignores time value of money and cash flows after payback

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Is too complex to calculate

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Overstates net present value

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Requires Monte Carlo simulation

Question 2

When a strategist advocates for a portfolio approach to resource allocation, what is the core principle?

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Spreading investments across initiatives with varying risk-return profiles

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Concentrating all resources in the top-performing unit

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Delegating all budgets to line managers

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Matching competitor spending dollar for dollar

Question 3

Which financial statement is most critical for assessing a firm's short-term liquidity position during strategic planning?

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Cash flow statement

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Income statement

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Balance sheet

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Statement of retained earnings

Question 4

Scenario planning in financial strategy involves:

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Developing multiple plausible futures with different financial implications

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Creating a single optimistic forecast

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Automating budget approvals

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Benchmarking against prior-year actuals only

Question 5

An organization with high operating leverage should be especially cautious about strategies that:

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Increase fixed costs further without corresponding revenue growth

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Reduce accounts payable days

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Expand its supplier base

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Improve employee benefits

Question 6

In strategic financial planning, opportunity cost refers to:

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The forgone return from the next-best alternative use of resources

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Sunk costs already spent on a project

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Tax savings from capital investments

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Revenue lost due to product defects