Finance for Non-Finance Managers Working Capital Management

Question 1

What is working capital defined as?

Accepted Answer

Current assets minus current liabilities

Answer

Total assets minus total liabilities

Answer

Fixed assets minus long-term debt

Answer

Revenue minus operating expenses

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a current asset?

Accepted Answer

Accounts receivable

Answer

Land

Answer

Equipment

Answer

Long-term investments

Question 3

A company has $500,000 in current assets and $200,000 in current liabilities. What is its working capital?

Accepted Answer

$300,000

Answer

$200,000

Answer

$500,000

Answer

$700,000

Question 4

What does a negative working capital typically indicate?

Accepted Answer

The company may struggle to meet short-term obligations

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The company is highly profitable

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The company has no long-term debt

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The company has excess cash

Question 5

Which of the following strategies helps improve working capital?

Accepted Answer

Speeding up collection of accounts receivable

Answer

Extending payment terms to suppliers

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Increasing inventory levels

Answer

Taking on more long-term debt

Question 6

The cash conversion cycle measures:

Accepted Answer

The time between paying for inventory and collecting cash from sales

Answer

How long it takes to convert investments into fixed assets

Answer

The interest rate on a company's debt

Answer

How quickly a company depreciates assets