1. A bookstore earned USD200,000 over the past year. At a tax rate of 40%, that bookstore incurs an income tax expense of USD80,000. Under which of the following accounting systems would the expense typically be categorized as an operating activity?

I. IFRS
II. U.S. GAAP

2. You are provided with the following information on a non-callable, non-convertible preferred stock:

Face value: GBP65.00
Annual dividend: GBP6.35
Maturity: Perpetual
Embedded options: None
Required rate of return: 8.75%

The intrinsic value of this stock is closest to:

3. Keisha is looking to avoid purchasing power risk as much as possible. She should consider investing in which type of security?

4. Haspiess Systems, Inc. and Signicomp Manufacturing enter into a netted interest rate swap, with a notional USD75M. Haspiess will pay a fixed 5%, and Signicomp will pay LIBOR + 75bp. LIBOR is 3.5%.

The first semiannual payment will be closest to:

5. Given the following data, determine the cash flow from operations:

Sales = USD2,100m
Increase in inventory = USD200m
Depreciation = USD125m
Increase in accounts receivable = USD75m
Decrease in accounts payable = USD70m
After tax profit margin = 35%
Gain on sale of machinery = USD30m