Question 26
XYZ Company is a net borrower. Its cost of funds is 5.0%, its earnings credit rate is 3.0%, and the reserve requirement is 10%. Average service fees are $50,000 per month. Its average ledger balance is $2,000,000, and its average collected balance is $1,000,000. What are the collected balances required to pay for services during a 30-day month?
Question 27
Due to a loss of proprietary information held for clients, ABC Company has been named in a billion dollar lawsuit. It was determined that the loss of information was due to a breach in its computer system firewalls by outside parties. When the lawsuit became public, the company experienced a steep drop in its stock price. This scenario is an example of what kind of risk?
Question 28
Company A and Company X are small companies doing business with only one bank. Company A has monthly sales of approximately $1.1 million and Company X has sales of $750,000. Typically, Company A holds daily available cash balances in the range of $175,000 to $250,000 and Company X holds $90,000 to $125,000. Which of the following can be said of the cash management practices of both companies?
Question 29
A put option on a company's stock has an exercise price of $20. On the delivery date, the stock is trading at $24 per share. What should the investor who has paid $2 for the option do?
Question 30
Company A has decided to purchase $3,000,000 of real estate from Company B.
Company A will make the payment in 3 parts. The electronic payments will be sent from Bank A to Bank B.
On Day 1 Company A will send a $400,000 check as a deposit, which is deductible from the balance.
The check is expected to clear in 4 days. On Day 2, two payments are initiated, one wire transfer for $2,000,000 and an ACH for $600,000 to complete the balance. On Day 2 what percentage of the payment to Company B is NOT final?