On the balance sheet, which of the following options would be included in the Paid-In Capital account?

• A.A cumulative amount of previous profits
• B.Cash contributed by owners of the business
• C.Equity investments in other companies
• D.Reserves and accounting provisions

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A company's main product has not been selling as well as in the past. A manager is tasked with understanding the decreased sales and decides to conduct a focus group of current customers. Is this a good strategy?

• A.No, the manager should survey current customers instead.
• B.No, the manager should include both current and former customers in the focus group.
• C.Yes, the manager will get a large amount of quantitative data regarding the product.
• D.Yes, the manager will get information on how customers value different features of the product.

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If an analyst looks at a start-up's statement of cash flows for the past three years, it is MOST likely that the analyst will find:

• A.a positive investing cash flow, because the start-up has just enough equipment to operate.
• B.a significant positive operating cash flow because of the effect of depreciation.
• C.a large positive financing cash flow, because the start-up has been funded by investors or other third parties.
• D.a significant positive operating cash flow, because the start-up may achieve a large market share.

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A high school teacher believes that the poverty rate in each U.S. state can be explained by the percentage of the population who do not have a high school diploma or equivalent. The teacher collects data from each of the 50 U.S. states; a portion of the data is given below.

Which of the following Excel dialog boxes correctly runs the regression described? A)

B)

C)

D)

• A.Option B
• B.Option C
• C.Option A
• D.Option D

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A company wants to sell an extremely rare antique. The company does not know how highly consumers value the antique, but it knows that any single consumer's value will rise if the consumer believes other people have a high value for the antique. How should the company sell the item to maximize its price?

• A.Conduct either a Vickrey (sealed second-price) auction or a sealed first-price auction
• B.Conduct an English (open outcry) auction
• C.Conduct a sealed first-price auction
• D.Conduct a Vickrey (sealed second-price) auction

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