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What is the primary objective of financial management?

  • Minimizing expenses and cash flow
  • Managing fluctuations in foreign currency
  • Achieving long-term strategic financial management
  • Maximizing the value of the firm for stockholders (correct)

What is the role of financial managers (FM) in an organization?

  • Primarily involved in treasury management
  • Specialized professionals directly reporting to senior management (correct)
  • Focused on long-term strategic planning only
  • Line managers responsible for day-to-day operations

What does short-term working capital management in financial management primarily focus on?

  • Current assets and current liabilities (correct)
  • Long-term capital structure management
  • Strategic financial management
  • Foreign currency hedging only

What is the main objective of profit maximization according to financial management?

<p>Happens when marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a short-run objective of financial management?

<p>Maintaining proper cash flow (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Financial management is primarily concerned with maximizing the value of the firm for customers.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Treasury management is not related to the day-to-day management of funds.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Long term strategic financial management includes capital budgeting and dividend policy.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Maintaining proper cash flow is a long-run objective of financial management.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Profit maximization occurs when marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue.

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Study Notes

Financial Management Objectives

  • Primary objective of financial management: maximize the value of the firm for shareholders, not customers
  • Role of financial managers (FM): manage the financial resources of an organization to achieve its objectives

Working Capital Management

  • Short-term working capital management: primarily focuses on managing current assets and liabilities, ensuring sufficient liquidity and profitability

Profit Maximization

  • Main objective of profit maximization: occurs when marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue
  • Not a long-run objective of financial management; rather, a short-run objective

Long-Term Strategic Financial Management

  • Includes capital budgeting and dividend policy
  • Maintaining proper cash flow is a long-run objective of financial management, related to treasury management, which involves the day-to-day management of funds

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