[单项选择]All of the following factors affects the firm's P/E ratio EXCEPT:（）
A. the expected interest rate on the bonds of the firm.
B. growth rates of dividends.
C. expected dividend payout ratio.

[单项选择]Noise control demands the following factors except______


A. sense of proportion
B. money and technology
C. conflict of interest
D. self-discipline

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Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the smooth election
A. Israel made no interference in the election.
B. Israel helped to keep order in the election.
C. Israel relaxed its travel restrictions on the Palestinians.
D. Israel suspended its military activities in Palestine area.

[单项选择]Which of the following factors would least likely result in demand-pull inflation An increase in:（）
A. exports.
B. the wage rate.
C. the quantity of money.

[单项选择]Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to the formation of new pronunciation
A. Back-formation.
B. Loss.
C. Addition.
D. Assimilation.

[单项选择]Which of the following factors would be most important in selecting the needle length to use for a subcutaneous injection of hydromorphone hydrochloride
A. The diameter of the needle.
B. The amount of adipose tissue at the administration site.
C. The amount of medication to be administered.
D. The viscosity of the solution to be injecte

[单项选择]The firm's customers in all areas concerned are ______ more information in electronic form.
A. responding
B. reacting
C. adapting
D. requiring

[单项选择]An increase in a firm's stock price will, all else equal, cause the price to cash flow (P/CF) ratio to:
A. decrease.
B. remain the same.
C. increase.

[单项选择]Passage Two
Water pollution affects man’s health, recreational use of water, industrial of water and sense of beauty.
The spread of water-carried disease is of great concern. In highly developed countries in particular, emphasis has shifted from concern over bacterial disease to concern over water-carried viral(病毒性的) disease. Viral hepatitis(肝炎), for example, has been found to occur more frequently in cities whose water supplies have comparatively high levels of water impurity. Poisonous chemicals found in streams that are ultimately used for water supplies also create an important public health problem.
It is clear that poisonous chemicals must be excluded from water, but more and more chemicals from new pesticides, fertilizers, and other new products have been found in water. Since the public health significance of these chemicals is not yet fully known, they are of increasing concern. The chemicals from fertilizers are also finding their way int
A. bacterial disease
B. water-carried disease
C. poisonous chemicals in streams
D. water impurity

[单项选择]Which of the following is NOT the factors that have helped to set up the cognitive psychology（）
A. The development of computer technology.
B. Jean Piaget's research work on the reasoning abilities of children.
C. The study of Barry Mclaughlin.
D. The work of the American linguist Chomsky.

[单项选择]When analyzing a firm’s reconciliation between its effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate, which of the following is NOT a potential cause for the difference between the effective rate and the statutory rate （）
A. Deferred taxes provided on the reinvested earnings of unconsolidated domestic affiliates.  
B. Tax credits.  
C. Use of accelerated depreciation for tax purposes and straight-line depreciation for reporting purposes.

[单项选择]The firm’s target capital structure is consistent with which of the following（　）
A. Minimum WACC.
B. Minimum cost of equity (K_S).
C. Maximum EPS.

[单项选择]The legal firm's services are relatively inexpensive compared to ______ offered by some of the larger firms.
A. which
B. who
C. that
D. those

[单项选择]What was Joanna’s opinion of the firm’s slogan, "H&G is your guarantee"
A. It was a bit outdated.
B. It was not attractive compared with other companies’.
C. It couldn’t match with the company’s innovative spirit.

[单项选择]Other factors being equal, which of the following values for the required rate of return and dividend growth rate, respectively, would produce the highest earnings multiplier for a stock Required rate of return Dividend growth rate （）
A. 16. 3% 7.6%
B. 17.2% 8.9%
C. 19.5% 11.6%

[单项选择]Break points in a firm’s marginal cost of capital schedule are best interpreted as representing the:（）
A. maximum amounts of debt, preferred stock, and common stock the firm can issue.
B. amounts of capital expenditure at which the company’s weighted average cost of capital increases.
C. amounts of new securities a firm would need to issue to take advantage of flotation cost discounts.