3.2 True or False Quiz
To test your understanding of this topic (Sources of finance), answer the following true or false questions.
No. | Statement | True or False? |
1. | A business angel provides finance and expertise to small business start-ups, such as organizing networking opportunities. | |
2. | Spending money on a new cybersecurity system is an example of capital expenditure. | |
3. | Business angels are investors who provide grant to businesses approved by the government. | |
4. | Spending money on wages and salaries is an example of revenue expenditure. | |
5. | A disadvantage of leasing is that at the end of the lease contract the hirer has to return the goods. | |
6. | An advantage of using retained profit as an internal source of finance is the lack of interest charges. | |
7. | An example of short-term finance is bank overdrafts. | |
8. | Share capital is an example of an internal source of finance. | |
9. | Issuing of shares as a source of finance is not available to a sole trader or ordinary partnership. | |
10. | A rise in the exchange rate would directly affect the amount of interest paid by a business on a bank loan. | |
11. | A disadvantage of a bank loan as a source of finance is that interest repayments must be made even if the business is making a loss. | |
12. | Funds raised from a bank loan is an example of external finance. | |
13. | The finance that a business needs for its day-to-day running is known as working capital. | |
14. | An overdraft allows businesses to spend more than they have in their bank account so can help in settling short-term debts. | |
15. | Long-term finance refers to loans which will be paid off over a duration of more than ten years. | |
16. | Money that may be drawn from a bank account up to an agreed limit is known as an overdraft. | |
17. | An advantage of share capital as a source of finance is that it is a permanent source of finance for a limited liability company. | |
18. | A bank loan from HSBC, a publicly held company, is an example of a source of finance obtained from the public sector. | |
19. | Crowdfunding raises finance for a business project by getting small amounts of money from a large number of people, usually through online platforms. | |
20. | Suppliers who allow a business to receive goods and services before payment for them are known as trade debtors. | |
21. | Loan capital refers to interest-bearing and external sources of finance that increase the firm's level of borrowing. | True |
22. | Share capital is a source of permanent capital for a limited liability company and that does not incur any interest to the business. | True |
23. | Firms that rely on loan capital are most vulnerable when interest rates increase. | True |
24. | Owners’ capital refers to sources of finance that come from internal stakeholders, e.g., personal funds (for sole traders) and shareholders’ funds (for limited liability companies). | True |
25. | Business angels create a contractual agreement which requires a firm to borrow and pay for the use of an asset, such as property (land), buildings (offices or premises), motor vehicles, and capital equipment. | False - this is leasing |
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