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Finance
Accounting
Guess the Company they work for!
ALPFA
100
Which famous celebrity recently announced that he is $53 million in debt?
Kanye West
100
What is a coupon?
Interest received from bonds at certain maturities during the year.
100
Assets = 5000 Liabilities = 3000 Dividends = 500 What is Stockholder's Equity?
2000
100
James Dimon
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
100
What is the name of the first accounting firm that presented this semester?
EY
200
When sanctions were lifted off Iran in January 2016, What impact did it have on the oil market?
Oil prices fell due to increase in supply
200
Who is the chairman/chairwoman of the Federal Reserve Bank?
Janet Yellen
200
Who are the Big 4?
PwC EY Deloitte KPMG
200
Lloyd Blankfein
Goldman Sachs
200
Where will ALPFA's National Convention 2016 be hosted?
Dallas, TX
300
In June 2015, What country defaulted on a $1.7 Billion loan repayment to the IMF?
Greece
300
EBITDA Stands for?
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization
300
What is a Classified Balance Sheet?
A balance sheet that separates assets and liabilities into current and long-term categories.
300
Tim Cook
Apple
300
Who was our last president?
Maria Rodriguez
400
In December 2015, The Federal Reserve increased interest rates by how many basis points?
25
400
What are the three valuation methods?
Discounted Cash Flow Comparable Company Analysis Precedent Transaction Analysis
400
What is the purpose of each of the three financial statements?
Balance Sheet - Snapshot of a companies accounts at a particular point in time Statement of Cash Flows - tracks the changes in cash from one period to the other Income Statement - shows the Revenues and Expenses of a company during a given period of time.
400
Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway
400
When and where is our next community service event?
Feb 27 Miami Children's Museum
500
On February 3rd, 2016. Which company announced the acquisition of Rona for $2.3 billion, making them the largest home improvement retailer in Canada?
Lowe's
500
What is securitization?
The process of taking an illiquid asset or group of assets and transforming them into a security.
500
What is the difference between cash and accrual method?
Cash basis - Revenue is recognized once cash is received Accrual basis - Expenses and Revenues are recognized when it is earned (project is completed).
500
Alex Gorsky
Johnson & Johnson
500
How many E-board members do we have this semester?
11
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