CTP Practice Questions

Company ABC is experiencing an increase in bank fees due to its new international customers paying by check. Nearly 15% of all deposited items are international checks. Twenty percent of the company’s checks have 1 day of float. Sixty-five percent of the company’s checks are on-us items. The company has $300,000 of deposits each day. The company’s deposits consist of both cash and checks, split evenly. On a typical day, how much of the deposit will be available immediately?

Over the past 3 years XYZ Company has expanded into multiple countries and significantly grown its banking relationships. The company now incurs significant expenses related to payment transaction costs and maintaining multiple bank connections. What should the company use to combat these rising costs?

Company ABC is a restaurant chain that has enjoyed a surge in customers’ dining with not much of a profitability increase in the last couple of years. Following a bad restaurant review, customer traffic deteriorated with not much change in profitability. Which of the following BEST describes the cost structure of the company?

PTC Corporation has determined that the threshold amount for initiating a wire transfer vs. an ACH payment for concentrating funds is $60,225. Wires cost $9.00 and save one day of float. If the opportunity cost is 5%, what is the cost of the ACH payment?

During a company’s cash flow analysis review it discovers that for every 10 new customers it gains, there is an increase of 2% in its float costs associated with the payment methods it offers. If the company pursues faster collection methods for payments, resulting in greater availability of surplus cash with a correlating decrease in the need to issue commercial paper, what risk will the company mitigate?

A hamburger patty supplier receives an order from ABC Burgers located in Minnesota. The supplier’s policy is to bill upon fulfillment of the order and not at delivery. ABC Burgers pays upon receipt of goods. A blizzard has closed the manufacturing facility and roads; delivery will be delayed by two days. Which type of float occurs between the receipt of an invoice by ABC Burgers, including the credit period, and the time ABC Burgers’ account is debited?

A cash manager at a U.S. retailer forecasts a positive collected cash position for the end of the current day. The company has an overdraft facility at 10%, a separate investment account earning 8% before taxes, an earnings credit rate of 8% and an outstanding single payment note at 9.5% maturing in 1 week. This month’s bank service fees are expected to exceed the earnings credit. Which of the following options would be the MOST economically positive for the company?

When a buyer receives goods, but payment is not due to the supplier until some later date, this is defined as:

A U.S. financial institution expects to grow at an exponential rate to become one of the largest companies in the country. It wants to hire the best talent in the industry and is willing to pay excessive compensation. In order to achieve the high growth, it is planning on charging hidden fees on mortgages, credit cards etc. Further, it wants to engage in risky practices pertaining to over-the-counter derivatives, asset-backed securities and hedge funds. The financial institution has hired an outside law firm to determine if it is feasible to escape unwanted regulation and oversight from various government entities. Which of the following regulations prohibits the financial institution from engaging in the described practices?

A portfolio manager would like to purchase U.S. 50 million of 10-year notes 3 months from now, but has heard news that the Federal Reserve will start a purchasing program of longer term treasuries that will include 10-year notes. The purchase program would likely cause a lowering of market interest rates. The manager would also like to avoid having to use margin on a daily basis. To remove the price risk that may be associated with the Federal Reserve purchasing program, the portfolio manager would MOST LIKELY enter into an: