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Principles of Finance
-DSST Test

Principles of Finance DSST Test Version 2

 Select your topic of choice: Number of questions:
 Principles of Finance 1 55
 Principles of Finance 2 52
 Principles of Finance 3 67
 Principles of Finance 4 55
 Principles of Finance 5 48
 Principles of Finance 6 59
 Principles of Finance 7 61
 Principles of Finance 8 41

The DSST Practice Tests above contain 438 multiple-choice practice test questions with study guides (detailed explanations).

The ACE (American Council on Education) recommends 3 upper or lower level college credits for this exam.

Studying, and passing, the practice tests above will allow you to confidently take and pass your Principles of Finance DSST test. The overall key concepts, and specific individual points, that will allow you to pass your test are within the practice questions and detailed explanations.


Course Information and Overview

This exam covers material that is typically taught in a semester introductory-level college course. The multiple-choice DANTES/DSST exam consists of about 100 questions and allows two hours to complete. 

The Principles of Finance DSST/DANTES exam contains questions that come from the following topics:

  • Financial Statements and Planning (20%)
    Financial Statement Fundamentals (statements of owner's equity, balance sheet, cash flows)
    Analysis of ratios
    Taxes
  • Time Value of Money (20%)
    Values of money including Present Value and Future Value
    Defining annuities
    Calculating interest rates
  • Working Capital Management (10%)
    Short and long-term funding options
    Managing assets
    Budgeting
  • Valuation and Characteristics of Stocks and Bonds (9%)
    Stocks (preferred and common)
    Bonds
  • Capital Budgeting (12%)
    Forecasting and projections
    Capital assets
    Financial analysis and tools
    Sensitivity and break-even analysis
    Definitions: Net Present Value (NPV), payback, Rate of Return (RoR)
  • Cost of Capital (11%)
    Costs of debt, costs of equity
    Weighted averages of capital
  • Risk and Return (11%)
    Measuring risk
    Determining interest rates
    Diversification
    Definitions: Security Market Line (SML) and Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
  • International Financial Management (7%)
    Hedging
    Exchange rates
    Analysis of financial markets

Complete information and a fact sheet (PDF Format) of what is covered is available from Prometric.