Part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog: This program is built — 956 original practice questions covering the full scope of an introductory business finance course, organized chapter by chapter — and it opens soon. Join the notify list and we will email you the day it launches.
This program is part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog — join the notify list and we’ll email you when enrollment opens.
PassProfessor’s Introductory Business Finance program is a chapter-simulation program for students taking an introductory business finance course. You pick the course, then pick the textbook and edition your class uses, and the program builds chapter-based simulation exams optimized for that book’s chapter order — so the practice you do this week matches the chapter your instructor is teaching this week. The bank holds 956 original questions across 16 chapters plus in-depth sets on valuation and on capital budgeting and structure, plus applied and synthesis sets, covering financial statements and cash flow, time value of money and discounted cash flow valuation, bond and stock valuation, NPV and other investment criteria, capital budgeting decisions, cost of capital, capital structure and dividends, and working capital management. There is no licensing exam at the end of an introductory business finance course — there is your instructor’s exam, chapter by chapter — and this program is built to rehearse exactly that.
PassProfessor’s Introductory Business Finance program is a chapter-simulation program for the undergraduate introductory business (corporate) finance course: 956 original practice questions across 16 chapters plus in-depth, applied, and synthesis sets, organized by textbook and edition so chapter drills and timed simulation exams match the chapter your instructor is teaching. It rehearses your instructor’s chapter tests and finals — there is no licensing exam for a college course — with results reported by chapter.
What this program is — and what it is not
It is a simulation of your course, not a licensing product. Licensing-exam prep rehearses one fixed, official exam. A college course works differently: your instructor chooses the textbook, sets the chapter order, and writes the exams. This program is designed around that reality. The textbook-and-edition selector aligns the simulations to the chapter sequence of the book your course actually uses, and chapter drills let you practice one chapter at a time, at the point in the semester when you need it.
It is not published, sponsored, or endorsed by any textbook publisher or author. PassProfessor is an independent study provider. The program is never branded or titled under a textbook’s name, and nothing in it reproduces textbook text, textbook figures, or a publisher’s test bank. Selecting your textbook only tells the program which chapter order to organize your practice around.
Every question is original. The bank was built from the published structure of an introductory business finance course — the standard chapter sequence and topic scope the discipline itself uses — and every stem, scenario, and answer option was written from scratch and checked against verified disciplinary facts. Sources supplied facts and course structure only; the questions are ours.
What’s included
956 questions, organized the way your course is organized. The bank follows a 16-chapter structure that mirrors the standard introductory business finance course, from the introduction to corporate finance through working capital and short-term finance, plus in-depth sets on valuation and on capital budgeting and structure, plus applied and synthesis sets. The full chapter-by-chapter breakdown is in the coverage table below.
Chapter drills. Practice a single chapter — only that chapter — until the misses stop repeating. Finished the time-value lectures? Drill that chapter until the annuity-versus-lump-sum decision feels automatic. Cost-of-capital test in ten days? Work the cost of capital chapter in sequence, the way your course presents it.
Chapter-based simulation exams. When a chapter test or a unit exam approaches, sit a timed simulation built from the chapters it covers, in the proportions your selected textbook’s organization suggests. Simulations draw questions you have not seen first, so a second or third run at the same chapter is a fresh test, not a memory exercise.
A textbook-and-edition selector. Different textbooks divide the same material into chapters differently — one book’s single chapter is another book’s two. When you select the textbook and edition your course uses, the program maps its bank onto that book’s chapter organization, so the chapter number in your practice means the same chapter in your syllabus.
Results broken down by chapter and topic. Your practice results report by chapter, so a weak area — say, incremental cash flows, or the cost of capital — shows up in your data while there is still time to fix it, not for the first time on a graded exam.
A note on editions and course versions. Instructors adopt different textbooks and different editions of the same textbook, and departments periodically revise the course itself. The bank’s organization follows the discipline’s standard chapter structure — the sequence the field itself teaches — and the selector maps that structure onto your edition’s numbering, so a chapter that your book splits in two, or merges into one, still lines up with the practice built for it. Where an instructor reorders chapters, chapter drills can be assembled in your course’s order; the practice follows the syllabus, not the other way around.
The course at a glance
Introductory Business Finance has no single official exam, so there is no official exam-facts table to publish — your instructor’s syllabus is the authority for your course’s test dates, formats, and grading. What is standard is the scope of the discipline itself, summarized here as course background. For the full picture of what an introductory business finance course covers and how to study it, see our Introductory Business Finance study guide.
| Undergraduate business finance — the course this program simulates | |
|---|---|
| Course type | Undergraduate college course (the first finance course in business programs; assumes introductory accounting) |
| Standard scope | Introduction to corporate finance and forms of organization; financial statements and cash flow; financial statement analysis; long-term financial planning; time value of money; discounted cash flow valuation; interest rates and bond valuation; stock valuation; net present value and other investment criteria; capital investment decisions and cash flow estimation; project analysis and evaluation; cost of capital; leverage and capital structure; dividends and payout policy; working capital management; raising capital and short-term financing |
| How the course is assessed | Instructor-set chapter tests, unit exams, and a final — formats and weights vary by instructor and institution |
| This program’s bank | 956 original questions across 16 chapters + in-depth, applied, and synthesis sets |
| Program format | Chapter drills and chapter-based simulation exams, organized by your selected textbook/edition |
How the practice maps to the course
Every question in the bank carries the chapter it belongs to. Counts below are the bank itself, counted question by question from the delivered file — they sum to 956.
| Chapter | Practice questions |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Corporate Finance | 34 |
| Financial Statements and Cash Flow | 29 |
| Financial Statement Analysis | 30 |
| Long-Term Financial Planning and Growth | 32 |
| Time Value of Money | 33 |
| Discounted Cash Flow Valuation | 34 |
| Interest Rates and Bond Valuation | 30 |
| Stock Valuation | 30 |
| NPV and Investment Criteria | 33 |
| Capital Investment Decisions | 32 |
| Project Analysis and Evaluation | 34 |
| Cost of Capital | 31 |
| Leverage and Capital Structure | 50 |
| Dividends and Payout Policy | 44 |
| Working Capital Management | 51 |
| Raising Capital and Short-Term Finance | 50 |
| Valuation in Depth | 96 |
| Capital Budgeting and Structure in Depth | 90 |
| Applied Analysis | 95 |
| Synthesis and Integration | 98 |
| Total | 956 |
Three chapters carry the bank’s greatest weight — working capital management (51), leverage and capital structure (50), and raising capital (50) — matching where courses concentrate their later, integrative examinations. The in-depth layers (186 questions) then recombine valuation and capital budgeting, because that recombination is the form of the final.
How to use it
- Join the notify list today. When the program opens, set up your course first: select Introductory Business Finance, then select the textbook and edition your syllabus names.
- Drill the chapter you are in. After each lecture block, drill that chapter while the material is current. Short, chapter-matched practice beats a single long session the night before the test.
- Watch your chapter breakdown. Your results show which chapters are costing you. Return to the weakest chapter’s drill before moving on — finance builds on itself relentlessly — every later chapter spends the time value of money, and a shaky valuation foundation resurfaces in capital budgeting, cost of capital, and structure.
- Simulate before each graded test. In the days before a chapter test or unit exam, sit a timed simulation over exactly the chapters it covers. Practice the pacing and the question style, not just the facts.
- Use the integrated set before midterms and finals. The cross-chapter questions combine chapters the way cumulative exams do. They are the closest rehearsal for a final that reaches back to the start of the term.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a licensing exam prep program? No. Business finance is a college course, not a licensed credential, and there is no official exam to prepare for. This is a chapter-simulation program: it rehearses the tests your own instructor gives, chapter by chapter, using original questions built to the standard scope of the undergraduate course.
How many practice questions are in the Introductory Business Finance program? 956 questions. They are organized into 16 chapters — from Introduction to Corporate Finance through working capital and raising capital — plus in-depth sets on valuation and on capital budgeting and structure, an applied-analysis set, and a synthesis set. The chapter-by-chapter counts are published in the coverage table on this page and were counted directly from the question bank.
How does the textbook selector work? When the program opens, you first pick your course — Introductory Business Finance — and then pick the textbook and edition your class uses. That selection tells the program how to organize the simulations: the bank is mapped onto your book’s chapter order, so chapter drills and simulation exams line up with the chapters as your syllabus presents them.
Is this program affiliated with my textbook’s publisher or author? No. PassProfessor is an independent study provider. The program is not published, sponsored, or endorsed by any textbook publisher or author, it is not branded under any textbook’s name, and it contains no textbook text and no publisher test-bank material. Your textbook selection is used only to organize your practice by chapter.
Where did the questions come from? They were written from scratch for this program. The bank was built from the published structure of the undergraduate finance course — its standard chapter sequence and topic scope — and each question was checked against verified facts of the discipline, with computational items independently recomputed, through the college build lane’s quality control. No question is copied or adapted from a textbook, a test bank, or another provider.
What topics does the program cover? The standard scope of introductory corporate finance: financial statements and cash flow; ratio analysis and planning; time value of money; discounted cash flow valuation; bond and stock valuation; NPV and other investment criteria; project cash flows and analysis; cost of capital; capital structure; dividend policy; working capital; and raising capital.
Can I practice just one chapter? Yes — that is the core of the design. Chapter drills draw only from the chapter you select, and simulation exams can be built over any set of chapters, so your practice can match a single chapter test, a multi-chapter unit exam, or a cumulative final.
Do I need a financial calculator for the practice? Practice follows your course’s conventions. The questions are built so the finance — timeline, cash flows, decision rule — is what is being trained; whether your syllabus requires a financial calculator, permits one, or expects table/formula work, the setups you rehearse are the same.
How much accounting do I need first? The course assumes introductory financial accounting — reading a balance sheet and income statement. The program’s early chapters (statements, cash flow, ratios) rebuild that material in finance’s terms, which is most of the bridge students need.
When can I start using the Introductory Business Finance program? Soon — the 956-question bank is complete and quality-checked, and the program is in final preparation. Join the notify list on this page and we will email you the day it opens.
Disclaimer
PassProfessor is an independent exam-preparation and study provider, based in Salt Lake City, UT and operating entirely online. This program is study preparation only: it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any textbook publisher, textbook author, college, university, or instructor, and it reproduces no textbook content. Practice questions are original, written to the published structure and standard scope of an introductory business finance course; they are not questions from any instructor’s exam or any publisher’s test bank. Your course syllabus is the authority for your course’s schedule, formats, and grading.