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Chapter 05 Test Bank - Static Key 1. Compound interest pays interest for each time period on the original investment plus the accumulated interest. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Simple and compound interest 2. When money is invested at compound interest, the growth rate is the interest rate. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Simple and compound interest 3. For a given amount, the lower the discount rate, the less the present value. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 4. Present values decline as the time to the cash flows increases. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-multiple cash flows 5. The present value of an annuity due equals the present value of an ordinary annuity times the discount rate. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities 6. A perpetuity is a special form of an annuity. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Perpetuities 7. An annuity factor represents the future value of $1 that is deposited today. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities 8. With a fixed-rate mortgage, the proportion of each payment used to pay interest on the loan declines over time. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Amortization 9. Converting an annuity to an annuity due decreases the present value. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities 10. It is important to discount both real and nominal cash flows at the real interest rate. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. TopicC Nominal and real rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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11. The term "constant dollars" refers to equal payments for amortizing a loan. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. TopicC Present value-multiple cash flows 12. Nominal dollars refer to their purchasing power. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. TopicC Nominal and real rates 13. When inflation is positive, the nominal interest rate is larger than the real rate. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. TopicC Nominal and real rates 14. The effective annual interest rate cannot be less than the annual percentage rate. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Simple and compound interest 15. The more frequent the compounding, the higher the future value, other things equal. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Future value-single cash flow Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
16. An annual percentage rate (APR) is determined by annualizing the rate using compound interest. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Simple and compound interest 17. A dollar tomorrow is worth more than a dollar today. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Future value-single cash flow 18. To calculate present value, we discount the future value by some interest rate r , the discount rate. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 19. The discount factor is used to calculate the present value of $1 received in year t . TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 20. You should never compare cash flows occurring at different times without first discounting them to a common date. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-multiple cash flows Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
21. Present values can always be calculated by dividing the cash flow by a discount factor. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 22. The five-year discount factor is less than the four-year discount factor. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 23. As long as the interest rate is positive, the future value will always be larger than the present value given any period of time. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Future value-single cash flow 24. An annuity due must have a present value at least as large as an equivalent ordinary annuity. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities 25. Any sequence of equally spaced, level cash flows is called an annuity. An annuity is also known as a perpetuity. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Perpetuities Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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26. A mortgage loan is an example of an amortizing loan. "Amortizing" means that part of the monthly payment is used to pay interest on the loan and part is used to reduce the amount of the loan. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Amortization 27. What is the future value of $10,000 on deposit for 2 years at 6% simple interest? A. $10,60 0 B. $11,23 6 C. $11,20 0 D. $13,382.2 6 FV = $10,000 + 2 × 0.06 × 10,000= $11,200 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Simple and compound interest 28. If the five-year discount factor is d, what is the present value of $1 received in five years’ time? A. 1/(1 + d) 5 B. 1/ d. C. 5d . D. d . AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
29. How much interest is earned in just the third year on a $1,000 deposit that earns 7% interest compounded annually? A. $70.0 0 B. $80.1 4 C. $105.6 2 D. $140.0 0 $1000.00 × (1.07) 2 = $1,144.90 after 2 years $1,144.90 × 0.07 = $80.14 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Simple and compound interest 30. How much interest will be earned in the next year on an investment paying 12% compounded annually if $100 was just credited to the account for interest? A. $8 8 B. $10 0 C. $11 2 D. $20 0 The investment will again pay $100 plus interest on the previous interest: $100 × 1.12 = $112 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Simple and compound interest Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
31. The concept of compound interest refers to: A. earning interest on the original investment. B. payment of interest on previously earned interest. C. investing for a multiyear period of time. D. determining the APR of the investment. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Simple and compound interest 32. If interest is compounded semi-annually rather than annually, then: A. future values and present values will both be higher. B. futures values and present values will both be lower. C. future values will be lower and present values will be higher. D. Future values will be higher and present values will be lower. AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Simple and compound interest 33. Assume the total expense for your current year in college equals $20,000. How much would your parents have needed to invest 21 years ago in an account paying 8% compounded annually to cover this amount? A. $952.4 6 B. $1,600.0 0 C. $1,728.0 8 D. $3,973.1 1 PV = $20,000 / (1.08) 21 PV = $3,973.11 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 34. An investment offers to pay $100 a year forever starting at the end of year 6. If the interest rate is 8%, what is the investment’s value today? A. $787.7 1 B. $850.7 3 C. $1,25 0 D. $1,586.8 7 It will be worth 100 / 0.08 = $1,250 at the end of year 5, and therefore worth $1,250 / 1.08 65 = $850.73 today. AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Perpetuities 35. An investment of $100 pays interest of 2.5% per quarter. What will be the value of this investment at the end of 3 years? A. $107.6 9 B. $133.1 0 C. $134.4 9 D. $313.8 4 FV = PV(1 + r ) t =100 × 1.025 12 = $134.49 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Simple and compound interest Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
36. A car’s price is currently $20,000 and is expected to rise by 4% a year. If the interest rate is 6%, how much do you need to put aside today to buy the car one year from now? A. $18,18 2 B. $19,23 1 C. $19,62 3 D. $4,080.0 8 Future price of car = ($20,000 × 1.04) = $20,800 PV = $ 20,800 / (1.06) = $19,623 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 37. If the 5-year discount factor is 0.7008, what is the interest rate? A. 5.43 % B. 7.37 % C. 8.00 % D. 9.50 % FV = PV(1 + r ) t 0.7008 = 1/(1 + r ) 5 r = 0.0737, or 7.37% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Interest rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
38. Given the future value, which of the following will contribute to a lower present value? A. Higher discount rate B. Fewer time periods C. Less frequent discounting D. Lower discount factor AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 39. Cash flows occurring in different periods should not be compared unless: A. interest rates are expected to be stable. B. the flows occur no more than one year from each other. C. high rates of interest can be earned on the flows. D. the flows have been discounted to a common date. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-multiple cash flows Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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40. What will be the approximate population of the United States, if its current population of 300 million grows at a compound rate of 2% annually for 25 years? A. 413 million B. 430 million C. 488 million D. 492 million FV = PV(1 + r) t FV = 300 million × (1.02) 25 FV = 492.2 million ≈ 492 million AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Future value-single cash flow 41. If the future value of an annuity due is $25,000 and $24,000 is the future value of an ordinary annuity that is otherwise similar to the annuity due, what is the implied discount rate? A. 1.04 % B. 4.17 % C. 5.00 % D. 8.19 % FV AD = FV OA × (1 + r ) $25,000 = $24,000 × (1 + r ) r = 0.0417, or 4.17% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
42. A furniture store is offering free credit on purchases over $1,000. You observe that a big-screen television can be purchased for nothing down and $4,000 due in one year. The store next door offers an identical television for $3,650 but does not offer credit terms. Which statement below best describes the cost of the "free" credit? A. 8.75 % B. 9.13 % C. 9.59 % D. 0 % FV = PV(1 + r ) t $4,000 = $3,650(1 + r ) r = 0.0959, or 9.59% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Interest rates 43. How much must be invested today in order to generate a 5-year annuity of $1,000 per year, with the first payment 1 year from today, at an interest rate of 12%? A. $3,604.7 8 B. $3,746.2 5 C. $4,037.3 5 D. $4,604.7 8 PV = $1,000{(1 / 0.12) − [1 / 0.12(1.12 5 )]} PV = $3,604.78 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Present value-annuity Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
44. The salesperson offers, "Buy this new car for $25,000 cash or, with an appropriate down payment, pay $500 per month for 48 months at 8% interest." Assuming that the salesperson does not offer a free lunch, calculate the "appropriate" down payment. A. $1,000.0 0 B. $4,519.0 4 C. $5,127.2 4 D. $8,000.0 0 PV = $500 × {[1 / (0.08 / 12)] − [1/(0.08 / 12)(1 + (0.08 / 12) 48 )]} PV = $20,480.96 Down payment = $25,000 − 20,480.96 = $4,519.04 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities 45. What is the present value of the following payment stream, discounted at 8% annually: $1,000 at the end of year 1, $2,000 at the end of year 2, and $3,000 at the end of year 3? A. $5,022.1 0 B. $5,144.0 3 C. $5,423.8 7 D. $5,520.0 0 PV = $1,000 / 1.08 + $2,000 / 1.08 2 + $3,000 / 1.08 3 PV = $5,022.10 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-multiple cash flows Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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46. You invested $1,200 three years ago. During the three years, you earned annual rates of return of 4.8%, 9.2%, and 11.6%. What is the value of this investment today? A. $1,498.0 8 B. $1,512.1 1 C. $1,532.6 0 D. $1,549.1 9 FV = PV(1 + r ) t FV = PV(1 + r ) t (1 + r ) t (1 + r ) t FV = $1,200(1.048) 1 (1.092) 1 (1.116) 1 FV = $1,532.60 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Future value-single cash flow 47. You will be receiving cash flows of: $1,000 today, $2,000 at end of year 1, $4,000 at end of year 3, and $6,000 at end of year 5. What is the present value of these cash flows at an interest rate of 7%? A. $9,731.1 3 B. $10,412.2 7 C. $10,524.0 8 D. $11,524.9 1 PV = FV / (1 + r ) t PV = $1,000 + $2,000 / 1.07 1 + $4,000 / 1.07 3 + $6,000 / 1.07 5 PV = $10,412.27 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-multiple cash flows 48. Someone offers to buy your car for four, equal annual payments, beginning 2 years from today. If you think that the present value of your car is $9,000 and the interest rate is 10%, what is the minimum annual payment that you would accept? A. $2,839.2 4 B. $3,435.4 8 C. $3,123.1 6 D. $2,25 0 PV = C{(1 / 0.1) − [1 / (0.1 × 1.1 4 )]} / 1.1 = $9,000 C = $3,123.16 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities 49. How much more is a perpetuity of $1,000 worth than an annuity of the same amount for 20 years? Assume an interest rate of 10% and cash flows at the end of each period. A. $297.2 9 B. $1,486.4 4 C. $1,635.0 8 D. $2,000.0 0 PV Perpetuity = $1,000 / 0.10 = $10,000 PV Annuity = $1,000[1 / 0.10 − 1 / 0.10(1.10) 20 ] PV Annuity = $8,513.56 Difference = $10,000 − 8,513.56 = $1,486.44 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Perpetuities 50. A stream of equal cash payments lasting forever is termed: A. an annuity. B. an annuity due. C. an installment plan. D. a perpetuity. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Perpetuities 51. If the interest rate is 6%, which of these investments would you prefer? A. A single payment of $500 in year 3. B. A payment of $40 a year for 20 years starting in one year’s time. C. A perpetuity of $30 a year starting in one year’s time. D. A payment of $342.17 today PV($500 in year 3) = 500 / 1.06 3 = $419.81 PV ($40 a year for 20 years) = 40(1 / 0.06 − 1 / (0.06 × 1.06 20 )) = $458.80 PV ($30 in perpetuity) = 30 / 0.06 = $500 AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Present value-multiple cash flows Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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52. The present value of a perpetuity can be determined by: A. multiplying the payment by the interest rate. B. dividing the interest rate by the payment. C. multiplying the payment by the number of payments to be made. D. dividing the payment by the interest rate. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Perpetuities 53. A perpetuity of $5,000 per year beginning today offers a 15% return. What is its present value? A. $33,333.3 3 B. $37,681.1 6 C. $38,333.3 3 D. $65,217.3 9 PV = $5,000 + $5,000 / r PV = $5,000 + $5,000 / 0.15 PV = $5,000 + $5,000 / 0.15 PV = $38,333.33 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Perpetuities Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
54. A bond promises to pay $1,000 20 years from today. No interest will be paid on the bonds during the 20 years If the interest rate is 7%, what is the bond’s present value? A. $5 0 B. $258.4 2 C. $629.5 6 D. $1,00 0 PV = FV / (1 + r ) t =$1,000 / 1.07 20 = $258.42 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 55. Your car loan requires payments of $200 per month for the first year and payments of $400 per month during the second year. The APR is 12% and payments begin in one month. What is the present value of this 2-year loan? A. $6,246.3 4 B. $6,389.7 8 C. $6,428.5 7 D. $6,753.0 5 PV = {$200 {(1 / 0.01) − [1 / 0.01(1.01) 12 ]}} + ({$400 {(1 / 0.01) − [1 / 0.01(1.01) 12 ]} / 1.01 12 )} PV = $6,246.34 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-annuity Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
56. Which one of the following will increase the present value of an annuity, other things equal? A. Increasing the interest rate B. Decreasing the interest rate C. Decreasing the number of payments D. Decreasing the amount of the payment AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-annuity 57. What is the present value of a five-period annuity of $3,000 if the interest rate per period is 12% and the first payment is made today? A. $9,655.6 5 B. $10,814.3 3 C. $12,112.0 5 D. $13,200.0 0 PV AD = PV OA × (1 + r ) PV AD = {$3,000[1 / 0.12 − 1 / 0.12(1.12) 5 ]} × 1.12 PV AD = $12,112.05 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-annuity Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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58. The sum of $3,000 is deposited into an account paying 10% annually. If $1,206 is withdrawn at the end of years 1 and 2, how much then remains in the account?" A. $1,326.9 7 B. $1,206.3 4 C. $1,097.4 0 D. $587.3 2 FV Year 1 = PV(1 + r ) − Withdrawal FV Year 1 = $3,000(1.1) − $1,206 FV Year 1 = $2,094 FV Year 2 = FV Year 1 (1 + r ) − Withdrawal FV Year 2 = $2,094(1.1) − $1,206FV Year 2 = $1,097.40 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Future value-single cash flow Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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59. Suppose you take out a 30-year mortgage for $100,000 with annual payments. The interest rate on the mortgage is 8%. When you have paid off half the mortgage, so that the value of the remaining payments is reduced to $50,000, how many more payments need to be made? A. Approximately 15 payments B. Approximately 12 payments C. Approximately 8 payments D. Approximately 20 payments Solve first for the annual payment: $100,000 = PMT(1 / 0.08 − 0.08 × 1.08 30 ). PMT = $8,882.74 PV = PMT [(1 / r ) − 1 / r (1 + r ) t ] $50,000 = 8,882.74{1 / 0.08−1 / (0.08 × 1.08 t } Either use logs or trial and error to find t ≈ 8 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Amortization 60. What is the present value of a four-year annuity of $100 per year that makes its first payment 2 years from today if the discount rate is 9%? A. $297.2 2 B. $323.9 7 C. $356.8 5 D. $272.6 8 PV = {$100[(1 / 0.09) − 1 / 0.09(1.09) 4 ]} / 1.09 PV = $297.22 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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TopicC Present value-annuity 61. If $120,000 is borrowed for a home mortgage, to be repaid at 9% interest over 30 years with annual payments of $11,680.36, how much interest (as opposed to return of capital) is paid in the last year of the loan? A. $120,00 0 B. $162,00 0 C. $181,45 8 D. $227,59 8 Value of loan at start of last year = $11,680.36 / 1.09 = $10,715.93 Interest on loan in last year = 0.09 × $10,715.93 = $964.43 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Amortization 62. $50,000 is borrowed, to be repaid in three equal, annual payments with 10% interest. Approximately how much principal is amortized with the first payment? A. $2,010.6 0 B. $5,000.0 0 C. $15,105.7 4 D. $20,105.7 4 Payment = $50,000 / [1 / 0.1 − 1 / 0.1(1.1) 3 ] Payment = $20,105.74 Principal payment = $20,105.74 − ($50,000 × 0.1) Principal payment = $15,105.74 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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TopicC Amortization 63. An amortizing loan is one in which: A. the principal remains unchanged with each payment. B. accrued interest is paid regularly. C. the maturity of the loan is variable. D. the principal balance is reduced with each payment. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Amortization 64. You're ready to make the last of four equal, annual payments on a $1,000 loan with a 10% interest rate. If the amount of the payment is $315.47, how much of that payment is accrued interest? A. $28.6 8 B. $31.5 5 C. $100.0 0 D. $315.4 7 $315.47 − ($315.47 / 1.1) = $28.68 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Amortization Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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65. What will be the monthly payment on a $75,000 30-year home mortgage at 1% interest per month? A. $771.4 6 B. $775.9 0 C. $1,028.6 1 D. $1,034.5 3 Payment = $75,000 / [(1 / 0.01) − 1 / 0.01(1.01) 360 ] Payment = $771.46 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities 66. Your real estate agent mentions that homes in your price range require a payment of $1,200 per month for 30 years at 0.75% interest per month. What is the size of the mortgage with these terms? A. $128,035.0 5 B. $147,940.2 9 C. $149,138.2 4 D. $393,120.0 3 PV = $1,200[(1 / 0.0075) − 1 / 0.0075(1.0075) 360 ] PV = $149,138.24 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-annuity Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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67. Assume you are making $989 monthly payments on your amortized mortgage. The amount of each payment that is applied to the principal balance: A. decreases with each succeeding payment. B. increases with each succeeding payment. C. is constant throughout the loan term. D. fluctuates monthly with changes in market interest rates. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Amortization 68. How much must be saved at the end of each year for the next 10 years in order to accumulate $50,000, if you can earn 9% annually? Assume you contribute the same amount to your savings every year. A. $3,291.0 0 B. $3,587.8 7 C. $4,500.3 3 D. $4,587.7 9 Payment = $50,000 / [(1.09 10 − 1) / 0.09] Payment = $3,291.00 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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69. Your retirement account has a current balance of $50,000. You plan to add $6,000 a year to the account for each of the next 30 years. Use a financial calculator or Excel to find what interest rate you need to earn in order to have $1,000,000 in the account at the end of the 30 years. ? A. 5.02 % B. 7.24 % C. 9.80 % D. 10.07 % Financial calculator: n = 30; PV = −50,000; PMT = −6,000; FV = 1,000,000; CPT i = 7.24%, or Excel function Rate(nper, PMT, PV, FV) AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Interest rates 70. How much do you need when you retire to provide a $2,500 monthly check that will last for 25 years? Assume that your savings can earn 0.5% a month. A. $361,526.1 4 B. $388,017.1 6 C. $402,766.6 7 D. $414,008.2 4 Monthly interest rate = 0.06 / 12 = 0.005 PV = $2,500 {(1 / 0.005) − [1 / 0.005(1.005) 12 × 25 ]} PV = $388,017.16 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-annuity Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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71. The present value of an annuity stream of $100 per year is $614 when valued at a 10% rate. By approximately how much would the value change if these were annuities due? A. $1 0 B. $61.4 0 C. $10 ×Number of years in annuity stream D. $6.14 × Number of years in annuity stream PV Annuity due = PV ordinary annuity × (1 + r) Difference = $614(1.1) − $614 = $61.40 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities 72. Approximately how much must be saved for retirement in order to withdraw $100,000 per year for the next 25 years if the balance earns 8% annually, and the first payment occurs one year from now? A. $1,067,477. 62 B. $1,128,433. 33 C. $1,487,320. 09 D. $1,250,000. 00 PV = $100,000 {(1 / 0.08) − [1 / 0.08(1.08) 25 ]} PV = $1,067,477.62 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-annuity Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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73. You have just retired with savings of $1.5 million. If you expect to live for 30 years and to earn 8% a year on your savings, how much can you afford to spend each year? Assume that you spend the money at the start of each year. A. $112,148.5 0 B. $120,000.0 0 C. $123,371.4 4 D. $133,241.1 5 $1,500,000 = Pmt OA {(1 / 0.08) − [1 / 0.08(1.08) 30 ]} PMT OA = $133,241.15 PMT AD = PMT OA / (1 + r ) PMT AD = $133,241.15 / 1.08 PMT AD = $123,371.44 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Annuities 74. How much can be accumulated for retirement if $2,000 is put aside at the end of each of the next 40 years? Assume that you can earn 9% a year on your savings. A. $87,200.0 0 B. $675,764.8 9 C. $736,583.7 3 D. $802,876.2 7 FV = $2,000 {[(1 + 0.09) 40 − 1] / 0.09} FV = $675,764.89 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Future value-annuity 75. If inflation in Wonderland was 3% per month in 2016, what was the annual rate of inflation? A. 36.00 % B. 42.58 % C. 40.09 % D. 41.27 % (1.03) 12 − 1 = 0.4258, or 42.58% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Simple and compound interest 76. Assume your uncle recorded his salary history during a 40-year career and found that it had increased 10-fold. If inflation averaged 4% annually during the period, then over his career his purchasing power: A. remained on par with inflation. B. increased by nearly 1% annually. C. increased by nearly 2% annually. D. decrease d. FV = PV(1 + r ) t 10 = 1(1 + i) 40 r = 5.93% Real rate = (1.0593 / 1.04) − 1 = 0.0186, or 1.86% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. TopicC Nominal and real rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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77. Real interest rates: A. always exceed inflation rates. B. can decline to zero but no lower. C. can be negative, zero, or positive. D. traditionally exceed nominal rates. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. TopicC Nominal and real rates 78. On the day you retire you have $1,000,000 saved. You expect to live another 25 years during which time you expect to earn 6.19% on your savings while inflation averages 2.5% annually. Assume you want to spend the same amount each year in real terms and die on the day you spend your last dime. What real amount will you be able to spend each year? A. $61,334.3 6 B. $79,644.5 8 C. $79,211.0 9 D. $61,931.7 8 Real rate = (1.0619 / 1.025) − 1 = 0.036 $1,000,000 = PMT {(1 / 0.036) − [1 / 0.036(1.036) 25 ]} PMT = $61,334.36 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. TopicC Nominal and real rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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79. What is the expected real rate of interest for an account that offers a 12% nominal rate of return when the rate of inflation is 6% annually? A. 5.00 % B. 5.66 % C. 6.00 % D. 9.46 % 1 + real interest rate = (1 + nominal interest rate) / (1 + inflation) 1 + real interest rate = 1.12 / 1.06 Real interest rate = 5.66% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. TopicC Nominal and real rates 80. What happens over time to the real cost of purchasing a home if the mortgage payments are fixed in nominal terms and inflation is in existence? A. The real cost is constant. B. The real cost is increasing. C. The real cost is decreasing. D. The price index must be known to answer this question. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. TopicC Nominal and real rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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81. What is the minimum nominal rate of return that you should accept if you require a 4% real rate of return and the rate of inflation is expected to average 3.5% during the investment period? A. 7.36 % B. 7.50 % C. 7.64 % D. 8.01 % 1 + nominal rate = (1 + real rate)(1 + inflation rate) Nominal rate = (1.04 × 1.035) − 1 Nominal rate = 7.64% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. TopicC Nominal and real rates 82. What APR is being earned on a deposit of $5,000 made 10 years ago today if the deposit is worth $9,848.21 today? The deposit pays interest semiannually. A. 3.56 % B. 6.76 % C. 6.89 % D. 7.12 % FV = PV (1 + r ) t $9,848.21 = $5,000 [1 + ( r / 2)] 10 × 2 r = 6.89% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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83. An interest rate that has been annualized using compound interest is termed the: A. discount factor. B. annual percentage rate. C. discounted interest rate. D. effective annual interest rate. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 84. What is the effective annual rate of interest on a deposit that pays interest of 10% continuously compounded? A. 10.000 % B. 10.517 % C. 1.105 % D. 9.531 % Effective interest rate = e 0.1 − 1 = 0.10517, or 10.517% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 85. What is the relationship between an annually compounded rate and the annual percentage rate (APR) which is calculated for truth-in-lending laws for a loan requiring monthly payments? A. The APR is lower than the annually compounded rate. B. The APR is higher than the annually compounded rate. C. The APR equals the annually compounded rate. D. The answer depends on the interest rate. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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86. What is the APR on a loan that charges interest at the rate of 1.4% per month? A. 10.20 % B. 14.00 % C. 16.80 % D. 18.16 % APR = 1.4% × 12 = 16.80% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 87. If interest is paid m times per year, then the per-period interest rate equals the: A. effective annual rate divided by m . B. compound interest rate times m . C. effective annual rate. D. annual percentage rate (APR) divided by m . AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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88. If the effective annual rate of interest is known to be 16.08% on a debt that has quarterly payments, what is the annual percentage rate? A. 4.02 % B. 10.02 % C. 14.50 % D. 15.19 % APR = [(1.1608) 0.25 − 1] × 4 APR = 0.1519, or 15.19% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 89. Would a depositor prefer an APR of 8% with monthly compounding or an APR of 8.5% with semiannual compounding? A. 8.0% with monthly compounding B. 8.5% with semiannual compounding C. The depositor would be indifferent. D. The time period must be known to select the preferred account. EAR = [1 + (0.08 / 12)] 12 − 1 = 8.30% EAR = [1 + (0.085 / 2)] 2 − 1 = 8.68% The depositor will prefer the option with the higher EAR (effective annual rate). AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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90. What is the annually compounded rate of interest on an account with an APR of 10% and monthly compounding? A. 10.00 % B. 10.47 % C. 10.52 % D. 11.05 % EAR = [1 + (0.10 / 12)] 12 − 1 = 0.1047, or 10.47% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 91. What is the APR on a loan with an effective annual rate of 15.26% and weekly compounding of interest? A. 14.35 % B. 14.49 % C. 13.97 % D. 14.22 % APR = [(1.1526) 1 / 52 − 1] × 52 = 0.1422, or 14.22% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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92. What is the effective annual interest rate on a 9% APR automobile loan that has monthly payments? A. 9.00 % B. 9.38 % C. 9.81 % D. 10.94 % EAR = [1 + (0.09 / 12)] 12 − 1 = 0.0938, or 9.38% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 93. Other things being equal, the more frequent the compounding period, the: A. higher the annual percentage rate. B. lower the annual percentage rate. C. higher the effective annual interest rate. D. lower the effective annual interest rate. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 94. How much interest will be earned in an account into which $1,000 is deposited for one year with continuous compounding at a 13% rate? A. $130.0 0 B. $138.8 3 C. $169.0 0 D. $353.3 4 Interest = $1,000( e 0.13 ) − $1,000 = $138.83 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 95. What is the present value of $100 to be deposited today into an account paying 8%, compounded semiannually for 2 years? A. $85.4 8 B. $100.0 0 C. $116.0 0 D. $116.9 9 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 96. If a borrower promises to pay you $1,900 nine years from now in return for a loan of $1,000 today, what effective annual interest rate is being offered if interest is compounded annually? A. 5.26 % B. 7.39 % C. 9.00 % D. 10.00 % FV = PV × (1 + r ) t $1,900 = $1,000 × (1 + r ) 9 r = 1.9 1 / 9 − 1 r = 0.0739, or 7.39% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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97. What is the present value of your trust fund if you have projected that it will provide you with $50,000 7 years from today and it earns 10% compounded annually? A. $25,000.0 0 B. $25,657.9 1 C. $28,223.7 0 D. $29,411.7 6 PV = FV / (1 + r ) t PV = $50,000 / 1.10 7 PV = $25,657.91 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow 98. What is the discount factor for $1 to be received in 5 years at a discount rate of 8%? A. 0.469 3 B. 0.550 0 C. 0.600 0 D. 0.680 6 PV = FV / (1 + r ) t PV = 1 / 1.08 5 PV = 0.6806 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-single cash flow Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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99. How much more would you be willing to pay today for an investment offering $10,000 in 4 years rather than in 5 years? Your discount rate is 8%. A. $544.4 7 B. $681.4 8 C. $740.7 4 D. $800.0 0 Difference = FV / (1 + r ) t 1 − FV / (1 + r ) Difference = $10,000 / 1.08 4 − $10,000 / 1.08 5 Difference = $544.47 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-multiple cash flows 100. "Give me $5,000 today and I'll return $10,000 to you in 5 years," offers the investment broker. To the nearest percent, what annual interest rate is being offered? A. 12.29 % B. 13.67 % C. 14.87 % D. 12.84 % FV = PV(1 + r ) t $10,000 = $5,000(1 + r ) 5 r = 2 1 / 5 − 1 r = 0.1487, or 14.87% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 101. The APR on a loan must be equal to the effective annual rate when: A. compounding occurs monthly. B. compounding occurs annually. C. the loan is for less than one year. D. the loan is for more than one year. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 102. A car dealer offers payments of $522.59 per month for 48 months on a $25,000 car after making a $4,000 down payment. What is the loan's APR? A. 6 % B. 9 % C. 11 % D. 12 % $25,000 − 4,000 = $522.59 {(1 / r ) − [1 / r (1 + r ) 48 ]} Using a financial calculator or Excel, r = 0.0075 APR = 0.0075 × 12 APR = 0.09, or 9% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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103. A credit card account that charges interest at the rate of 1.25% per month would have an annually compounded rate of _____ and an APR of ____. A. 16.08%; 15.00% B. 14.55%; 16.08% C. 12.68%; 15.00% D. 15.00%; 14.55% EAR = (1 + 0.0125) 12 − 1 = 0.1608, or 16.08% APR = 1.25% × 12 = 15.00% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 104. Eighteen years from now, 4 years of college are expected to cost $150,000. How much more must be deposited into an account today to fund this expense if you can earn only 8% on your savings rather than the 11% you hope to earn? A. $12,211.1 8 B. $13,609.2 1 C. $14,006.4 1 D. $14,614.0 3 Additional deposit = $150,000 / 1.08 18 − $150,000 / 1.11 18 Additional deposit = $14,614.03 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-multiple cash flows Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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105. Prizes are often not "worth" as much as claimed. What is the value of a prize of $5,000,000 that is to be received in 20 equal yearly payments, with the first payment beginning today? Assume an interest rate of 7%. A. $2,833,898. 81 B. $2,911,015. 68 C. $2,609,144. 14 D. $2,738,304. 13 Annual payment = $5,000,000 / 20 = $250,000 PV = ($250,000 {(1 / 0.07) − [1 / 0.07(1.07) 20 ]}) × (1.07) PV = $2,833,898.81 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-annuity Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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106. A loan officer states, "Thousands of dollars can be saved by switching to a 15-year mortgage from a 30-year mortgage." Calculate the difference in payments on a 30-year mortgage at an interest rate of .75% a month versus a 15-year mortgage with an interest rate of .7% a month. Both mortgages are for $100,000 and have monthly payments. What is the difference in total dollars that will be paid to the lender under each loan? (Round the monthly payment amounts to 2 decimal places.) A. $89,21 1 B. $98,40 6 C. $113,46 5 D. $124,30 0 $100,000 = PMT([1 / (0.0075)] − 1 / {(0.0075)[(1.0075)] 30 × 12 }) PMT = $804.62 $100,000 = PMT([1 / (0.007)] − 1 / {(0.007 )[ 1.007)] 15 × 12 }) PMT = $ 978.87 Total difference = ($804.62 × 12 × 30) − ($978.87 × 12 × 15) = $113,465 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Loan payments Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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107. Would you prefer a savings account that paid 7% interest compounded quarterly, 6.8% compounded monthly, 7.2% compounded weekly, or an account that paid 7.5% with annual compounding? A. 7% compounded quarterly B. 6.8% compounded monthly C. 7.2% compounded weekly D. 7.5% compounded annually EAR = [1 + (0.07 / 4)] 4 − 1 = 0.0719, or 7.19% EAR = [1 + (0.068 / 12)] 12 − 1 = 0.0702, or 7.02% EAR = [1 + (0.072 / 52)] 52 − 1 = 0.0746, or 7.46% EAR = APR = 7.5% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates 108. After reading the fine print in your credit card agreement, you find that the "low" interest rate is actually an 18% APR, or 1.5% per month. What is the effective annual rate? A. 18.47 % B. 19.56 % C. 18.82 % D. 19.41 % EAR = 1.015 12 − 1 = 0.1956, or 19.56% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. TopicC Interest rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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109. You are considering the purchase of a home that would require a mortgage of $150,000. How much more in total interest will you pay if you select a 30-year mortgage at 5.65% rather than a 15-year mortgage at 4.9%? (Round the monthly payment amount to 2 decimal places.) A. $86,311.1 8 B. $78,487.9 2 C. $99,595.8 0 D. $102,486.6 8 $150,000 = PMT([1 / (0.0565 / 12)] − 1 / {(0.0565 / 12)[1 + (0.0565 / 12)] 30 × 12 }) PMT = $865.85 $150,000 = PMT([1 / (0.049 / 12)] − 1 / {(0.049 / 12)[1 + (0.049 / 12)] 15 × 12 }) PMT = $1,178.39 Total difference = ($865.85 ×12 × 30) − ($1,178.39 × 12 × 15) = $99,595.80 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. TopicC Loan payments 110. Lester's just signed a contract that will provide the firm with annual cash inflows of $28,000, $35,000, and $42,000 over the next three years with the first payment of $28,000 occurring one year from today. What is this contract worth today at a discount rate of 7.25%? A. $88,311.0 8 B. $89,423.9 1 C. $90,580.5 5 D. $91,341.4 1 PV = $28,000 / 1.0725 + $35,000 / 1.0725 2 + $42,000 / 1.0725 3 PV = $90,580.55 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. TopicC Present value-multiple cash flows 111. Miller's Hardware plans on saving $42,000, $54,000, and $58,000 at the end of each year for the next three years, respectively. How much will the firm have saved at the end of the three years if it can earn 4.5% on its savings? A. $160,295.0 5 B. $158,098.1 5 C. $167,508.3 3 D. $165,212.5 7 FV = ($42,000 × 1.045 2 ) + ($54,000 × 1.045) + $58,000 FV = $160,295.05 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. TopicC Future value-multiple cash flows Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Chapter 05 Test Bank - Static Summary Category # of Questions AACSB: Analytical Thinking 68 AACSB: Communication 7 AACSB: Reflective Thinking 36 Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 111 Blooms: Analyze 68 Blooms: Remember 7 Blooms: Understand 36 Difficulty: 1 Easy 21 Difficulty: 2 Medium 74 Difficulty: 3 Hard 16 Gradable: automatic 111 Learning Objective: 05-01 Calculate the future value of money that is invested at a particular interest rate. 18 Learning Objective: 05-02 Calculate the present value of a future payment. 30 Learning Objective: 05-03 Calculate present and future values of a level stream of cash payments. 29 Learning Objective: 05-04 Compare interest rates quoted over different time intervals-for example; monthly versus annual rates. 24 Learning Objective: 05-05 Understand the difference between real and nominal cash flows and between real and nominal interest rates. 10 Topic: Amortization 8 Topic: Annuities 11 Topic: Future value-annuity 1 Topic: Future value-multiple cash flows 1 Topic: Future value-single cash flow 6 Topic: Interest rates 23 Topic: Loan payments 2 Topic: Nominal and real rates 9 Topic: Perpetuities 7 Topic: Present value-annuity 9 Topic: Present value-multiple cash flows 10 Topic: Present value-single cash flow 13 Topic: Simple and compound interest 11 Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Chapter 06 Test Bank - Static Key 1. When a bond matures, the issuer repays the bond’s face value. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond features 2. When the market interest rate exceeds the coupon rate, bonds sell for less than face value. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation 3. Current yield overstates the return of premium bonds since investors who buy a bond at a premium face a capital loss over the life of the bond. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns 4. A bond's rate of return is equal to its coupon payment divided by the price paid for the bond. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns 5. A bond's bid price will be lower than the ask price. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond quotes and trading 6. A long-term investor would more likely be interested in a bond's current yield rather than its yield to maturity. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns 7. Bonds that have a Standard & Poor's rating of BBB or better are considered to be investment-grade bonds. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk 8. Speculative-grade bonds have default risk; investment grade bonds do not. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk 9. TIPS are unlike most bonds in that their cash flows increase when the national rate of gross domestic product increases. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Bond types 10. The return to bondholders is guaranteed to equal the yield to maturity only if the bond is held until maturity. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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11. It would be realistic to read an ask price listed as 100.127 and a bid price of 100.143. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond quotes and trading 12. Indexed bonds in the United States are known as Treasury Interest-Paid Securities, or TIPS. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Bond types 13. The current yield measures the bond's total rate of return. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns 14. When a financial calculator or spreadsheet program finds a bond's yield to maturity, it uses a trial-and-error process. TRUE AACSBC Technology AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns 15. Even when the yield curve is upward-sloping, investors might rationally stay away from long-term bonds. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-04 Understand why investors draw a plot of bond yields against maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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16. Bonds with a rating of Ba or below by Moody's are referred to as speculative grade, high-yield, or junk bonds. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk 17. Bonds rated BB or above by Standard & Poor's are called investment grade. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk 18. Bonds rated Ba by Moody's have the same safety rating as the bonds rated BB by Standard & Poor's. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk 19. Zero-coupon bonds are issued at prices below face value, and the investor's return comes from the difference between the purchase price and the payment of face value at maturity. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 20. Issuers compensate investors for default risk by putting a high face value on their bonds. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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21. Credit risk implies that the promised yield to maturity on the bond is higher than the expected yield. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk 22. Bond ratings measure a bond's credit risk. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk 23. The coupon rate of a bond equals: A. its yield to maturity. B. a defined percentage of its face value. C. the yield to maturity when the bond sells at a discount. D. the annual interest divided by the current market price. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns 24. Periodic receipts of interest by the bondholder are known as: A. the coupon rate. B. principal payments. C. coupon payments. D. the default premium. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond coupons Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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25. As the coupon rate of a bond increases, the bond's: A. face value increases. B. current price decreases. C. interest payments increase. D. maturity date is extended. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond coupons 26. Assume a bond is currently selling at par value. What will happen in the future if the yield on the bond is lower than the coupon rate? A. The price of the bond will increase. B. The coupon rate of the bond will increase. C. The par value of the bond will decrease. D. The coupon payments will be adjusted to the new discount rate. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Interest rate risk 27. If a bond’s asked price is 97.162, the investor: A. receives 97.162% of the stated coupon payments. B. receives $971.62 upon the maturity date of the bond. C. pays 97.162% of face value for the bond. D. pays $10,971.62 for a $10,000 face value bond. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond quotes and trading Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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28. How much does the $1,000 to be received upon a bond's maturity in 4 years add to the bond's price if the appropriate discount rate is 6%? A. $209.9 1 B. $260.0 0 C. $760.0 0 D. $792.0 9 $1,000 / 1.06 4 = $792.09 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation 29. What happens to a discount bond as the time to maturity decreases? A. The coupon rate increases. B. The bond price increases. C. The coupon rate decreases. D. The bond price decreases. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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30. How much should you pay for a $1,000 bond with 10% coupon, annual payments, and 5 years to maturity if the interest rate is 12%? A. $927.9 0 B. $981.4 0 C. $1,000.0 0 D. $1,075.8 2 Price = (0.10 × $1,000) {(1 / 0.12) − [1 / 0.12(1.12) 5 ]} + $1,000/1.12 5 Price = $927.90 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation 31. How much would an investor expect to pay for a $1,000 par value bond with a 9% annual coupon that matures in 5 years if the interest rate is 7%? A. $696.7 4 B. $1,075.8 2 C. $1,082.0 0 D. $1,123.0 1 Price = (0.09 × $1,000) {(1 / 0.07) − [1 / 0.07(1.07) 5 ]} + $1,000 / 1.07 5 Price = $1,082.00 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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32. Which of the following statements is correct for a 10% coupon bond that has a current yield of 7%? A. The face value of the bond has decreased. B. The bond's maturity value exceeds the bond's price. C. The bond's internal rate of return is 7%. D. The bond's market value is higher than its face value. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 33. If an investor purchases a bond when its current yield is higher than the coupon rate, then the bond's price will be expected to: A. decline over time, reaching par value at maturity. B. increase over time, reaching par value at maturity. C. be less than the face value at maturity. D. exceed the face value at maturity. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Interest rate risk 34. The current yield of a bond can be calculated by: A. multiplying the price by the coupon rate. B. dividing the price by the annual coupon payments. C. dividing the price by the par value. D. dividing the annual coupon payments by the price. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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35. What is the current yield of a bond with a 6% coupon, 4 years until maturity, and a price quote of 84? A. 6.00 % B. 7.14 % C. 5.04 % D. 6.38 % Current yield = $60 / (0.84 × $1,000) = 0.0714, or 7.14% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns 36. A bond's par value can also be called its: A. coupon payment. B. present value. C. market value. D. face value. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond features 37. A bond's yield to maturity takes into consideration: A. current yield but not any price changes. B. price changes but not the current yield. C. both the current yield and any price changes. D. neither the current yield nor any price changes. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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38. The discount rate that makes the present value of a bond's payments equal to its price is termed the: A. dividend yield. B. yield to maturity. C. current yield. D. coupon rate. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns 39. What is the coupon rate for a bond with 3 years until maturity, a price of $1,053.46, and a yield to maturity of 6%? Interest is paid annually. A. 6 % B. 8 % C. 10 % D. 11 % $1,053.46 = PMT {(1 / 0.06) − [1 / 0.06(1.16) 3 ]} + $1,000 / 1.06 3 PMT = $80 Coupon rate = $80 / $1,000 = 0.08, or 8% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond coupons Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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40. What is the yield to maturity for a bond paying $100 annually that has 6 years until maturity and sells for $1,000? A. 6.0 % B. 8.5 % C. 10.0 % D. 12.5 % Since the bond is selling at par, the yield to maturity must equal the coupon rate which is: Coupon rate = $100 / $1,000 = 0.10, or 10% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 41. Consider a 3-year bond with a par value of $1,000 and an 8% annual coupon. If interest rates change from 8 to 6% the bond's price will: A. increase by $51.54. B. decrease by $51.54. C. increase by $53.46. D. decrease by $53.46. Price = (0.08 × $1,000) {(1 / 0.06) − [1 / 0.06(1.06) 3 ]} + $1,000 / 1.06 3 Price = $1,053.46 This is a price increase of $53.46, since the bond had sold at par. AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Interest rate risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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42. Which one of the following bond values will change when interest rates change? A. The expected cash flows B. The present value C. The coupon payment D. The maturity value AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Interest rate risk 43. What happens to the coupon rate of a $1,000 face value bond that pays $80 annually in interest if market interest rates change from 9% to 10%? A. The coupon rate increases to 10%. B. The coupon rate remains at 9%. C. The coupon rate remains at 8%. D. The coupon rate decreases to 8%. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond coupons 44. Which one of the following is fixed for the life of a given bond? A. Current price B. Current yield C. Yield to maturity D. Coupon rate AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond coupons Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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45. What is the rate of return for an investor who pays $1,054.47 for a 3-year bond with an annual coupon payment of 6.5% and sells the bond 1 year later for $1,037.19? A. 4.53 % B. 5.33 % C. 5.16 % D. 4.92 % Rate of return = [$1,037.19 + (0.065 × $1,000) − $1,054.47] / $1,054.47 = 0.0453, or 4.53% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 46. If a bond investor's yield for a particular period does not change, then during that period, the bond's return : A. is zero. B. increase s. C. equals the yield. D. is indeterminate. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 47. What is the relationship between a bondholder's rate of return and the bond's yield to maturity if he does not hold the bond until it matures? A. The rate of return will be lower than the yield to maturity. B. The rate of return will be higher than the yield to maturity. C. The rate of return will equal the yield to maturity. D. It could be higher or lower. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 48. If the coupon rate on an outstanding bond is lower than the relevant current interest rate, then the yield to maturity will be: A. lower than current interest rates. B. equal to the coupon rate. C. higher than the coupon rate. D. lower than the coupon rate. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 49. If a 4-year bond with a 7% coupon and a 10% yield to maturity is currently worth $904.90, how much will it be worth 1 year from now if interest rates are constant? A. $904.9 0 B. $925.3 9 C. $947.9 3 D. $1,000.0 0 Price = (0.07 × $1,000) {(1 / 0.10) − [1 / 0.10(1.10) 3 ]} + $1,000 / 1.10 3 Price = $925.39 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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50. What price will be paid for a U.S. Treasury bond with an ask price of 135.4062 if the face value is $100,000? A. $100,135.4 1 B. $135,000.4 1 C. $136,269.3 8 D. $135,406.2 0 Price = 1.354062 × $100,000 = $135,406.20 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond quotes and trading 51. You purchased a 6% annual coupon bond at face value and sold it one year later for $1,015.16. What was your rate of return on this investment if the face value at maturity was $1,000? A. 4.48 % B. 6.15 % C. 7.52 % D. 6.07 % Rate of return = [$1,015.16 + (0.06 × $1,000) − $1,000] / $1,000 = 0.0752, or 7.52% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 52. How does a bond dealer generate profits when trading bonds? A. By maintaining bid prices lower than ask prices B. By maintaining bid prices higher than ask prices C. By retaining the bond’s next coupon payment D. By lowering the bond’s coupon rate upon resale AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond quotes and trading 53. A bond is priced at $1,100, has 10 years remaining until maturity, and has a 10% coupon, paid semiannually. What is the amount of the next interest payment? A. $5 0 B. $5 5 C. $10 0 D. $11 0 Coupon payment = (0.10 × $1,000) / 2 = $50 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond coupons 54. The yield curve depicts the current relationship between: A. bond yields and default risk. B. bond maturity and bond ratings. C. bond yields and maturity. D. promised yields and default premiums. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-04 Understand why investors draw a plot of bond yields against maturity. TopicC Treasury yield curve Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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55. When the yield curve is upward-sloping, then: A. short-maturity bonds offer the highest coupon rates. B. long-maturity bonds are priced above par value. C. short-maturity bonds yield less than long-maturity bonds. D. long-maturity bonds increase in price when interest rates increase. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-04 Understand why investors draw a plot of bond yields against maturity. TopicC Treasury yield curve 56. Nominal U.S. Treasury bond yields: A. are constant over time. B. are equal to the real yields. C. include a default premium. D. include an inflation premium. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond yields and returns 57. Which one of these is included in the yield of a bond with a low credit rating but not included in a U.S. Treasury bond yield? Assume both bonds are selling at a premium. A. Real rate of return B. Inflation premium C. Default premium D. Loss of premium AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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58. The purpose of a floating-rate bond is to: A. save interest expense for corporate issuers. B. avoid making interest payments until maturity. C. shift the yield curve. D. offer rates that adjust to current market conditions. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond types 59. Which of the following would not be associated with a zero-coupon bond? A. Yield to maturity B. Discount bond C. Current yield D. Interest-rate risk AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond types 60. Which one of the following bonds would be likely to exhibit a greater degree of interest rate risk? A. A zero-coupon bond with 20 years until maturity B. A coupon-paying bond with 20 years until maturity C. A floating-rate bond with 20 years until maturity D. A zero-coupon bond with 30 years until maturity AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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61. A "convertible bond" provides the option to convert: A. a bond into shares of common stock. B. fixed-rate coupon payments into variable-rate payments. C. a zero-coupon bond to a coupon-paying bond. D. a junk bond to a zero-coupon investment-grade bond. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond features 62. Rosita purchased a bond for $989 that had a 7% coupon and semiannual interest payments. She sold the bond after 6 months and earned a total return of 4.8% on this investment. At what price, did she sell the bond? A. $1,001.4 7 B. $974.2 8 C. $981.0 6 D. $1,003.1 8 0.048 = (Selling price + [(0.07 × $1,000) / 2] − $989) / $989 Selling price = $1,001.47 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 63. A U.S. Treasury security that pays a fixed coupon and has an initial maturity of 2 to 10 years is called a: A. TIPS . B. Treasury bill. C. Treasury bond. D. Treasury note. AACSBC Communication Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond features 64. Which one of the following must be correct for a bond currently selling at a premium? A. Its coupon rate is variable. B. Its current yield is lower than its coupon rate. C. Its yield to maturity is higher than its coupon rate. D. Its coupon rate is lower than the current market rate on similar bonds. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 65. A bond has a coupon rate of 8%, pays interest semiannually, sells for $960, and matures in 3 years. What is its yield to maturity? A. 4.78 % B. 5.48 % C. 9.57 % D. 12.17 % Using a financial calculator: n = 6; PV = −$960; PMT = $40; FV = $1,000, CPT i = 4.7826% YTM = 2 × 4.7826% = 9.57% AACSBC Technology AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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66. Which type of bond is certain to provide a capital loss if held to maturity? A. Discount bond B. Premium bond C. Zero-coupon bond D. Junk bond AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 67. Investors who purchase bonds having lower credit ratings should expect: A. lower yields to maturity. B. higher default possibilities. C. lower coupon payments. D. higher purchase prices. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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68. A bond has a face value of $1,000, has 5 years until maturity, and an annual coupon rate of 7%? It yields 5% currently. By how much will the price change over the next year if the yield remains constant? A. zer o B. decline by $86.59 C. decline by $15.67 D. rise by $15.67 Price today = $70(1 / 0.05+1 / (0.05 × 1.05 4 )) + $1,070 / 1.05 5 = $1,086.59 Price next year = $70(1 / 0.05+1 / (0.05 × 1.05 3 )) + $1,070 / 1.05 4 = $1,070.92 Price declines by $15.67 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation 69. If a bond is priced at par value, then: A. it has a very low level of default risk. B. its coupon rate equals its yield to maturity. C. it must be a zero-coupon bond. D. the bond is quite close to maturity. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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70. The existence of an upward-sloping yield curve suggests that: A. bonds should be selling at a discount to par value. B. bonds will not return as much as common stocks. C. interest rates may be increasing in the future. D. real interest rates will be increasing soon. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Treasury yield curve 71. What is the amount of the annual coupon payment for a bond that has 6 years until maturity, sells for $1,050, and has a yield to maturity of 9.37%? A. $98.6 4 B. $95.2 7 C. $101.3 8 D. $104.9 7 $1,050 = PMT {(1 / 0.0937) − [1 / 0.0937(1.0937) 6 ]} + $1,000 / 1.0937 6 PMT = $104.97 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond coupons Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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72. This morning, you purchased a TIPS. Which one of these should you expect to occur if you hold this bond during an inflationary period? A. The coupon payment will increase in real terms. B. The maturity value will increase in nominal terms. C. The market price will remain constant at par. D. The market price will decrease. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Bond valuation 73. Many investors may be drawn to municipal bonds because of the bonds': A. speculative grade ratings. B. high coupon payments. C. long periods until maturity. D. income exemption from federal taxes. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond features 74. Two years ago bonds were issued at par with 10 years until maturity and a 7% annual coupon. If interest rates for that grade of bond are currently 8.25%, what will be the market price of these bonds? A. $917.0 6 B. $928.8 4 C. $987.5 0 D. $1,000.0 0 Price = (0.07 × $1,000) {(1 / 0.0825) − [1 / 0.0825(1.0825) 10 − 2 ]} + $1,000 / 1.0825 10 − 2 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation 75. If a bond offers a current yield of 5% and a yield to maturity of 5.45%, then the: A. bond is selling at a discount. B. bond has a high default premium. C. promised yield is not likely to materialize. D. bond must be a Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation 76. What is the total return to an investor who buys a bond for $1,100 when the bond has a 9% annual coupon and 5 years until maturity, then sells the bond after 1 year for $1,085? A. 6.82 % B. 6.91 % C. 7.64 % D. 9.00 % Total return = [$1,085 + (0.09 × $1,000) − $1,100] / $1,100 = 0.0682, or 6.82% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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77. How much would an investor lose the first year if she purchased a 30-year zero-coupon bond with a $1,000 par value and a 10% yield to maturity, only to see market interest rates increase to 12% one year later? A. $19.9 3 B. $20.0 0 C. $23.9 3 D. $25.6 6 Price = $1,000 / 1.10 30 = $57.31 New price = $1,000 / 1.12 29 = $37.38 Loss = $57.31 − 37.38 = $19.93 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation 78. Assume a bond has been owned by four different investors during its 20-year history. Which one of the following is most likely to have been different for each of these owners? A. Coupon rate B. Coupon frequency C. Par value D. Yield to maturity AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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79. If an investor purchases a 3%, 5-year TIPS at its par value of $1,000 and the CPI increases 3% over each of the next 5 years, what will be the real value of the principal at maturity? A. $1,000.0 0 B. $1,030.0 0 C. $1,060.9 0 D. $1,061.3 6 The real value of the principal will remain constant at the par value. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Bond features 80. Which one of the following is correct concerning real interest rates? A. Real interest rates are constant. B. Real interest rates must be positive. C. Real interest rates must be less than nominal interest rates. D. Real interest rates, if positive, increase purchasing power over time. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Nominal and real rates 81. An investor holds two bonds, one with 5 years until maturity and the other with 20 years until maturity. Which of the following is more likely if interest rates suddenly increase by 2%? A. The 5-year bond will decrease more in price. B. The 20-year bond will decrease more in price. C. Both bonds will decrease in price by the same proportion. D. Neither bond will decrease in price, but their yields will increase. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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TopicC Interest rate risk 82. How much should you be prepared to pay for a 10-year bond with an annual coupon of 6% and a yield to maturity of 7.5%? A. $411.8 4 B. $897.0 4 C. $985.0 0 D. $1,000.0 0 Price = (0.06 × $1,000) {(1 / 0.075) − [1 / 0.075(1.075) 10 ]} + $1,000 / 1.075 10 Price = $897.04 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation 83. How much should you be prepared to pay for a 10-year bond with a 6% coupon, semiannual payments, and a semiannually compounded yield of 7.5%? A. $895.7 8 B. $897.0 4 C. $938.4 0 D. $1,312.6 6 Semiannual interest rate = 0.075 / 2 = 0.0375 Price = [(0.06 / 2) × $1,000)] {(1 / 0.0375) − [1 / 0.0375(1.0375) 10 × 2 ]} + $1,000 / 1.0375 10 × 2 Price = $895.78 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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84. The market price of a bond with 12 years until maturity and an annual coupon rate of 8% increased yesterday. Which one of these may have caused this price increase? A. The bond's rating was downgraded. B. The issuing firm announced the next interest payment. C. The issuing firm announced that its annual earnings met investor expectations. D. Market interest rates decreased. AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Interest rate risk 85. An investor buys a 5-year, 9% coupon bond for $975, holds it for 1 year, and then sells the bond for $985. What was the investor's rate of return? A. 9.00 % B. 9.23 % C. 9.65 % D. 10.26 % Rate of return = [$985 + (0.09 × $1,000) − $975] / $975 = 0.1026, or 10.26% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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86. An investor buys a 10-year, 7% coupon bond for $1,050, holds it for 1 year, and then sells it for $1,040. What was the investor's rate of return? A. 5.71 % B. 6.00 % C. 6.67 % D. 7.00 % Rate of return = [$1,040 + (0.07 × $1,000) − $1,050] / $1,050 = 0.0571, or 5.71% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 87. An investor purchased a fixed-coupon bond at a time when the bond's yield to maturity was 6.9%. The investor sold the bond prior to maturity and realized a total return of 7.1%. Which of these most likely occurred while the investor owned the bond? A. The bond's current yield increased above the bond's coupon rate. B. The inflation rate increased. C. Market interest rates declined. D. Market interest rates increased. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Interest rate risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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88. A bond has an ask quote of 99.5625 and a bid quote of 99.5475. How much will the bond dealer make on the purchase and resale of a $100,000 bond? A. $15 0 B. $1,50 0 C. $1 5 D. $1.5 0 Dealer profit = (0.995625 − 0.995475) × $100,000 = $15 AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. TopicC Bond quotes and trading 89. What are the conditions imposed on a debt issuer that are designed to protect bondholders ? A. Collateral agreements B. Vanilla wrappers C. Protective covenants D. Default provisions AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond features 90. The holder of which one of these securities has first claim on the assets of a firm? A. Senior debt B. Common stock C. Subordinated debt D. Preferred stock AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond features Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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91. When market interest rates exceed a bond's coupon rate, the bond will: A. sell for less than par value. B. sell for more than par value. C. decrease its coupon rate. D. increase its coupon rate. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Interest rate risk 92. Which one of the following is most likely for a CCC-rated bond, compared to a BBB-rated bond? A. The CCC bond will have a variable-coupon rate. B. The CCC bond will have a shorter term. C. The CCC bond will offer a higher promised yield to maturity. D. The CCC bond will have a higher price for the same term. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk 93. Which of these bond ratings is the lowest of Moody's investment-grade ratings? A. A B. B a C. A a D. Ba a AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Bond ratings and credit risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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94. If a bond offers an investor 11% in nominal return during a year in which the rate of inflation is 4%, then the investor's real return is: A. 6.73% . B. 6.31% . C. 15.44 %. D. 10.56 %. 1 + real return = 1.11 / 1.04 − 1 = 0.0673, or 6.73% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Nominal and real rates 95. What nominal return would an investor need to receive if he desires a real return of 4% and the rate of inflation is 5%? A. 4.20 % B. 8.64 % C. 9.00 % D. 9.20 % Nominal return = (1.04 ×1.05) − 1 = 0.0920, or 9.20% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Nominal and real rates Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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96. If you purchase a 5-year, zero-coupon bond for $691.72, how much could it be sold for 3 years later if interest rates have remained stable? A. $848.1 2 B. $923.5 0 C. $862.9 2 D. $911.1 5 $691.72 = $1,000 / (1 + i ) 5 i = 0.0765 Price = $1,000 / 1.0765 2 Price = $862.92 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation 97. An investor buys a 10-year annual coupon bond at a yield of 8.7% and sells it 2 years later when it still yields 8.7%. What is his rate of return over this period? A. zero . B. 8.7% . C. Can’t say without knowing the coupon. D. 17.4% . AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond valuation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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98. What causes bonds to sell for a premium? A. Investment-quality ratings B. Long periods until maturity C. Coupon rates that exceed market rates D. Speculative-grade ratings AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. TopicC Interest rate risk 99. The current yield tends to overstate a bond's total return when the bond sells for a premium because: A. the bond's price will decline each year. B. coupon payments can change at any time. C. bonds selling for a premium have low default risk. D. taxes must be paid on the current yield. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 100. The current yield tends to understate a bond's total return when the bond sells for a discount because: A. increases in interest rates will increase the current yield. B. the bond's price will increase each year. C. current yields show only nominal returns. D. the bond may have a higher face value. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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101. When comparing a highly liquid bond with a comparable but less liquid bond, the highly liquid bond is most apt to have: A. a lower yield. B. a shorter maturity. C. a higher yield. D. a longer maturity. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. TopicC Bond yields and returns 102. Which one of these statements is not correct? A. When a foreign government borrows dollars, investors worry that in some future crisis the government will not have sufficient dollars to repay the debt. B. When the Japanese government borrows yen, investors worry that in some future crisis the government will not have sufficient yen to repay the debt. C. When a Eurozone government borrows euros, investors worry that in some future crisis the government will not have sufficient euros to repay the debt. D. When the U.S. government issues Treasury bonds, investors never need to worry that they will not be paid back. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings. TopicC Sovereign debt Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Chapter 06 Test Bank - Static Summary Category # of Questions AACSB: Analytical Thinking 26 AACSB: Communication 18 AACSB: Reflective Thinking 56 AACSB: Technology 2 Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 102 Blooms: Analyze 27 Blooms: Apply 7 Blooms: Remember 18 Blooms: Understand 50 Difficulty: 1 Easy 25 Difficulty: 2 Medium 74 Difficulty: 3 Hard 3 Gradable: automatic 102 Learning Objective: 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturi ty. 28 Learning Objective: 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yi eld given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions. 39 Learning Objective: 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. 16 Learning Objective: 06-04 Understand why investors draw a plot of bond yields against maturity. 3 Learning Objective: 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a hig her interest rate for bonds with low ratings. 16 Topic: Bond coupons 7 Topic: Bond features 8 Topic: Bond quotes and trading 6 Topic: Bond ratings and credit risk 11 Topic: Bond types 4 Topic: Bond valuation 16 Topic: Bond yields and returns 34 Topic: Interest rate risk 9 Topic: Nominal and real rates 3 Topic: Sovereign debt 1 Topic: Treasury yield curve 3 Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Chapter 07 Test Bank - Static Key 1. The dividend discount model states that the value of a stock is the present value of the dividends it will pay over the investor's horizon, plus the present value of the expected stock price at the end of that horizon. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model 2. An excess of market value over the book value of equity can be attributed to going concern value. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Market and book values 3. Securities with the same expected risk should offer the same expected rate of return. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Risk and return relationship 4. If investors believe a company will have the opportunity to make very profitable investments in the future, they will pay more for the company's stock today. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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5. The dividend discount model should not be used to value stocks if the dividend does not grow. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model 6. If the stock prices follow a random walk, successive stock prices are not related. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk 7. The liquidation value of a firm is equal to the book value of the firm. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Market and book values 8. Sustainable growth rates can be estimated by multiplying a firm's ROE by its dividend payout ratio. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Internal and sustainable growth rates 9. If the market is efficient, stock prices should be expected to react only to new information. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-foundations and types Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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10. If stock prices follow a random walk, their prices bear no relation to the company’s real activities. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk 11. A negative free cash flow for a business is always sign that it is not performing well. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-03 Apply valuation models to an entire business. TopicC Valuing an entire business 12. Evidence that stock prices follow a random walk does not imply that there aren’t predictable cycles in prices. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk 13. Market efficiency implies that security prices impound new information quickly. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-implications 14. If security prices follow a random walk, then on any particular day the odds are that an increase or decrease in price is about equally likely. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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15. Many professional investors attempt to beat the market by buying index funds. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-studies and challenges 16. Market efficiency implies that one could earn above-average returns by examining the history of a firm's stock price. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-foundations and types 17. Market value, unlike book value and liquidation value, treats the firm as a going concern. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Market and book values 18. The dividend yield of a stock is much like the current yield of a bond. Both ignore prospective capital gains or losses. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock returns and yields 19. The dividend discount model states that today's stock price equals the present value of all expected future dividends. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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stock prices and price-earnings ratios. 20. The growth of mature companies is primarily funded by: A. issuing new shares of stock. B. issuing new debt securities. C. reinvesting company earnings. D. increasing accounts payable. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model 21. The sustainable growth rate represents the ____ rate at which a firm can grow: A. maximum; while maintaining a constant debt-equity ratio. B. maximum; based solely on internal financing. C. minimum; while maintaining a constant debt-equity ratio. D. minimum; based solely on internal financing. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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22. Wilt's has earnings per share of $2.98 and dividends per share of $0.35. What is the firm's sustainable rate of growth if its return on assets is 14.6% and its return on equity is 18.2%? A. 2.14 % B. 1.71 % C. 12.89 % D. 16.06 % Sustainable growth rate = ROE × plowback ratio Sustainable growth rate = 0.182 × [($2.98 − 0.35)/$2.98] Sustainable growth rate = 0.1606, or 16.06% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model 23. The sustainable rate of growth: A. increases as the dividend payout ratio increases. B. must be moderate over the long-term even if it is high in the short-term. C. assumes the debt-equity ratio will increase at the same rate as the growth rate. D. must exceed the required rate of return to be used in the dividend discount model. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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24. For a firm that repurchases its stock, firm value is most easily estimated by discounting _______________ A. dividends plus repurchases per share. B. repurchases rather than dividends. C. free cash flows. D. pre-repurchase earnings per share. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-03 Apply valuation models to an entire business. TopicC Dividend discount model 25. A firm has 120,000 shares of stock outstanding, a sustainable rate of growth of 3.8%, and $648,200 in next year’s free cash flow. What value would you place on a share of this firm's stock if you require a 14% rate of return? A. $48.0 9 B. $52.9 6 C. $54.0 2 D. $61.5 8 Price = [$648,200/(0.14 − 0.038)]/120,000 = $52.96 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model 26. The semi-strong form of the efficient market hypothesis states that: A. the efficient market hypothesis is only half true. B. professional investors make superior profits but amateurs can’t. C. stock prices do not follow a random walk. D. prices reflect all publicly available information. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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TopicC Market efficiency-foundations and types 27. If the general sentiment of investors is pessimistic, stock prices are more apt to: A. increase significantly. B. increase slightly. C. remain constant. D. declin e. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Behavioral finance 28. Which of these statements is correct? Free cash flow A. is available to be paid out to investors as interest or dividends, or to repay debt or buy back stock. B. is positive if the company is issuing debt or stock. C. is equal to net income. D. is another term for retained earnings. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-03 Apply valuation models to an entire business. TopicC Valuing an entire business 29. If markets are efficient, when new information about a stock becomes available, the price will: A. remain unchanged because it already reflects this information. B. accurately and rapidly adjust to include this new information. C. adjust to accurately reflect this new information over the course of the next few days. D. most likely increase because all new information has a positive effect on stock prices. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-implications Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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30. Which statement is correct? A. Stock repurchases invalidate the dividend discount model B. Stock repurchases do not add value to a business and can be ignored. C. When there are repurchases, it is simpler to value a business by discounting the free cash flow. D. Stock repurchases increase the number of shares and make it difficult to forecast dividends per share AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-03 Apply valuation models to an entire business. TopicC Valuing an entire business 31. What dividend yield would be reported in the financial press for a stock that currently pays a $1 dividend per quarter and the most recent stock price was $40? A. 2.5 % B. 4.0 % C. 10.0 % D. 5.0 % Dividend yield = ($1 × 4)/$40 = 0.100, or 10.0% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-01 Understand the stock trading reports on the Internet or in the financial pages of the newspaper. TopicC Stock returns and yields 32. Which of the following values treats the firm as a going concern? A. Market value B. Book value C. Liquidation value D. Both market and book values AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-01 Understand the stock trading reports on the Internet or in the financial pages of the newspaper. TopicC Market and book values Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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33. If a stock's P/E ratio is 13.5 at a time when earnings are $3 per year and the dividend payout ratio is 40%, what is the stock's current price? A. $24.3 0 B. $18.0 0 C. $22.2 2 D. $40.5 0 Price = 13.5 × $3 = $40.50 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock valuation using multiples 34. With respect to the notion that stock prices follow a random walk, many researchers have concluded that: A. stock prices reflect a majority of available information about the firm. B. successive price changes are predictable. C. past stock price changes provide little useful information about future stock price changes. D. stock prices always rise excessively in January. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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35. What is the current price of a share of stock for a firm with $5 million in balance-sheet equity, 500,000 shares of stock outstanding, and a price/book value ratio of 4? A. $2.5 0 B. $10.0 0 C. $20.0 0 D. $40.0 0 Price = 4 × ($5,000,000/500,000) = $40 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock valuation using multiples 36. A firm's liquidation value is the amount: A. necessary to repurchase all outstanding shares of common stock. B. realized from selling all assets and paying off all creditors. C. a purchaser would pay to acquire all of the firm's assets. D. shown on the balance sheet as total owners' equity. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Market and book values 37. Which one of the following is least likely to account for an excess of market value over book value of equity? A. Inaccurate depreciation methods B. High rate of return on assets C. The presence of growth opportunities D. Valuable off-balance sheet assets AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Market and book values 38. Firms with valuable intangible assets are more likely to show a(n): A. excess of book value over market value of equity. B. high going-concern value. C. low liquidation value. D. low P/E ratio. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Market and book values 39. Which of the following is inconsistent with a firm that sells for very near book value? A. Low current earnings B. Few, if any, intangible assets C. High future earning power D. Low, unstable dividend payment AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Market and book values Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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40. A stock paying $5 in annual dividends currently sells for $80 and has an expected return of 14%. What might investors expect to pay for the stock one year from now after the next dividend has been paid? A. $82.2 0 B. $86.2 0 C. $87.2 0 D. $91.2 0 0.14 = ( P 1 + $5 − 80)/$80 P 1 = $86.20 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock returns and yields 41. A stock currently sells for $50 per share, has an expected return of 15%, and an expected capital appreciation rate of 10%. What is the amount of the expected dividend? A. $2.5 0 B. $2.7 5 C. $3.0 0 D. $3.5 0 Dividend yield = 0.15 − 0.10 = 0.05 Expected dividend = 0.05 × $50 = $2.50 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock returns and yields Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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42. The expected return on a common stock is equal to: A. [(1 + dividend yield) × (1 + capital appreciation rate)] − 1. B. the capital appreciation rate + dividend yield. C. (1 + capital appreciation rate)/(1 + dividend yield). D. the capital appreciation rate − dividend yield. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock returns and yields 43. It is possible to ignore cash dividends that occur very far into the future when using a dividend discount model because those dividends: A. will most likely be paid to a different investor. B. will most likely not be paid. C. have an insignificant present value. D. have a minimal, if any, potential rate of growth. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model 44. If the dividend yield for year 1 is expected to be 5% based on a stock price of $25, what will the year 4 dividend be if dividends grow annually at a constant rate of 6%? A. $1.3 3 B. $1.4 9 C. $1.5 8 D. $1.6 7 DIV 4 = (0.05 × $25) × 1.06 3 = $1.49 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock 45. Dani's just paid an annual dividend of $6 per share. What is the dividend expected to be in five years if the growth rate is 4.2%? A. $7.0 7 B. $7.3 7 C. $7.1 4 D. $7.4 4 DIV 3 = $6 × 1.042 5 = $7.37 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock 46. The value of common stock will likely decrease if: A. the investment horizon decreases. B. the growth rate of dividends increases. C. the discount rate increases. D. dividends are discounted back to the present. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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47. When valuing stock with the dividend discount model, the present value of future dividends will: A. change depending on the time horizon selected. B. remain constant regardless of the time horizon selected. C. remain constant regardless of the rate of growth. D. always equal the present value of the terminal price. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model 48. What should be the price for a common stock paying $3.50 annually in dividends if the growth rate is zero and the discount rate is 8%? A. $22.8 6 B. $28.0 0 C. $42.0 0 D. $43.7 5 Price = $3.50/0.08 = $43.75 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Perpetuities Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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49. What should you pay for a stock if next year's annual dividend is forecast to be $5.25, the constant-growth rate is 2.85%, and you require a 15.5% rate of return? A. $31.2 5 B. $38.8 7 C. $41.5 0 D. $42.6 8 Price = $5.25/(0.155 − 0.0285) = $41.50 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock 50. What price would you pay today for a stock if you require a rate of return of 13%, the dividend growth rate is 3.6%, and the firm recently paid an annual dividend of $2.50? A. $27.5 5 B. $30.2 8 C. $26.6 0 D. $31.3 7 Price = ($2.50 × 1.036)/(0.13 − 0.036) = $27.55 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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51. What constant-growth rate in dividends is expected for a stock valued at $32.40 if next year's dividend is forecast at $2.20 and the appropriate discount rate is 13.6%? A. 7.02 % B. 6.59 % C. 6.81 % D. 7.38 % $32.40 = $2.20/(0.136 − g ); g = 0.0681, or 6.81% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock 52. What rate of return is expected from a stock that sells for $30 per share, pays $1.54 annually in dividends, and is expected to sell for $32.80 per share in one year? A. 15.03 % B. 14.28 % C. 14.09 % D. 14.47 % Expected return = ($32.80 + 1.54 − 30)/$30 = 0.1447, or 14.47% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock returns and yields Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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53. ABC common stock is expected to have extraordinary growth in earnings and dividends of 20% per year for 2 years, after which the growth rate will settle into a constant 6%. If the discount rate is 15% and the most recent dividend was $2.50, what should be the approximate current share price? A. $31.1 6 B. $33.2 3 C. $37.3 9 D. $47.7 7 Price = ($2.50 × 1.2)/1.15 + ($2.50 × 1.2 2 )/1.15 2 + [($2.50 × 1.2 2 ×1.06)/(0.15 − 0.06)]/1.15 2 = $37.39 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Two-stage growth stock 54. What would be the approximate expected price of a stock when dividends are expected to grow at a 25% rate in each of years 2 and 3, and then grow at a constant rate of 5% if the stock's required return is 13% and next year's dividend will be $4.00? A. $67.6 0 B. $62.0 8 C. $68.6 4 D. $73.4 4 Price = $4/1.13 + ($4 × 1.25)/1.13 2 + ($4 × 1.25 2 )/1.13 3 + [($4 × 1.25 2 ×1.05)/(0.13 − 0.05)]/1.13 3 = $68.64 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Two-stage growth stock Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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55. A company with a return on equity of 15% and a plowback ratio of 60% would expect a constant-growth rate of: A. 4% . B. 9% . C. 21% . D. 25% . g = 0.15 × 0.60 = 0.09, or 9% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock 56. What is the plowback ratio for a firm that has earnings per share of $2.68 and pays out $1.75 per share in dividends? A. 28.20 % B. 34.70 % C. 66.67 % D. 71.80 % Plowback ratio = ($2.68 − 1.75)/$2.68 = 0.3470, or 34.70% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock 57. A positive value for PVGO suggests that the firm has: A. a positive return on equity. B. a positive plowback ratio. C. investment opportunities with superior returns. D. a high rate of constant growth. AACSBC Reflective Thinking Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Net present value growth opportunity 58. Which of the following situations accurately describes a growth stock, assuming that each firm has a required return of 12%? A. A firm with PVGO = $0. B. A firm with investment opportunities yielding 10%. C. A firm with investment opportunities yielding 15%. D. A firm with PVGO < $0. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Net present value growth opportunity 59. Other things equal, a firm's sustainable growth rate could increase as a result of: A. increasing the plowback ratio. B. increasing the payout ratio. C. decreasing the return on equity. D. increasing total assets. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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60. Under which of the following forms of market efficiency would stock prices always reflect fair value? A. Weak-form efficiency B. Semi-strong-form efficiency C. Strong-form efficiency D. Semi-weak-form efficiency AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-implications 61. Investors are willing to purchase stocks having high P/E ratios because: A. they expect these shares to sell for a lower price. B. they expect these shares to offer higher dividend payments. C. these shares are accompanied by guaranteed earnings. D. they expect these shares to have greater growth opportunities. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock valuation using multiples 62. Which of the following is least likely to contribute to going concern value? A. High liquidation value B. Extra earning power C. Future investment opportunities D. Intangible assets AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Market and book values Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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63. What happens to a firm that reinvests its earnings at a rate equal to the firm's required return? A. Its stock price will remain constant. B. Its stock price will increase by the sustainable growth rate. C. Its stock price will decline unless the dividend payout ratio is zero. D. Its stock price will decline unless the plowback rate exceeds the required return. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Net present value growth opportunity 64. What can be expected to happen when stocks having the same expected risk do not have the same expected return? A. At least one of the stocks becomes temporarily mispriced. B. This is a common occurrence indicating that one stock has more PVGO. C. This cannot happen if the shares are traded in an auction market. D. The expected risk levels will change until the expected returns are equal. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Risk and return relationship 65. The terminal value of a share of stock: A. is similar to the maturity value of a bond. B. refers to the share value at the end of an investor's holding period. C. is the value received by investors upon liquidation of the firm. D. is the price for shares traded through a dealers' market. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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66. A stock is expected to pay dividends of $1.20 per share in Year 1 and $1.35 per share in Year 2. After that, the dividend is expected to increase by 2.5% annually. What is the current value of the stock at a discount rate of 14.5%? A. $11.2 9 B. $10.8 7 C. $12.0 7 D. $13.3 9 Price = $1.20/1.145 + $1.35/1.145 2 + [($1.35 × 1.025)/(0.145 − 0.025)]/1.145 2 = $10.87 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Nonconstant-growth stock 67. Jefferson's recently paid an annual dividend of $1.31 per share. The dividend is expected to decrease by 4% each year. How much should you pay for this stock today if your required return is 16%? A. $6.2 9 B. $5.7 4 C. $10.4 8 D. $11.5 7 Price = [$1.31 × (1 − 0.04)]/[0.16 − (−0.04)] = $6.29 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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68. Which one of the following is more likely to be responsible for a firm having a low PVGO? A. ROE exceeds required return. B. Plowback is very high. C. Market value of equity is close to book value. D. Book value of equity is low. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Net present value growth opportunity 69. What is the most likely value of the PVGO for a stock with a current price of $50, expected earnings of $6 per share, and a required return of 20%? A. $1 0 B. $2 0 C. $2 5 D. $3 0 With a 100% payout ratio, the stock would be valued at $30 ($6/0.20 = $30). Thus, the $20 of additional price must represent the PVGO. AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Net present value growth opportunity Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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70. What is the expected constant-growth rate of dividends for a stock with a current price of $87, an expected dividend payment of $5.40 per share, and a required return of 16%? A. 8.48 % B. 6.25 % C. 9.79 % D. 5.23 % $87 = $5.40/(0.16 − g ); g = 0.0979, or 9.79% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock 71. Which of the following is true for a firm having a stock price of $42, an expected dividend of $3, and a sustainable growth rate of 8%? A. It has a required return of 15.14%. B. It has a dividend yield of 7.35%. C. The stock price is expected to be $45 next year. D. It has a capital appreciation rate of 7.14%. Required return = $3/$42 + 0.08 = 0.1514, or 15.14% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock returns and yields Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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72. What is the value of the expected dividend per share for a stock that has a required return of 16%, a price of $45, and a constant-growth rate of 12%? A. $1.8 0 B. $3.6 0 C. $4.5 0 D. $7.2 0 $45 = DIV 1 /(0.16 − 0.12); Div 1 = $1.80 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock 73. What is the required return for a stock that has a constant-growth rate of 3.3%, a price of $25, an expected dividend of $2.10, and a P/E ratio of 14.4? A. 12.40 % B. 10.92 % C. 11.70 % D. 11.26 % $25 = $2.10/( r − 0.033); r = 11.70% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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74. What should be the price of a stock that offers a $4.32 annual dividend with no prospects of growth, and has a required return of 12.5%? A. $ 0 B. $4.8 6 C. $34.5 6 D. $30.2 4 P = $4.32/0.125 = $34.56 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Perpetuities 75. Psychologists have observed that: A. once investors have made a loss, they become much more willing to take risks. B. investors tend to place too much faith in their ability to spot mispriced stocks. C. when forecasting the future, people tend to place too little weight on recent events. D. investors like stocks of companies whose names begin with letters that occur early in the alphabet. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Behavioral finance 76. If The Wall Street Journal lists a stock's dividend as $1, then it is most likely the case that the stock: A. pays $1 per share per quarter. B. paid $.25 per share per quarter for the past year. C. paid $1 during the past quarter, with no future dividends forecast. D. is expected to pay a dividend of $1 per share at the end of next year. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-01 Understand the stock trading reports on the Internet or in the financial pages of the newspaper. Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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TopicC Common stock features 77. Suzi owns 100 shares of AB stock. She expects to receive a $238 in dividends next year. Investors expect the stock to sell for $46 a share one year from now. What is the intrinsic value of this stock if the dividend payout ratio is 40% and the discount rate is 13.5%? A. $38.1 9 B. $42.6 3 C. $40.5 3 D. $45.7 7 Intrinsic value = [($238/100) + $46]/1.135 = $42.63 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock returns and yields 78. What is the minimum amount shareholders should expect to receive in the event of a complete corporate liquidation? A. Market value of equity B. Book value of equity C. Zer o D. Shareholders may be required to pay to be liquidated. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Common stock features 79. If the price of a stock falls on 4 consecutive days of trading, then stock prices: A. cannot be following a random walk. B. can still be following a random walk. C. are almost certain to increase the following day. D. are almost certain to decrease the following day. AACSBC Reflective Thinking Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk 80. What should be the stock value one year from today for a stock that currently sells for $35, has a required return of 15%, an expected dividend of $2.80, and a constant dividend growth rate of 7%? A. $37.4 5 B. $37.8 0 C. $40.2 5 D. $43.0 5 $2.80 × 1.07/(0.15 − 0.07) = $37.45 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock 81. The required return on an equity security is comprised of a: A. dividend yield and ROE. B. current yield and a terminal value. C. sustainable growth rate and a plowback yield. D. dividend yield and a capital gains yield. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Stock returns and yields Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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82. What should be the current price of a share of stock if a $5 dividend was just paid, the stock has a required return of 20%, and a constant dividend growth rate of 6%? A. $19.2 3 B. $25.0 0 C. $35.7 1 D. $37.8 6 Price = ($5 × 1.06)/(0.20 − 0.06) = $37.86 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock 83. What should be the current price of a stock if the expected dividend is $5, the stock has a required return of 20%, and a constant dividend growth rate of 6%? A. $19.2 3 B. $25.0 0 C. $35.7 1 D. $37.8 6 Price = $5.00/(0.20 − 0.06) = $35.71 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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84. Reinvesting earnings into a firm will not increase the stock price unless : A. the new paradigm of stock pricing is maintained. B. true depreciation is less than reported depreciation. C. the firm's dividends are growing also. D. the return on the new investments exceeds the firm's required return. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Net present value growth opportunity 85. What proportion of earnings is being plowed back into the firm if the sustainable growth rate is 8% and the firm's ROE is 20%? A. 60 % B. 80 % C. 20 % D. 40 % 8% = 20% × plowback; Plowback = 40% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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86. How much of a stock's $30 price is reflected in PVGO if it expects to earn $4 per share, has an expected dividend of $2.50, and a required return of 20%? A. $ 0 B. $ 6 C. $ 8 D. $1 0 PVGO = $30 − ($4/0.2) = $10 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Net present value growth opportunity 87. What is the expected constant-growth rate of dividends for a stock currently priced at $50, that just paid a dividend of $4, and has a required return of 18%? A. 3.41 % B. 5.50 % C. 9.26 % D. 12.5 % $50 = $4(1 + g )/(0.18 - g ); g = 9.26% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Constant-growth stock Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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88. According to random-walk theory, what are the (approximate) odds that a stock will increase in price after having increased on two consecutive days of trading? A. 0 % B. 25 % C. 50 % D. 100 % AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk 89. If the liquidation value of a corporation exceeds the market value of the equity, then the: A. firm has no value as a going concern. B. firm's stock will sell for book value. C. firm is not taking advantage of available growth opportunities. D. dividend payout ratio has been too high. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Market and book values 90. In a valuation of a nonconstant dividend growth stock, the terminal value represents the: A. point at which the present value of future dividends equals zero. B. maturity date of the stock. C. present value of future dividends from that point on. D. highest value that the stock will attain. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Nonconstant-growth stock Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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91. Which one of the following situations is most likely to occur today for a stock that went down in price yesterday? A. The stock will increase in price. B. The stock will decrease in price. C. The stock has a 30% chance of decreasing in price. D. The stock has no predictable price-change pattern. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk 92. Based on the random walk theory, if a stock's price decreased last week, then this week the price: A. will reverse last week's loss and go up. B. will continue last week's decline. C. will stand still until new information is released. D. has an equal chance of going either up or down. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk 93. Research indicates that the correlation coefficient between successive days' stock price changes is: A. quite close to +1. B. quite close to C. quite close to zero. D. directly related to the stock's beta. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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94. An analyst who relies on past cycles of stock pricing to make investment decisions is: A. performing fundamental analysis. B. relying on strong-form market efficiency. C. assuming that the market is not even weak-form efficient. D. relying on the random walk of stock prices. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Random walk 95. Which statement is correct? A. When stock prices barely change for a while, they are said to be stuck in a "bubble." B. Bubbles can result when prices rise rapidly and investors join the game on the assumption that prices will continue to rise. C. Most bubbles with hindsight can be justified by the improved fundamentals. D. "Bubbles" is another term for stocks in high-tech industries. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Behavioral finance 96. If it proves possible to make abnormal profits based on information regarding past stock prices, then the market is: A. weak-form efficient. B. not weak-form efficient. C. semi strong-form efficient. D. strong-form efficient. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-implications Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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97. Which statement is correct? A. The momentum factor refers to the tendency for stock price changes to reverse. B. The momentum factor refers to the tendency for stock price changes to persist for a while and then revert. C. The momentum factor implies that stock prices are rather like a pendulum. D. The momentum factor is inconsistent with the strong form of the efficient market hypothesis. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. 98. Which statement is correct? A. It is much easier to judge whether the absolute level of stock prices is correct rather than whether their relative levels are correct. B. It is much easier to judge whether relative stock prices are correct than to judge whether their absolute level is correct. C. Most tests of market efficiency are concerned with the absolute level of stock prices. D. If relative prices are correct, then absolute prices must be correct also. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-foundations and types 99. Market efficiency implies A. that investors are irrational. B. that there is no point to buying common stocks. C. that consistently superior performance is very difficult even for professional investors. D. that there are no taxes. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-implications Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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100. If no price change occurs in a stock on the day that it announces its next dividend, it can be assumed that: A. the stock market is inefficient. B. the dividend was reduced. C. the market was expecting this information. D. technical analysts are not following this stock. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-implications 101. When investors are not capable of making superior investment decisions on a consistent basis based on past prices or public or private information, the market is said to be: A. weak-form efficient. B. semi strong-form efficient. C. strong-form efficient. D. fundamentally efficient. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-foundations and types 102. Evidence that newly issued stocks tend to underperform the market over the following years: A. is a natural result of risk aversion. B. is exactly what you would expect in an efficient market. C. is inconsistent with the semi-strong form of the efficient market hypothesis. D. is evidence against the random walk hypothesis. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-implications Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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103. For corporate financial managers an important lesson of market efficiency is: A. Trust market prices unless you have a clear advantage that ensures the odds are in your favor. B. Issue stock after a rise in price. C. Be on the lookout for undervalued companies to take over. D. Your company should be able to make healthy profits from its foreign exchange dealings. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-implications 104. When new information becomes available in the market, evidence generally suggests that: A. insiders will be the only investors to gain. B. it takes at least ten trading days for stock prices to adjust. C. stock prices will adjust to the information rapidly. D. transaction costs will erase any benefit of trading on the information. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-studies and challenges Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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105. Suppose that the total value of dividends to be paid by companies in the Narnian stock market index is $100 billion. Investors expect dividends to grow over the long term by 5% annually, and they require a 10% return. Now a collapse in the economy leads investors to revise their growth estimate down to 4%. By how much should market values change? A. −16.67 %. B. zero . C. −20% . D. +20% . Before the collapse: PV = 100/(0.10 − 0.05) = $2,000 bn After the collapse: PV = 100/(0.10 − 0.04) =$1,667 bn Change = 1,667/2,000 − 1 = −16.67% AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model 106. Your broker suggests that you can make consistent, excess profits by purchasing stocks on the 20 th of the month and selling them on the last day of the month. If this is true, then: A. the market is only semi strong-form efficient. B. the market violates even weak-form efficiency. C. insiders will be the only investors to profit. D. prices follow a random walk. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-implications Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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107. If a firm unexpectedly raises its dividend permanently and by a substantial amount, the firm's stock price: A. should rise, given dividend discount models. B. should decline, given discounted cash flow analysis. C. will remain constant, due to market efficiency. D. remain constant, due to random-walk behavior. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and show how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. TopicC Dividend discount model 108. The statement that there are no free lunches on Wall Street suggests that: A. the market is strong-form efficient. B. there is no return to technical or fundamental analysis. C. security prices reflect all available information. D. food stocks offer the lowest rates of return. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. TopicC Market efficiency-implications Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Chapter 07 Test Bank - Static Summary Category # of Questions AACSB: Analytical Thinking 33 AACSB: Communication 14 AACSB: Reflective Thinking 61 Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 108 Blooms: Analyze 23 Blooms: Apply 11 Blooms: Remember 14 Blooms: Understand 60 Difficulty: 1 Easy 35 Difficulty: 2 Medium 69 Difficulty: 3 Hard 4 Gradable: automatic 108 Learning Objective: 07-01 Understand the stock trading reports on the Internet or in the financial pages of the newspaper. 3 Learning Objective: 07-02 Calculate the present value of a stock given forecasts of future dividends and sho w how growth opportunities are reflected in stock prices and price-earnings ratios. 70 Learning Objective: 07-03 Apply valuation models to an entire business. 4 Learning Objective: 07-04 Understand what professionals mean when they say that there are no free lunches on Wall Street. 31 Topic: Behavioral finance 3 Topic: Common stock features 2 Topic: Constant-growth stock 15 Topic: Dividend discount model 17 Topic: Internal and sustainable growth rates 1 Topic: Market and book values 10 Topic: Market efficiency-foundations and types 5 Topic: Market efficiency-implications 10 Topic: Market efficiency-studies and challenges 2 Topic: Net present value growth opportunity 7 Topic: Nonconstant-growth stock 2 Topic: Perpetuities 2 Topic: Random walk 11 Topic: Risk and return relationship 2 Topic: Stock returns and yields 9 Topic: Stock valuation using multiples 3 Topic: Two-stage growth stock 2 Topic: Valuing an entire business 3 Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Chapter 11 Test bank - Static Key 1. A market index is used to measure performance of a broad-based portfolio of stocks. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Stock market prices and reporting 2. Stock market indexes are found in many countries outside the United States. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Stock market prices and reporting 3. Long-term bonds are the only portfolio of securities found to be riskier than common stocks. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Historical performance 4. For investment horizons greater than 20 years, long-term bonds traditionally have outperformed common stocks. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Historical performance 5. The S&P 500 accounts for most of the total market value of stocks traded in the United States. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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TopicC Stock market prices and reporting 6. The expected return on an investment includes compensation for both the time value of money and the risks assumed. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Expected (required) return 7. If one portfolio's variance exceeds that of another portfolio, its standard deviation will also be greater than that of the other portfolio. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 8. The market risk premium is the difference between the return on common stocks and the risk-free interest rate. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Risk Premium 9. Market risk can be eliminated in a stock portfolio through diversification. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk 10. Macro risks are faced by all common stock investors. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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11. The risk that remains in a well-diversified stock portfolio is known as specific risk. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk 12. Cyclical stocks tend to perform well when other stocks are performing well also. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Asset classes 13. Average returns on high-risk assets are higher than those on low-risk assets. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Risks and returns 14. The historical record fails to show that investors have received a risk premium for holding risky assets. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Historical performance 15. Many investors who bought shares of dot.com stocks in March 2000 saw the value of their investment decline over the next two-and-a-half years. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Historical performance Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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16. Every additional stock added to a portfolio reduces the portfolio's level of risk by an equal amount. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 17. The expected return on an investment provides compensation to investors both for waiting and for worrying. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Expected (required) return 18. One estimate of the market risk premium is provided by the difference between the average historical return on common stocks and the risk-free interest rate. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Risk Premium 19. When using historical data to estimate the market risk premium, it is important to focus on recent experience. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Historical performance Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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20. A share of stock currently sells for $60, pays an annual dividend of $4.00, and earned a rate of return of 20% over the past year. What did this stock sell for one year ago? A. $42.0 0 B. $46.1 5 C. $48.4 6 D. $53.3 3 0.20 = ($60 + 4 − P ) / P ; P = $53.33 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Total return 21. Sue purchased a stock for $25 a share, held it for one year, received a $1.34 dividend, and sold the stock for $26.45. What nominal rate of return did she earn? A. 11.16 % B. 14.23 % C. 12.09 % D. 10.55 % R = ($26.45 + 1.34 − 25) / $25 = 0.1116, or 11.16% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Total return Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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22. What is the percentage return on a stock that was purchased for $48.40, paid a $1.67 dividend, and was then sold after one year for $46.20? A. −2.50 % B. −1.10 % C. 0.23 % D. −0.33 % R = ($46.20 + 1.67 − 48.40) / $48.40 = −0.0110, or −1.10% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Total return 23. What was the percentage return on a non-dividend-paying stock that was purchased for $40.00 and then sold after one year for $39.00? A. −2.50 % B. −0.39 % C. −0.04 % D. −2.56 % R = ($39 − 40) / $40 = −0.0250, or −2.50% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Total return Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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24. An investor receives a 15% total return by purchasing a stock for $40 and selling it after one year with a 5% capital gain. How much was received in dividend income during the year? A. $2.0 0 B. $2.2 0 C. $4.0 0 D. $4.4 0 Dividend income = (0.15 − 0.05) × $40 = $4.00 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Total return 25. How is it possible for real rates of return to increase during times when the rate of inflation increases? A. Inflation increased more than the real return. B. Nominal returns actually decreased. C. Nominal returns increased more than inflation. D. Nominal returns increased less than inflation. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Nominal and real returns 26. What nominal return was received by an investor when inflation averaged 3.46% and the real rate of return was 2.5%? A. 0.96 % B. 5.96 % C. 6.05 % D. 5.47 % R = (1.0346 × 1.025) − 1 = 0.0605, or 6.05% AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Fisher effect 27. Real rates of return are typically less than nominal rates of return due to: A. inflation . B. capital gains. C. dividend payments. D. depreciatio n. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Nominal and real returns 28. If a share of stock provided a 14.84% nominal rate of return over the previous year while the real rate of return was 6.65%, then the inflation rate was: A. 8.89% . B. 7.68% . C. 8.03% . D. 9.12% . h = 1.1484 / 1.0665 − 1 = 0.0768, or 7.68% AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Fisher effect 29. The actual real rate of return on an investment will be positive as long as the: A. nominal return is positive. B. inflation rate is positive. C. nominal return exceeds the inflation rate. D. inflation rate exceeds the real return. AACSBC Reflective Thinking Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Nominal and real returns 30. If inflation is 6%, what real rate of return is earned by an investor in a bond that was purchased for $1,000, has an annual coupon of 8%, and was sold at the end of the year for $960? A. −1.89 % B. 1.92 % C. −2.66 % D. 2.47 % Nominal return = [$960 + (0.08 × $1,000) − $1,000] / $1,000 = 0.04 Real return = 1.04 / 1.06 − 1 = −0.0189, or −1.89% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Fisher effect 31. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is: A. the most representative of the stock market indexes. B. an index of 500 largest corporate stocks in America. C. an index of 30 major stocks. D. an equally weighted index of all stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Stock market prices and reporting Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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32. "Dow up 14. Story at 6:00." This means that: A. the Dow was up 14% during today's trading. B. 14 of the Dow's 30 stocks increased in price today. C. a share of Dow stock went up by $14 today. D. the Dow index increased by 14 points in today's trading. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Stock market prices and reporting 33. Although several stock indexes are available to inform investors of market changes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average: A. is the broadest-based of the market indexes. B. is the only reliable market index. C. accounts for approximately 90% of U.S. market value. D. is one of the best-known of the U.S. market indexes. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Stock market prices and reporting 34. Risks that are peculiar to a single firm: A. are called market risks B. cannot be diversified away C. are called specific risks D. tend to cause stocks to move together AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Market and specific risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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35. Stock A has 10 million shares outstanding and stock B has 5 million shares outstanding. Both stocks sell for $10 a share. What is their relative weighting if both stocks are represented in the S&P 500? A. They have equal weighting, like all S&P 500 stocks. B. B has twice the weighting, to account for having fewer shares. C. A has twice the weighting, to account for having more shares. D. They are weighted according to their expected performance. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Stock market prices and reporting 36. Which one of these is the safest investment? A. Corporate bonds B. Common stock C. U.S. Treasury bills D. Preferred stock AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Risks and returns 37. Although Standard and Poor's Composite Index contains a limited number of U.S. publicly traded stocks, the Index represents: A. all stocks in the industrial sector. B. all stocks priced at $50 a share or more. C. approximately 40% of U.S. stocks traded, in market value. D. approximately 75% of U.S. stocks traded, in market value. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Stock market prices and reporting Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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38. The primary difference between U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. Treasury bonds is that the bills: A. do not have default risk. B. have more price volatility. C. have a shorter maturity at time of issue. D. offer a higher return. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Debt issues 39. Assume market interest rates have risen substantially in the 5 years since an investor purchased Treasury bonds that were offering a 6% return over their 15-year life. If the investor sells now, he or she is likely to realize a total return that is: A. greater than 6%. B. less than 6%. C. equal to 2%. D. equal to 6%. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Interest rate risk 40. A maturity premium is offered on long-term Treasury bonds due to: A. the risk of changing interest rates. B. the risk of default. C. their specific risk. D. the uncertainty of their maturity date. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Interest rate risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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41. The idea that investors on average have earned a higher return from common stocks than from Treasury bills supports the view that: A. investors are irrational. B. there is a relationship between risk and return. C. real rates of return will be lower during periods of price stability. D. stocks should be avoided when inflation is low. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Risk and return relationship 42. Which one of the following guarantees is offered to common stock investors? A. Guarantee to receive dividends B. Guarantee to receive capital gains C. Guarantee only to receive a refund of principal D. No guarantees of any form AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Common stock features 43. The wider the dispersion of returns on a stock, the: A. lower the expected rate of return. B. higher the standard deviation. C. lower the real rate of return. D. lower the variance. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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44. The variance of an investment's returns is a measure of the: A. volatility of the rates of return. B. probability of a negative return. C. historic return over long time periods. D. average value of the investment. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 45. Which one of the following security classes has the highest standard deviation of returns? A. Common stocks B. Long-term Treasury bonds C. Treasury bills D. Corporate bonds AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 46. In a year in which common stocks offered an average return of 18% and Treasury bills offered 7%. The risk premium for common stocks was: A. 1% . B. 3% . C. 18% . D. 11% . Risk premium = 18% − 7% = 11% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Risk Premium Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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47. Over a 20-year period an investment of $1,000 in common stocks returned an average of 11% in nominal terms and 4% in real terms. At the end of the 20 years, the portfolio value was: A. $1,800 in real terms. B. $3,679.19 in real terms. C. $7,870.59 in nominal terms. D. $8,062.31 in nominal terms. FV Nominal = $1,000(1.11) 20 = $8,062.31 FV Real = $1,000(1.04) 20 = $2,191.12 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Nominal and real returns 48. A stock is expected to return 11% in a normal economy, 19% if the economy booms, and lose 8% if the economy moves into a recessionary period. Economists predict a 65% chance of a normal economy, a 25% chance of a boom, and a 10% chance of a recession. What is the expected return on the stock? A. 11.10 % B. 12.06 % C. 11.98 % D. 11.23 % E(R) = (0.65 × 0.11) + (0.25 × 0.19) + (0.10 × −0.08) = 0.1110, or 11.10% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Expected return Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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49. When the annual rate of return on U.S. Treasury bills is historically high, investors expect the return on the stock market: A. considerably lower than normal. B. about average. C. also to be high. D. approximately equal to zero. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Expected (required) return 50. Historical returns (1900-2015) suggest that in a year when Treasury bills offered 7.5 the approximate return on portfolio of common stocks should be in the region of: A. 7.5 % B. 9.3 % C. 15 % D. 18.5 % 7.5% + 7.6% (historical risk premium on common stocks) = 15.1% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Expected (required) return 51. The appropriate opportunity cost of capital is the return that investors give up on alternative investments that: A. possess the same level of risk. B. earn the risk-free rate of return. C. are included in the S&P 500 index. D. earn the average market rate of return. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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TopicC Risks and returns 52. An estimation of the opportunity cost of capital for projects that have an "average" level of risk is the expected rate of return on: A. Treasury bills. B. the market portfolio. C. the market portfolio minus the rate of return on Treasury bills. D. Treasury bonds plus a maturity premium. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Risks and returns 53. Over the past 3 years an investment returned 18%, −12%, and 15%. What is the variance of returns? A. 23 1 B. 18 2 C. 54 6 D. 96 1 Mean = (18% − 12 + 15) / 3 = 7% Variance = {(18 − 7) 2 + (−12 − 7) 2 + (15 − 7) 2 } / 3 = 182 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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54. Over the past 4 years an investment returned 18%, −9%, −12%, and 15%. What is the standard deviation of returns? A. 9.2 % B. 10.36 % C. 11.2 % D. 13.6 % Mean = (18% − 9 − 12 + 15) / 4 = 3% Variance = {[18 − 3] 2 + [−9 − 3) 2 + [−12 − 3) 2 + [15 − 3)] 2 } / 4 = 184.5 Std dev = 184.5 0.5 = 13.6% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 55. The variance of a stock's returns can be calculated as the: A. average value of deviations from the mean. B. average value of squared deviations from the mean. C. square root of the average value of deviations from the mean. D. sum of the deviations from the mean. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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56. Calculate the variance of returns for Alpha stock with the following historical rates of return: 2013 20% 2014 25% 2015 30% A. 16.6 7 B. 33.3 3 C. 50.0 0 D. 100.0 0 Mean = (20% + 25 + 30) / 3 = 25% Variance = {(20 − 25) 2 + (25 − 25) 2 + (30 − 25) 2 } / 3 = 16.67 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 57. What is the standard deviation of returns of a portfolio that produced returns of 10%, 15%, 25%, and 30%? A. 7.9 % B. 31.1 % C. 62.5 % D. 5.2 % Mean = (10% + 15 + 25 + 30) / 4 = 20% Variance = {(10 − 20) 2 + (15 − 20) 2 + (25 − 20) 2 + (30 − 20} / 4 = 62.5 Std dev = 62.5 0.5 = 7.9% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 58. What is the variance of returns of a portfolio that produced returns of 20%, 25%, and 30%, respectively? A. 10.0 0 B. 16. 7 C. 15.0 0 D. 20.0 0 Mean = (20% + 25% + 30%) / 3 = 25% Variance = {(20 − 25) 2 + (25 − 25) 2 + (30 − 25) 2 } / 3= 16.7 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 59. If the standard deviation of a portfolio's returns is known to be 30%, then its variance is: A. 5.48 . B. 5.48 squared. C. 900.00 squared. D. 900.0 0 30 2 = 900 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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60. What is the standard deviation of a portfolio's returns if the mean return is 15%, and the variance of returns is 184? A. 7.83 % B. 13.56 % C. 41.00 % D. 225.00 % Std dev = 184 0.5 = 13.6% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 61. What is the standard deviation of returns for an investment that is equally likely to return 100% as it is to provide a 100% loss? A. 0 % B. 50 % C. 71 % D. 100 % Mean = 0.5 × 100% + 0.5 × −100% = 0% Variance = 0.5 × (100 − 0) 2 + 0.5 × (−100 − 0) 2 = 10,000 Std dev = 10,000 0.5 = 100% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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62. What is the typical relationship between the standard deviation of an individual common stock and the standard deviation of a diversified portfolio of common stocks? A. The individual stock's standard deviation will be lower. B. The individual stock's standard deviation will be higher. C. The standard deviations should be equal. D. There is no relationship. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 63. The standard deviations of individual stocks are generally higher than the standard deviation of the market portfolio because the market portfolio: A. offers lower returns. B. has less systematic risk. C. diversifies risk. D. has specific risk. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 64. The benefits of portfolio diversification are highest when the individual securities within the portfolio have returns that: A. vary directly with the rest of the portfolio. B. vary proportionally with the rest of the portfolio. C. are largely uncorrelated with the rest of the portfolio. D. are perfectly correlated with the market portfolio. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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65. The major benefit of diversification is the: A. increased expected return. B. removal of all negative risk assets from the portfolio. C. reduction in the portfolio's market risk. D. reduction in the portfolio's total risk. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 66. Companies that are exposed to the business cycle: A. tend to have high market risk. B. tend to have low market risk. C. have negligible specific risk. D. are safe investments. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Classes of stock 67. A firm is said to be countercyclical if its returns: A. continue to decrease, year after year. B. continue to increase, year after year. C. outperform when most stocks do poorly. D. are negative in real terms. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Classes of stock Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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68. Industries that generally perform very well when the entire economy performs well and perform very badly when the economy performs badly are called: A. diversified industries. B. cyclical industries. C. risk-free industries. D. specific-risk industries. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Classes of stock 69. What is the expected return on a portfolio that will decline in value by 13% in a recession, will increase by 16% in normal times, and will increase by 23% during boom times? Each scenario has an equal likelihood of occurrence. A. 8.67 % B. 13.00 % C. 13.43 % D. 17.33 % E(R) = (−13% + 16 + 23) / 3 = 8.67% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Expected return 70. The higher the standard deviation of a stock's returns, the: A. lower the level of specific risk. B. lower the expected rate of return. C. higher the accuracy of predictions of the stock's return for any given year. D. wider the dispersion of those returns over time. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 71. The incremental risk to a portfolio from adding another stock: A. is always greater than the average portfolio risk. B. is always less than the average portfolio risk. C. is always positive. D. may be either positive or negative. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 72. In general, which stocks should be combined into a portfolio if the goal is the greatest reduction possible in overall portfolio risk? A. Stocks with returns that are positively correlated B. Stocks with returns that are not correlated C. Stocks with returns that have the highest specific risk D. Stocks that have the highest expected returns AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 73. Which one of the following concerns is likely to be most important to portfolio investors seeking diversification? A. Total volatility of individual securities B. Standard deviation of individual securities C. Correlation of returns between securities D. Achieving the risk-free rate of return AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 74. A stock investor owns a diversified portfolio of 15 stocks. What will be the most likely effect on the portfolio's standard deviation if one more stock is added? A. A slight increase will occur. B. A large increase will occur. C. A slight decrease will occur. D. A large decrease will occur. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 75. As you add more stocks to a portfolio: A. specific risk at first falls, then rises. B. market risk is increasingly diversified away. C. specific risk is increasingly diversified away. D. market risk declines but specific risk rises. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 76. Risks that affect only a single firm are called: A. market risks. B. specific risks. C. systematic risks. D. risk premiums. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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77. Which one of the following risks can be progressively eliminated by adding stocks to a portfolio? A. Systematic risk B. Specific risk C. Market risk D. Inflation rate risk AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk 78. Which one of the following risks is most important to a well-diversified investor in common stocks? A. Market risk B. Specific risk C. Unsystematic risk D. Diversifiable risk AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk 79. Which one of the following risks would be classified as a specific risk for an auto manufacturer? A. Interest rates B. Delays in launching a new model C. Business cycles D. Foreign exchange rates AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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80. Which statement is correct concerning macro risk exposure? A. All firms face equal macro risk exposure. B. Only portfolios of stocks face macro risk exposure. C. Macro risk exposure affects the cost of capital. D. Macro risk exposure is less important to diversified investors than micro risk exposure. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk 81. Individual stocks are: A. exposed to the same amount of market risk. B. exposed to differing amounts of market risk. C. not exposed to market risk; only the general economy is subject to market risk. D. exposed to differing amounts of market risk but the same amount of specific risk. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk 82. Which one of these is a specific risk? A. Revision to the corporate tax laws. B. Inflation increase of 2.3%. C. Deterioration in the overall economic outlook. D. A fire at the company’s main factory. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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83. Which one of the following statements is incorrect concerning stock indexes? A. Indexes have been developed for foreign stocks. B. Some indexes cover only a specific market sector. C. Most indexes include all of the publicly-traded common stocks. D. Some indexes are equally weighted. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Stock market prices and reporting 84. Periods of market decline are called: A. discount factors. B. bull markets. C. coupon s. D. bear markets. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Historical performance 85. The fact that historical returns on Treasury bonds are less volatile than common stock returns indicates that: A. the variance of Treasury bond returns is zero. B. the standard deviation of Treasury bond returns is negative. C. the real return on Treasury bonds has been negative. D. common stocks should offer a higher return than Treasury bonds. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Risks and returns Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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86. If the toss of a coin comes down heads, you win a dollar. If it comes down tails, you lose fifty cents. How much would you expect to gain after 20 tosses? A. $5.0 0 B. $7.5 0 C. $10.0 0 D. $15.0 0 Expected return = 20 × [($1 × 0.5) − (0.50 × 0.5)] = $5.00 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Expected return 87. A project's expected return is 15%, which represents a 35% return in a boom and a 5% return in a stagnant economy. What is the probability of a boom if these are the only two economic states? A. 18.33 % B. 25.00 % C. 33.33 % D. 50.00 % 15% = 35%( x ) + 5%(1 − x ); x = 33.33% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Expected return Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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88. What is the return to an investor who purchases a stock for $30, receives a $1.50 dividend at the end of the year, and then sells the share for $28.50? A. −5 % B. 0 % C. 5 % D. 10 % R = ($28.50 + 1.50 − 30) / $30 = 0% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Expected return 89. Stock A has an expected return of 15%; stock B has an expected return of 8%. What is the expected return on a portfolio is comprised of 60% of Stock A and 40% of Stock B? A. 12.2 % B. 10.8 % C. 9.1 % D. 14.4 % Portfolio: 0.6 × 15% + 0.4 × 8% = 12.2% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Expected return 90. Which one of the following companies is most likely to be exposed to the least amount of macro risk? A. A producer of dog biscuits B. A regional airline C. A major commercial bank D. A machine tool manufacturer AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk 91. An investor holds a stock for one year. She then receives a dividend of $10 and sells the stock for $120. If her return was 16%, at what price did she buy the stock? A. $103.4 5 B. $64.8 0 C. $139.2 0 D. $112.0 7 1.16 = ($120 + $10) / P; P = $112.07 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Total return 92. Which one of the following would you expect to represent the broadest-based index of U.S. stocks? A. Wilshire 5000 B. Dow Jones Industrial Average C. Standard and Poor's Composite D. Financial Times Index AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. TopicC Stock market prices and reporting 93. Treasury bonds have provided a higher historical return than Treasury bills, which can be attributed to their: A. greater default risk. B. higher level of specific risk. C. greater exposure to interest rate risk. D. illiquidity. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Risks and returns 94. Averaging the deviations from the mean for a portfolio of securities will: A. compute the standard deviation. B. compute the variance. C. equal zero. D. equal the number of securities in the portfolio. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 95. One common reason for reporting standard deviations of percentage returns rather than variances is that standard deviations: A. are lower. B. are stated in understandable percentages. C. account properly for negative returns. D. take probability estimates into consideration. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Standard deviation and variance 96. When viewing the long-term trend of the price volatility of U.S. stocks, it is readily apparent that volatility has: A. continually increased. B. continually decreased. C. increased and decreased but has no specific pattern. D. remained constant for years. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Historical performance 97. If a stock's returns are volatile, then the stock: A. cannot be considered a negative risk asset. B. can still be considered a negative risk asset. C. has macro risk, but no specific risk. D. does not offer diversification potential. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 98. A good way to reduce macro risk in a stock portfolio is to invest in stocks that: A. have only specific risks. B. have diversified away the macro risk. C. have low exposure to business cycles. D. pay guaranteed dividends. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 99. Which one of the following firms is likely to exhibit the least macro risk exposure? A. Construction company B. Airline company C. Gold mining company D. Auto manufacturer AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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100. Investment risk can best be described as the: A. dispersion of possible returns. B. elimination of macro risk through diversification. C. possibility of changes in the cost of capital. D. level of systematic risk for an undiversified investor. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Risks and returns 101. Since about 1900, the standard deviation of annual returns on a portfolio of U.S. common stocks has been about: A. −10% . B. 6% . C. 20% . D. 12% . AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual common stocks or for a stock portfolio. TopicC Historical performance Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Chapter 11 Test bank - Static Summary Category # of Questions AACSB: Analytical Thinking 24 AACSB: Communication 13 AACSB: Reflective Thinking 64 Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 101 Blooms: Analyze 23 Blooms: Apply 17 Blooms: Remember 20 Blooms: Understand 41 Difficulty: 1 Easy 32 Difficulty: 2 Medium 62 Difficulty: 3 Hard 7 Gradable: automatic 101 Learning Objective: 11-01 Estimate the opportunity cost of capital for an "average-risk" project. 18 Learning Objective: 11-02 Calculate returns and standard deviation of returns for individual comm on stocks or for a stock portfolio. 52 Learning Objective: 11-03 Understand why diversification reduces risk. 14 Learning Objective: 11-04 Distinguish between specific risk; which can be diversified away; and market risk; which cannot. 17 Topic: Asset classes 1 Topic: Classes of stock 3 Topic: Common stock features 1 Topic: Debt issues 1 Topic: Diversification concepts and measures 12 Topic: Expected (required) return 4 Topic: Expected return 6 Topic: Fisher effect 3 Topic: Historical performance 8 Topic: Interest rate risk 2 Topic: Market and specific risk 1 Topic: Nominal and real returns 4 Topic: Risk and return relationship 1 Topic: Risk Premium 3 Topic: Risks and returns 7 Topic: Standard deviation and variance 16 Topic: Stock market prices and reporting 10 Topic: Systematic and unsystematic risk 12 Topic: Total return 6 Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Chapter 12 Test bank - Static Key 1. The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) assumes that the stock market is dominated by well-diversified investors who are concerned only with market risk. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 2. The CAPM states that the expected risk premium on any security equals its beta times the market risk premium. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 3. The security market line displays the relationship between expected return and beta. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 4. The security market line sets a standard for other investments—investors will be willing to hold other investments only if they offer equally good prospects as shown by the points on the line. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Security market line 5. The required risk premium for any given investment is defined by the security market line. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Security market line 6. Empirical evidence suggests that over a long period of time returns are directly related to beta. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 7. There is little doubt that the CAPM captures everything that is going on in the market. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 8. Beta measures the total risk of an individual security. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 9. The security market line provides a standard that can be used to make project acceptance/rejection decisions. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Security market line 10. If a low-risk company invests in a high-risk project, those cash flows should be discounted at a high cost of capital. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation 11. The project cost of capital depends on the risk of the company undertaking the project. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation 12. Beta measures a stock's sensitivity to market risks. TRUE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 13. The project cost of capital depends on how the capital is used. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation 14. Investors expect aggressive stocks to outperform the market in periods of strong economic activity. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 15. Defensive stocks typically provide better returns during periods of economic downturn since they are not very sensitive to market fluctuations. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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16. Diversification decreases the variability of both specific and market risk. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 17. Market risk premium is defined as the difference between the market rate of return and the risk-free interest rate. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 18. According to the CAPM, a stock's expected return is positively related to its beta. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 19. The CAPM is a theory of the relationship between risk and return that states that the expected risk premium on any security equals its beta times the market return. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 20. The stocks of gold-mining companies commonly have above-average volatility but relatively low betas. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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21. According to the capital asset pricing model, the expected rates of return for all projects lie on the security market line. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 22. As a project's beta increases, the project's opportunity cost of capital increases. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Security market line 23. A project should be accepted if its return plots below the security market line. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Security market line 24. The security market line shows how the expected rate of return depends on beta. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 25. The required risk premium for any investment is given by the security market line. TRUE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Security market line Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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26. Project cost of capital and company cost of capital are synonymous terms. FALSE AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Cost of capital-general 27. The project cost of capital depends on the use to which that capital is put. Therefore, it depends on both the risk of the project and also on the risk of the company. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Cost of capital-general 28. If a company with a low credit rating invests in a low-risk project, it should discount the cash flows at a relatively high cost of capital. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Cost of capital-general 29. If a project has a risk of a bad outcome, the company should always set a higher discount rate to compensate. FALSE AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation 30. The expected return on a security includes a reward for: A. market risk and specific risk. B. specific risk. C. diversification and portfolio risk. D. time value of money and market risk. AACSBC Reflective Thinking Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 31. If a security plots below the security market line, it is: A. ignoring all of the security's specific risk. B. underpriced, a situation that should be temporary. C. offering too little return to justify its risk. D. a defensive security, which expects to offer lower returns. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 32. Macro events only are reflected in the performance of the market portfolio because: A. the market portfolio contains only risk-free securities. B. only macro events are tracked by economists. C. the specific risks have been diversified away. D. the firm-specific events would be too numerous to quantify. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 33. In practice, the market portfolio is often represented by: A. a portfolio of U.S. Treasury securities. B. a diversified stock market index. C. an investor's mutual fund portfolio. D. the historic record of stock market returns. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 34. A stock's beta measures the: A. average return on the stock. B. sensitivity of the stock's returns to those of the market portfolio. C. difference between the return on the stock and the return on the market portfolio. D. market risk premium on the stock. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 35. In theory, the "market portfolio" should contain: A. the securities of the S&P 500. B. the securities of the Dow. C. the securities of the S&P 500 and Treasury bills. D. all risky assets. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 36. When the overall market is up by 10%, investors with portfolios of defensive stocks will probably have: A. negative portfolio returns less than 10%. B. negative portfolio returns greater than 10%. C. positive portfolio returns less than 10%. D. positive portfolio returns greater than 10%. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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37. When the overall market experiences a decline of 8%, investors with portfolios of aggressive stocks will probably experience portfolio: A. losses of less than 8%. B. losses greater than 8%. C. gains of less than 8%. D. gains greater than 8%. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 38. A stock with a beta greater than 1.0 would be termed: A. an aggressive stock, expected to increase more than the market increases. B. a defensive stock, expected to decrease more than the market increases. C. an aggressive stock, expected to decrease more than the market increases. D. a defensive stock, expected to increase more than the market decreases. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 39. The average of the betas for all stocks is: A. greater than 1.0; most stocks are aggressive. B. less than 1.0; most stocks are defensive. C. unknown; betas are continually changing. D. exactly 1.0; these stocks represent the market. AACSBC Communication AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Remember DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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40. The slope of the line fitted to a plot of a stock's returns versus the market's returns measures the: A. security market line. B. beta of the stock. C. market risk premium. D. capital asset pricing model. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 41. If a stock consistently goes down (up) by 1.6% when the market portfolio goes down (up) by 1.2%, then its beta equals: A. 1.04 . B. 1.24 . C. 1.33 . D. 1.40 . β = 1.6% / 1.2% = 1.33 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 42. If the slope of the line measuring a stock's returns against the market's returns is positive, then the stock: A. has a beta greater than 1.0. B. has no specific risk. C. has a positive beta. D. plots above the security market line. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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43. If the line measuring a stock's historic returns against the market's historic returns has a slope greater than 1.0, then the: A. stock is currently underpriced. B. market risk premium is increasing. C. stock has a significant amount of specific risk. D. stock has a beta exceeding 1.0. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 44. What is the most likely explanation for a +20.0% return on a stock with a beta of 1.0 in a month when the market returned +10.0%? A. The stock is aggressive. B. The market is undervalued. C. Favorable firm-specific news was reported. D. The beta is really less than 1.0. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 45. If a stock's beta is 0.8 during a period when the market portfolio was down by 10%, then, a priori , we could expect this individual stock to: A. lose more than 10%. B. lose, but less than 10%. C. gain more than 10%. D. gain, but less than 10%. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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46. A stock’s total risk depends on the stock's _________ and __________. A. beta; specific risk B. beta; market risk C. specific risk; firm-specific risk D. aggressive risk; defensive risk AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Stock returns and yields 47. Estimate a stock's beta based on the following information: Month 1 = Stock + 1.5%, Market + 1.1%; Month 2 = Stock + 2.0%, Market + 1.4%; Month 3 = Stock − 2.5%, Market − 2.0%. A. Greater than 1.0 B. Less than 1.0 C. Equal to 1.0 D. Indeterminat e AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 48. If you were willing to bet that the overall stock market was heading up on a sustained basis, it would be more profitable to invest in: A. high beta stocks. B. low beta stocks. C. stocks with large amounts of specific risk. D. stocks that plot above the security market line. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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49. What is the beta of a 3-stock portfolio including 25% of stock A with a beta of 0.90, 40% of stock B with a beta of 1.05, and 35% of stock C with a beta of 1.73? A. 1. 0 B. 1.1 7 C. 1.2 2 D. 1.2 5 β Portfolio = 0.25 × 0.9 + 0.4 × 1.05 + 0.35 × 1.73 = 1.25 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 50. You want to construct a portfolio containing equal amounts of U.S. Treasury bills and two stocks. If the beta of the first stock is 1.23 and the beta of the portfolio is 1.0, what does the beta of the second stock have to be? A. 0.7 7 B. 1.2 3 C. 0.2 3 D. 1.7 7 1 = (0 + 1.23 + β B ) / 3; β B = 1.77 AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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51. An investor wishes to invest equal amounts in three stocks and to achieve a portfolio beta of 1.2. If stock A has a beta of 0.9 and stock B has a beta of 1.1, what must be the beta of stock C? A. 0. 7 B. 1. 6 C. 1. 2 D. 1. 8 1.2 = (0.9 + 1.1 + β C ) / 3; β C = 1.6 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 52. What is the standard deviation of the market portfolio if the standard deviation of a well-diversified portfolio with a beta of 1.25 equals 20%? A. 16.00 % B. 18.75 % C. 25.00 % D. 32.50 % Portfolio σ = beta × market portfolio σ 20% = 1.25 × σ m σ m = 16% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Standard deviation and variance Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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53. What is the beta of a U.S. Treasury bill? A. 1. 0 B. −1. 0 C. 0 D. Unknow n AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 54. One of the easiest methods of diversifying away firm-specific risks is to: A. buy only stocks with a beta of 1.0. B. build a portfolio with 40 to 55 individual stocks. C. purchase the shares of an index fund. D. purchase stocks that plot above the security market line. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 55. A scatter in the plot of a stock’s returns versus the returns on the market reflects the: A. high beta of the stock. B. specific risk of the stock. C. changes in market risk premium over time. D. current underpricing of the stock. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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56. A project has a beta of 1.24, the risk-free rate is 3.8%, and the market rate of return is 9.2%. What is the project's expected rate of return? A. 15.21 % B. 11.41 % C. 10.50 % D. 14.61 % E ( R ) = 3.8% + 1.24(9.2% − 3.8) = 10.50% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 57. A project has a beta of 0.97, the risk-free rate is 4.1%, and the market risk premium is 8.1%. What is the project's expected rate of return? A. 7.98 % B. 11.96 % C. 8.35 % D. 11.83 % E ( R ) = 4.1% + 0.97(8.1%) = 11.96% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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58. Which one of the following statements is correct when Treasury bills yield 7.5% and the market risk premium is 9.5%? A. The S&P 500 would be expected to return 8.50%. B. The S&P 500 would be expected to return 9.50%. C. The S&P 500 would be expected to return 12.68%. D. The S&P 500 would be expected to return 17.00%. E ( R ) = 7.5% + 1(9.5%) = 17% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 59. If a well-diversified portfolio of stocks has an expected return of 25% when the expected return on the market portfolio is 15%, then A. Treasury bills are offering a 10% yield. B. The portfolio beta is greater than 1.0. C. The portfolio beta equals 1.67. D. The investor's portfolio contains many defensive stocks. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 60. The market rate of return is 12.5% and the risk-free rate is 3.1%. What will be the change in a stock's expected rate of return if its beta increases from 1.2 to 1.4? A. 1.88 % B. 2.5 % C. 18.8 % D. 25.0 % Δ E ( R ) = (1.4 − 1.2)(12.5% − 3.1%) = 0.19% AACSBC Analytical Thinking Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 61. If a stock with a beta of 1.4 is expected to return 18% when Treasury bills yield 6%, what is the expected return on the market portfolio? A. 8.67 % B. 10.84 % C. 12.02 % D. 14.57 % 18% = 6% + 1.4( r m − 6%); r m = 14.57% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 62. When Treasury bills yield 7% and the expected return on the market is 16%, then the risk premium on an asset is equal to: A. 9% . B. 16% . C. 9% times the asset's beta. D. 9% plus the risk-free rate. AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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63. Calculate the risk premium on stock C given the following information: risk-free rate = 5%, market return = 13%, stock C’s beta = 1.3. A. 8.0 % B. 10.4 % C. 15.4 % D. 16.9 % RP C = 1.3(13% − 5) = 10.4% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 64. If the interest rate on Treasury bills is 6% and the market risk premium is 9%, then a stock with a beta of 1.5 would be expected to return: A. 12.0% . B. 17.0% . C. 19.5% . D. 21.5% . E ( R ) = 6% + 1.5(9%) = 19.5% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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65. An investor expects a return of 18% on his portfolio with a beta of 1.25. If the expected market risk premium increases from 8% to 10%, what return should he now expect on the portfolio? A. 20.0 % B. 20.5 % C. 22.5 % D. 26.0 % E(R) = 18% + 1.25(10% − 8%) = 20.5% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Portfolio return 66. An investor expects a return of 14.7% on her portfolio with a beta of 1.13. If the expected market risk premium decreases from 8% to 7%, what return should she now expect on the portfolio? A. 13.57 % B. 13.89 % C. 14.67 % D. 15.87 % E(R) = 14.7% + 1.13(7% − 8%) = 13.57% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Portfolio return Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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67. What rate of return should an investor expect for a stock that has a beta of 0.8 when the market is expected to yield 14% and Treasury bills offer 6%? A. 9.2 % B. 11.2 % C. 12.4 % D. 12.8 % E(R) = 6% + 0.8(14% − 6) = 12.4% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 68. You believe that Alpha stock which has a beta of 1.32 will return 16.0% this coming year. The market is expected to return 11.4% and T-bills return 3.8%. According to CAPM, which one of these statements is correct given this information? A. The stock is currently underpriced. B. The stock plots below the security market line. C. The risk premium on the stock is too low given the stock's beta. D. The stock plots to the left of the market on a security market line graph. E(R) = 3.8% + 1.32(11.4% − 3.8) = 13.83% < 16% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 69. Why should stock market investors ignore specific risks when calculating required rates of return? A. There is no method for quantifying specific risks. B. Specific can be diversified away. C. Specific risks are compensated by the risk- free rate. D. Beta includes a component to compensate for specific risk. AACSBC Reflective Thinking Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 70. If a two-stock portfolio is equally invested in stocks with betas of 1.4 and 0.7, then the portfolio beta is: A. 0.70 . B. 1.05 . C. 1.40 . D. 2.10 . β Portfolio = 0.5 × 1.4 + 0.5 × 0.7 = 1.05 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 71. A portfolio consists of an index mutual fund which represents the overall market and Treasury bills. The fund has a portfolio weight of 60%. The risk-free rate is 3.2% and the market risk premium is 7.6%. What is your best estimate of the portfolio expected rate of return? A. 8.39 % B. 7.76 % C. 10.80 % D. 9.02 % E(R) Portfolio = (1 − 0.6)(3.2%) + (0.6)[3.2% + 1(7.6%)] = 7.76% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Portfolio return Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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72. What is the beta of a security with an expected return of 12% if Treasury bills yield 6% and the market risk premium is 8%? A. 0.5 0 B. 0.7 5 C. 0.9 0 D. 1.5 0 E(R) = 12% = 6% + β(8%); β = 0.75 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 73. The slope of the security market line equals: A. one . B. bet a. C. the market risk premium. D. the expected return on the market portfolio. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 74. A stock has a beta of 1.4 and an expected return of 13.53%. What is the risk-free rate if the market rate of return is 10.6%? A. 2.825 % B. 3.250 % C. 3.275 % D. 3.415 % E(R) = 13.53% = r f + 1.4(10.6% − r f ); r f = 3.275% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 75. The market portfolio has an expected return of 18% and the risk-free rate is 6%. An investor borrows $100 at the risk-free rate and invests this and a further $100 of his own in the market portfolio. What is his expected return? A. 18.6 % B. 19.6 % C. 21.6 % D. 30.0 % β Portfolio = (2 × β market ) + (−1 × β loan ) = (2 × 1) + 0 = 2 Expected return = 6% + 2(18% − 6) = 30% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 76. If Stock A has a higher expected return than Stock B, which of the following statements is most likely? A. Stock A has more specific risk. B. Stock B plots below the security market line. C. Stock B is a cyclical stock. D. Stock A has a higher beta. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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77. A stock's risk premium is equal to the: A. expected market return times beta. B. Treasury bill yield plus the expected market return. C. risk-free rate plus the expected market risk premium. D. expected market risk premium times beta. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 78. Investing borrowed funds in a stock portfolio will generally: A. increase the beta of the portfolio. B. decrease the volatility of the portfolio. C. decrease the expected return on the portfolio. D. increase the market risk premium. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 79. A stock is expected to pay a year-end dividend of $8 and then to sell at a price of $109. The risk-free interest rate is 4%, the expected market return is 12% and the stock has a beta of 0.8. What is the stock price today? A. $102.9 9. B. $98.7 3. C. $105.9 8. D. $109.0 0. r = 4% + 0.8(12% − 4%) = 10.4%. P = ($8 + $109) / 1.104 = $105.98. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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80. Which one of these statements is correct? A. Betas can be measured exactly. B. If a stock has a very low beta, it is likely to have a high beta in the future. C. The expected future risk premium is easy to accurately determine. D. CAPM is widely used as a means of estimating expected returns. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 81. What happens to the expected portfolio return if the portfolio beta increases from 1.0 to 1.5, the risk-free rate decreases from 5 to 4%, and the market risk premium increases from 8 to 9%? A. It increases from 12 to 14.0%. B. It increases from 13 to 17.5%. C. It increases from 12 to 12.5%. D. It increases from 13 to 13.5%. r p = 5% + 1(8) = 13%; r p = 4% + 1.5(9) = 17.5% AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 82. What would you recommend to an investor who is considering an investment that plots below the security market line? A. Invest; The expected return is high relative to the risk. B. Don't invest; The risk is high relative to the expected return. C. Invest; All stocks revert to the SML over time. D. Don't invest; All stocks below the SML are low-growth stocks. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 83. Investment projects that plot above the security market line have: A. a positive NPV. B. a negative NPV. C. a zero NPV. D. an excessively high discount rate. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 84. The company cost of capital may be an inappropriate discount rate for a capital budgeting proposal if: A. it results in a negative NPV for the proposal. B. the project has a different degree of risk from the company. C. the company has specific risk. D. the company expects to earn more than the risk- free rate. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation 85. A proposed investment must earn at least as much as the ______ if it is to be deemed acceptable. A. company cost of capital B. risk-free rate C. market risk premium D. project cost of capital AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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86. A project with higher than average risk offers an expected return of 14%. Which statement is correct if the company's opportunity cost of capital is 12% and the project's opportunity cost of capital is 15%? A. Project NPV is positive; it should be accepted. B. Project NPV is negative; it should be rejected. C. Project NPV is positive but it should be rejected. D. Project NPV is negative but it should be accepted. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation 87. The project cost of capital is: A. equal to the company cost of capital. B. less than the company cost of capital. C. greater than the company cost of capital because the project has specific risk. D. not necessarily related to the company cost of capital. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation 88. The minimum acceptable expected rate of return on a project is the: A. project cost of capital. B. company cost of capital. C. risk-free rate of return. D. project beta times the market risk premium. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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89. If changing discount rates from the company cost of capital to the project cost of capital changes NPV from negative to positive, then the project should use the: A. company cost of capital and be accepted. B. company cost of capital and be rejected. C. project cost of capital and be accepted. D. project cost of capital and be rejected. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation 90. Which one of the following statements best explains the fact that cyclical firms tend to have high betas? A. Their earnings are particularly sensitive to the state of the economy. B. Their stocks are overpriced. C. Their earnings are less diversifiable. D. Their profit margins are small. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 91. What type of risk is properly reflected in a project's discount rate? A. Market risk B. Specific risk C. Total risk D. Diversifiable risk AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Systematic and unsystematic risk Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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92. Last month a stock with a beta of 1.0 lost 20% while the S&P 500 had a 10% gain. Given this, it is most likely that the: A. stock's beta has been calculated incorrectly. B. S&P 500 cannot represent the overall market. C. firm released some negative information about itself. D. the market index had an exceptionally good month. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 93. The slope of the fitted line that shows the relationship between a stock's return and the market's return is the: A. market's beta. B. stock's beta. C. market risk premium. D. stock's standard deviation. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 94. Which one of the following is most likely correct for a diversified stock portfolio that exhibits a higher standard deviation than the market index? A. The portfolio contains aggressive stocks with a beta greater than 1.0 B. The portfolio plots below the security market line. C. The portfolio's beta is less than 1.0. D. The portfolio contains a significant amount of specific risk. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Standard deviation and variance Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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95. An investor divides her portfolio into three equal parts, with one part in Treasury bills, one part in a market index, and one part in a mutual fund with beta of 1.50. What is the beta of the investor's overall portfolio? A. 0.8 3 B. 1.0 0 C. 1.1 7 D. 1.2 5 β Portfolio = (0 + 1 + 1.5) / 3 = 0.83 AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 96. If the market portfolio is expected to return 16%, then a portfolio that is expected to return 13%: A. plots above the security market line. B. plots to the right of the market on an SML graph. C. is not diversified. D. has a beta that is less than 1.0. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 97. The basic tenet of the CAPM is that a stock's expected risk premium should be: A. greater than the expected market return. B. proportionate to the market return. C. proportionate to the stock's beta. D. greater than the risk-free rate of return. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 1 Easy GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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98. If the company cost of capital is 20% and a proposed project's cost of capital is 15%, then discounting the projects' cash flows at 20% would: A. determine where the project plots in relation to the security market line. B. make the project look more attractive than it should be. C. be correct from a theoretical perspective. D. be incorrect and could cause the project to be erroneously rejected. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation 99. Over the long run value stocks have: A. had low ratios of book value to market value. B. performed exactly as predicted by CAPM. C. provided a higher return than growth stocks. D. consistently underperformed. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Historical performance 100. If a project could have a bad outcome: A. the discount rate should be increased. B. expected cash flows should be adjusted downward to reflect this possibility. C. the beta should be increased. D. the market risk premium should be revised downward. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. TopicC Project analysis and evaluation Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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101. A project costs $3 million, and is expected to generate $1 million in cash flows for the next 4. If the opportunity cost of capital is 15%, the project’s return would plot: A. above the security market line. B. below the security market line. C. on the security market line. D. on the security market line, with a beta of 1.0. The project’s IRR = 12.6%. Therefore, the return on the project will plot below the SML. AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Analyze DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Security market line 102. An investor prefers to invest in companies that have high operating leverage. How can this be accomplished if the investor also requires a portfolio beta of 1.0? A. Invest 50% in cyclical stocks and 50% in firms with high operating leverage B. Invest 50% in a market index fund and 50% in firms with high operating leverage C. Finance part of the portfolio with borrowing D. Invest a portion of the portfolio in U.S. Treasury securities AACSBC Analytical Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Apply DifficultyC 3 Hard GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 103. Which one of the following portfolios might be expected to exhibit less specific risk? A. Five random stocks; portfolio beta = 0.8 B. Three random stocks; portfolio beta = 1.2 C. Ten random stocks; portfolio beta = 1.0 D. Twelve random stocks; portfolio beta unknown AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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TopicC Diversification concepts and measures 104. If the plot of a portfolio's returns against returns on the market index produces a tight pattern, then the portfolio: A. appears to be well diversified. B. has a beta of 0. C. has very little systematic risk. D. has a risk premium lower than the market. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. TopicC Beta 105. If an investor's portfolio is allocated 75% to the market portfolio and 25% to Treasury bills, then the investor should expect to receive: A. the risk-free rate plus 75% of the expected return on the market. B. the risk-free rate plus 75% of the expected market risk premium. C. 75% of the expected return on the market. D. 25% of the risk-free rate plus 75% of the expected market risk premium. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model 106. Which statement is correct? A. the superior performance of value stocks is exactly what the CAPM would predict. B. the CAPM predicts that investors are concerned only with the risk that cannot be diversified away. C. few financial managers in practice use the CAPM to estimate the cost of capital. D. the CAPM is a model of actual returns whereas the cost of capital is concerned with expected returns. AACSBC Reflective Thinking AccessibilityC Keyboard Navigation BloomsC Understand DifficultyC 2 Medium GradableC automatic Learning ObjectiveC 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors demand. TopicC Capital asset pricing model Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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Chapter 12 Test bank - Static Summary Category # of Questions AACSB: Analytical Thinking 25 AACSB: Communication 7 AACSB: Reflective Thinking 74 Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 106 Blooms: Analyze 22 Blooms: Apply 19 Blooms: Remember 12 Blooms: Understand 53 Difficulty: 1 Easy 28 Difficulty: 2 Medium 72 Difficulty: 3 Hard 6 Gradable: automatic 106 Learning Objective: 12-01 Measure and interpret the market risk, or beta, of a security. 27 Learning Objective: 12-02 Relate the market risk of a security to the rate of return that investors d emand. 57 Learning Objective: 12-03 Understand why and how project risk determines the opportunity cost of capital. 22 Topic: Beta 24 Topic: Capital asset pricing model 29 Topic: Cost of capital-general 3 Topic: Diversification concepts and measures 5 Topic: Historical performance 1 Topic: Portfolio return 3 Topic: Project analysis and evaluation 12 Topic: Security market line 24 Topic: Standard deviation and variance 2 Topic: Stock returns and yields 1 Topic: Systematic and unsystematic risk 2 Downloaded by Vanna V (vanna96817@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6706110
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