FIN 100 Principles of Finance

Keywords: Preemptive Right, Common Stock

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27) Which of the following features, or benefits, belong to a firm's common stockholders?

1. A) limited liability
2. B) ownership of the firm
3. C) voting rights
4. D) all of the above

Answer: D

Keywords: Common Stock, Limited Liability, Voting Rights

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28) Who bears the greatest risk of loss of value if a firm should fail?

1. A) bondholders
2. B) preferred stockholders
3. C) common stockholders
4. D) All of the above bear equal risk of loss.

Answer: C

Keywords: Claims on Assets, Bankruptcy, Risk

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8.4 Learning Objective 4

1) The most relevant form of growth for valuing a firm's common stock is internal growth.

Answer: TRUE

Keywords: Common Stock Valuation, Internal Growth

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2) Because common stock represents a residual interest in the corporation, the value of common stock is equal to the total firm value less the firm's outstanding debt.

Answer: TRUE

Keywords: Common Stock Valuation, Enterprise Value, Residual Interest

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3) An investor's required rate of return for a common stock can be estimated by summing the stock's dividend yield and annual growth rate, assuming the growth rate is constant over time.

Answer: TRUE

Keywords: Required Return, Dividend Yield, Growth Rate, Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

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4) Given the constant growth dividend valuation model, the expected percentage growth in value of a stock is equal to the capital gains yield for that stock.

Answer: TRUE

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model, Capital Gains Yield

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5) If the expected growth rate for dividends is zero, then the value of common stock will be equal to the current dividend.

Answer: FALSE

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

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6) A common stock with an expected dividend growth rate of zero would be valued in the same way as preferred stock, that is, the expected dividend divided by the required return.

Answer: TRUE

Keywords: Preferred Stock, Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

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7) In general, common stock and preferred stock are both valued by calculating the present value of all expected future cash flows, using the required return as the discount rate.

Answer: TRUE

Keywords: Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Valuation, Present Value, Required Return

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8) The stock valuation model D1/(rcs - g) requires the stock to grow at a rate greater than the required return; otherwise, the stock is worthless.

Answer: FALSE

Keywords: Constant Growth Common Stock Valuation Model

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9) The retention ratio is equal to 1 minus the dividend payout ratio.

Answer: TRUE

Keywords: Retention Ratio, Dividend Payout Ratio

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10) A firm can increase the growth rate of common stockholders' investment in the firm by retaining more earnings or increasing return on equity.

Answer: TRUE

Keywords: Growth Rate, Common Stock, Retained Earnings, Return on Equity

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11) Common stock valuation can be based on the present value of future dividends or alternatively on the present value of the firm's future quarterly net income.

Answer: FALSE

Keywords: Common Stock, Valuation, Dividends, Net Income

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12) The change in the value of a corporation's common stock as the result of growth is the same regardless of whether the growth is the result of internal growth or the infusion of new capital.

Answer: FALSE

Keywords: Dividend Valuation Model, Internal Growth

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

13) United Financial Corp had a return on equity of 15%. The corporation's earnings per share was $6.00, its dividend payout ratio was 40% and its profit-retention rate was 60%. If these relationships continue, what will be United Financial Corp's internal growth rate?

6. A) 6.0%
7. B) 8.6%
8. C) 9.0%
9. D) 15.6%

Answer: B

Keywords: Internal Growth Rate, Profit-Retention Rate

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14) Baseheart, Inc. expects its current annual $2.50 per share common stock dividend to remain the same for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the value of the stock to an investor with a required return of 12% is:

3. A) $3.00
4. B) $18.33
5. C) $20.83
6. D) $30.00

Answer: C

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

15) Which of the following changes will make the value of a stock go up, other things being held constant?

1. A) The required return decreases.
2. B) The required return increases.
3. C) In general, investors become more risk averse.
4. D) The growth rate of dividends decreases.

Answer: A

Keywords: Risk/Return Tradeoff, Required Return, Stock Valuation

AACSB: Analytic skills

16) If two firms have the same current dividend and the same expected growth rate, their stocks must sell at the same current price or else the market will not be in equilibrium.

1. A) False, because the required return could be different
2. B) True, because we are using a dividend valuation model
3. C) True if markets are semi-strong form efficient
4. D) True if investors are risk-averse

Answer: A

Keywords: Dividend, Growth Rate, Stock Valuation

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17) You are considering the purchase of a common stock that paid a dividend of $2.00 yesterday. You expect this stock to have a growth rate of 15 percent for the next 3 years, resulting in dividends of D1=$2.30, D2=$2.645, and D3=$3.04. The long-run normal growth rate after year 3 is expected to be 10 percent (that is, a constant growth rate after year 3 of 10% per year forever). If you require a 14 percent rate of return, how much should you be willing to pay for this stock?

89. A) $89.75
90. B) $83.65
91. C) $56.46
92. D) $62.57

Answer: D

Keywords: Constant Growth, Stock Valuation

AACSB: Analytic skills

18) Which of the following statements concerning the required rate of return on stocks is true?

1. A) The higher an investor's required rate of return, the higher the value of the stock.
2. B) If risk is reduced, the required return will decrease because more investors are risk-averse.
3. C) The required return on preferred stock is generally higher than the required return on common stock.
4. D) The higher the risk, the higher the required return, other things being equal.

Answer: D

Keywords: Required Return, Risk, Stock Valuation

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

19) Which of the following statements concerning the constant growth dividend valuation model is true?

1. A) The required rate of return must exceed the growth rate.
2. B) The dividend growth rate must be bigger than 8%.
3. C) The growth rate must increase every year.
4. D) The required rate of return must be equal to the growth rate for dividends.

Answer: A

Keywords: Required Return, Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

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20) A small biotechnology research corporation has been experiencing losses for the first three years of its existence, and thus has a negative balance in retained earnings. The corporation's stock price, however, is $1 per share. Which of the following statements is most correct?

1. A) Investors are irrational to pay $1 per share when earnings per share have been negative for three years.
2. B) Investors believe the stock is worth $1 per share because future earnings (and cash flows) are expected to be positive.
3. C) The corporation's accountants must have made a mistake because retained earnings may not be negative.
4. D) The required return on the stock will be small because the company has very few assets.

Answer: B

Keywords: Required Return, Retained Earnings

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21) A small company struggling to reach profitability just announced a major new government contract that will validate its technology and generate revenue for the next several years. The announcement of the contract will

1. A) cause the stock price to increase because rcs (the required return) is likely to increase.
2. B) cause the stock price to decrease because the government usually pays below market price for the goods and services it purchases.
3. C) cause the stock price to increase because rcs(the required return) is likely to decrease and g (the growth rate in future dividends) is likely to increase.
4. D) have no effect on the stock price because the company has not yet paid any dividends.

Answer: C

Keywords: Required Return, Growth Rate, Stock Valuation

AACSB: Analytic skills

22) Using the constant growth dividend valuation model and assuming dividends will growth a constant rate forever, the increase in the value of the stock each year should be equal to the

1. A) growth rate in dividends, g.
2. B) required return on the stock, rcs.
3. C) dividend yield plus the capital gains yield.
4. D) dividend yield.

Answer: A

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

23) Nogrowth Corporation expects their dividend to stay at $0.50 per share each year into the foreseeable future. Therefore,

1. A) the stock will be valued at $0.50 times the number of years an investor plans to keep it.
2. B) the value of the stock can be estimated as $0.50 divided by an investor's required rate of return.
3. C) the value of the stock can not be determined using the dividend valuation model because the growth rate is zero.
4. D) the value of the stock is positive only if the required return is negative

Answer: B

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

24) A financial analyst expects KacieCo. to pay a dividend of $2 per share one year from today, a dividend of $3 per share in years two, and estimates the value of the stock at the end of year two to be $22. If your required return on KacieCo stock is 14 %, what is the most you would be willing to pay for the stock today if you plan to sell the stock in two years?

20. A) $20.99
21. B) $26.75
22. C) $26.90
23. D) $27.00

Answer: A

Keywords: Stock Valuation, Present Value

AACSB: Analytic skills

25) Kilsheimer Company just paid a dividend of $5 per share. Future dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 7% per year. What is the value of the stock if the required return is 16%?

33. A) $33.44
34. B) $55.56
35. C) $59.44
36. D) $65.87

Answer: C

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

26) Emery Company just paid a dividend yesterday of $2.25 per share. The company's stock is currently selling for $60 per share, and the required rate of return on Emery Company stock is 16%. What is the growth rate expected for Emery Company dividends assuming constant growth?

9. A) 9.47%
10. B) 9.89%
11. C) 10.87%
12. D) 11.81%

Answer: D

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model, Growth Rate

AACSB: Analytic skills

27) J&S Corporation has preferred stock which paid an annual dividend in 2009 of $5 per share. J&S also has common stock which paid a dividend in 2009 of $5. Which of the following statements is most correct concerning J&S stock?

1. A) The price of the preferred stock should equal the price of the common stock since the dividends are the same.
2. B) The price of the common stock could be higher than the price of the preferred stock if the common stock dividends are expected to grow in the future.
3. C) The price of the preferred stock is expected to be higher than the price of the common stock because the required return on preferred stock is higher than the required return on common stock.
4. D) If the required return on the preferred stock is the same as the required return on the common stock, then the price of preferred stock should equal the price of the common stock if markets are efficient.

Answer: B

Keywords: Preferred Stock Valuation, Common Stock Valuation

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

28) Using the dividend valuation method, an analyst determines the value of Company A's stock to be $10 and the value of Company B's stock to be $14. Based on this information, which of the following statements is most accurate?

1. A) Company B must be riskier than Company A, and risk requires a reward.
2. B) Other things being equal, if Company A and Company B have the same firm value, Company B must have more debt, thus leveraging its returns for the benefit of shareholders.
3. C) Other things being equal, if Company A and Company B have the same firm value, Company A may have more shares of stock outstanding than Company B.
4. D) Company B's required rate of return is higher than Company A's required return.

Answer: C

Keywords: Free Cash Flow Valuation

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29) All of the following affect the value of a share of common stock except:

1. A) the dollar amount of the dividends.
2. B) investors' required rate of return.
3. C) the future growth rate for dividends.
4. D) the stock and paid-in-capital amounts on the balance sheet.

Answer: D

Keywords: Common Stock Valuation, Balance Sheet, Required Return, Dividends

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30) The PDQ Company's common stock is expected to pay a $2.00 dividend in the coming year. If investors require a 17% return and the growth rate in dividends is expected to be 8%, what will the market price of the stock be?

11. A) $11.76
12. B) $24.00
13. C) $23.11
14. D) $22.22

Answer: D

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model, Common Stock

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31) An example of the growth factor in common stock is:

1. A) acquiring a loan to fund an investment in Asia.
2. B) retaining profits in order to reinvest into the firm.
3. C) issuing new stock to provide capital for future growth.
4. D) two strong companies merging together to increase their economy of scale.

Answer: B

Keywords: Growth Rate, Common Stock, Retained Profits

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32) You are considering the purchase of a share of Edie's common stock. You expect to sell it at the end of 1 year for $32.00. You will also receive a dividend of $2.50 at the end of the year. Edie just paid a dividend of $2.25. If your required return on this stock is 12%, what is the most you would be willing to pay for it now?

28. A) $28.57
29. B) $33.05
30. C) $20.83
31. D) $30.80

Answer: D

Keywords: Common Stock Valuation, Dividend, Required Return

AACSB: Analytic skills

33) Lily Co. paid a dividend of $5.25 on its common stock yesterday. The company's dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 8.5% indefinitely. If the required rate of return on this stock is 15.5%, compute the current value per share of Lily Co. stock.

81. A) $81.38
82. B) $76.43
83. C) $56.23
84. D) $43.90

Answer: A

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

34) Lily Co.paid a dividend of $5.25 on its common stock yesterday. The company's dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 8.5% indefinitely. The required rate of return on this stock is 15.5%. You observe a market price of $78.50 for the stock. Should you purchase this stock?

1. A) No, the market price is above the intrinsic value of the stock.
2. B) Yes, the market price is below the intrinsic value of the stock.
3. C) No, the growth rate in dividends is too far below the required return.
4. D) Yes, but only if you can keep the stock for at least 5 years.

Answer: B

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

35) Wallace Industries paid a dividend of $1.65 on its common stock yesterday. The dividends of Wallace Industries are expected to grow at 9% per year indefinitely. If the risk free rate is 3% and investors' risk premium on this stock is 8%, estimate the value of Wallace Industries stock 2 years from now.

106. A) $106.84
107. B) $100.43
108. C) $91.81
109. D) $54.71

Answer: A

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model, Required Return, Risk Free Rate, Risk Premium

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36) Greenland Airlines has net income of $2 million this year. The book value of Greenland Airlines common equity is $8 million dollars. The company's dividend payout ratio is 60% and is expected to remain this way. What is Greenland Airlines' internal growth rate?

1. A) 6%
2. B) 9%
3. C) 10%
4. D) 15%

Answer: C

Keywords: Sustainable Growth Rate

AACSB: Analytic skills

37) Berberich Corporation net income this year is $800,000. The company generally retains 35% of net income for reinvestment. The company's common equity currently has a book value of $5,000,000. They just paid a dividend of $1.37, and the required rate of return on this stock is 12%. Compute the value of this stock if dividends are expected to continue growing indefinitely at the company's internal growth rate.

22. A) $22.61
23. B) $11.42
24. C) $15.63
25. D) $4.35

Answer: A

Keywords: Internal Growth Rate, Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

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38) Chambers Corporation's ROE is 20%. Their dividend payout ratio is 70%. The last dividend, just paid, was $2.00. If dividends are expected to grow by the company's internal growth rate indefinitely, what is the current value of Chambers common stock if its required return is 18%?

17. A) $17.67
18. B) $16.89
19. C) $14.92
20. D) $11.52

Answer: A

Keywords: Internal Growth Rate, Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

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39) Johnstown Supply Corporation stock is currently selling for $58.00. It is expected to pay a dividend of $5.00 at the end of the year. Dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 7.5% indefinitely. Compute the required rate of return on Johnstown Supply Corporation stock.

12. A) 12.48%
13. B) 15.65%
14. C) 13.64%
15. D) 16.12%

Answer: D

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

40) Modem Development, Inc. paid a dividend of $5.00 per share on its common stock yesterday. Dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% for the next two years, at which point the stock is expected to sell for $56.00. If investors require a rate of return on Modem's common stock of 18%, what should the stock sell for today?

50. A) $50.22
51. B) $48.51
52. C) $44.76
53. D) $40.22

Answer: B

Keywords: Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

41) If you expect NoDiv Corporation to sell for $75 per share in three years while paying no dividends along the way, and if your required rate of return is 16% per year, how much is the stock worth today?

42. A) $42.68
43. B) $48.05
44. C) $51.10
45. D) $74.64

Answer: B

Keywords: Common Stock Valuation, Present Value

AACSB: Analytic skills

42) Creamy Custard common stock is currently selling for $79.00. It just paid a dividend of $4.60 and dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 5% indefinitely. What is the required rate of return on Creamy Custard's stock?

11. A) 11.11%
12. B) 11.76%
13. C) 12.2%
14. D) 14.21%

Answer: A

Keywords: Required Return, Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

43) Modem Development, Inc. paid a dividend of $5.00 per share on its common stock yesterday. Dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 10% for the next two years, at which point the dividends will begin to grow at a constant rate indefinitely. If the stock is selling for $50 today and the required return is 15%, what it the expected annual dividend growth rate after year two?

3. A) 3.365%
4. B) 3.878%
5. C) 4.556%
6. D) 5.000%

Answer: A

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

44) I Sage, whose common stock is currently selling for $12 per share, is expected to pay a $1.80 dividend, and sell for $14.40 one year from now. What are the dividend yield, growth rate, and total rate of return, respectively?

1. A) 15% 20% 35%
2. B) 10% 5% 15%
3. C) 15% 12% 27%
4. D) 20% 15% 35%

Answer: A

Keywords: Dividend Yield, Growth Rate, Total Rate of Return

AACSB: Analytic skills

45) Shara Miselle Co. just paid a dividend of $1.65 (D0) on its common stock. This company's dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 3% indefinitely. If the required rate of return on this stock is 11%, compute the current value per share of Shara Miselle stock.

20. A) $20.63
21. B) $21.24
22. C) $15.00
23. D) $55.00

Answer: B

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

46) You observe Golden Flashes Common Stock selling for $40.00 per share. The next dividend is expected to be $4.00, and is expected to grow at a 5% annual rate forever. If your required rate of return is 12%, should you purchase the stock?

40. A) Yes, because the present value of the expected future cash flows is greater than $40.
41. B) No, because the present value of the expected future cash flows is less than $40.
42. C) Yes, because the present value of the expected future cash flows is less than $40.
43. D) No, because the present value of the expected future cash flows is greater than $40.

Answer: A

Keywords: Common Stock Valuation, Required Return

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

47) NewAge, Inc. paid a dividend yesterday of $2 per share. NewAge management expects the dividend to increase next year to $3 annually. If the dividend is expected to stay at $3 per year for the foreseeable future, what is the value of the stock to an investor with a required rate of return of 10%?

7. A) $7.50
8. B) $30.00
9. C) $32.00
10. D) $50.00

Answer: B

Keywords: Dividend Valuation Model, Zero Growth

AACSB: Analytic skills

48) H. J. Corp.'s common stock paid $2.50 in dividends last year (D0). Dividends are expected to grow at a 12-percent annual rate forever. If H. J.'s current market price is $40.00, and your required rate of return is 23 percent, should you purchase the stock?

1. A) No, the percentage return on the stock is too high, thus it is too risky.
2. B) Yes, the stock is expected to return more than you require.
3. C) No, the stock is overpriced.
4. D) Not enough information is given.

Answer: C

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model, Required Rate of Return

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

49) Diana Ltd. paid a $2.50 per share dividend yesterday. The dividend is expected to grow at 10 percent per year for the foreseeable future. Diana Ltd. has a beta of 1.6, a standard deviation of returns of 30 percent, and a required return of 18%. What is the value of a share of Diana Ltd. common stock?

Answer: D1 = $2.50 * (1.10) = $2.75; P0 = D1/(rcs — g) = $2.75/(.18 - .10) = $34.38

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

50) You are considering the purchase of Zee Company stock. You anticipate that the company will pay dividends of $3.50 per share next year and $4.00 per share the following year. You believe that you can sell the stock for $20.00 per share two years from now. If your required rate of return is 10 percent, what is the maximum price that you would pay for a share of Zee Company stock?

Answer: VC = $3.50 (PVIF10%,1) + $24.00 (PVIF10%,2) = $23.02

Keywords: Common Stock Valuation

AACSB: Analytic skills

51) The price of DDS Corporation stock is expected to be $45 in 5 years. Dividends are anticipated to increase at an annual rate of 10 percent from the most recent dividend of $1.00. If your required rate of return is 15 percent, how much are you willing to pay for DDS stock?

Answer: The expected cash flows are the future dividends plus the future selling price,

Year	D	PV @ 15%
1	1.10	.96
2	1.21	.91
3	1.33	.88
4	1.46	.84
5	1.61	.80
		$4.39	=PV of dividends only

P = $4.39 + ($68/(1.15^5 = 22.37) = $26.76

Keywords: Common Stock Valuation

AACSB: Analytic skills

8.5 Learning Objective 5

1) The expected rate of return implied by a given market price equals the required rate of return for investors at the margin.

Answer: TRUE

Keywords: Required Return, Expected Return

AACSB: Reflective thinking skills

2) Butler Corp paid a dividend today of $5 per share. The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.5% per year. If Butler Corp stock is selling for $50.00 per share, the stockholders' expected rate of return is

11. A) 11.50%.
12. B) 13.56%.
13. C) 15.49%.
14. D) 16.50%.

Answer: D

Keywords: Expected Rate of Return, Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model

AACSB: Analytic skills

3) The expected rate of return on a share of common stock whose dividends are growing at a constant rate (g) is which of the following, where D1 is the next dividend and Vc is the current value of the stock?

1. A) (D1+ g)/Vc
2. B) D1/Vc + g
3. C) D1/g
4. D) D1/g + Vc

Answer: B

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model, Expected Rate of Return

AACSB: Analytic skills

4) Bin Restaurant Corp preferred stock has a market price of $14.50. If it has a yearly dividend of $3.50, what is your expected rate of return if you purchase the stock at its market price?

41. A) 41.43%
42. B) 19.45%
43. C) 22.36%
44. D) 24.14%

Answer: D

Keywords: Preferred Stock, Expected Rate of Return

AACSB: Analytic skills

5) ADR Bank preferred stock pays an annual dividend of $2.75 per share. If the stock is currently selling for $27.50 per share, what is the expected rate of return on this stock?

2. A) 2.75%
3. B) 10.0%
4. C) 17.5%
5. D) 27.5%

Answer: B

Keywords: Preferred Stock, Expected Rate of Return

AACSB: Analytic skills

6) H. J. Corp. common stock paid $2.50 in dividends last year (D0). Dividends are expected to grow at a 12-percent annual rate forever. If H. J.'s current market price is $40.00, what is the stock's expected rate of return (nearest .01 percent)?

5. A) 5.50%
6. B) 11.00%
7. C) 18.25%
8. D) 19.00%

Answer: D

Keywords: Constant Growth Dividend Valuation Model, Expected Rate of Return

AACSB: Analytic skills

7) U.S Technologies preferred stock sells for $80 and pays $9 each year in dividends. What is the expected rate of return?

Answer: rp = D/V = $9/805 = .1125 = 11.25%

Keywords: Preferred Stock Valuation, Expected Rate of Return

AACSB: Analytic skills

8) You purchased one share of Sophia Enterprises common stock for $30 today. If the stock pays a dividend of $6.50 in one year, and sells for $32.50 at that time, what will the dividend yield, growth rate, and total rate of return be for the year?

Answer: Dividend yield = Div/price = $6.50 / $30 = 21.67%

Growth rate = change in price = ($32.50 - $30) / $30 = 8.33%

Total rate of return = Div. yield + growth rate = 30%

Keywords: Dividend Yield, Growth Rate, Total Rate of Return

AACSB: Analytic skills

9) Tannerly Worldwide's common stock is currently selling for $48 a share. If the expected dividend at the end of the year is $2.40 and last year's dividend was $2.00, what is the rate of return implicit in the current stock price?

Answer: rc = 2.40/48 + (2.40 - 2.00)/2.00 = .05 + .20 = 25%

Keywords: Expected Rate of Return, Dividend Yield, Growth Rate

AACSB: Analytic skills

10) Miller's preferred stock is selling at $54 on the market and pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share.

1. What is the expected rate of return on the stock?
2. If an investor's required rate of return is 9%, what is the value of the stock to that investor?
3. Considering the investor's required rate of return, does this stock seem to be a desirable investment?

Answer:

1. R = D/V

R = $4.20/54

R = 7.78%

1. V = D/R

V = $4.20/.09

V = $46.67

No, it is not a desirable investment because the current selling price exceeds the value to the investor.

Keywords: Preferred Stock Valuation, Expected Rate of Return, Required Rate of Return

AACSB: Analytic skills

11) The common stock of Cranberry Inc. is selling for $26.75 on the open market. Next year's dividend is expected to be $3.68, and the growth rate of this company is estimated to be 5.5%. If Richard Dean, an average investor, is considering purchasing this stock at the market price, what is his expected rate of return?

Answer:

R = (D/V) + g

R = ($3.68/$26.75) + .055

R = 19.26%

Keywords: Expected Rate of Return, Dividend Yield, Growth Rate

AACSB: Analytic skills

1. Which one of the following has a maturity value? a. Assets b. Bonds c. Common stock d. Preferred stock
2. a bond indenture: a. Contains the legal agreement between the firm and the trustee. b. States the bond’s current rating. c. States the yield to maturity of the bond d. Allows the sale of accounts receivable
3. A bond has a 1-% coupon rate, a par value of $1000, and a market price of $800. What is the current yield of this bond? a. 10% b. 11.4% c. 12.2% d. 12.5%
4. Which type of value is shown on the firm’s balance sheet? a. Liquidation value b. Book value c. Market value d. Intrinsic value
5. the present value of the expected future cash flows of an asset represents the asset’s: a. Liquidation value. b. Book value c. Intrinsic value d. Par value
6. in an efficient securities market, the market value of a security is equal to its: a. liquidation value, b. book value c. intrinsic value d. par value
7. What is the value of a bond that has a par value of $1000, a coupon of $80(annually), and matures in 11 years? Assume a required rate of return of 11%, and round your answer to the nearest $10.
8. $320 b. $500 c. $810 d. $790
9. the interest on corporate bonds is typically paid: a. semi-annually b. annually c. quarterly d. monthly
10. Terminator bug company bonds have a 14% coupon rate. Interest is paid semi-annually. The bonds have a par value of $1000 and will mature 10 years from now. Compute the value of terminator bonds if investors’ required rate of return is 12%, rounded to the nearest dollar. a. $1115 b. $1149 c. $1000 d. $894
11. Cassel corporation bonds pay an annual coupon rate of 10%. If investors’ required rate of return is now *% on these bonds, they will be priced at: a. par value b. a premium to par value c. a discount to par value d. asset value
12. How is preferred stock similar to a bond? a. Preferred stock always contains a maturity date b. Dividends are limited in amount c. Both contain a growth factor similar to common stock d. Dividends are deductible for tax purposes
13. cumulative preferred stock: a. provides for the right to vote b. provides for the right to vote cumulatively c. provides for a claim to dividends after common stock d. requires dividends in arrears to be carried over into the next period
14. valuation methods treat preferred stock as a: a. perpetuity b. capital asset c. common stock d. long-term bond
15. Style corporation preferred stock pays a dividend of $3.15 a year. What is the value of the stock if the required rate of return is 8.5%? (round your answer to the nearest$1)
16. 23 b. 27 c. 33 d. 37
17. What is the value of a preferred stock that pays a $2.10 dividend annually to an investor with a required rate of return of 11%? (round your answer to the nearest $1) a. $17 b. $19 c. $21 d. $23
18. Common stock involves ____________the Corporation. a. Ownership in b. Personally managing c. Being a creditor of d. The maturity of
19. Common stock dividends must be ________ before issued. a. Approved by common stockholders b. Registered with the SEC c. Approved by preferred stockholders d. Declared by the firm’s board of directors
20. Which of the following is an example of the internal growth factor of common stock? a. Acquiring a loan to fund an investment in Germany b. Two strong companies merging together to increase their economy of scale c. Issuing new stock to provide capital for future growth d. Retaining profits in order to reinvest into the firm.
21. Little feet Shoe Company just paid a dividend of $1.65 on its common stock. This company’s dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 3% indefinitely. If the required rate of return on this stock is 11%, compute the current value per share of this stock. a. $15 b. $20.63 c. $21.25 d. $55
22. What is the expected rate of return for a stock with a current market price of $35, if the expected dividend at the conclusion of this year is $1.75, and earnings are growing at a 10% annual rate? (Assume that the dividends are anticipated to grow at the same rate.) a. 25% b. 15% c. 10% d. 5%

1. What is the payback period for a $20000 project that is expected to return $6000 per year for the first two years and $3000 per year for years three through five? a.3.5 b. b.4.5 c. c.4.66 d. d.5
2. Rymer, inc. is considering a new assembler, which costs $180,000 installed, and has a depreciable life of 5 years. The expected annual after-tax cash flows for the assembler are $60,000 in each of the 5 years and nothing thereafter. Calculate the net present value (NPV) of the assembler if the required rate of return is 14%. Round to the nearest ten dollars. a. $25,200 b. $25,980 c. $51,960 d. $120,000
3. Which of the following is considered in the calculation of incremental cash flow? a. Re-engineering and installation costs b. Repayment of principal if new debt is issued c. Increased dividend payments if additional common stock issued d. Interest charges associated with raising funds.
4. An old machine was purchased for $20,000, at a book value of $5,000, and sold for $9,000. The firm’s marginal tax rate is 25%. What is the amount of taxes due? a. $9000 b. $5000 c. $2250 d. $1000
5. A firm purchased an asset with a 5-year life for $90,000, and it cost $10,000 for shipping and installation. Using the simplified straight-line method, what is the annual depreciation? a. $20000 b. $18000 c. $10000 d. $5000
6. The Acu Punct Corporation is considering the purchase of a new machine with an initial outlay of $4500 and expected cash flows in years 1-4 of $2200 per year. The risk-adjusted discount rate for the firm is 12%, and the risk-free rate is 5%. Compute the net present value of this project. a. 4300 b. 2181 c. 1899 d. 1535
7. J&B, Inc. has $5 million of debt outstanding with a coupon rate of 12%. Currently the yield to maturity on these bonds is 12%. If the firm’s tax rate is 40%, what is the cost of debt to J&B? a. 14% b. 12% c. 8.4% d. 5.6%
8. Vipsu Corporation plans to issue 10-year bonds with a par value of $1000 that will pay $55 every six months. The net amount of capital to the firm from the sale of each bond is $840.68. If Vipsu is in the 25% tax bracket and its before-tax cost of capital is 14%, what is the after-tax cost of debt? a. 7 b. 10.5 c. 11.5 d. 14
9. XYZ Corporation is trying to determine the appropriate cost of preferred stock to use in determining the firm’s cost of capital. This firm’s preferred stock is currently selling for $36, and pays a perpetual annual dividend of $2.60 per share. Underwriters of a new issue of preferred stock would charge $6 per share in flotation costs. The firm’s tax rate is 30%. Compute the cost of new preferred stock for XYZ. a. 6.2% b. 7.2% c. 8.7% d. 16.7%
10. Shawhan supply plans to maintain is optimal capital structure of 30% debt, 20% preferred stock, and 50% common stock far into the future. The required return on each component is: debt 10%, preferred stock 11%, and common stock 18%. Assuming a 40% marginal tax rate, what is the firm’s weighted average cost of capital? a. 10% b. 12% c. 13% d. 14.2%

1. Use the percent of sales method to forecast next year’s accounts payable. Current year slaes are $24,500,000 and sales are expected to rise by 25%. The firm’s accounts payable balance is $1,701,600. what is the projection for next year’s accounts payable? a. $1,000,600 b. $2,127,000 c. $3,981,250 d. $6,125,000
2. A firm has a return on equity (ROE)of 15%. Dividend payout is 25% of net income. Leverage is 1.20. What is the sustainable rate of growth? a. 3.75% b. 4.28% c. 11.25% d. 13.50%
3. A company collects 60% of its sales during the month of sale, 30% one month after the sale, and 10% two months after the sale. Expected sales are: $10,000 in August, $20,000 in September, $30,000 in October, and $40,000 in November. How much cash is expected to be collected in October? a. $15000 b. $25000 c. $35000 d. $60000
4. A 6-month loan of $5000 at 6% interest would require an interest payment of : a. $900 b. $600 c. $300 d. $150
5. Atlas Tire Irons, Inc. is considering borrowing $5000 for a 90-day period. The firm will repay the $5000 principle amount plus $150 in interest. What is the effective annual rate of interest? Use a 360-day year. a. 7% b. 12% c. 15% d. 25%
6. The effective annual cost of not taking advantage of the 3/10, net 30 terms offered by a supplier is (Use a 360 day year.) a. 55.7% b. 45.4% c. 40.5% d. 32.3%

1. Assume that liquid funds can be invested to yield 12%. If annual remittance checks total $2 billion, what is it worth for the firm to reduce float by 1 day? a. $54,833 b. $657,534 c. $1,000,000 d. $24,000,000
2. If you compare the yield of a municipal bond with that of a treasury bond, what is the equivalent before-tax yield of a municipal bond yielding 6% per year for an investor in the 25% tax bracket? a. 4.0% b. 7.5% c. 8.0% d. 9.5%
3. Determine the effective annualized cost of foregoing the trade discount on terms 2/10 net 45, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent. a. 16.0% b. 16.3% c. 21.0% d. 25.9%
4. Stern Corporation uses semi-hex joints in its manufacturing process. If stern’s total demand for the joints for next year is estimated to be 15,000 units, and if the cost per order is $80, what is stern’s economic order quantity of semi-hex joints? Assume that carrying costs for semi-hex joints are $.51 per unit and round to the nearest 100 units. a. 1500 b. 1700 c. 2000 d. 2200
5. Crisp international purchased 30,000 cases of French wine at a cost of 3,136,000 euros. If the current exchange rate is .7445 euros to the US dollar, what is the purchase price in US dollars? a. $2,106,111 b. $2,334,752 c. $3,333,333 d. $4,212,223
6. Assume the british pound is worth $1.9459. if a new jaguar costs $49,500, what is the cost in british pounds? a. 12,719 b. 25,438 c. 48,161 d. 96,322

The par value of a bond:

generally is $1,000

The interest on corporate bonds is typically paid:

semiannually

On any given day, a bond can be issued at

a discount, a premium, par

Mortgage bonds

are secured by a lien on real property

Which type of value is shown on the firm's balance sheet?

Book Value

Which of the following is generally NOT a characteristic of a bond?

Voting Rights

Which of the following investors incurs the least risk?

bondholders

An ___ is used to outline the issuing company's contractual obligations to bondholders

indenture

The yield to maturity on a bond

is the required return on the bond

Bond ratings are usually not affected by

the company's fiscal year end

The discount rate used to value a bond is:

the market rate of interest

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Interest rates and bond prices usually move in the same direction

Eurobonds are:

issued in a country different from the one in whose currency the bond is denominated

Which of the following statements about zero coupon bonds is FALSE?

When the bonds mature, the issuing firm is faced with small cash outflow relative to the cash inflow the firm receives when the bonds are initially issued

Which of the following bonds is sold by a corporation at a discount and pay no interest?

a zero coupon bond

Government bonds have lower yield to maturity than do corporate bonds of the same maturity because the __ premium is lower for government bonds

default

which of the following statements is true?

A bond will set at a premium if the prevailing required rate of return is less than the bond's coupon rate

Financial Management: Principles and Applications, 11e (Titman)

Chapter 9 Debt Valuation and Interest Rates

9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

1) The par value of a bond:

1. A) never equals its market value.
2. B) is determined by the investor.
3. C) generally is $1,000.
4. D) is never returned to the bondholder.

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

2) The interest on corporate bonds is typically paid:

1. A) semiannually.
2. B) annually.
3. C) quarterly.
4. D) monthly.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

3) On any given day, a bond can be issued at:

1. A) a discount.
2. B) a premium.
3. C) par.
4. D) all of the above.

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

4) Mortgage bonds:

1. A) are a type of debenture.
2. B) are secured by a lien on real property.
3. C) usually pay little or no interest.
4. D) can only be issued by financial institutions.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

5) Bondholders have a priority claim on assets ahead of:

1. A) common stockholders.
2. B) preferred stockholders.
3. C) both A and B.
4. D) none of the above.

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

6) Which type of value is shown on the firm's balance sheet?

1. A) Book value
2. B) Liquidation value
3. C) Market value
4. D) Intrinsic value

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: balance sheet

Principles: Principle 3: Cash Flows Are the Source of Value

7) Which of the following is generally NOT a characteristic of a bond?

1. A) Voting rights
2. B) Par value
3. C) Claims on assets and income
4. D) Indenture

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

8) Common indenture provisions include:

1. A) restrictions on the issuance of common stock dividends.
2. B) restrictions on the sale or purchase of fixed assets.
3. C) constraints on additional borrowing.
4. D) all of the above.

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

9) The issuance of bonds to raise capital for a corporation:

1. A) magnifies the returns to the stockholders.
2. B) increases risk to the stockholders.
3. C) is a cheaper form of capital than the issuance of common stock.
4. D) all of the above.
5. E) none of the above.

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

10) A(n)________ is used to outline the issuing company's contractual obligations to bondholders.

1. A) mortgage
2. B) debenture
3. C) bond rating
4. D) indenture

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

11) Junk bonds:

1. A) are high yield bonds.
2. B) have higher default risk.
3. C) were used to finance "fallen angels."
4. D) all of the above.

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

12) Which of the following investors incurs the least risk?

1. A) Bondholders
2. B) Preferred stockholders
3. C) Common stockholders
4. D) All of the above bear equal risk

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: risk, return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

13) The par value of a corporate bond indicates the level of interest payments that will be paid to investors.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: coupon rate

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

14) Any unsecured long-term debt instrument is a debenture.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

15) A mortgage bond is always secured by a lien on real property.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

16) The debenture is the legal agreement between the firm issuing a bond and the bond trustee who represents the bondholders.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.1 Overview of Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

1) The yield to maturity on a bond:

1. A) is fixed in the indenture.
2. B) is lower for higher-risk bonds.
3. C) is the required return on the bond.
4. D) is generally equal to the coupon interest rate.

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

2) All of the following affect the value of a bond EXCEPT:

1. A) investors' required rate of return.
2. B) the recorded value of the firm's assets.
3. C) the coupon rate of interest.
4. D) the maturity date of the bond.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

3) A $1,000 par value 10-year bond with a 10% coupon rate recently sold for $900. The yield to maturity:

1. A) is 10%.
2. B) is greater than 10%.
3. C) is less than 10%.
4. D) cannot be determined.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

4) Sterling Corp. bonds pay 10% annual interest and are selling at 97. The market rate of interest:

1. A) is less than 10%.
2. B) is greater than 10%.
3. C) equals 10%.
4. D) cannot be determined.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: market interest rate

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

5) The Blackburn Group has recently issued 20-year, unsecured bonds rated BB by Moody's. These bonds are:

1. A) low-risk bonds.
2. B) debentures.
3. C) premium bonds.
4. D) mortgage bonds.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

6) Colby & Company bonds pay semiannual interest of $50. They mature in 15 years and have a par value of $1,000. The market rate of interest is 8%. The market value of Colby bonds is (round to the nearest dollar):

173. A) $1,173.
174. B) $743.
175. C) $1,000.
176. D) $827.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

7) Caldwell, Inc. sold an issue of 30-year, $1,000 par value bonds to the public. The bonds carry a 10.85% coupon rate and pay interest semiannually. It is now 12 years later. The current market rate of interest on the Caldwell bonds is 8.45%. What is the current market price (intrinsic value) of the bonds? Round off to the nearest $1.

1. A) $751
2. B) $1,177
3. C) $1,220
4. D) $976

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

8) MI has a $1,000 par value, 30-year bond outstanding that was issued 20 years ago at an annual coupon rate of 10%, paid semiannually. Market interest rates on similar bonds are 7%. Calculate the bond's price.

956. A) $956.42
957. B) $1,000.00
958. C) $1,168.31
959. D) $1,213.19

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

9) Davis & Davis issued $1,000 par value bonds at 102. The bonds pay 12% interest annually and mature in 30 years. The market rate of interest is (round to the nearest hundredth of a percent):

12. A) 12.00%.
13. B) 11.76%.
14. C) 10.12%.
15. D) 11.29%.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: market interest rate

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

10) What is the yield to maturity of a nine-year bond that pays a coupon rate of 20% per year, has a $1,000 par value, and is currently priced at $1,407? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent and assume annual coupon payments.

1. A) 5%
2. B) 14%
3. C) 12%
4. D) 11%

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

11) What is the expected rate of return on a bond that matures in seven years, has a par value of $1,000, a coupon rate of 14%, and is currently selling for $911? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent and assume annual coupon payments.

1. A) 13%
2. B) 14%
3. C) 15%
4. D) 16%

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

12) What is the expected rate of return on a bond that pays a coupon rate of 9%, has a par value of $1,000, matures in five years, and is currently selling for $714? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent and assume annual coupon payments.

1. A) 18%
2. B) 13%
3. C) 16%
4. D) 17%

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

13) What is the value of a bond that has a par value of $1,000, a coupon rate of $80 (annually), and matures in 11 years? Assume a required rate of return of 11%, and round your answer to the nearest $10.

1. A) $320
2. B) $500
3. C) $810
4. D) $790

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

14) What is the value of a bond that matures in three years, has an annual coupon payment of $110, and a par value of $1,000? Assume a required rate of return of 11%, and round your answer to the nearest $10.

1. A) $970
2. B) $1,330
3. C) $330
4. D) $1,000

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

15) Bond ratings are usually not affected by:

1. A) the company's fiscal year end.
2. B) profitable operations.
3. C) variability in earnings.
4. D) firm size.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

16) The discount rate used to value a bond is:

1. A) the coupon interest rate.
2. B) determined by the issuing company.
3. C) fixed for the life of the bond.
4. D) the market rate of interest.

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

17) As interest rates, and consequently investors' required rates of return, change over time, the ________ of outstanding bonds will also change.

1. A) maturity date
2. B) coupon interest payment
3. C) par value
4. D) price

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

18) Zoro Sword Company bonds pay an annual coupon rate of 9 1/2%. They have eight years to maturity and face value, or par, of $1,000. Compute the value of Zoro bonds if investors' required rate of return is 10%.

516. A) $1,516.18
517. B) $973.33
518. C) $1,027.17
519. D) $950.00

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

19) Terminator Bug Company bonds have a 14% coupon rate. Interest is paid semiannually. The bonds have a par value of $1,000 and will mature 10 years from now. Compute the value of Terminator bonds if investors' required rate of return is 12%.

114. A) $1,114.70
115. B) $1,149.39
116. C) $894.06
117. D) $1,000.00

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

20) Brookline, Inc. just sold an issue of 30-year bonds for $1,107.20. Investors require a rate of return on these bonds of 7.75%. The bonds pay interest semiannually. What is the coupon rate of the bonds?

7. A) 7.750%
8. B) 11.072%
9. C) 9.375%
10. D) 8.675%

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: coupon rate

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

21) Applebee sold an issue of 30-year, $1,000 par value bonds to the public. The coupon rate of 8.75% is payable annually. It is now five years later, and the current market rate of interest is 7.25%. What is the current market price (intrinsic value) of the bonds? Round off to the nearest $1.

1. A) $715
2. B) $1,171
3. C) $1,225
4. D) $697

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

22) Six years ago, Colt, Inc. sold an issue of 30-year, $1,000 par value bonds. The coupon rate of 5.25% is payable annually. Investors presently require a rate of return of 8.375%. What is the current market price (intrinsic value) of the bonds? Round off to the nearest $1.

1. A) $1,050
2. B) $932
3. C) $681
4. D) $1,111

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

23) Frazier Fudge has a $1,000 par value bond that is currently selling for $1,300. It has an annual coupon rate of 7%, paid semiannually, and has nine years remaining until maturity. What is the annual yield to maturity on the bond? (Round to the nearest whole percentage.)

1. A) 3%
2. B) 5%
3. C) 7%
4. D) 9%

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

24) You are considering the purchase of Hytec bonds that were issued 14 years ago. When the bonds were originally sold, they had a 30-year maturity and a 14.375% coupon interest rate that is payable semiannually. The bond is currently selling for $1,508.72. What is the yield to maturity on the bonds?

8. A) 8.50%
9. B) 14.38%
10. C) 11.11%
11. D) 7.67%

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

25) Aurand, Inc. has outstanding bonds with an 8% annual coupon rate paid semiannually. The bonds have a par value of $1,000, a current price of $904, and will mature in 14 years. What is the annual yield to maturity on the bond?

15. A) 15.80%
16. B) 10.47%
17. C) 9.24%
18. D) 7.90%
19. E) 4.62%

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

26) Marshall Manufacturing has a bond outstanding that was issued 20 years ago at a coupon rate of 9%. The $1,000 par value bond pays interest semiannually and was originally issued with a term of 30 years. If today's interest rate is 14%, what is the value of the bond today?

654. A) $654.98
655. B) $735.15
656. C) $814.42
657. D) $941.87

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

27) A $1,000 par value bond is currently listed as selling at 92 1/8. This means:

92. A) that you can buy the bond for $92.125.
93. B) that you can buy the bond for $921.25.
94. C) that if you purchase the bond today, you will receive $921.25 when the bond matures.
95. D) none of the above.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond pricing

Principles: Principle 4: Market Prices Reflect Information

28) You paid $865.50 for a corporate bond that has a 6.75% coupon rate. What is the bond's current yield?

8. A) 8.375%
9. B) 7.800%
10. C) 15.001%
11. D) 6.667%

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: current yield

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

29) A $1,000 par value bond with a 12% coupon rate currently selling for $825 has a current yield of:

14. A) 14.55%.
15. B) 12.44%.
16. C) 7.27%.
17. D) 5.61%.

Answer: A

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Keywords: current yield

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

30) Bond ratings are favorably affected by:

1. A) a greater reliance on equity in financing the firm.
2. B) high variability in past earnings.
3. C) large firm size.
4. D) both A and C.

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond rating

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

31) Miller Motorworks has a $1,000 par value, 8% annual coupon bond with interest payable semiannually with a remaining term of 15 years. The annual market yield on similar bonds is 6%. What is the bond selling for today? (Round to the nearest whole dollar.)

1. A) $1,196
2. B) $1,042
3. C) $1,000
4. D) $946

Answer: A

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Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

32) Lambda Co. has bonds outstanding that mature in 10 years. The bonds have $1,000 par value, pay interest annually at a rate of 9%, and have a current selling price of $1,125. The yield to maturity on the bonds is:

7. A) 7.20%.
8. B) 9%.
9. C) 10.12%.
10. D) 14.40%.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

33) Generic, Inc. has bonds outstanding that mature in 20 years. The bonds have $1,000 par value, pay interest annually at a rate of 10%, and have a current selling price of $875.25. The yield to maturity on the bonds is:

1. A) 10%.
2. B) 8.75%.
3. C) 11.63%.
4. D) 7.24%.

Answer: C

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Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

34) Beta, Inc. has bonds outstanding that mature in 10 years. The bonds have $1,000 par value and pay interest annually at a rate of 10%, which is also the current required rate of return on the bonds. The bonds' duration is:

10. A) 10.00.
11. B) 6.76.
12. C) 5.
13. D) unable to be determined based on the information given.

Answer: B

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Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

35) Assume that you wish to purchase a 20-year bond that has a maturity value of $1,000 and a coupon interest rate of 8%, paid semiannually. If you require a 10% rate of return on this investment, what is the maximum price that you would be willing to pay for this bond?

1. A) $619
2. B) $674
3. C) $761
4. D) $828
5. E) $902

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

36) Assume that you wish to purchase a 30-year bond that has a maturity value of $1,000 and a coupon interest rate of 9.5%, paid semiannually. If you require a 6.75% rate of return on this investment, what is the maximum price that you should be willing to pay for this bond?

1. A) $1,111
2. B) $1,450
3. C) $1,352
4. D) $675
5. E) $1,000

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

37) Dry Seal plans to issue bonds to expand operations. The bonds will have a par value of $1,000, a 10-year maturity, and a coupon interest rate of 9%, paid semiannually. Current market conditions are such that the bonds will be sold to net $937.79. What is the yield-to-maturity of these bonds?

1. A) 11%
2. B) 10%
3. C) 9%
4. D) 8%
5. E) 7%

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

38) You purchased Photon, Inc. bonds exactly one year ago today for $875. During the latest year, you received $65 in interest on the bonds. What is your current yield on these bonds?

11. A) 11.3%
12. B) 7.4%
13. C) 6.5%
14. D) 10.5%
15. E) 9.1%

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: current yield

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

39) You purchased Gibraltar Corp. bonds exactly one year ago today for $1,075. During the latest year, you received $85 in interest on the bonds. What is your current yield on these bonds?

11. A) 11.3%
12. B) 8.5%
13. C) 6.5%
14. D) 7.9%
15. E) 9.1%

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: current yield

Principles: Principle 3: Cash Flows Are the Source of Value

40) The longer the time to maturity, the more sensitive a bond's price to changes in market interest rates.

Answer: TRUE

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Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

41) A bond's value equals the present value of interest and principal the owner will receive.

Answer: TRUE

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Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

42) The higher the bond rating, the more default risk associated with the bond.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: risk, return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

43) Bond ratings measure the interest rate risk of a given bond issue.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: risk, return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

44) When referring to bonds, expected rate of return and yield to maturity are often used interchangeably.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

45) Junk bonds are rated BB or higher.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

46) The current yield of a bond will equal its coupon rate when the bond is selling at par value.

Answer: TRUE

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Keywords: current yield

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

47) The better the bond rating, the lower the rate of return demanded in the capital markets.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: risk, return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

48) The sensitivity of a bond's value to changing interest rates depends on both the bond's time to maturity and its pattern of cash flows.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

49) Compare and contrast current yield and yield to maturity.

Answer: The current yield is a measure of the one-year return on a bond if purchased today. The current yield is calculated by taking a bond's annual coupon payment and dividing by its market price. Yield to maturity measures the return on a bond if it is held to maturity. The yield to maturity is that discount rate that would make the present value of the expected future cash flows exactly equal to the market price at time of calculation. In an efficient market, the yield to maturity will reflect the market rate of interest and required return of bondholders.

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

50) BCD's $1,000 par value bonds currently sell for $798.50. The coupon rate is 10%, paid semiannually. If the bonds have five years before maturity, what is the yield to maturity or expected rate of return?

Answer: $1,000(PVIF)

By trial and error try 8%.

$798.50 = $50 × 6.710 + $1,000 × .463

$798.50 = $798.50

Yield to maturity = (.08)(2) = .16

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Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

51) If you are willing to pay $1,392.05 for a 15-year, $1,000 par value bond that pays 10% interest semiannually, what is your expected rate of return?

Answer: Try 3%.

$1,392.05 = $50 × 19.601 + $1,000 × 0.412

Required rate of return = (.03)(2) = .06

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

52) DAH, Inc. has issued a 12% bond that is to mature in nine years. The bond had a $1,000 par value, and interest is due to be paid semiannually. If your required rate of return is 10%, what price would you be willing to pay for the bond?

Answer: V = 60(11.69) + 1000(.416)

V = 701.40 + 416.00

V = 1,117.40

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

53) Calculate the value of a bond that is expected to mature in 13 years with a $1,000 face value. The interest coupon rate is 8%, and the required rate of return is 10%. Interest is paid annually.

Answer:

V = PV of interest payments as an annuity + PV of maturity value.

V = 568.27 + 289.66

V = $857.93

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

54) The market price of a 20-year, $1,000 bond that pays 9% interest semiannually is $774.31. What is the bond's yield to maturity?

Answer: By trial and error, select 6% semi-annually (12% annually).

$774.31 = ($45 × 15.046) + ($1,000 × 0.097)

$774.31 = $774.07

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

55) Garvin, Inc.'s bonds have a par value of $1,000. The bonds pay semiannual interest of $40 and mature in five years.

1. How much would you pay for Garvin bonds if your required rate of return is 10%?
2. How much would you pay if your required rate of return is 8%?

Answer:

7. po= (40 × 7.722) + (1,000 × 0.614)

po = 922.88

8. po= (40 × 8.111) + (1,000 × 0.676)

po = 1,000

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Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

56) Given the following information, determine the market value of EAO Company bonds.

Par value $1,000

Coupon rate 10%

Years to maturity 6

Market rate 8%

Interest paid semiannually

Answer:

po = (50 × 9.375) + (1,000 × 0.625)

po = 1,093.75

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Topic: 9.2 Valuing Corporate Debt

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

1) If the market price of a bond increases, then:

1. A) the yield to maturity decreases.
2. B) the coupon rate increases.
3. C) the yield to maturity increases.
4. D) none of the above.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

2) If current market interest rates rise, what will happen to the value of outstanding bonds?

1. A) It will rise.
2. B) It will fall.
3. C) It will remain unchanged.
4. D) There is no connection between current market interest rates and the value of outstanding bonds.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: interest rate risk

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

3) If current market interest rates fall, what will happen to the value of outstanding bonds?

1. A) It will rise.
2. B) It will fall.
3. C) It will remain unchanged.
4. D) There is no connection between current market interest rates and the value of outstanding bonds.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: interest rate risk

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

4) Cassel Corp. bonds pay an annual coupon rate of 10%. If investors' required rate of return is now 8% on these bonds, they will be priced at:

1. A) par value.
2. B) a premium to par value.
3. C) a discount to par value.
4. D) cannot be determined from information given.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

5) Which of the following statements is true?

1. A) A bond that has a rating of AA is considered to be a junk bond.
2. B) A bond will sell at a premium if the prevailing required rate of return is less than the bond's coupon rate.
3. C) A zero coupon is a bond that is secured by a lien on real property.
4. D) The legal document that describes all of the terms and conditions of a bond issue is called a debenture agreement.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

6) Quirk Drugs sold an issue of 30-year, $1,000 par value bonds to the public that carry a 10.85% coupon rate, payable semiannually. It is now 10 years later, and the current market rate of interest is 9.00%. If interest rates remain at 9.00% until Quirk's bonds mature, what will happen to the value of the bonds over time?

1. A) The bonds will sell at a premium and decline in value until maturity.
2. B) The bonds will sell at a discount and rise in value until maturity.
3. C) The bonds will sell at a premium and rise in value until maturity.
4. D) The bonds will sell at a discount and fall in value until maturity.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

7) Which of the following statements is true?

1. A) When investors' required rate of return equals the bond's coupon rate, then the market value of the bond may be selling at par value.
2. B) When investors' required rate of return exceeds the bond's coupon rate, then the market value of the bond will be greater than par value.
3. C) When investors' required rate of return is less than the bond's coupon rate, then market value of the bond will be greater than par value.
4. D) When investors' required rate of return is less than the bond's coupon rate, then the market value of the bond will be less than par value.

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

8) A bond with a face value of $1,000 has annual coupon payments of $100 and was issued seven years ago. The bond currently sells for a premium and has eight years left to maturity. This bond's ________ must be less than 10%.

1. A) yield to maturity
2. B) current yield
3. C) coupon rate
4. D) current yield and coupon rate
5. E) yield to maturity and current yield

Answer: E

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

9) A bond has a coupon rate of 10% and yield to maturity of 12%. Which of the following must be true?

1. A) The bond is selling at a discount.
2. B) The bond is selling at a premium.
3. C) The bond's current yield is less than the coupon rate.
4. D) Both A and C.
5. E) Both B and C.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

10) Which of the following statements about bonds is true?

1. A) Bond prices move in the same direction as market interest rates.
2. B) If market interest rates change, long-term bonds will fluctuate more in value than short-term bonds.
3. C) Long-term bonds are less risky than short-term bonds.
4. D) If market interest rates are higher than a bond's coupon interest rate, then the bond will sell above its par value.
5. E) None of the above.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: interest rate risk

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

11) Which of the following statements about bonds is true?

1. A) As the maturity date of a bond approaches, the market value of a bond will become more volatile.
2. B) Long-term bonds have less interest rate risk than do short-term bonds.
3. C) Bond prices move in the same direction as market interest rates.
4. D) If market interest rates are above a bond's coupon interest rate, then the bond will sell below its par value.
5. E) None of the above.

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

12) Which of the following statements about bonds is true?

1. A) The market value of a bond moves in the opposite direction of market interest rates.
2. B) As the maturity date of a bond approaches, the market value of a bond will become more volatile.
3. C) Long-term bonds are less risky than short-term bonds.
4. D) If market interest rates are higher than a bond's coupon interest rate, then the bond will sell above its par value.
5. E) None of the above.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

13) Which of the following statements is FALSE?

1. A) A debenture would usually be more risky than a mortgage bond that is issued by the same firm.
2. B) A bond will sell at a discount if the prevailing required rate of return is more than the bond's coupon rate.
3. C) A short-term bond will fluctuate less in value than a long-term bond if interest rates fluctuate.
4. D) Interest rates and bond prices usually move in the same direction.

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

14) Which of the following statements about bonds is true?

1. A) If market interest rates are below a bond's coupon interest rate, then the bond will sell above its par value.
2. B) Long-term bonds have less interest rate risk than do short-term bonds.
3. C) Bond prices move in the same direction as market interest rates.
4. D) As the maturity date of a bond approaches, the market value of a bond will become more volatile.
5. E) None of the above.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

15) Bonds cannot be worth less than their book value.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

16) So long as a bond sells for an amount above its par value, the coupon interest rate and yield to maturity remain equal.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

17) As market interest rates increase, bond prices decrease.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

18) Bonds that sell at a discount have a coupon rate lower than the market interest rate.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: market interest rate

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

19) Bonds with a longer time to maturity have less interest rate risk.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: interest rate risk

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

20) As investors' required rate of return on a bond increases, the value of the bond increases also.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

21) As the maturity date of a bond approaches, the bond's market value approaches its par value.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: time to maturity

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

22) Shorter-term bonds have greater interest rate risk than do longer-term bonds.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: interest rate risk

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

23) Why are longer-term bonds more sensitive to changes in interest rates than shorter-term bonds?

Answer: Longer-term bonds are more price-sensitive to changes in interest rates because there are more cash flows remaining whose values are affected by the change. Since shorter-term bonds have fewer cash flows remaining, price sensitivity to change in interest rates will be lower. In addition, as the bond gets closer to maturity, the present value of the maturity payment gets less and less volatile. Duration is a measure of how responsive a bond's price is to changing interest rates. Duration is higher for long-term bonds than for short-term bonds.

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Topic: 9.3 Bond Valuation: Four Key Relationships

Keywords: bond pricing relationships

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

9.4 Types of Bonds

1) Eurobonds are:

1. A) issued in a country different from the one in whose currency the bond is denominated.
2. B) issued only in Europe.
3. C) the European equivalent of a junk bond.
4. D) none of the above.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.4 Types of Bonds

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

2) Which of the following statements about zero coupon bonds is FALSE?

1. A) When the bonds mature, the issuing firm is faced with a small cash outflow relative to the cash inflow the firm receives when the bonds are initially issued.
2. B) Zero coupon bonds are disadvantageous to the issuing firm if interest rates fall.
3. C) Yields tend to be bid down on zero coupon bonds due to investor demand for the bonds.
4. D) Zero coupon bonds provide a positive annual cash flow to the issuing firm over the life of the bonds.

Answer: A

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Topic: 9.4 Types of Bonds

Keywords: zero coupon bond

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

3) Eurobonds:

1. A) are registered with the SEC.
2. B) are frequently offered to U.S. citizens and residents during their initial distribution.
3. C) take relatively longer periods of time to issue.
4. D) have none of the above characteristics.

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.4 Types of Bonds

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

4) Which of the following bonds is sold by a corporation at a discount and pays no interest?

1. A) An indenture bond
2. B) A zero coupon bond
3. C) A junk bond
4. D) A eurobond

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.4 Types of Bonds

Keywords: zero coupon bond

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

5) Which of the following is an advantage of zero coupon bonds?

1. A) Small cash outflow at maturity
2. B) Lower yield due to low demand
3. C) Ability to deduct annual amortization of discount
4. D) Both A and C
5. E) All of the above

Answer: D

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Topic: 9.4 Types of Bonds

Keywords: zero coupon bond

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

6) Debentures are unsecured long-term debt.

Answer: TRUE

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Keywords: debenture

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

7) Zero coupon bonds are disadvantageous to the issuing firm if interest rates fall.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.4 Types of Bonds

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

8) Eurobonds are bonds issued in a country different from the one in whose currency the bond is denominated.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.4 Types of Bonds

Keywords: bonds

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

9) The duration of a zero coupon bond is the same as the bond's maturity.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.4 Types of Bonds

Keywords: zero coupon bond

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

9.5 Determinants of Interest

1) Which of the following statements about debentures is FALSE?

1. A) The earning ability of the issuing corporation is of great concern to the bondholder.
2. B) Debentures are viewed as less risky than secured bonds.
3. C) Debentures must provide investors with a higher yield than secured bonds.
4. D) Debentures allow the firm to issue debt and still preserve some future borrowing power.

Answer: B

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Topic: 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates

Keywords: debenture

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

2) Government bonds have lower yield to maturity than do corporate bonds of the same maturity because the ________ premium is lower for government bonds.

1. A) interest rate risk
2. B) inflation
3. C) default
4. D) maturity

Answer: C

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Topic: 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates

Keywords: risk

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

3) Pursuant to the Fisher Effect, the real interest rate is exactly equal to the nominal interest rate less the rate of inflation

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates

Keywords: inflation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

4) When inflation rates go up, bond prices go up as well.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

5) As the time to maturity increases, the maturity premium increases.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates

Keywords: interest rate risk

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

6) Explain why an increase in the inflation rate will cause the yield to maturity on a bond to increase.

Answer: When the inflation rate increases, it means that the risk free rate of return will increase. This happens because investors need to make some real return, even on a risk free investment. This means that in order to keep the real rate of return constant, when the inflation rate goes up, the nominal interest rate goes up as well. Consequently, to maintain the same real rate of return, the nominal rate must go up, which in turn raises the required return, or yield to maturity.

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Topic: 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates

Keywords: bond valuation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

7) What elements determine what the yield to maturity will be for a bond?

Answer: The starting point is the risk free rate, a rate for a bond with no risks. A short term treasury bill reflects the risk free rate. The risk free rate comprises the real rate of return plus an inflation premium, so that the investor can earn the real return. If one knows the nominal risk free rate and the inflation rate, one can determine the real rate through the Fisher effect. When there is a possibility of default, the investor must receive a default premium to reflect that risk. Finally, there is the risk that the yield to maturity of the bond may change over the life of the bond, possibly lowering its value. This risk is reflected by the investor adding a maturity premium to the required return. In summary, the yield to maturity will be the real return, plus premiums for inflation, default, and maturity.

Diff: 2

Topic: 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates

Keywords: yield to maturity

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

8) Given the anticipated rate of inflation (i) of 6.3% and the real rate of interest (R) of 4.7%, find the nominal rate of interest (r).

Answer:

r = R + i + iR

r = .047 + 0.63 + (.063)(.047)

r = 11.3%

Diff: 2

Topic: 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates

Keywords: inflation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

9) If provided the nominal rate of interest (r) of 14.2% and the anticipated rate of inflation (i) of 5.5%, what is the real rate of interest (R)?

Answer: r = R + i + iR

.142 = R + .055 + (.055)(R)

.142 - .055 = 1.055R + .055 - .055

.087 = 1.055R

R = 8.2%

Diff: 2

Topic: 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates

Keywords: inflation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

10) Given the anticipated rate of inflation (i) of 6.13% and the real rate of interest (R) of 7.56%, what is the true inflation premium?

Answer: We know the inflation premium to equal i + iR or = 0.0613 + (.0613)(.0756) = 6.59%

Diff: 2

Topic: 9.5 Determinants of Interest Rates

Keywords: fisher effect

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

1) The expected rate of return on a share of common stock whose dividends are growing at a constant rate (g) is which of the following, where D1 is the next dividend and Vc is the current value of the stock?

(D1+g)/Vc
D1/Vc
D1/g
None of the above

2) Convertibility is a common feature of common stock; it allows the common stockholders to convert their common shares into preferred shares or into bonds.

TRUE/FALSE

3) The sum of the present values of an investment's expected future cash flows is known as the investment's intrinsic value.

TRUE/FALSE

4) Common stock does not mature.

TRUE/FALSE

5) Like common stock, preferred stock pays a dividend that varies with earnings

TRUE/FALSE

6) The security market line reflects an individual investor's attitude toward risk

TRUE/FALSE

7) A bond rating of A is lower than a bond rating of AA.

TRUE/FALSE

8) An efficient market may be defined as one in which the values of all securities at any instant in time fully reflect all available information

TRUE/FALSE

9) The total amount of interest earned on a lump sum investment will exactly double if the amount of time is exactly doubled, everything else equal.

TRUE/FALSE

10) Unlike market value, the intrinsic value of an asset is estimated independently of risk

TRUE/FALSE

11) Beginning with an investment in one company's securities, as we add securities of other companies in other industries to our portfolio, which type of risk declines:

Systematic Risk
Market Risk
Non-diversifiable Risk
Unsystematic

12) Which of the following statements is true:

The value of a bond is inversely related to changes in investors' present required rate of return
If interest rates decrease, the value of a bond will decrease
If interest rates increase, the value of a bond will increase
None of the above

13) One characteristic of an annuity is that the payment amount is the same during each period

TRUE/FALSE

14) A security with a beta of one has a required rate of return equal to the overall market rate of return

TRUE/FALSE

1) The expected yield on junk bonds is lower than the yield on AAA-rated bonds because of the higher default risk associated with junk bonds.

A)True

B)False

2) Incremental cash flows refer to:

A)The difference between after-tax cash flows and before-tax accounting profits.

B)The new cash flows that will be generated if a project is undertaken.

C)The cash flows of a project, minus financing costs.

D)The cash flows that are foregone if a firm does not undertake a project.

3) The yield to maturity on a bond:

A)is fixed in the indenture.

B)is lower for higher risk bonds.

C)is the required rate of return on the bond.

D)is generally below the coupon interest rate.

4) Current assets would usually not include

A)plant and equipment

B)marketable securities

C)accounts receivables

D)inventories

5) AJAX Company paid a dividend today of $4 per share.

The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5% per year. If AJAX Company stock is selling for $56 per share, the stockholders’ expected rate of return is:

A)12.1%

B)12.5%

C)7.5%

D)5.0%

6) The internal rate of return is:

1. A) The discount rate that makes the NPV positive.
2. B) The discount rate that equates the present value of the cash inflows with the present value of the cash
3. C) The discount rate that makes NPV negative and the PI greater than one.
4. D) The rate of return that makes the NPV positive.

7) Changes in the general economy, like changes in interest rates or tax laws represent what type of risk?

1. A) Company-unique risk
2. B) Market risk
3. C) Unsystematic risk
4. D) Diversifiable risk

8) In order to maximize firm value, management should invest in new assets

1. A) so long as a project's IRR is greater or equal to the firm's marginal cost of capital
2. B) so long as a project's IRR is positive
3. C) so long as a project's accounting rate of return is greater or equal to the firm's marginal cost of capital
4. D) b and c

9) The debt ratio is a measure of a firm's

1. A) leverage
2. B) profitability
3. C) liquidity
4. D) coverage

10) Increased depreciation expenses affect tax-related cash flows by

1. A) increasing taxable income, thus increasing taxes.
2. B) decreasing taxable income, thus reducing taxes.
3. C) decreasing taxable income, with no effect on cash flow since depreciation is a non-cash expense.
4. D) pushing a corporation into a higher tax bracket.

11) Flotation costs cause a corporation's cost of capital to be lower than its investors' required returns.

1. A) True
2. B) False

12) Which of the following is NOT considered in the calculation of incremental cash flows?

1. A) tax saving due to increased depreciation expense
2. B) interest payments if new debt is issued
3. C) increased dividend payments if additional preferred stock is issued
4. D) B and C

13) A firm that wants to know if it has enough cash to meet its bills would be most likely to use which kind of ratio?

1. A) liquidity
2. B) leverage
3. C) efficiency
4. D) profitability

14) The discount rate used to value a bond is

1. A) the coupon interest rate
2. B) determined by the issuing company
3. C) fixed for the life of the bond
4. D) the market rate of interest

15) In general, the least expensive source of capital is:

1. A) preferred stock.
2. B) new common stock.
3. C) debt.
4. D) retained earnings.

16) Which of the following best describes why cash flows are utilized rather than accounting profits when evaluating capital projects?

1. A) cash flows have a greater present value than accounting profits
2. B) cash flows reflect the timing of benefits and costs more accurately than accounting profits
3. C) cash flows are more stable than accounting profits
4. D) cash flows improve the tax position of a firm more than accounting profits
5. E) none of the above

17) A cash flow statement can be used to answer a variety of questions. Which of the following would this statement not be likely to answer?

1. A) Why was money borrowed?
2. B) Where did profits go?
3. C) What is the current level of inventory?
4. D) Were there any new investment activities?

18)The present value of $1,000 to be received in 10 years is ________ if the discount rate is 7.3%.

1. A) $270
2. B) $494
3. C) $370
4. D) $433

19) Activities of the investment banker include

1. A) assuming the risk of selling a security issue.
2. B) selling new securities to the ultimate investors.
3. C) providing advice to firms issuing securities.
4. D) all of the above

20) Market risk refers to the tendency of a stock to move with the general stock market. A stock with above-average market risk will tend to be more viola tile than an average stock and it will also have a beta which is greater than 1.0.

1. A) True
2. B) False

21) Which of the following is false?

1. A) preferred stock has some characteristics of both common stock and bonds
2. B) common stockholders are essentially creditors of the firm
3. C) the pre-emptive right on common stock protects the shareholder from dilution in ownership and value

22) The less-risky investment is always the more desirable choice.

1. A) True
2. B) False

23) Which of the following statements best represents the "Agency Problem"?

1. A) Managers might attempt to benefit themselves in terms of salary and perquisites at the expense of shareholders.
2. B) The agency problem results from the separation of management and the ownership of the firm.
3. C) The agency problem may interfere with the implementation of maximizing shareholder wealth.
4. D) all of the above

24) You are considering investing in a project with the following year-end after tax cash flows

Year l: $5,000

Year 2: $3,200

Year 3: $7,800

If the initial outlay for the project is $12,113, compute the project's internal rate of return.

1. A) 14%
2. B) 10%
3. C) 32%
4. D) 24%

25) Emery Inc. has a beta equal to 1.5 and a required return of 14% based on the CAPM. If the risk free rate of return is 2%, the expected return on the market portfolio is:

1. A) 10%.
2. B) 9%.
3. C) 8%.
4. D) 6%.

26) Company A and Company B have the same profit margin and the same total asset turnover, but company A has a higher return on equity. This may result from

1. A) Company B has more common stock.
2. B) Company A has a higher debt ratio.
3. C) Company A has a higher return on assets.
4. D) Company B has a higher return on assets.

27) As business goals go, maximization of profits is worthy but it does not adequately consider which of the following?

1. A) income taxes
2. B) time frame over which profits are to be measured
3. C) increases in the cost of raw materials
4. D) changes in sales revenues

28) All of the following would result in an increase in stockholders equity except

1. A) The company sold common stock at par value.
2. B) The company sold common stock above par value.
3. C) The company purchased treasury stock.
4. D) The company had positive net income greater than dividends paid.

29) The calculation of incremental free cash flows over a project's life should include

1. A) labor and material saving.
2. B) additional revenue.
3. C) interest to bondholders.
4. D) A and B.

30) All of the following are equity accounts on a balance sheet except:

1. A) retained earnings.
2. B) cash.
3. C) common stock.
4. D) paid-in capital.

31)

Preferred dividends are tax deductible whereas common dividends are not.

1. A) True
2. B) False

32) Choose the most correct answer for the following:

(1) Which is the measure of risk for choosing an asset which is to be held in isolation?

(2) Which is the measure of risk for choosing an asset to be held as part of a well-diversified portfolio?

1. A) Variance; variance.
2. B) Standard deviation; beta.
3. C) Beta; beta.
4. D) Standard deviation; standard deviation.

33) Higgins Office Corp. plans to maintain its optimal capital structure of 40 percent debt, 10 percent preferred stock, and 50 percent common equity indefinitely. The required return on each component source of capital is as follows: debt--8 percent; preferred stock--12 percent; common equity--16 percent. Assuming a 40 percent marginal tax rate, what after-tax rate of return must Higgins Office Corp. earn on its investments if the value of the firm is to remain unchanged?

12. A) 12.40 percent
13. B) 12.00 percent
14. C) 11.12 percent
15. D) 10.64 percent

34) Bill borrowed $100,000 today that he must repay in 10 annual end-of-year installments of $14,902. What annual interest rate is Bill paying on his loan?

4. A) 4.9%
5. B) 5.4%
6. C) 7.5%
7. D) 8.0%

35) The appropriate measure for risk according to the capital asset pricing model is:

1. A) the standard deviation of a firm's cash flows.
2. B) alpha.
3. C) the standard deviation of a firm's stock returns.
4. D) beta.

36) Bobby's grandmother deposited $100 in a savings account for him when he was born. The money has been earning an annual rate of 12% interest, compounded quarterly for the last 25 years. He is getting married and would like to take his new bride on a fabulous honeymoon. How much does he have in this account to use?

1. A) $4,165
2. B) $1,700
3. C) $5,051
4. D) $1,922

37) The risk-return relationship for each financial asset is shown on

1. A) the capital market line
2. B) the security market line
3. C) the New York Stock Exchange market line
4. D) none of the above

38) An IPO (Initial Public Offering) is an example of secondary market transaction.

1. A) True
2. B) False

39) Savings are generally transferred to the business firms by

1. A) direct transfer of funds.
2. B) indirect transfer using the investment banker.
3. C) indirect transfer using the financial intermediary.
4. D) all of the above

40) Which of the following represents an attempt to measure the earnings of the firm's operations over a gIven time period?

1. A) balance sheet
2. B) cash flow statement
3. C) income statement
4. D) none of the above

41) Kingsbury Associate's current assets are as follows:

Cash $3,000

Accounts Receivable $4,500

Inventories $8,000

If Kingsbury has a current ratio of 3.2, what is its quick ratio?

2. A) 2.07
3. B) l.55
4. C) 0.48
5. D) none of the above

42)Which of the following statements about the net present value is true?

1. A) It produces a percentage result that is easy to describe.
2. B) It has an inadequate reinvestment assumption.
3. C) It is likely that there will be more than one NPV for a project.
4. D) It may be used to select among projects of different sizes.

43) Emery Inc. had $5 million of gross income, operating expenses of $1 million, paid $1 million of interest on borrowing of $10 million, and paid a dividend of $0.50 million. Emery Inc.'s taxable income is

1. A) $3 million.
2. B) $2.5 million.
3. C) $4 million.
4. D) $3.5 million.

44) Cabell Corp. bonds pay an annual coupon rate of 10%. If investors' required rate of return is now 12% on these bonds, they will be priced at:

1. A) Par value.
2. B) A premium to par value.
3. C) A discount to par value.
4. D) Cannot be determined without knowing the number of years to maturity.

45) Your company is considering an investment in a project which would require an initial outlay of $300,000 and produce expected cash flows in years 1-5 of $87,385 per year. You have determined that the current after-tax cost of the firm's capital (required rate of return) for each source of financing is as follows

Cost of Debt 8%

Cost of Preferred Stock 12%

Cost of Common Stock 16%

Long term debt currently makes up 20% of the capital structure, preferred stock 10%, and common stock 70%. What is the net present value of this project?

1. A) -$13,876
2. B) $0
3. C) $287,692
4. D) $1,568

46) Which of the following factors tend to encourage management to pursue stock price maximization as a goal?

1. A) shareholders link management's compensation to comp any performance
2. B) managers' reactions to the threats of firing and takeover
3. C) managers do not have goals other than stock price maximization.
4. D) statements a and b are both correct
5. E) statements a, b, and c are all correct

47) Capital market instruments include

1. A) negotiable certificates of deposit.
2. B) corporate equities.
3. C) commercial paper.
4. D) Treasury bills.

48) You just purchased a parcel of land for $10,000. If you expect a 14% annual rate of return on your investment, how much will you sell the land for in 10 years?

1. A) $25,000
2. B) $31,060
3. C) $37,072
4. D) $34,310
5. E) $45,000

49) All of the following are criticisms of the payback period criterion except:

1. A) Time value of money is not accounted for.
2. B) Cash flows occurring after the payback are ignored.
3. C) It deals with accounting profits as opposed to cash flows.
4. D) None of the above; they are all criticisms of the payback period criteria.

50)

Casino Games Company preferred stock pays a perpetual annual dividend of 3.5% of its $100 par value. If investors' required rate of return on this stock is 11%, what is the value per share?

35. A) $35.00
36. B) $31.82
37. C) $7.97
38. D) $3.18

Selected practice questions from Chapters 6 – 8, FIN 335, with Dr. Graham

From Chapter 6 – Bonds and Bond Value

1. The stated interest payment, in dollars, made on a bond each period is called the bond's:
2. A)
3. B) Face value.
4. C)
5. D) Yield to maturity.
6. E) Coupon rate.

Answer: A

2. The principal amount of a bond that is repaid at the end of the loan term is called the bond's:
3. A)
4. B) Face value.
5. C)
6. D) Yield to maturity.
7. E) Coupon rate.

Answer: B

3. The rate of return required by investors in the market for owning a bond is called the:
4. A)
5. B) Face value.
6. C)
7. D) Yield to maturity.
8. E) Coupon rate.

Answer: D

4. The annual coupon of a bond divided by its face value is called the bond's:
5. A)
6. B) Face value.
7. C)
8. D) Yield to maturity.
9. E) Coupon rate.

Answer: E

5. A bond with a face value of $1,000 that sells for less than $1,000 in the market is called a:
6. A) Par bond.
7. B) Discount bond.
8. C) Premium bond.
9. D) Zero coupon bond.
10. E) Floating rate bond.

Answer: B

6. A bond with a face value of $1,000 that sells for more than $1,000 in the market is called a:
7. A) Par bond.
8. B) Discount bond.
9. C) Premium bond.
10. D) Zero coupon bond.
11. E) Floating rate bond.

Answer: C

7. The long-term bonds issued by the United States government are called:
8. A) Treasury bonds.
9. B) Municipal bonds.
10. C) Floating rate bonds.
11. D) Junk bonds.
12. E) Zero coupon bonds.

Answer: A

8. A bond that makes no coupon payments (and thus is initially priced at a deep discount to par value) is called a _______ bond.
9. A) Treasury
10. B) municipal
11. C) floating rate
12. D) junk
13. E) zero coupon

Answer: E

9. A bond which, at the election of the holder, can be swapped for a fixed number of shares of common stock at any time prior to the bond's maturity is called a _____________ bond.
10. A) zero coupon
11. B) callable
12. C) putable
13. D) convertible
14. E) warrant

Answer: D

10. The annual coupon payment of a bond divided by its market price is called the:
11. A) Coupon rate.
12. B) Current yield.
13. C) Yield to maturity.
14. D) Bid-ask spread.
15. E) Capital gains yield.

Answer: B

11. The price a dealer is willing to accept for selling a security to an investor is called the:
12. A) Equilibrium price.
13. B) Auction price.
14. C) Bid price.
15. D) Ask price.
16. E) Bid-ask spread.

Answer: D

12. A bond with a face value of $1,000 has annual coupon payments of $100 and was issued 10 years ago. The bond currently sells for $1,000 and has 8 years remaining to maturity. This bond's ______________ must be 10%.

1. yield to maturity
2. market premium

III. coupon rate

1. A) I only
2. B) I and II only
3. C) III only
4. D) I and III only
5. E) I, II and III

Answer: D

13. If you divide a bond's annual coupon payment by its current yield you get the ___________.
14. A) yield to maturity
15. B) investors' required rate of return
16. C) annual coupon rate
17. D) cost of capital
18. E) bond price

Answer: E

14. Which of the following statements regarding bond pricing is true?
15. A) The lower the discount rate, the more valuable the coupon payments are today.
16. B) Bonds with high coupon payments are generally (all else the same) more sensitive to changes in interest rates than bonds with lower coupon payments.
17. C) When market interest rates rise, bond prices will also rise, all else the same.
18. D) Bonds with short maturities are generally (all else the same) more sensitive to changes in interest rates than bonds with longer maturities.
19. E) All else the same, bonds with larger coupon payments will have a lower price today.

Answer: A

15. Your broker offers you the opportunity to purchase a bond with coupon payments of $90 per year and a face value of $1000. If the yield to maturity on similar bonds is 8%, this bond should:
16. A) Sell for the same price as the similar bond regardless of their respective maturities.
17. B) Sell at a premium.
18. C) Sell at a discount.
19. D) Sell for either a premium or a discount but it's impossible to tell which.
20. E) Sell for par value.

Answer: B

16. When pricing bonds, if a bond's coupon rate is less than the required rate of return, then:
17. A) The holder of the bond is assured of a profit regardless of when the bond is eventually sold.
18. B) The holder of the bond will realize a capital gain if the bond is held to maturity.
19. C) The bond sells at par because the required rate of return is adjusted to reflect the discrepancy.
20. D) The bond sells at a premium if it has a long maturity and at a discount if it has a short maturity.
21. E) The bond sells at a discount if it has a long maturity and at a premium if it has a short maturity.

Answer: B

17. All else the same, a(n) __________ will decrease the required return on a bond.
18. A) call provision
19. B) lower bond rating
20. C) sinking fund
21. D) increase in inflation
22. E) increase in the size of a bond issuance

Answer: C

18. Which of the following items generally appears in a corporate bond quote from The Wall Street Journal?
19. A) Yield to maturity
20. B) Original issue price
21. C) Current yield
22. D) Name of the trustee
23. E) Bond rating

Answer: C

19. For a discount bond, the current yield is _________ the yield to maturity, and the coupon rate is _____________ the yield to maturity.
20. A) less than; less than
21. B) less than; greater than
22. C) greater than; less than
23. D) greater than; greater than
24. E) equal to; equal to

Answer: A

20. For a premium bond, the required return is less than the:

1. Current yield.
2. Yield to maturity.

III. Coupon rate.

1. A) I only
2. B) I and II only
3. C) II and III only
4. D) I and III only
5. E) I, II, and III

21. If investors are uncertain that they will be able to sell a corporate bond quickly, the investors will demand a higher yield in the form of a(n) ____________.
22. A) inflation premium
23. B) liquidity risk premium
24. C) interest rate risk premium
25. D) default risk premium
26. E) increased real rate of interest

Answer: B

22. Dizzy Corp. bonds bearing a coupon rate of 12%, pay coupons semiannually, have 3 years remaining to maturity, and are currently priced at $940 per bond. What is the yield to maturity?
23. A) 00%
24. B) 99%
25. C) 54%
26. D) 25%
27. E) 57%

Answer: C

Response: $940 = 1000 FV, 60 PMT, 6 N, -940 PV, CPT I/Y = 7.27%;

YTM = 7.27% x 2 = 14.54%

23. Whitesell Athletic Corporation's bonds have a face value of $1,000 and a 9% coupon paid semiannually; the bonds mature in 8 years. What current yield would be reported in The Wall Street Journal if the yield to maturity is 7%?
24. A) 4%
25. B) 5%
26. C) 6%
27. D) 7%
28. E) 8%

Answer: E

Response:

1000 FV, 45 PMT, 16 N, 3.5 I/Y, CPT PV = $1,120.94; Annual coupon is 45 x 2 = 90.

Current Yield (CY) = $90 / 1,120.94 = 8.03%

24. D&G Enterprises issues bonds with a $1,000 face value that make coupon payments of $30 every 3 months. What is the coupon rate?
25. A) 30%
26. B) 00%
27. C) 00%
28. D) 00%
29. E) 00%

Answer: D

Response: coupon rate = ($30 x 4) / 1,000 = 12%

25. Suppose you purchase a zero coupon bond with face value $1,000, maturing in 25 years, for $180. What is the implicit interest, in dollars, in the first year of the bond's life?
26. A) $ 86
27. B) $ 84
28. C) $12.78
29. D) $19.27
30. E) $30.00

Answer: C

1000 FV, 25 N, -180 PV, CPT I/Y = YTM = 7.1%; Year 1 interest = $180 x .071 = $12.78

26. Suppose you purchase a zero coupon bond with a face value of $1,000 and a maturity of 25 years, for $180. If the yield to maturity on the bond remains unchanged, what will the price of the bond be 5 years from now?
27. A) $253.64
28. B) $287.52
29. C) $310.91
30. D) $380.58
31. E) $500.00

Answer: A

1000 FV, 25 N, -180 PV, CPT I/Y = 7.1%; -180 PV, 5 N, 7.1 I/Y, CPT FV = $253.64

27. What is the yield to maturity on an 18-year, zero coupon bond selling for 30% of par value?
28. A) 86%
29. B) 86%
30. C) 37%
31. D) 92%
32. E) 00%

Answer: D

1000 FV, 18 N, -300 PV, CPT I/Y = YTM = 6.92%

28. J&J Enterprises wants to issue sixty 20-year, $1,000 zero-coupon bonds. If each bond is to yield 7%, how much will J&J receive (ignoring issuance costs) when the bonds are first sold?
29. A) $11,212
30. B) $12,393
31. C) $15,505
32. D) $18,880
33. E) $20,000

Answer: C

Response: price = $1,000 / 1.0720 = $258.42; proceeds = $258.42 x 60 = $15,505

There is the algebra, but what are the entries using your TVOM keys on your TI BA II Plus?

And what of the algebra and keystrokes for numbers 29-40 below? Recognizing the algebra is important, and extending that recognition to the keystrokes is “key.”

29. J&J Enterprises wants to issue 20-year, $1,000 face value zero-coupon bonds. If each bond is to yield 7%, what is the minimum number of bonds J&J must sell if they wish to raise $5 million from the sale? (Ignore issuance costs.)
30. A) 17,290
31. B) 19,349
32. C) 20,164
33. D) 23,880
34. E) 26,159

Answer: B

Response: price = $1,000 / 1.0720 = $258.42; # of bonds = $5,000,000 / 258.42 = 19,349

30. What is the market value of a bond that will pay a total of fifty semiannual coupons of $80 each over the remainder of its life? Assume the bond has a $1,000 face value and a 12% yield to maturity.
31. A) $ 86
32. B) $ 26
33. C) $1,135.90
34. D) $1,315.24
35. E) $1,545.62

Answer: D

50 N, 80 PMT, 1000 FV, 12/2 = I/Y, CPT PV = -1,315

31. J&J Manufacturing just issued a bond with a $1,000 face and a coupon rate of 8%. The bond has a life of 20 years, annual coupons, and a yield to maturity is 7.5%, what will the bond sell for?
32. A) $ 975
33. B) $1,020
34. C) $1,051
35. D) $1,087
36. E) $1,162

Answer: C

1000 FV, 80 PMT, 20 N, 7.5 I/Y, CPT PV = -1,051

32. J&J Manufacturing just issued a bond with a $1,000 face value and a coupon rate of 8%. If the bond has a life of 20 years, pays annual coupons, and the yield to maturity is 7.5%, what percent of the bond's total price is represented by the present value of the coupons?
33. A) 7%
34. B) 1%
35. C) 6%
36. D) 2%
37. E) 0%

Answer: C

Response:

Using the TVOM keystrokes above, you get the price of around $1,051.

Now, in this problem, you must calculate the value of the annuity stream (the interest payments or coupons) and divide that into the bond price. Recall that the total bond value is comprised of the PV of the coupons plus the PV of the maturity payoff of $1000.

Keystrokes for the PV of the coupons? 80 PMT, 7.5 I/Y, 20 N, CPT PV = -815.56. Divide that into 1051 and you get $815.56 / 1,050.97 = 77.6%.

33. J&J Manufacturing just issued a bond with a $1,000 face value and a coupon rate of 8%. If the bond has a life of 20 years, pays annual coupons, and the yield to maturity is 7.5%, what is the present value of the bond's face value?
34. A) $ 41
35. B) $ 15
36. C) $ 56
37. D) $1,000.00
38. E) $1,050.97

Answer: A, Response: PV of par = $1,000 / 1.07520 = $235.41

(1000 FV, 20 N, 7.5 I/Y, CPT PV = 235.41)

34. J&J Manufacturing just issued a bond with a $1,000 face value and a coupon rate of 8%. If the bond has a life of 20 years, pays annual coupons, and the yield to maturity is 7.5%, what is the total present value of the bond's coupon payments?
35. A) $ 41
36. B) $ 15
37. C) $ 56
38. D) $1,000.00
39. E) $1,050.97

Answer: C

Response: PV of coupons = $80 [(1 1/1.07520)/ .075] = $815.56

Using the TVOM keys instead of algebra?

Coupon payments are 8% of $1000 or $80. So, 80 PMT, 20 N, 7.5I/Y, CPT PV = 815.56

35. The market price of a bond is $1,236.94, it has 14 years to maturity, a $1,000 face value, and pays an annual coupon of $100 in semiannual installments. What is the yield to maturity?
36. A) 18%
37. B) 26%
38. C) 37%
39. D) 11%
40. E) 27%

Answer: E

Response:

$1,236.94 = $50 {[1 - 1/(1 + R)28] / R} + 1,000 / (1 + R)28; R = 3.637%; YTM = 3.64% x 2 = 7.27%

The algebra is a bit annoying, so do the TVOM stuff, thusly: -1,236.94PV, 1000 FV, 28 N, 50 PMT, CPT I/Y = 3.637. I/Y x 2 = 3.637 x 2 = 7.274 or 7.27%

36. What would you pay for a bond that pays an annual coupon of $45, has a face value of $1,000, matures in 11 years, and has a yield to maturity of 10%?
37. A) $642.77
38. B) $775.34
39. C) $800.18
40. D) $910.14
41. E) $976.38

Answer: A

Response: price = $45 [(1 - 1/1.111) / .1] + 1,000 / 1.111 = $642.77

TVOM stuff? 1000 FV, 45 PMT, 11 N, 10 I/Y, CPT PV = -642.77

37. King Noodles' bonds have a 9% coupon rate. Interest is paid quarterly and the bonds have a maturity of 10 years. If the appropriate discount rate is 10% on similar bonds, what is the price of King Noodles' bonds?
38. A) $937.24
39. B) $938.55
40. C) $971.27
41. D) $989.63
42. E) $991.27

Answer: A

1000 FV, 90/4 = 22.5 PMT, 10 x 4 = 40 N, 10/4=2.5 I/Y, CPT PV = -937.24

38. Cornerstone Industries has a bond outstanding with an 8% coupon rate and a market price of $874.68. If the bond matures in 6 years and interest is paid semiannually, what is the YTM?
39. A) 9%
40. B) 9%
41. C) 9%
42. D) 9%
43. E) 9%

Answer: D

Response: $874.68 = $40 {[1 - 1/(1 + R)12] / R} + 1,000 / (1 + R)12; R = 5.45%; YTM = 5.45% x 2 = 10.9%

TVOM keystrokes? 40 PMT, 12 N, 1000 FV, -874.68 PV, CPT I/Y = 5.45 x 2 = YTM = 10.9%

39. The make-believe bonds of Facebook carry a 12% annual coupon, have a $1,000 face value, and mature in 5 years. Bonds of equivalent risk yield 9%. What is the market value of Facebook bonds?
40. A) $1,011.20
41. B) $1,087.25
42. C) $1,095.66
43. D) $1,116.69
44. E) $1,160.25

Answer: D

Response: price = $120 [(1 - 1/1.095) / .09] + 1,000 / 1.095 = $1,116.69

1000 FV, 120 PMT, 5 N, 9 I/Y, CPT PV = -1,116.69

40. If the following bonds are identical except for coupon, what is the price of bond B?

944. A) $ 58
945. B) $ 31
946. C) $1,037.86
947. D) $1,150.00
948. E) $1,279.47

Answer: A

Response:

Bond A: $1,150 = $50 {[1 - 1/(1 + R)50 ]/ R} + 1,000 / (1 + R)50; R = 4.27%;

Bond B: price = $40 [(1 - 1/1.042750) / .0427] + 1,000 / 1.042750 = $944.58

First, compute the YTM for bond A, thusly:

1000 FV, 25x2=N, 50 PMT, -1,150 PV, CPT I/Y = YTM = 4.27. Then compute PV of bond B:

1000 FV, 40 PMT, 25x2= N, 4.27 I/Y, CPT PV = -944.58

41. If corporate bond yields are at 8.4% and you are in the 34% federal marginal income tax bracket, at what level of municipal bond yields would you be indifferent between owning corporate bonds or muni bonds? Ignore the impact of state and local taxes.
42. A) 95%
43. B) 54%
44. C) 03%
45. D) 67%
46. E) 11%

Answer: B

Response: 8.4(1 - .34) = 5.54%

CHAPTER 7 QUESTIONS BEGIN HERE

1. The stock valuation model that determines the current stock price as the next dividend divided by the (discount rate less the dividend growth rate) is called the:
2. A) Zero growth model.
3. B) Dividend growth model.
4. C) Capital Asset Pricing Model.
5. D) Earnings capitalization model.

Answer: B

2. A stock's next expected dividend divided by the current stock price is the:
3. A) Current yield.
4. B) Total yield.
5. C) Dividend yield.
6. D) Capital gains yield.
7. E) Earnings yield.

Answer: C

3. The rate at which the stock price is expected to appreciate (or depreciate) is the:
4. A) Current yield.
5. B) Total yield.
6. C) Dividend yield.
7. D) Capital gains yield.
8. E) Earnings yield.

Answer: D

4. Payments made by a corporation to its shareholders, in the form of either cash, stock, or payments in kind, are called:
5. A) Retained earnings.
6. B) Net income.
7. C)
8. D)
9. E) Infused equity.

Answer: C

5. The market in which new securities are originally sold to investors is the ________ market.
6. A) dealer
7. B) auction
8. C) over-the-counter (OTC)
9. D) secondary
10. E) primary

Answer: E

6. The market in which previously issued securities are traded among investors is the:
7. A) Dealer market.
8. B) Auction market.
9. C) Over-the-counter (OTC) market.
10. D) Secondary market.
11. E) Primary market.

Answer: D

7. Common stock valuation requires, among other things, information regarding the:
8. Expected dividend growth rate.
9. Current dividend payment.

III. Par value of the common stock.

1. A) I only
2. B) I and II only
3. C) I and III only
4. D) II and III only
5. E) I, II, and III

Answer: B

8. As illustrated using the dividend growth model, the total return on a share of common stock is comprised of a ___________.
9. A) capital gains yield and a dividend growth rate
10. B) capital gains growth rate and a dividend growth rate
11. C) dividend payout ratio and a required rate of return
12. D) dividend yield and the present dividend
13. E) dividend yield and a capital gains yield

Answer: E

9. Which of the following items would usually appear for a stock quote in The Wall Street Journal?
10. A) Capital gains rate
11. B) Dividend yield
12. C) Number of shares outstanding
13. D) Par value of the stock
14. E) Dividend growth rate

Answer: B

10. If dividends on a common stock are expected to grow at a constant rate forever, and if you are told the most recent dividend paid, the dividend growth rate, and the appropriate discount rate today, you can calculate ___________.
11. the price of the stock today
12. the dividend that is expected to be paid ten years from now

III. the appropriate discount rate ten years from now

1. A) I only
2. B) I and II only
3. C) I and III only
4. D) II and III only
5. E) I, II, and III

Answer: B

11. Which of the following statements regarding dividend yields is true?
12. A) It measures how much the stock's price will increase in a year.
13. B) It incorporates the par value of the stock into the calculation.
14. C) It is analogous to the current yield for a bond.
15. D) It is always greater than the stock's capital gains yield.
16. E) It measures the total annual return an investor can expect to earn by owning the stock.

Answer: C

12. Which of the following is (are) true?
13. The dividend yield on a stock is the annual dividend divided by the par value.
14. When the constant dividend growth model holds, g = capital gains yield.

III. The total return on a share of stock = dividend yield + capital gains yield.

1. A) I only
2. B) II only
3. C) I and II only
4. D) II and III only
5. E) I, II, and III

Answer: D

13. If some shareholders have greater voting power than others, it must be that:
14. A) The company has both preferred stock and common stock outstanding.
15. B) The company has outstanding debentures.
16. C) The company is located outside the United States in a tax-haven locale.
17. D) The company has multiple classes of common stock.
18. E) The company is in bankruptcy proceedings.

Answer: D

14. What would you pay for a share of ABC Corporation stock today if the next dividend will be $3 per share, your required return on equity investments is 15%, and the stock is expected to be worth $90 one year from now?
15. A) $78.26
16. B) $80.87
17. C) $82.56
18. D) $90.00
19. E) $98.12

Answer: B

Response: P0 = $3 / 1.15 + 90 / 1.15 = $80.87

15. The dividend on Simple Motors common stock will be $3 in 1 year, $4.25 in 2 years, and $6.00 in 3 years. You can sell the stock for $100 in 3 years. If you require a 12% return on your investment, how much would you be willing to pay for a share of this stock today?
16. A) $75.45
17. B) $77.24
18. C) $81.52
19. D) $85.66
20. E) $91.30

Answer: C

Response: P0 = $3.00 / 1.12 + 4.25 / 1.122 + 106 / 1.123 = $81.52

16. A stock that pays a constant dividend of $1.50 forever currently sells for $10.71. What is the required rate of return?
17. A) 10%
18. B) 12%
19. C) 13%
20. D) 14%
21. E) 15%

Answer: D

Response: $10.71 = $1.50 / R; R = 14%

17. ABC Company's preferred stock is selling for $30 a share. If the required return is 8%, what will the dividend be two years from now?
18. A) $2.00
19. B) $2.20
20. C) $2.40
21. D) $2.80
22. E) $3.25

Answer: C

Response: $30 = D / .08; D = $2.40

18. What would you pay today for a stock that is expected to make a $2 dividend in one year if the expected dividend growth rate is 5% and you require a 12% return on your investment?
19. A) $28.57
20. B) $29.33
21. C) $31.43
22. D) $43.14
23. E) $54.30

Answer: A

Response: P0 = $2 / (.12 - .05) = $28.57

19. The stock of MTY Golf World currently sells for $90 per share. The firm has a constant dividend growth rate of 6% and just paid a dividend of $5.09. If the required rate of return is 12%, what will the stock sell for one year from now?
20. A) $ 00
21. B) $ 52
22. C) $ 40
23. D) $ 80
24. E) $112.78

Answer: C

Response: P₁ = P₀(1 + g) = $90 (1.06) = $95.40

20. Llano's stock is currently selling for $40.00. The expected dividend one year from now is $2 and the required return is 13%. What is this firm's dividend growth rate assuming the constant dividend growth model is appropriate?
21. A) 8%
22. B) 9%
23. C) 10%
24. D) 11%

Answer: A

Response: g = .13 - ($2 / 40) = 8%

21. The current price of XYZ stock is $80.00. Dividends are expected to grow at 5% indefinitely and the most recent dividend was $2.75. What is the required rate of return on XYZ stock?
22. A) 3%
23. B) 7%
24. C) 5%
25. D) 6%
26. E) 2%

Answer: B

Response: R = ($2.89 / 80) + .05 = 8.7%

22. ABC Corporation's common stock dividend yield is 3.61%, it just paid a dividend of $2.75, and is expected to pay a dividend of $2.89 one year from now. Dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate indefinitely. What is the required rate of return on ABC stock?
23. A) 3%
24. B) 7%
25. C) 5%
26. D) 6%
27. E) 2%

Answer: B

Response: ($2.89 - 2.75) / 2.75 = .051; R = .036 + .051 = 8.7%

23. If Big Amp, Inc. stock closed at $36 and the current quarterly dividend is $0.75 per share, what dividend yield would be reported for the stock in The Wall Street Journal?
24. A) 0%
25. B) 6%
26. C) 7%
27. D) 6%
28. E) 3%

Answer: E

Response: DY = ($0.75 x 4) / 36 = 8.3%

24. Suppose NoGro, Inc. has just issued a dividend of $3.25 per share. Subsequent dividends will remain at $3.25 indefinitely. Returns on the stock of firms like NoGro are currently running 10%. What is the value of one share of stock?
25. A) $22.50
26. B) $27.25
27. C) $32.50
28. D) $37.25
29. E) $39.75

Answer: C

Response: P0 = $3.25 / .10 = $32.50

25. Suppose Pale Hose, Inc. has just paid a dividend of $1.80 per share. Sales and profits for Pale Hose are expected to grow at a rate of 8% per year. Its dividend is expected to grow by the same amount. If the required return is 14%, what is the value of a share of Pale Hose?
26. A) $18.00
27. B) $25.20
28. C) $27.80
29. D) $30.60
30. E) $32.40

Answer: E

Response: P0 = [$1.80(1.08)] / (.14 - .08) = $32.40

26. Suppose that you have just purchased a share of stock for $40. The most recent dividend was $2 and dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 7% indefinitely. What must your required return be on the stock?
27. A) 45%
28. B) 00%
29. C) 25%
30. D) 35%
31. E) 65%

Answer: D

Response: R = [$2(1.07)] / 40 + - .07 = 12.35%

27. The preferred stock of the Limbaugh Institute pays a constant annual dividend of $4 and sells for $50. You believe the stock will sell for $32 in one year. You must, therefore, believe that the required return on the stock will be _____ percentage points ________ in one year.
28. A) 8; higher
29. B) 8; lower
30. C) 5; higher
31. D) 5; lower
32. E) 5; higher

Answer: E

Response: current: $50 = $4 / R; R = 8%; future: $32 = $4 / R; R = 12.5

28. A firm's stock has a required return of 12%. The stock's dividend yield is 5%. What is the dividend the firm is expected to pay in one year if the current stock price is $50?
29. A) $2.00
30. B) $2.50
31. C) $3.00
32. D) $3.50
33. E) $4.00

Answer: B

Response: D1 = $50 (.05) = $2.50

29. A firm's stock has a required return of 12%. The stock's dividend yield is 5%. What dividend did the firm just pay if the current stock price is $50?
30. A) $2.18
31. B) $2.34
32. C) $2.50
33. D) $2.87
34. E) $3.60

Answer: B

Use the following to answer questions 30-36:

30. Duke stock must have closed at ___________ per share on the previous trading day.
31. A) $29.64
32. B) $30.76
33. C) $30.99
34. D) $31.55
35. E) $32.11

Answer: B

Response: 30.76 - 0.56 = 30.20

31. For the current year, the expected dividend per share is:
32. A) $0.25
33. B) $1.00
34. C) $2.00
35. D) $3.30
36. E) $4.00

Answer: B

Doing the algebra? Expected DPS = Yld x Close = .033 x 30.20 = 1

32. Assume the expected growth rate in dividends is 10%. Then the constant growth model suggests that the required return on Duke stock is:
33. A) 4%
34. B) 9%
35. C) 0%
36. D) 6%
37. E) 8%

Answer: D

Response: R = [($1.00 x 1.10) / 30.20] + .10 = 13.6%

33. Based on the quote, a good estimate of EPS over the last four quarters is:
34. A) $0.80
35. B) $1.21
36. C) $1.68
37. D) $1.91
38. E) $2.54

Answer: C

Response: EPS = $30.20 / 18 = $1.68

34. On this trading day, the number of Duke shares which changed hands was:
35. A) 209
36. B) 2,092
37. C) 20,925
38. D) 209,250
39. E) 2,092,500

Answer: E

The algebra? How about 20,925 x 100 = 2,092,500

35. Assume that Duke paid a $0.92 annual dividend in the previous period. What is the dividend growth rate based on this quote?
36. A) 8%
37. B) 0%
38. C) 2%
39. D) 7%
40. E) 9%

Answer: D : Response: g = ($1.00 / 0.92) - 1 = 8.7%

36. You believe that the required return on Duke stock is 16% and that the expected dividend growth rate is 12%, which is expected to remain constant for the foreseeable future. Is the stock currently overvalued, undervalued, or fairly priced?
37. A) Overvalued
38. B) Undervalued
39. C) Fairly priced
40. D) Cannot tell without more information

Answer: A

Response: P0 = [$1.00 (1.12) ] / (.16 - .12) = $28.00; overvalued at $30.20 in the market

CHAPTER 8 QUESTIONS BEGIN HERE

1. The difference between the market value of an investment and its cost is the:
2. A) Net present value.
3. B) Internal rate of return.
4. C) Payback period.
5. D) Profitability index.
6. E) Discounted payback period.

Answer: A

2. The net present value (NPV) rule can be best stated as:
3. A) An investment should be accepted if, and only if, the NPV is exactly equal to zero.
4. B) An investment should be rejected if the NPV is positive and accepted if it is negative.
5. C) An investment should be accepted if the NPV is positive and rejected if its is negative.
6. D) An investment with greater cash inflows than cash outflows, regardless of when the cash flows occur, will always have a positive NPV and therefore should always be accepted.

Answer: C

3. The length of time required for an investment to generate cash flows sufficient to recover its initial cost is the:
4. A) Net present value.
5. B) Internal rate of return.
6. C) Payback period.
7. D) Profitability index.
8. E) Discounted payback period.

Answer: C

4. The payback rule can be best stated as:
5. A) An investment is acceptable if its calculated payback period is less than some prespecified number of years.
6. B) An investment should be accepted if the payback is positive and rejected if it is negative.
7. C) An investment should be rejected if the payback is positive and accepted if it is negative.
8. D) An investment is acceptable if its calculated payback period is greater than some prespecified number of years.

Answer: A

5. The discount rate that makes the net present value of an investment exactly equal to zero is the:
6. A) Payback period.
7. B) Internal rate of return.
8. C) Average accounting return.
9. D) Profitability index.
10. E) Discounted payback period.

Answer: B

6. The internal rate of return (IRR) rule can be best stated as:
7. A) An investment is acceptable if its IRR is exactly equal to its net present value (NPV).
8. B) An investment is acceptable if its IRR is exactly equal to zero.
9. C) An investment is acceptable if its IRR is less than the required return, else it should be rejected.
10. D) An investment is acceptable if its IRR exceeds the required return, else it should be rejected.

Answer: D

7. A situation in which taking one investment prevents the taking of another is called:
8. A) Net present value profiling.
9. B) Operational ambiguity.
10. C) Mutually exclusive investment decisions.
11. D) Issues of scale.
12. E) Multiple rates of return.

Answer: C

8. The present value of an investment's future cash flows divided by its intial cost is the:
9. A) Net present value.
10. B) Internal rate of return.
11. C) Average accounting return.
12. D) Profitability index.
13. E) Payback period.

Answer: D

9. The profitability index (PI) rule can be best stated as:
10. A) An investment is acceptable if its PI is greater than one.
11. B) An investment is acceptable if its PI is less than one.
12. C) An investment is acceptable if its PI is greater than the internal rate of return (IRR).
13. D) An investment is acceptable if its PI is less than the net present value

10. Which of the following statements is true?
11. A) NPV should never be used if the project under consideration has nonconventional cash flows.
12. B) NPV is similar to a cost/benefit ratio.
13. C) If the financial manager relies on NPV in making capital budgeting decisions, she acts in the shareholders' best interests.
14. D) NPV can normally be directly observed in the marketplace.
15. E) IRR is generally preferred to NPV in making correct capital budgeting acceptance decisions.

Answer: C

11. Net present value _____________.
12. A) is equal to the initial investment in a project
13. B) is equal to the present value of the project benefits
14. C) is equal to zero when the discount rate used is equal to the IRR
15. D) is simplified by the fact that future cash flows are easy to estimate
16. E) requires the firm set an arbitrary cutoff point for determining whether an investment is acceptable

Answer: C

12. The _______ decision rule is considered the "best" in principle.
13. A) internal rate of return
14. B) payback period
15. C) average accounting return
16. D) net present value
17. E) profitability index

Answer: D

13. Which of the following decision rules is best for evaluating projects for which cash flows beyond a specified point in time, and the time value of money, can both be ignored?
14. A) Payback
15. B) Net present value
16. C) Average accounting return
17. D) Profitability index
18. E) Internal rate of return

Answer: A

14. An investment generates $1.10 in present value benefits for each dollar of invested costs. This conclusion was most likely reached by calculating the project's:
15. A) Net present value
16. B) Profitability index
17. C) Internal rate of return
18. D) Payback period
19. E) Average accounting return

Answer: B

15. The use of which of the following would lead to correct decisions when comparing mutually exclusive investments?

1. Profitability index
2. Net present value

III. Average accounting return

1. A) I only
2. B) II only
3. C) III only
4. D) I and II only
5. E) I and III only

Answer: B

16. You own some manufacturing equipment that must be replaced. Two different suppliers present a purchase and installation plan for your consideration. This is an example of a business decision involving _____________ projects.
17. A) mutually exclusive
18. B) independent
19. C) working capital
20. D) positive NPV
21. E) crossover

Answer: A

17. If a project with conventional cash flows has an IRR less than the required return, then:
18. A) The profitability index is less than one.
19. B) The IRR must be zero.
20. C) The AAR is greater than the required return.
21. D) The payback period is less than the maximum acceptable period.
22. E) The NPV is positive.

Answer: A

18. Calculate the NPV of the following project using a discount rate of 10%:

Yr 0 = –$800; Yr 1 = –$80; Yr 2 = $100; Yr 3 = $300; Yr 4 = $500; Yr 5 = $500

8. A) $ 04
9. B) $ 28
10. C) $208.04
11. D) $459.17
12. E) $887.28

Answer: B

Response: NPV = -$800 - 80 / 1.1 + 100 / 1.12 + 300 / 1.13 + 500 / 1.14 + 500 / 1.15 = $87.28

Using your cashflow keys? CF0= -800, CO1 = -80, FO1=1, CO2 = 100, FO2=1, CO3 = 300, FO3=1, CO4 = 500, FO4=2. Then hit the NPV key, type in 10 for “I,” hit the down arrow to get you back to the NPV display, and hit CPT and you get 87.28.

19. You are considering a project that costs $600 and has expected cash flows of $224, $250.88 and $280.99 over the next three years. If the appropriate discount rate for the project's cash flows is 12%, what is the net present value of this project?
20. A) The NPV is negative
21. B) $ 00
22. C) $ 34
23. D) $49.34
24. E) $84.75

Answer: B

CFO = -600, CO1=224, CO2=250.88, CO3=280.99. All the FO’s are equal to one, with each cash flow occurring once. After entering all the Cashflows (the CO1’s, 2’s and 3’s), hit the NPV key, set I equal to 12, hit the down arrow to get back to NPV, hit CPT and you get about zero, or B.

20. A project costs $300 and has cash flows of $75 for the first three years and $50 in each of the project's last three years. What is the payback period of the project?
21. A) The project never pays back
22. B) 75 years
23. C) 50 years
24. D) 25 years
25. E) 50 years

Answer: C

Response: recover $275 in 4 years, need $25 / 50 = 4.50 years

21. Suppose a project costs $2,500 and produces cash flows of $400 over each of the following 8 years. What is the IRR of the project?
22. A) There is not enough information; a discount rate is required
23. B) 27%
24. C) 84%
25. D) 61%
26. E) 06%

Answer: C

Response: $2,500 = $400 {[1 - 1/(1 + IRR)8] / IRR}; IRR = 5.84%

-2,500 PV, 400 PMT, 8 N, CPT I/Y = 5.84%

Or you could use your CF keys … but with equally sized cashflows, the TVOM keys are easier.

22. A project has an initial investment of $25,000, with $6,500 annual inflows for each of the subsequent 5 years. If the required return is 12%, what is the NPV?
23. A) –$6,500.00
24. B) –$2,447.02
25. C) –$1,568.95
26. D) $ 46
27. E) $1,763.81

Answer: C

Response: NPV = -$25,000 + 6,500 [(1 - 1/1.125) / .12] = -$1,568.95

6,500 PMT, 5 N, 12 I/Y, CPT PV = 23,431 the present value of your inflows.

Your NPV = PV(Inflows) – PV (outflows) = 23,431 – 25,000 or a negative 1,569.

23. What is the NPV of the following set of cash flows if the required return is 15%?

1. A) The NPV is negative
2. B) $ 27
3. C) $ 44
4. D) $1,247.90
5. E) $4,656.12

Answer: B

CF0 = -10000

CO1 = -1000

FO1 = 1

CO2 = 10000

FO2 = 2

CO3 = -5000

I = 15

NPV = 408.27

24. Would you accept a project which is expected to pay $2,500 a year for 6 years if the initial investment is $10,000 and your required return is 8%?
25. A) Yes; the NPV is $1,557
26. B) Yes; the NPV is $928
27. C) Yes; the NPV is $63
28. D) No; the NPV is –$346
29. E) No; the NPV is –$1,221

Answer: A

Response: NPV = + 2,500[(1 - 1/1.086) / .08] = $1,557.20

2,500 PMT, 6 N, 8 I/Y, CPT PV = 11,557, which is greater than the $10,000 cost by $1,557, so you DO THIS DEAL!! You accept.

25. What is the payback period of a $15,000 investment with the following cash flows?

2. A) 75 years
3. B) 50 years
4. C) 75 years
5. D) 50 years
6. E) 75 years

Answer: B

Response: recover $12,000 in 3 years, need $3,000 / 6,000 = 3.50 years

26. You are considering an investment which has the following cash flows. If you require a 5 year payback period, should you take the investment?

3. A) Yes, the payback is 3.000 years.
4. B) Yes, the payback is 3.75 years.
5. C) Yes, the payback is 4.25 years.
6. D) No, the payback is 5.25 years.
7. E) No, the payback is 5.75 years.

Answer: C

Response: recover $27,500 in 4 years, need $2,500 / 10,000 = 4.25 years

27. Your required return is 15%. Should you accept a project with the following cash flows?

1. A) No, because the IRR is 5%.
2. B) No, because the IRR is 10%.
3. C) Yes, because the IRR is 20%.
4. D) Yes, because the IRR is 30%.
5. E) Yes, because the IRR is 40%.

Answer: D

Response: $25 = $10 / (1 + IRR) + 10 / (1 + IRR)2 + 25 / (1 + IRR)3; IRR = 30%

CF0=-25, CO1=10, FO1=2, CO2=25, FO2=1, IRR, CPT, IRR = 29.97% or about 30%

28. You are going to choose between two investments. Both cost $50,000, but investment A pays $25,000 a year for 3 years while investment B pays $20,000 a year for 4 years. If your required return is 12%, which should you choose?
29. A) A because it pays back sooner.
30. B) A because its IRR exceeds 12%.
31. C) A because it has a higher IRR.
32. D) B because its IRR exceeds 12%.
33. E) B because it has a higher NPV.

Answer: E

Response:

A: NPV = + 25,000 [(1 - 1/1.123) / .12] = $10,046

B: NPV = + 20,000 [(1 - 1/1.124) / .12] = $10,747

29. Using the profitability index, which of the following projects would you choose if you have limited funds?

Project	Initial Investment	NPV
1	$50,000	$10,000
2	75,000	25,000
3	60,000	15,000
4	40,000	17,000
5	90,000	40,000

1. A) Project 1
2. B) Project 2
3. C) Project 3
4. D) Project 4
5. E) Project 5

Answer: E

Response:

Project 1: PI = $60,000 / 50,000 = 1.200; Project 2: PI = $100,000 / 75,000 = 1.333

Project 3: PI = $75,000 / 60,000 = 1.250; Project 4: PI = $57,000 / 40,000 = 1.425

Project 5: PI = $130,000 / 90,000 = 1.444

30. You have a choice between 2 mutually exclusive investments. If you require a 15% return, which investment should you choose?

1. A) Project A, because it has a smaller initial investment.
2. B) Project B, because it has a higher NPV.
3. C) Either one, because they have the same profitability indexes.
4. D) Project A, because it has the higher internal rate of return.
5. E) Project B, because it pays back faster.

Answer: B

Response:

A: NPV = + 20,000 / 1.15 + 40,000 / 1.152 + 80,000 / 1.153 = $238

B: NPV = + 75,000 / 1.15 + 45,000 / 1.152 + 40,000 / 1.153 = $545

31. For a project with an initial investment of $8,000 and cash inflows of $2,000 each year for 6 years, calculate NPV given a required return of 13%.
32. A) –$846
33. B) –$263
34. C) $ 0
35. D) $149
36. E) $552

Answer: C

Response: NPV = -$8,000 + 2,000 [(1 - 1/1.136) / .13] = $0 (actual -$4.90)

Use your TVOM keys with equally-sized cash flows.

Thusly: 2000 PMT, 6 N, 13 I/Y, CPT PV = 7,995, which is less than 8,000, so your NPV would be about a negative five bucks, as with the algebra above.

32. What is the IRR of an investment that costs $18,500 and pays $5,250 a year for 5 years?
33. A) 13%
34. B) 15%
35. C) 19%
36. D) 25%
37. E) 28%

Answer: A

Response: $18,500 = $5,250 {[1 - 1/(1 + IRR)5] / IRR}; IRR = 12.92%

Just use your TVOM keys with equal cash flows to calculate IRR. Thusly:

-18,500 PV, 5,250 PMT, 5 N, CPT I/Y = IRR with equally-sized cash-flows or 12.92%

33. What is the profitability index of the following investment if the required return = 10%?

1. A) 94
2. B) 09
3. C) 18
4. D) 27
5. E) 45

Answer: B

Response: PV = $50 / 1.1 + 75 / 1.12 + 75 / 1.13 = $163.79; PI = $163.79 / 150 = 1.09

34. What is the payback period for the following investment?

1. A) 4 years
2. B) 3 years
3. C) 2 years
4. D) 1 year
5. E) The investment doesn't payback

Answer: E

Response: recover $10,000 + 8,000 + 4,000 + 2,000 = $24,000; never pays back

Use the following to answer questions 35-38:

Bill plans to open a do-it-yourself dog bathing center in a storefront. The bathing equipment will cost $50,000. Bill expects the after-tax cash inflows to be $15,000 annually for 8 years, after which he plans to scrap the equipment and retire to the beaches of Jamaica.

35. What is the project's payback period?
36. A) 67 years
37. B) 33 years
38. C) 67 years
39. D) 33 years
40. E) 67 years

Answer: B

Response: payback = $50,000 / 15,000 = 3.33 years

36. Assume the required return is 10%. What is the project's NPV?
37. A) $ 887
38. B) $13,322
39. C) $22,759
40. D) $30,024
41. E) $45,001

Answer: D

Response: NPV = + 15,000 [(1 - 1/1.108) / .10] = $30,023.89

Use the CF keys for practice: CF0=-50,000, CO1=15,000, FO1=8, NPV, I=10, NPV = 30,024

Practice these questions using our BA II Plus review sheet problems 18-22.

37. Assume the required return is 20%. What is the project's IRR? Should it be accepted?
38. A) 15%; yes
39. B) 15%; no
40. C) 25%; yes
41. D) 25%; no
42. E) 20%; indifferent

Answer: C

Response: $50,000 = $15,000 {[1 - 1/(1 + IRR)8] / IRR}; IRR = 24.95% > 20%; accept

-50,000 PV, 15,000 PMT, 8 N, CPT I/Y = IRR = 24.95%

38. Assume the required return is 20%. What is the project's PI? Should it be accepted?
39. A) 85; yes
40. B) 85; no
41. C) 00; indifferent
42. D) 15; yes
43. E) 15; no

Answer: D

Response:

PV of inflows = $15,000 [(1 - 1/1.28) / .2] = $57,557; PI = $57,557 / 50,000 = 1.15; accept

At a discount rate of 20%, the PV of the inflows equals the NPV of 7,557 plus the cost of 50,000 or 57,557. (Recall the PV(Inflows) = NPV + PV(Outflows))

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1. Which one of the following has a maturity value?
2. Assets b. Bonds c. Common stock d. Preferred stock

2. a bond indenture:
3. Contains the legal agreement between the firm and the trustee. b. States the bond’s current rating. c. States the yield to maturity of the bond d. Allows the sale of accounts receivable

3. A bond has a 1-% coupon rate, a par value of $1000, and a market price of $800. What is the current yield of this bond?
4. 10% b. 11.4% c. 12.2% d. 12.5%

4. Which type of value is shown on the firm’s balance sheet?
5. Liquidation value b. Book value c. Market value d. Intrinsic value

5. the present value of the expected future cash flows of an asset represents the asset’s:
6. Liquidation value. b. Book value c. Intrinsic value d. Par value

6. in an efficient securities market, the market value of a security is equal to its:
7. liquidation value, b. book value c. intrinsic value d. par value

7. What is the value of a bond that has a par value of $1000, a coupon of $80(annually), and matures in 11 years? Assume a required rate of return of 11%, and round your answer to the nearest $10.
8. $320 b. $500 c. $810 d. $790

8. the interest on corporate bonds is typically paid:
9. semi-annually b. annually c. quarterly d. monthly

9. Terminator bug company bonds have a 14% coupon rate. Interest is paid semi-annually. The bonds have a par value of $1000 and will mature 10 years from now. Compute the value of terminator bonds if investors’ required rate of return is 12%, rounded to the nearest dollar.
10. $1115 b. $1149 c. $1000 d. $894

10. Cassel corporation bonds pay an annual coupon rate of 10%. If investors’ required rate of return is now *% on these bonds, they will be priced at:
11. par value b. a premium to par value c. a discount to par value d. asset value

11. How is preferred stock similar to a bond?
12. Preferred stock always contains a maturity date b. Dividends are limited in amount c. Both contain a growth factor similar to common stock d. Dividends are deductible for tax purposes

12. cumulative preferred stock:
13. provides for the right to vote b. provides for the right to vote cumulatively c. provides for a claim to dividends after common stock d. requires dividends in arrears to be carried over into the next period

13. valuation methods treat preferred stock as a:
14. perpetuity b. capital asset c. common stock d. long-term bond

14. Style corporation preferred stock pays a dividend of $3.15 a year. What is the value of the stock if the required rate of return is 8.5%? (round your answer to the nearest$1)

1. 23 b. 27 c. 33 d. 37

15. What is the value of a preferred stock that pays a $2.10 dividend annually to an investor with a required rate of return of 11%? (round your answer to the nearest $1)
16. $17 b. $19 c. $21 d. $23

16. Common stock involves ____________the Corporation.
17. Ownership in b. Personally managing c. Being a creditor of d. The maturity of

17. Common stock dividends must be ________ before issued.
18. Approved by common stockholders b. Registered with the SEC c. Approved by preferred stockholders d. Declared by the firm’s board of directors

18. Which of the following is an example of the internal growth factor of common stock?
19. Acquiring a loan to fund an investment in Germany b. Two strong companies merging together to increase their economy of scale c. Issuing new stock to provide capital for future growth d. Retaining profits in order to reinvest into the firm.

19. Little feet Shoe Company just paid a dividend of $1.65 on its common stock. This company’s dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 3% indefinitely. If the required rate of return on this stock is 11%, compute the current value per share of this stock.
20. $15 b. $20.63 c. $21.25 d. $55

20. What is the expected rate of return for a stock with a current market price of $35, if the expected dividend at the conclusion of this year is $1.75, and earnings are growing at a 10% annual rate? (Assume that the dividends are anticipated to grow at the same rate.)
21. 25% b. 15% c. 10% d. 5%

1. What is the payback period for a $20000 project that is expected to return $6000 per year for the first two years and $3000 per year for years three through five?

a.3.5 b. b.4.5 c. c.4.66 d. d.5

2. Rymer, inc. is considering a new assembler, which costs $180,000 installed, and has a depreciable life of 5 years. The expected annual after-tax cash flows for the assembler are $60,000 in each of the 5 years and nothing thereafter. Calculate the net present value (NPV) of the assembler if the required rate of return is 14%. Round to the nearest ten dollars.
3. $25,200 b. $25,980 c. $51,960 d. $120,000

3. Which of the following is considered in the calculation of incremental cash flow?
4. Re-engineering and installation costs b. Repayment of principal if new debt is issued c. Increased dividend payments if additional common stock issued d. Interest charges associated with raising funds.

4. An old machine was purchased for $20,000, at a book value of $5,000, and sold for $9,000. The firm’s marginal tax rate is 25%. What is the amount of taxes due?
5. $9000 b. $5000 c. $2250 d. $1000

5. A firm purchased an asset with a 5-year life for $90,000, and it cost $10,000 for shipping and installation. Using the simplified straight-line method, what is the annual depreciation?
6. $20000 b. $18000 c. $10000 d. $5000

6. The Acu Punct Corporation is considering the purchase of a new machine with an initial outlay of $4500 and expected cash flows in years 1-4 of $2200 per year. The risk-adjusted discount rate for the firm is 12%, and the risk-free rate is 5%. Compute the net present value of this project.
7. 4300 b. 2181 c. 1899 d. 1535

7. J&B, Inc. has $5 million of debt outstanding with a coupon rate of 12%. Currently the yield to maturity on these bonds is 12%. If the firm’s tax rate is 40%, what is the cost of debt to J&B?
8. 14% b. 12% c. 8.4% d. 5.6%

8. Vipsu Corporation plans to issue 10-year bonds with a par value of $1000 that will pay $55 every six months. The net amount of capital to the firm from the sale of each bond is $840.68. If Vipsu is in the 25% tax bracket and its before-tax cost of capital is 14%, what is the after-tax cost of debt?
9. 7 b. 10.5 c. 11.5 d. 14

9. XYZ Corporation is trying to determine the appropriate cost of preferred stock to use in determining the firm’s cost of capital. This firm’s preferred stock is currently selling for $36, and pays a perpetual annual dividend of $2.60 per share. Underwriters of a new issue of preferred stock would charge $6 per share in flotation costs. The firm’s tax rate is 30%. Compute the cost of new preferred stock for XYZ. a. 6.2% b. 7.2% c. 8.7% d. 16.7%

10. Shawhan supply plans to maintain is optimal capital structure of 30% debt, 20% preferred stock, and 50% common stock far into the future. The required return on each component is: debt 10%, preferred stock 11%, and common stock 18%. Assuming a 40% marginal tax rate, what is the firm’s weighted average cost of capital?
11. 10% b. 12% c. 13% d. 14.2%

1. Use the percent of sales method to forecast next year’s accounts payable. Current year slaes are $24,500,000 and sales are expected to rise by 25%. The firm’s accounts payable balance is $1,701,600. what is the projection for next year’s accounts payable?
2. $1,000,600 b. $2,127,000 c. $3,981,250 d. $6,125,000

2. A firm has a return on equity (ROE)of 15%. Dividend payout is 25% of net income. Leverage is 1.20. What is the sustainable rate of growth?
3. 3.75% b. 4.28% c. 11.25% d. 13.50%

3. A company collects 60% of its sales during the month of sale, 30% one month after the sale, and 10% two months after the sale. Expected sales are: $10,000 in August, $20,000 in September, $30,000 in October, and $40,000 in November. How much cash is expected to be collected in October?
4. $15000 b. $25000 c. $35000 d. $60000

4. A 6-month loan of $5000 at 6% interest would require an interest payment of :
5. $900 b. $600 c. $300 d. $150

5. Atlas Tire Irons, Inc. is considering borrowing $5000 for a 90-day period. The firm will repay the $5000 principle amount plus $150 in interest. What is the effective annual rate of interest? Use a 360-day year.
6. 7% b. 12% c. 15% d. 25%

6. The effective annual cost of not taking advantage of the 3/10, net 30 terms offered by a supplier is (Use a 360 day year.)
7. 55.7% b. 45.4% c. 40.5% d. 32.3%

1. Assume that liquid funds can be invested to yield 12%. If annual remittance checks total $2 billion, what is it worth for the firm to reduce float by 1 day?
2. $54,833 b. $657,534 c. $1,000,000 d. $24,000,000

2. If you compare the yield of a municipal bond with that of a treasury bond, what is the equivalent before-tax yield of a municipal bond yielding 6% per year for an investor in the 25% tax bracket?
3. 4.0% b. 7.5% c. 8.0% d. 9.5%

3. Determine the effective annualized cost of foregoing the trade discount on terms 2/10 net 45, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.
4. 16.0% b. 16.3% c. 21.0% d. 25.9%

4. Stern Corporation uses semi-hex joints in its manufacturing process. If stern’s total demand for the joints for next year is estimated to be 15,000 units, and if the cost per order is $80, what is stern’s economic order quantity of semi-hex joints? Assume that carrying costs for semi-hex joints are $.51 per unit and round to the nearest 100 units.
5. 1500 b. 1700 c. 2000 d. 2200

5. Crisp international purchased 30,000 cases of French wine at a cost of 3,136,000 euros. If the current exchange rate is .7445 euros to the US dollar, what is the purchase price in US dollars?
6. $2,106,111 b. $2,334,752 c. $3,333,333 d. $4,212,223

6. Assume the british pound is worth $1.9459. if a new jaguar costs $49,500, what is the cost in british pounds?
7. 12,719 b. 25,438 c. 48,161 d. 96,322

Financial Management: Principles and Applications,

Chapter 7 An Introduction to Risk and Return-History of Financial Market Returns

7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

1) You purchased the stock of Sargent Motors at a price of $75.75 one year ago today. If you sell the stock today for $89.00, what is your holding period return?

35. A) 35.00%
36. B) 12.50%
37. C) 17.50%
38. D) 25.00%

Answer: C

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Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

2) You have invested in a project that has the following payoff schedule:

Probability of

Payoff Occurrence

$40 .15

$50 .20

$60 .30

$70 .30

$80 .05

What is the expected value of the investment's payoff? (Round to the nearest $1.)

1. A) $60
2. B) $65
3. C) $58
4. D) $70

Answer: C

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

3) If there is a 20% chance we will get a 16% return, a 30% chance of getting a 14% return, a 40% chance of getting a 12% return, and a 10% chance of getting an 8% return, what is the expected rate of return?

1. A) 12%
2. B) 13%
3. C) 14%
4. D) 15%

Answer: B

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

4) You are considering investing in a project with the following possible outcomes:

Probability of Investment

States Occurrence Returns

State 1: Economic boom 15% 16%

State 2: Economic growth 45% 12%

State 3: Economic decline 25% 5%

State 4: Depression 15% -5%

Calculate the expected rate of return for this investment.

9. A) 9.8%
10. B) 7.0%
11. C) 8.3%
12. D) 6.3%

Answer: C

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Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

5) Spartan Sofas, Inc. is selling for $50.00 per share today. In one year, Spartan will be selling for $48.00 per share, and the dividend for the year will be $3.00. What is the cash return on Spartan stock?

1. A) 0%
2. B) 2%
3. C) 6%
4. D) 10%

Answer: B

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

6) What is the standard deviation of an investment that has the following expected scenario? 18% probability of a recession, 2.0% return; 65% probability of a moderate economy, 9.5% return; 17% probability of a strong economy, 14.2% return.

3. A) 3.68%
4. B) 1.23%
5. C) 8.47%
6. D) 6.66%

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: standard deviation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

7) You are considering investing in a firm that has the following possible outcomes:

Economic boom: probability of 25%; return of 25%

Economic growth: probability of 60%; return of 15%

Economic decline: probability of 15%; return of -5%

What is the expected rate of return on the investment?

15. A) 15.0%
16. B) 11.7%
17. C) 14.5%
18. D) 25.0%

Answer: C

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

8) Which of the following best measures the risk of holding an asset in isolation (i.e., stand-alone risk)?

1. A) The mean co-variance
2. B) The standard deviation
3. C) The coefficient of optimization
4. D) The standard asset pricing model
5. E) The correlation

Answer: B

Diff: 2

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Keywords: standard deviation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

9) The holding period return is always positive.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

10) Because returns are more certain for the least risky investments, the required return on these investments should be higher than the required returns on more risky investments.

Answer: FALSE

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Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

11) Even though an investor expects a positive rate of return, it is possible that the actual return will be negative.

Answer: TRUE

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Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

12) The expected rate of return is the weighted average of the possible returns for an investment.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

13) The expected rate of return is the sum of each possible return times it likelihood of occurrence.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

14) The higher the standard deviation, the less risk the investment has.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: standard deviation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

15) Using the following information for McDonovan, Inc.'s stock, calculate their expected return and standard deviation.

State Probability Return

Boom 20% 40%

Normal 60% 15%

Recession 20% (20%)

Answer: Ki = Σ(Ki)(Pi) = (.20)(40%) + (.60)(15%) + (.20)(-20%)

= 8% + 9% - 4% = 13%

σi = (Σ(Ki – K)2Pi).5

σi = ((40%-13%)2(.2) + (15%-13%)2 (.6) + (-20%-13%)2 (.2)).5 = 19.13%

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.1 Realized and Expected Rates of Return and Risk

Keywords: standard deviation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns

1) The risk-return tradeoff tells us that expected returns should be higher on investments that have higher risk.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns

Keywords: risk

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

2) Riskier investments have traditionally had lower returns than less risky investments have had.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns

Keywords: risk

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

3) Less risky investments have lower standard deviations than do more risky investments.

Answer: TRUE

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Topic: 7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns

Keywords: risk, return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

4) Investments in emerging markets have higher volatility than do U.S. Stocks.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns

Keywords: standard deviation

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

5) Expected return and realized return are the same thing.

Answer: FALSE

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Topic: 7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

6) Historically, in the United States stocks have had higher returns and greater volatility than have government bonds.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns

Keywords: risk, return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

7) Treasury Bills have less default risk than do Government Bonds.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns

Keywords: risk, return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

8) Investors are always rewarded for taking higher risk with higher realized returns.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns

Keywords: risk, return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

9) Investors make different investment choices partially because individuals do not all have the same tolerance for risk.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.2 A Brief History of Financial Market Returns

Keywords: investor tolerance

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

1) Marcus Berger invested $9842.33 in Hawkeyehats, Inc. four years ago. He sold the stock today for $11,396.22. What is his geometric average return?

1. A) There is insufficient information to derive an answer.
2. B) 2.98%
3. C) 3.73%
4. D) 3.95%

Answer: C

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

2) Marcus Berger invested $9842.33 in Hawkeyehats, Inc. four years ago. He sold the stock today for $11,396.22. What is his arithmetic average return?

1. A) There is insufficient information to derive an answer.
2. B) 2.98%
3. C) 3.73%
4. D) 3.95%

Answer: A

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: arithmetic average return

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

Use the following to answer the following question(s).

Roddy Richards invested $12014.88 in Wolverine Meat Distributors (W.M.D.) five years ago. The investment had yearly arithmetic returns of -9.7%, -8.1%, 15%, 7.2%, and 15.4%.

3) What is the arithmetic average return of Roddy Richard's investment?

2. A) 2.42%
3. B) 3.96%
4. C) 5.18%
5. D) 15.1%

Answer: B

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: arithmetic average return

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

4) What is the geometric average return of Roddy's Richard's investment?

3. A) 3.38%
4. B) 4.63%
5. C) 6.96%
6. D) 8.78%

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: compound interest

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

5) How much money did Roddy Richards receive when he sold his shares of W.M.D.?

14. A) $12,014.88
15. B) $12,398.42
16. C) $13,663.47
17. D) $14,184.73

Answer: D

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: compound interest

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

Use the following information to answer the following question(s).

Susan Bright will get returns of 18%, -20.3%, -14%, 17.6%, and 8.3% in the next five years on her investment in CoffeeTown, Inc. stock, which she purchases for $73,419.66 today.

6) What is the arithmetic average return on her stock if she sells it five years from today?

1. A) 1.92%
2. B) 3.98%
3. C) 6.47%
4. D) 7.11%

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: arithmetic average return

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

7) What is the geometric average return on her stock if she sells it five years from today?

2. A) -2.33%
3. B) .59%
4. C) 3.67%
5. D) 4.88%

Answer: B

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: geometric average return

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

8) How much will Susan's stock be worth if she sells it five years from today?

423. A) $71,423.85
424. B) $73,419.66
425. C) $75,628.75
426. D) $80,333.40

Answer: C

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: holding period return

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

9) Arithmetic average rate of return takes compounding into effect.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: compound interest

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

10) An investor who wishes to hold a stock for five years will be most interested in geometric average rather than in the arithmetic average return.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: compound interest

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

11) If an investor holds a stock for six years, the value at the end of six years will be the initial cost times (1 + geometric average return)to the sixth power.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: compound interest

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

12) If an investor holds a stock for three years, the value at the end of three years will always be the initial cost of the stock times (1 + arithmetic average return) to the third power.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: compound interest

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

13) Why do the arithmetic average return and the geometric return differ?

Answer: The arithmetic average return does not take what the value of the investment was at the start of each period. Hence, even though a company may have the same arithmetic return for two consecutive years, the dollar amount of those returns will be different in later years than in the first year. For instance, if the investor started with $1,000, and earned 20% the first year, lost 20% the second year, and earned 15% the third year, the average arithmetic return would be 5%, and the 20% gain the first year would be $200, but the 20% loss the second year would be $240. The investment would be worth $1104 after three years, giving an average geometric return of 3.35%, different from the average arithmetic return.

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.3 Geometric vs. Arithmetic Average Rates of Return

Keywords: compound interest

Principles: Principle 1: Money Has a Time Value

7.4 What Determines Stock Prices?

1) Each of the following would tend to weaken the Efficient Market Hypothesis EXCEPT:

1. A) There is publicly available information that Boeing Aircraft has procured a contract to build 25 planes for the U.S. Government and the price of Boeing quickly goes up.
2. B) ACG, Inc. performed well for the past six months, but they just lost a major distribution contract, but the price of ACG stock continues to go up.
3. C) Louisville Slugger, Inc., gets a contract to supply bats for Little League play, a contract it never had before, and stock price remains stable.
4. D) Disney corporation, a growth company, opens a new theme park, which investors expect will do tremendously well, and the stock price stays stable, while Urban Electric Company, which has a set infrastructure, and generates 95% of its earnings from assets it owns, outperforms Disney.

Answer: A

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.4 What Determines Stock Prices?

Keywords: efficient markets

Principles: Principle 4: Market Prices Reflect Information

2) Stock prices go up when there is positive information about a company, and go down when there is negative information about the company.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.4 What Determines Stock Prices?

Keywords: efficient markets

Principles: Principle 4: Market Prices Reflect Information

3) An investor with access to all publicly available information will be able to make higher than expected profit if the market has semi-strong efficiency.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.4 What Determines Stock Prices?

Keywords: efficient markets

Principles: Principle 4: Market Prices Reflect Information

4) If a market has weak form efficiency, an investor can make higher than expected profits by studying the past price patterns of a stock.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.4 What Determines Stock Prices?

Keywords: efficient markets

Principles: Principle 4: Market Prices Reflect Information

5) If an individual with inside information can make higher than expected profits, the market is no more than semi-strong form efficient.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1

Topic: 7.4 What Determines Stock Prices?

Keywords: efficient markets

Principles: Principle 4: Market Prices Reflect Information

6) Under the efficient market hypothesis, would securities be properly priced.

Answer: If markets were perfectly efficient, then investors would price a stock based on the company's expected future cash flows, so at any time the security would be properly priced. If good news becomes available, that would tend to increase the expected cash flows to a company, the stock price will go up, meaning that the new price is then the proper price for the stock.

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.4 What Determines Stock Prices?

Keywords: efficient markets

Principles: Principle 4: Market Prices Reflect Information

7) Are markets moving toward being more efficient or toward being less efficient?

Answer: Empirical evidence shows that since about the year 2000 pricing anomalies have diminished considerably. Hedge funds have been trying to exploit pricing inefficiencies, and by doing so, eliminate the inefficiencies. Hence, the market appears to be becoming more efficient over time.

Diff: 2

Topic: 7.4 What Determines Stock Prices?

Keywords: efficient markets

Principles: Principle 4: Market Prices Reflect Information

Financial Management: Principles and Applications, 11e (Titman)

Chapter 8 Risk and Return-Capital Market Theory

8.1 Portfolio Returns and Portfolio Risk

1) Which of the following investments is clearly preferred to the others?

Return Risk

A 14% 12%

B 22% 20%

C 18% 16%

1. A) Investment A
2. B) Investment B
3. C) Investment C
4. D) Cannot be determined

Answer: D

Diff: 2

Topic: 8.1 Portfolio Returns and Portfolio Risk

Keywords: risk, return

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

2) You are considering investing in U.S. Steel. Which of the following is an example of nondiversifiable risk?

1. A) Risk resulting from foreign expropriation of U.S. Steel property
2. B) Risk resulting from oil exploration by Marathon Oil (a U.S. Steel subsidy)
3. C) Risk resulting from a strike against U.S. Steel
4. D) None of the above

Answer: D

Diff: 2

Topic: 8.1 Portfolio Returns and Portfolio Risk

Keywords: diversifying risk

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

3) You are considering buying some stock in Continental Grain. Which of the following is an example of nondiversifiable risk?

1. A) Risk resulting from a general decline in the stock market
2. B) Risk resulting from a news release that several of Continental's grain silos were tainted
3. C) Risk resulting from an explosion in a grain elevator owned by Continental
4. D) Risk resulting from an impending lawsuit against Continental

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Topic: 8.1 Portfolio Returns and Portfolio Risk

Keywords: diversifying risk

Principles: Principle 2: There Is a Risk-Return Tradeoff

4) If there is a 20% chance we will get a 16% return, a 30% chance of getting a 14% return, a 40% chance of getting a 12% return, and a 10% chance of getting an 8% return, what is the expected rate of return?

1. A) 12%
2. B) 13%
3. C) 14%
4. D) 15%

Answer: B

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