Question 1

If an investment is 80 percent likely to gain 40 percent but also 20 percent likely to lose 10 percent, then its average expected rate of return is

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A) 34 percent. 
B) 32 percent. 
C) 30 percent. 
D) 12 percent. 
A) 34 percent. 
B) 32 percent. 
C) 30 percent. 
D) 12 percent.

Question 2

The average expected rate of return on an asset can be fully understood as the rate that compensates for risk.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which one of the following is an example of an economic investment?

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A) putting money in a bank CD 
B) buying a corporate bond or stock 
C) purchasing shares of a mutual fund 
D) building a new bank office 
A) putting money in a bank CD 
B) buying a corporate bond or stock 
C) purchasing shares of a mutual fund 
D) building a new bank office

Question 4

The U.S.federal government is unlikely to default on its bond payments because

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A) if necessary, it can print the money needed to make payments on time. 
B) its bond payments are insured. 
C) the U.S.federal budget usually runs a surplus, providing ample funds for repaying debt. 
D) of all of these. 
A) if necessary, it can print the money needed to make payments on time. 
B) its bond payments are insured. 
C) the U.S.federal budget usually runs a surplus, providing ample funds for repaying debt. 
D) of all of these.

Question 5

Before taking management and trading costs into account, arbitrage activities in the market ensure that the returns of actively managed funds are

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A) significantly higher than those of index funds with similar risk. 
B) significantly lower than those of index funds with similar risk. 
C) about the same as those of index funds with similar risk. 
D) more volatile than those of index funds with similar risk. 
A) significantly higher than those of index funds with similar risk. 
B) significantly lower than those of index funds with similar risk. 
C) about the same as those of index funds with similar risk. 
D) more volatile than those of index funds with similar risk.

Question 6

Which of the following is not common to all investments?

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A) Investors are required to pay some price to acquire them. 
B) Owners are given the opportunity to receive future payments. 
C) Future payments are typically risky. 
D) The investment pays a positive rate of interest. 
A) Investors are required to pay some price to acquire them. 
B) Owners are given the opportunity to receive future payments. 
C) Future payments are typically risky. 
D) The investment pays a positive rate of interest.

Question 7

Index funds are a portfolio of

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A) bonds with rates of return fixed at 2 percentage points above the rate of inflation. 
B) mutual funds that track different indexes. 
C) stocks or bonds that exactly match a particular index. 
D) stocks guaranteed rates of return in excess of growth in the GDP price index. 
A) bonds with rates of return fixed at 2 percentage points above the rate of inflation. 
B) mutual funds that track different indexes. 
C) stocks or bonds that exactly match a particular index. 
D) stocks guaranteed rates of return in excess of growth in the GDP price index.

Question 8

Risk in finance means that an asset

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A) does not pay dividends. 
B) does not pay capital gains. 
C) has a present value that is negative. 
D) has future payments that are uncertain. 
A) does not pay dividends. 
B) does not pay capital gains. 
C) has a present value that is negative. 
D) has future payments that are uncertain.

Question 9

Owners of stock can receive from their shares; sellers of stock can receive from selling their shares.

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A) capital gains; dividends 
B) dividends; capital gains 
C) interest; dividends 
D) interest; capital gains 
A) capital gains; dividends 
B) dividends; capital gains 
C) interest; dividends 
D) interest; capital gains

Question 10

If an asset has a beta of 1.5, it has 50 percent more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The market portfolio would have a beta of

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A) 0. 
B) 1.0. 
C) 100. 
D) any value. 
A) 0. 
B) 1.0. 
C) 100. 
D) any value.

Question 12

Risk in financial economics refers mainly to the chance that an investment could lose value.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Two investments, X and Y, have beta values of 0.1 and 3.0 respectively.Based on this, we can claim that, relative to the market portfolio,

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A) both have more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio. 
B) both have less nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio. 
C) X has more nondiversifiable risk and Y has less nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio. 
D) X has less nondiversifiable risk and Y has more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio. 
A) both have more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio. 
B) both have less nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio. 
C) X has more nondiversifiable risk and Y has less nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio. 
D) X has less nondiversifiable risk and Y has more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio.

Question 14

Which one of the following is a feature of all investments?

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A) They provide regular interest payments. 
B) They are typically long term. 
C) They have minimal risk for future payments to be made. 
D) They give owners a chance to receive future payments. 
A) They provide regular interest payments. 
B) They are typically long term. 
C) They have minimal risk for future payments to be made. 
D) They give owners a chance to receive future payments.

Question 15

In the accompanying graph, bracket A represents the

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A) rate of return for an asset. 
B) rate of return for the risk-free asset. 
C) risk premium for an asset with a certain risk level. 
D) compensation for time preference for an asset with a certain risk level. 
A) rate of return for an asset. 
B) rate of return for the risk-free asset. 
C) risk premium for an asset with a certain risk level. 
D) compensation for time preference for an asset with a certain risk level.

Question 16

The idea that money has "time value" refers to the fact that

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A) people prefer to receive a given sum of money in the future rather than in the present. 
B) money can be used to purchase the services of labor, as measured in hourly units. 
C) a specific amount of money is more valuable to a person the sooner it is received. 
D) compound interest converts future dollars into a greater amount of current dollars. 
A) people prefer to receive a given sum of money in the future rather than in the present. 
B) money can be used to purchase the services of labor, as measured in hourly units. 
C) a specific amount of money is more valuable to a person the sooner it is received. 
D) compound interest converts future dollars into a greater amount of current dollars.

Question 17

Arbitrage refers to the buying and selling activities that cause an equalization of the rates of return on assets that have substantially different characteristics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Karen holds a $100 bond that pays $10 per year in interest.The minimum price Karen would have to be offered before she would sell the bond

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A) is $110. 
B) is $125. 
C) is $140. 
D) depends on rates of return she could earn on other, similar investments. 
A) is $110. 
B) is $125. 
C) is $140. 
D) depends on rates of return she could earn on other, similar investments.

Question 19

An investor wants to invest in the oil industry but does not know which major companies will produce the greatest return.As a result, the investor buys shares in several oil companies.By buying several companies to reduce risk, the investor is seeking to reduce

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A) systemic risk. 
B) the risk premium. 
C) idiosyncratic risk. 
D) nondiversifiable risk. 
A) systemic risk. 
B) the risk premium. 
C) idiosyncratic risk. 
D) nondiversifiable risk.

Question 20

Compound interest describes increases in value when interest is paid, or compounded, on

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A) only the original amount invested. 
B) only the previously accumulated interest payments. 
C) the original amount invested and previously accumulated interest payments. 
D) the original amount invested minus any previously accumulated interest payments. 
A) only the original amount invested. 
B) only the previously accumulated interest payments. 
C) the original amount invested and previously accumulated interest payments. 
D) the original amount invested minus any previously accumulated interest payments.

Exam 17: C: Financial Economics

If an investment is 80 percent likely to gain 40 percent but also 20 percent likely to lose 10 percent, then its average expected rate of return is

The average expected rate of return on an asset can be fully understood as the rate that compensates for risk.

Which one of the following is an example of an economic investment?

The U.S.federal government is unlikely to default on its bond payments because

Before taking management and trading costs into account, arbitrage activities in the market ensure that the returns of actively managed funds are

Which of the following is not common to all investments?

Index funds are a portfolio of

Risk in finance means that an asset

Owners of stock can receive from their shares; sellers of stock can receive from selling their shares.

If an asset has a beta of 1.5, it has 50 percent more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio.

The market portfolio would have a beta of

Risk in financial economics refers mainly to the chance that an investment could lose value.

Two investments, X and Y, have beta values of 0.1 and 3.0 respectively.Based on this, we can claim that, relative to the market portfolio,

Which one of the following is a feature of all investments?

In the accompanying graph, bracket A represents the

The idea that money has "time value" refers to the fact that

Arbitrage refers to the buying and selling activities that cause an equalization of the rates of return on assets that have substantially different characteristics.

Karen holds a $100 bond that pays $10 per year in interest.The minimum price Karen would have to be offered before she would sell the bond

An investor wants to invest in the oil industry but does not know which major companies will produce the greatest return.As a result, the investor buys shares in several oil companies.By buying several companies to reduce risk, the investor is seeking to reduce

Compound interest describes increases in value when interest is paid, or compounded, on

B: Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

A: - Limits, Alternatives, and Choices

B: The Market System and the Circular Flow

A: - The Market System and the Circular Flow

B: Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

A: - Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium

B: Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities

A: - Market Failures: Public Goods and Externalities

B: Governments Role and Government Failure

A: Governments Role and Government Failure

B: an Introduction to Macroeconomics

A: an Introduction to Macroeconomics

B: Measuring the Economys Output

A: Measuring the Economys Output

B: Economic Growth

A: Economic Growth

B: Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

A: Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

B: Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

A: Basic Macroeconomic Relationships

B: The Aggregate Expenditures Model

A: The Aggregate Expenditures Model

B: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

A: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

B: Fiscal Policy, Deficits, Surpluses, and Debt

A: Fiscal Policy, Deficits, Surpluses, and Debt

B: Money, Banking, and Money Creation

A: Money, Banking, and Money Creation

B: Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

A: Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

A: Long-Run Macroeconomic Adjustments

B: Long-Run Macroeconomic Adjustments

A: International Trade

B: International Trade

A: The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates

B: The Balance of Payments and Exchange Rates

The Economics of Developing Countries

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