Question 1

Bonds represent:

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A)  a claim on company dividends. 
B)  ownership of a company. 
C)  all financial assets guaranteed to pay interest. 
D)  loans to governments and corporations. 
A)  a claim on company dividends. 
B)  ownership of a company. 
C)  all financial assets guaranteed to pay interest. 
D)  loans to governments and corporations.

Question 2

The intercept of the Security Market Line at any point in time is determined primarily by:

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A)  the prime interest rate. 
B)  Federal Reserve monetary policy. 
C)  the average beta of the market. 
D)  investor tolerance of risk. 
A)  the prime interest rate. 
B)  Federal Reserve monetary policy. 
C)  the average beta of the market. 
D)  investor tolerance of risk.

Question 3

Bobbie is contemplating buying a lottery ticket for $1 that has a 1 percent chance of paying $100.What is Bobbie's average expected rate of return on this "investment?"

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A)  Practically zero percent. 
B)  1 percent. 
C)  50 percent. 
D)  $1. 
A)  Practically zero percent. 
B)  1 percent. 
C)  50 percent. 
D)  $1.

Question 4

The risk-free interest rate is the rate on long-term U.S.government bonds.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is both an economic and a financial investment?

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A)  Government building a new road. 
B)  Boeing Corporation building a new factory. 
C)  A private citizen buying corporate stock. 
D)  The Federal Reserve buying bonds from commercial banks. 
A)  Government building a new road. 
B)  Boeing Corporation building a new factory. 
C)  A private citizen buying corporate stock. 
D)  The Federal Reserve buying bonds from commercial banks.

Question 6

A horizontal Security Market Line would imply that investors:

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A)  are unconcerned about risk and require no additional compensation for risk. 
B)  view all financial assets as equally risky. 
C)  greatly dislike risk and must be compensated for it. 
D)  prefer assets with greater risk. 
A)  are unconcerned about risk and require no additional compensation for risk. 
B)  view all financial assets as equally risky. 
C)  greatly dislike risk and must be compensated for it. 
D)  prefer assets with greater risk.

Question 7

Passively managed funds produce higher rates of return for investors than actively managed funds because:

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A)  trading and management costs are higher with actively managed funds. 
B)  passively managed funds invest in riskier assets that have higher rates of return. 
C)  actively managed funds invest in riskier assets that have not reached expected rates of return. 
D)  actively managed funds are taxed,while passively managed funds are not taxable. 
A)  trading and management costs are higher with actively managed funds. 
B)  passively managed funds invest in riskier assets that have higher rates of return. 
C)  actively managed funds invest in riskier assets that have not reached expected rates of return. 
D)  actively managed funds are taxed,while passively managed funds are not taxable.

Question 8

An asset's price and rate of return:

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A)  are independent of each other. 
B)  can be either inversely or directly related. 
C)  are inversely related. 
D)  are directly related. 
A)  are independent of each other. 
B)  can be either inversely or directly related. 
C)  are inversely related. 
D)  are directly related.

Question 9

If i is the interest rate and X is the number of dollars to be received after t years,the formula to calculate the present value of a future payment is:

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A)  (1 + i)tX 
B)  X/(1 + i)t 
C)  it/(1 + X) 
D)  (X/i)t 
A)  (1 + i)tX 
B)  X/(1 + i)t 
C)  it/(1 + X) 
D)  (X/i)t

Question 10

Lottery winners who take the lump-sum payouts instead of payments spread out over many years:

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A)  believe the rate of return they could find in other financial assets is less than that implied in the extended payout. 
B)  sacrifice free money and are making an economically irrational decision. 
C)  prefer immediate to delayed returns. 
D)  are only making a rational economic decision if there is rapid inflation. 
A)  believe the rate of return they could find in other financial assets is less than that implied in the extended payout. 
B)  sacrifice free money and are making an economically irrational decision. 
C)  prefer immediate to delayed returns. 
D)  are only making a rational economic decision if there is rapid inflation.

Question 11

Limited liability rules:

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A)  mean that bankrupt companies owe nothing to corporate bondholders. 
B)  discourage investment in corporate stock. 
C)  help prevent corporate fraud. 
D)  encourage stock investing by limiting shareholder risk of loss. 
A)  mean that bankrupt companies owe nothing to corporate bondholders. 
B)  discourage investment in corporate stock. 
C)  help prevent corporate fraud. 
D)  encourage stock investing by limiting shareholder risk of loss.

Question 12

The Security Market Line shows the positive relationship between the average expected rates of return and levels of diversifiable risk of financial assets.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A stockholder owning 5 percent of a company's stock:

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A)  is guaranteed to receive 5 percent of the company's yearly profits. 
B)  is personally responsible for 5 percent of the debts if the company goes bankrupt. 
C)  has 5 percent of her personal assets vulnerable if the company goes bankrupt. 
D)  gets 5 percent of the votes at the shareholders' meetings. 
A)  is guaranteed to receive 5 percent of the company's yearly profits. 
B)  is personally responsible for 5 percent of the debts if the company goes bankrupt. 
C)  has 5 percent of her personal assets vulnerable if the company goes bankrupt. 
D)  gets 5 percent of the votes at the shareholders' meetings.

Question 14

An investment with a beta of 4.0 means that the investment has four times the:

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A)  average expected rate of return of the market portfolio. 
B)  risk of all similar investments. 
C)  level of nondiversifiable risk as the market portfolio. 
D)  level of diversifiable risk as the market portfolio. 
A)  average expected rate of return of the market portfolio. 
B)  risk of all similar investments. 
C)  level of nondiversifiable risk as the market portfolio. 
D)  level of diversifiable risk as the market portfolio.

Question 15

Debt contracts (also called instruments)issued by government and corporations are known as:

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A)  bonds. 
B)  stocks. 
C)  real assets. 
D)  federally insured deposits. 
A)  bonds. 
B)  stocks. 
C)  real assets. 
D)  federally insured deposits.

Question 16

Indy owns 100 shares of stock in Pet Mart Corporation that he purchased for $20 per share.Every year he has received,from company profits,$1 for each share he owns. Refer to the information given.Indy should necessarily sell his stock if:

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A)  the price falls below $20 per share. 
B)  he expects the sum of future capital gains and dividends to be negative. 
C)  the company stops paying dividends. 
D)  any of these circumstances occur. 
A)  the price falls below $20 per share. 
B)  he expects the sum of future capital gains and dividends to be negative. 
C)  the company stops paying dividends. 
D)  any of these circumstances occur.

Question 17

Short-term U.S.government bonds are considered to be risk-free.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The risk-free interest rate is determined primarily by the:

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A)  largest commercial banks. 
B)  Internal Revenue Service. 
C)  U.S.Treasury. 
D)  Federal Reserve. 
A)  largest commercial banks. 
B)  Internal Revenue Service. 
C)  U.S.Treasury. 
D)  Federal Reserve.

Question 19

The average expected rate of return on most financial assets is the sum of the rates that compensate for:

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A)  nondiversifiable risk and time preference. 
B)  diversifiable risk and time preference. 
C)  nondiversifiable and diversifiable risk. 
D)  nondiversifiable and diversifiable risk,and time preference. 
A)  nondiversifiable risk and time preference. 
B)  diversifiable risk and time preference. 
C)  nondiversifiable and diversifiable risk. 
D)  nondiversifiable and diversifiable risk,and time preference.

Question 20

A 10 percent rate of interest will increase the value of an asset more quickly if the interest is compounded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 36: Financial Economics

Bonds represent:

The intercept of the Security Market Line at any point in time is determined primarily by:

Bobbie is contemplating buying a lottery ticket for $1 that has a 1 percent chance of paying $100.What is Bobbie's average expected rate of return on this "investment?"

The risk-free interest rate is the rate on long-term U.S.government bonds.

Which of the following is both an economic and a financial investment?

A horizontal Security Market Line would imply that investors:

Passively managed funds produce higher rates of return for investors than actively managed funds because:

An asset's price and rate of return:

If i is the interest rate and X is the number of dollars to be received after t years,the formula to calculate the present value of a future payment is:

Lottery winners who take the lump-sum payouts instead of payments spread out over many years:

Limited liability rules:

The Security Market Line shows the positive relationship between the average expected rates of return and levels of diversifiable risk of financial assets.

A stockholder owning 5 percent of a company's stock:

An investment with a beta of 4.0 means that the investment has four times the:

Debt contracts (also called instruments)issued by government and corporations are known as:

Indy owns 100 shares of stock in Pet Mart Corporation that he purchased for $20 per share.Every year he has received,from company profits,$1 for each share he owns. Refer to the information given.Indy should necessarily sell his stock if:

Short-term U.S.government bonds are considered to be risk-free.

The risk-free interest rate is determined primarily by the:

The average expected rate of return on most financial assets is the sum of the rates that compensate for:

A 10 percent rate of interest will increase the value of an asset more quickly if the interest is compounded.

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