Data for Atwill Corporation is shown below. Now Atwill acquires some risky assets that cause its beta to increase by 30%. In addition, expected inflation increases by 2.00%. What is the stock's new required rate of return? $\begin{array}{lr} \text { Initial beta } & 1.00 \\ \text { Initial required return }\left(\mathrm{r}_{\mathrm{s}}\right) & 10.20 \% \\ \text { Market risk premium, } \mathrm{RP}_{\mathrm{M}} & 6.00 \% \\ \text { Percentage increase in beta } & 30.00 \% \\ \text { Increase in inflation premium, IP } & 2.00 \% \end{array}$

A) 14.00% B) 14.70% C) 15.44% D) 16.21% E) 17.02% A) 14.00% B) 14.70% C) 15.44% D) 16.21% E) 17.02%

Stocks A and B have the following data. Assuming the stock market is efficient and the stocks are in equilibrium, which of the following statements is CORRECT? $\begin{array}{llr} & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { B } \\ \text { Price } & \$ 25 & \$ 25 \\ \text { Expected growth (constant) } & 10 \% & 5 \% \\ \text { Required return } & 15 \% & 15 \% \end{array}$

A) stock a has a higher dividend yield than stock b. B) currently the two stocks have the same price, but over time stock b's price will pass that of a. C) since stock a's growth rate is twice that of stock b, stock a's future dividends will always be twice as high as stock b's. D) the two stocks should not sell at the same price. if their prices are equal, then a disequilibrium must exist. E) stock a's expected dividend at t = 1 is only half that of stock b. A) stock a has a higher dividend yield than stock b. B) currently the two stocks have the same price, but over time stock b's price will pass that of a. C) since stock a's growth rate is twice that of stock b, stock a's future dividends will always be twice as high as stock b's. D) the two stocks should not sell at the same price. if their prices are equal, then a disequilibrium must exist. E) stock a's expected dividend at t = 1 is only half that of stock b.

Exam 29: Basic Financial Tools: A review

You plan to analyze the value of a potential investment by calculating the sum of the present values of its expected cash flows. Which of the following would lower the calculated value of the investment?

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Question 221

At the end of 10 years, which of the following investments would have the highest future value? Assume that the effective annual rate for all investments is the same and is greater than zero.

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Question 222

JG Asset Services is recommending that you invest $1,500 in a 5-year certificate of deposit (CD) that pays 3.5% interest, compounded annually. How much will you have when the CD matures?

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Question 223

Data for Atwill Corporation is shown below. Now Atwill acquires some risky assets that cause its beta to increase by 30%. In addition, expected inflation increases by 2.00%. What is the stock's new required rate of return? Initial beta 1.00 Initial required return 10.20\% Market risk premium, 6.00\% Percentage increase in beta 30.00\% Increase in inflation premium, IP 2.00\%

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Question 224

According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, investors are primarily concerned with portfolio risk, not the risks of individual stocks held in isolation. Thus, the relevant risk of a stock is the stock's contribution to the riskiness of a well-diversified portfolio.

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Question 225

If its yield to maturity declined by 1%, which of the following bonds would have the largest percentage increase in value?

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Question 226

The prices of high-coupon bonds tend to be less sensitive to a given change in interest rates than low-coupon bonds, other things held constant.

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Question 227

Portfolio P has equal amounts invested in each of the three stocks, A, B, and C. Stock A has a beta of 0.8, Stock B has a beta of 1.0, and Stock C has a beta of 1.2. Each of the stocks has a standard deviation of 25%. The returns on the three stocks are independent of one another (i.e., the correlation coefficients all equal zero). Assume that there is an increase in the market risk premium, but the risk-free rate remains unchanged. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 228

You are in negotiations to make a 7-year loan of $25,000 to DeVille Corporation. To repay you, DeVille will pay $2,500 at the end of Year 1, $5,000 at the end of Year 2, and $7,500 at the end of Year 3, plus a fixed but currently unspecified cash flow, X, at the end of each year from Year 4 through Year 7. You are confident the payments will be made, since DeVille is essentially riskless. You regard 8% as an appropriate rate of return on a low risk but illiquid 7-year loan. What cash flow must the investment provide at the end of each of the final 4 years, that is, what is X?

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Question 229

A 10-year bond with a 9% annual coupon has a yield to maturity of 8%. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 230

What annual payment must you receive in order to earn a 6.5% rate of return on a perpetuity that has a cost of $1,250?

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Question 231

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Question 232

Brodkey Shoes has a beta of 1.30, the T-bill rate is 3.00%, and the T-bond rate is 6.5%. The annual return on the stock market during the past 3 years was 15.00%, but investors expect the annual future stock market return to be 13.00%. Based on the SML, what is the firm's required return?

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Question 233

It is possible for a firm to have a positive beta, even if the correlation between its returns and those of another firm is negative.

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Question 234

Alcott's preferred stock pays a dividend of $1.00 per quarter. If the price of the stock is $45.00, what is its nominal (not effective) annual rate of return?

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Question 235

Which of the following statements is CORRECT, assuming positive interest rates and holding other things constant?

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Question 236

Stocks A and B have the following data. Assuming the stock market is efficient and the stocks are in equilibrium, which of the following statements is CORRECT? Price \ 25 \ 25 Expected growth (constant) 10\% 5\% Required return 15\% 15\%

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Question 237

If the returns of two firms are negatively correlated, then one of them must have a negative beta.

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Question 238

Kellner Motor Co.'s stock has a required rate of return of 11.50%, and it sells for $25.00 per share. Kellner's dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7.00%. What was the last dividend, D₀?

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Question 239

You were left $100,000 in a trust fund set up by your grandfather. The fund pays 6.5% interest. You must spend the money on your college education, and you must withdraw the money in 4 equal installments, beginning immediately. How much could you withdraw today and at the beginning of each of the next 3 years and end up with zero in the account?

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Exam 29: Basic Financial Tools: A review

You plan to analyze the value of a potential investment by calculating the sum of the present values of its expected cash flows. Which of the following would lower the calculated value of the investment?

At the end of 10 years, which of the following investments would have the highest future value? Assume that the effective annual rate for all investments is the same and is greater than zero.

JG Asset Services is recommending that you invest $1,500 in a 5-year certificate of deposit (CD) that pays 3.5% interest, compounded annually. How much will you have when the CD matures?

According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, investors are primarily concerned with portfolio risk, not the risks of individual stocks held in isolation. Thus, the relevant risk of a stock is the stock's contribution to the riskiness of a well-diversified portfolio.

If its yield to maturity declined by 1%, which of the following bonds would have the largest percentage increase in value?

The prices of high-coupon bonds tend to be less sensitive to a given change in interest rates than low-coupon bonds, other things held constant.

A 10-year bond with a 9% annual coupon has a yield to maturity of 8%. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

What annual payment must you receive in order to earn a 6.5% rate of return on a perpetuity that has a cost of $1,250?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

Brodkey Shoes has a beta of 1.30, the T-bill rate is 3.00%, and the T-bond rate is 6.5%. The annual return on the stock market during the past 3 years was 15.00%, but investors expect the annual future stock market return to be 13.00%. Based on the SML, what is the firm's required return?

It is possible for a firm to have a positive beta, even if the correlation between its returns and those of another firm is negative.

Alcott's preferred stock pays a dividend of $1.00 per quarter. If the price of the stock is $45.00, what is its nominal (not effective) annual rate of return?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT, assuming positive interest rates and holding other things constant?

Stocks A and B have the following data. Assuming the stock market is efficient and the stocks are in equilibrium, which of the following statements is CORRECT? Price \ 25 \ 25 Expected growth (constant) 10\% 5\% Required return 15\% 15\%

If the returns of two firms are negatively correlated, then one of them must have a negative beta.

Kellner Motor Co.'s stock has a required rate of return of 11.50%, and it sells for $25.00 per share. Kellner's dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7.00%. What was the last dividend, D0?

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Kellner Motor Co.'s stock has a required rate of return of 11.50%, and it sells for $25.00 per share. Kellner's dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7.00%. What was the last dividend, D₀?