Question 1

As the number of stocks in a person's portfolio increases,

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A)  the risk of the portfolio increases, as indicated by the increasing value of the standard deviation of the portfolio. 
B)  the risk of the portfolio increases, as indicated by the decreasing value of the standard deviation of the portfolio. 
C)  the risk of the portfolio decreases, as indicated by the increasing value of the standard deviation of the portfolio. 
D)  the risk of the portfolio decreases, as indicated by the decreasing value of the standard deviation of the portfolio. 
A)  the risk of the portfolio increases, as indicated by the increasing value of the standard deviation of the portfolio. 
B)  the risk of the portfolio increases, as indicated by the decreasing value of the standard deviation of the portfolio. 
C)  the risk of the portfolio decreases, as indicated by the increasing value of the standard deviation of the portfolio. 
D)  the risk of the portfolio decreases, as indicated by the decreasing value of the standard deviation of the portfolio.

Question 2

On May 25, 1980 three pals graduated from high school, pooled together $3,000 and put the money into an account promising to pay 8% for the next 30 years. On May 25, 2010 they withdrew all the money from the account. To the nearest dollar, how much did they withdraw?

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A)  $25,962 
B)  $27,297 
C)  $30,188 
D)  None of the above are correct to the nearest dollar. 
A)  $25,962 
B)  $27,297 
C)  $30,188 
D)  None of the above are correct to the nearest dollar.

Question 3

Black Oil Company considered building a service station in a new location. The owners and their accountants decided that this was the profitable thing to do. However, soon after they made this decision, both the interest rate and the cost of building the station changed. In which case do these changes both make it less likely that they will now build the station?

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A)  Interest rates rise and the cost of building the station rises. 
B)  Interest rates rise and the cost of building the station falls. 
C)  Interest rates fall and the cost of building the station rises. 
D)  Interest rates fall and the cost of building the station falls. 
A)  Interest rates rise and the cost of building the station rises. 
B)  Interest rates rise and the cost of building the station falls. 
C)  Interest rates fall and the cost of building the station rises. 
D)  Interest rates fall and the cost of building the station falls.

Question 4

Why might someone be willing to pay more than the fundamental value for a stock?

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She may believe that

Question 5

Melissa offers you $1,000 today or $1,500 in 5 years. You would prefer to take the $1,500 in 5 years if the interest rate is

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A)  8 percent. 
B)  9 percent. 
C)  10 percent. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  8 percent. 
B)  9 percent. 
C)  10 percent. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 6

Sometimes On Time SOT) Airlines is considering buying a new jet. SOT would be more likely to buy a new jet if there were either

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A)  a decrease in the price of a new jet or a decrease in the interest rate. 
B)  a decrease in the price of a new jet or an increase in the interest rate. 
C)  an increase in the price of a new jet or a decrease in the interest rate. 
D)  an increase in the price of a new jet or an increase in the interest rate. 
A)  a decrease in the price of a new jet or a decrease in the interest rate. 
B)  a decrease in the price of a new jet or an increase in the interest rate. 
C)  an increase in the price of a new jet or a decrease in the interest rate. 
D)  an increase in the price of a new jet or an increase in the interest rate.

Question 7

John has been a sky diver for many years. When the company John works for offers its employees the option to purchase a life insurance policy, John purchases a policy. This illustrates the problem of

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A)  moral hazard. 
B)  adverse selection. 
C)  risk-return tradeoff. 
D)  diversification. 
A)  moral hazard. 
B)  adverse selection. 
C)  risk-return tradeoff. 
D)  diversification.

Question 8

Figure 27-3
The following figure shows the utility function for Paul.  
-Refer to Figure 27-3. Suppose the vertical distance between the points 0, A) and 0, B) is 10. If his wealth increased from $700 to $900, then

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A)  Paul's utility would increase by less than 10 units. 
B)  Paul's utility would increase by more than 10 units. 
C)  Paul's utility would increase by exactly 10 units. 
D)  Any of the above could be correct. 
A)  Paul's utility would increase by less than 10 units. 
B)  Paul's utility would increase by more than 10 units. 
C)  Paul's utility would increase by exactly 10 units. 
D)  Any of the above could be correct.

Question 9

Figure 27-1. The figure shows a utility function.  
-Refer to Figure 27-1. The utility function that is shown exhibits the property of diminishing

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A)  wealth. 
B)  utility. 
C)  marginal wealth. 
D)  marginal utility. 
A)  wealth. 
B)  utility. 
C)  marginal wealth. 
D)  marginal utility.

Question 10

Fundamental analysis shows that stock in Johnson's Lumber Company has a price that is less than its present value.

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A)  This stock is overvalued; you should consider adding it to your portfolio. 
B)  This stock is overvalued; you shouldn't consider adding it to your portfolio. 
C)  This stock is undervalued; you should consider adding it to your portfolio. 
D)  This stock is undervalued; you shouldn't consider adding it to your portfolio. 
A)  This stock is overvalued; you should consider adding it to your portfolio. 
B)  This stock is overvalued; you shouldn't consider adding it to your portfolio. 
C)  This stock is undervalued; you should consider adding it to your portfolio. 
D)  This stock is undervalued; you shouldn't consider adding it to your portfolio.

Question 11

Fundamental analysis shows that stock in "Night and Day" fitness centers has a price below its present value.

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A)  This stock is undervalued; you should consider adding it to your portfolio. 
B)  This stock is undervalued; you shouldn't consider adding it to your portfolio. 
C)  This stock is overvalued; you should consider adding it to your portfolio. 
D)  This stock is overvalued; you shouldn't consider adding it to your portfolio. 
A)  This stock is undervalued; you should consider adding it to your portfolio. 
B)  This stock is undervalued; you shouldn't consider adding it to your portfolio. 
C)  This stock is overvalued; you should consider adding it to your portfolio. 
D)  This stock is overvalued; you shouldn't consider adding it to your portfolio.

Question 12

Using the rule of 70, about how much would $100 be worth after 50 years if the interest rate were 7 percent?

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A)  $400 
B)  $800 
C)  $1,600 
D)  $3,200 
A)  $400 
B)  $800 
C)  $1,600 
D)  $3,200

Question 13

An automobile manufacturer unexpectedly announces that it has hired a new chief executive officer. It is widely believed that the presence of this individual will raise the profitability of the corporation. At the same time interest rates unexpectedly rise. Which of the above would tend to make the price of the stock rise?

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A)  the announcement and the rise in interest rates 
B)  the announcement but not the rise in interest rates 
C)  the rise in interest rates, but not the announcement 
D)  neither the announcement nor the rise in interest rates 
A)  the announcement and the rise in interest rates 
B)  the announcement but not the rise in interest rates 
C)  the rise in interest rates, but not the announcement 
D)  neither the announcement nor the rise in interest rates

Question 14

Scenario 27-1
Lisa has a utility function   where W is Lisa's wealth in millions of dollars and U is the utility she obtains.
-Refer to Scenario 27-1. Suppose Lisa is faced with a choice between two options. With option A Lisa receives a guaranteed $9 million. With option B Lisa faces a lottery that pays $16 million with probability P and pays $4 million with probability 1-P). Given Lisa's utility function, how high does P need to be before Lisa will prefer option B?

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Lisa will prefer option B if t

Question 15

Which of the following is correct?

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A)  Managed funds typically have a higher return than indexed funds. This tends to refute the efficient market hypothesis. 
B)  Managed funds typically have a higher return than indexed funds. This tends to support the efficient market hypothesis. 
C)  Index funds typically have a higher rate of return than managed funds. This tends to refute the efficient market hypothesis. 
D)  Index funds typically have a higher rate of return than managed funds. This tends to support the efficient market hypothesis. 
A)  Managed funds typically have a higher return than indexed funds. This tends to refute the efficient market hypothesis. 
B)  Managed funds typically have a higher return than indexed funds. This tends to support the efficient market hypothesis. 
C)  Index funds typically have a higher rate of return than managed funds. This tends to refute the efficient market hypothesis. 
D)  Index funds typically have a higher rate of return than managed funds. This tends to support the efficient market hypothesis.

Question 16

You are tearing down a building and find $1 in change that someone lost when working on the building 140 years ago. If, instead of being careless with the $1 in change, this person had deposited it into a bank and earned 2 percent interest every year for 140 years, how much would be in the account today according to the rule of 70?

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A)  $4 
B)  $8 
C)  $16 
D)  $32 
A)  $4 
B)  $8 
C)  $16 
D)  $32

Question 17

Give two conditions that are important to the efficient market theory. List one implication of the efficient market theory.

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Efficient market theory says that it sho

Question 18

Matt's Utility Function   If Matt's current wealth is $51,000, then

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A)  his gain in utility from gaining $1,000 is greater than his loss in utility from losing $1,000. Matt is risk averse. 
B)  his gain in utility from gaining $1,000 is greater than his loss in utility from losing $1,000. Matt is not risk averse. 
C)  his gain in utility from gaining $1,000 is less than his loss in utility from losing $1,000. Matt is risk averse. 
D)  his gain in utility from gaining $1,000 is less than his loss in utility from losing $1,000. Matt is not risk averse. 
A)  his gain in utility from gaining $1,000 is greater than his loss in utility from losing $1,000. Matt is risk averse. 
B)  his gain in utility from gaining $1,000 is greater than his loss in utility from losing $1,000. Matt is not risk averse. 
C)  his gain in utility from gaining $1,000 is less than his loss in utility from losing $1,000. Matt is risk averse. 
D)  his gain in utility from gaining $1,000 is less than his loss in utility from losing $1,000. Matt is not risk averse.

Question 19

In the 1990s, several stocks had very, very high price to earnings ratios. These stocks appeared overvalued to many observers. What might the people who bought them have been thinking?

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There are several possibilities. The fir

Question 20

La Rossa Pasta Company is considering expanding its factory. In which case would both the change in the cost and the change in the interest rate each make it less likely that La Rossa's would expand?

Accepted Answer

A)  a decrease in the cost of expanding and a decrease in the interest rate. 
B)  a decrease in the cost of expanding and an increase in the interest rate. 
C)  an increase in the cost of expanding and a decrease in the interest rate. 
D)  an increase in the cost of expanding and an increase in the interest rate. 
A)  a decrease in the cost of expanding and a decrease in the interest rate. 
B)  a decrease in the cost of expanding and an increase in the interest rate. 
C)  an increase in the cost of expanding and a decrease in the interest rate. 
D)  an increase in the cost of expanding and an increase in the interest rate.

As the number of stocks in a person's portfolio increases,

On May 25, 1980 three pals graduated from high school, pooled together $3,000 and put the money into an account promising to pay 8% for the next 30 years. On May 25, 2010 they withdrew all the money from the account. To the nearest dollar, how much did they withdraw?

Why might someone be willing to pay more than the fundamental value for a stock?

Melissa offers you $1,000 today or $1,500 in 5 years. You would prefer to take the $1,500 in 5 years if the interest rate is

Sometimes On Time SOT) Airlines is considering buying a new jet. SOT would be more likely to buy a new jet if there were either

John has been a sky diver for many years. When the company John works for offers its employees the option to purchase a life insurance policy, John purchases a policy. This illustrates the problem of

Figure 27-3 The following figure shows the utility function for Paul. -Refer to Figure 27-3. Suppose the vertical distance between the points 0, A) and 0, B) is 10. If his wealth increased from $700 to $900, then

Figure 27-1. The figure shows a utility function. -Refer to Figure 27-1. The utility function that is shown exhibits the property of diminishing

Fundamental analysis shows that stock in Johnson's Lumber Company has a price that is less than its present value.

Fundamental analysis shows that stock in "Night and Day" fitness centers has a price below its present value.

Using the rule of 70, about how much would $100 be worth after 50 years if the interest rate were 7 percent?

Which of the following is correct?

Give two conditions that are important to the efficient market theory. List one implication of the efficient market theory.

Matt's Utility Function If Matt's current wealth is $51,000, then

In the 1990s, several stocks had very, very high price to earnings ratios. These stocks appeared overvalued to many observers. What might the people who bought them have been thinking?

La Rossa Pasta Company is considering expanding its factory. In which case would both the change in the cost and the change in the interest rate each make it less likely that La Rossa's would expand?

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

Unemployment

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

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Exam 19: The Basic Tools of Finance

As the number of stocks in a person's portfolio increases,

On May 25, 1980 three pals graduated from high school, pooled together $3,000 and put the money into an account promising to pay 8% for the next 30 years. On May 25, 2010 they withdrew all the money from the account. To the nearest dollar, how much did they withdraw?

Why might someone be willing to pay more than the fundamental value for a stock?

Melissa offers you $1,000 today or $1,500 in 5 years. You would prefer to take the $1,500 in 5 years if the interest rate is

Sometimes On Time SOT) Airlines is considering buying a new jet. SOT would be more likely to buy a new jet if there were either

John has been a sky diver for many years. When the company John works for offers its employees the option to purchase a life insurance policy, John purchases a policy. This illustrates the problem of

Figure 27-3 The following figure shows the utility function for Paul. -Refer to Figure 27-3. Suppose the vertical distance between the points 0, A) and 0, B) is 10. If his wealth increased from $700 to $900, then

Figure 27-1. The figure shows a utility function. -Refer to Figure 27-1. The utility function that is shown exhibits the property of diminishing

Fundamental analysis shows that stock in Johnson's Lumber Company has a price that is less than its present value.

Fundamental analysis shows that stock in "Night and Day" fitness centers has a price below its present value.

Using the rule of 70, about how much would $100 be worth after 50 years if the interest rate were 7 percent?

Which of the following is correct?

Give two conditions that are important to the efficient market theory. List one implication of the efficient market theory.

Matt's Utility Function If Matt's current wealth is $51,000, then

In the 1990s, several stocks had very, very high price to earnings ratios. These stocks appeared overvalued to many observers. What might the people who bought them have been thinking?

La Rossa Pasta Company is considering expanding its factory. In which case would both the change in the cost and the change in the interest rate each make it less likely that La Rossa's would expand?

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

Unemployment

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

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