Question 1

According to the efficient market hypothesis

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A)  changes in the prices of stocks are predictable. Evidence shows that managed funds typically do better than indexed funds. 
B)  changes in the prices of stocks are predictable. Evidence shows that indexed funds typically do better than managed funds. 
C)  changes in the prices of stocks are not predictable. Evidence shows that managed funds typically do better than indexed funds. 
D)  changes in the prices of stocks are not predictable. Evidence shows that indexed funds typically do better than managed funds. 
A)  changes in the prices of stocks are predictable. Evidence shows that managed funds typically do better than indexed funds. 
B)  changes in the prices of stocks are predictable. Evidence shows that indexed funds typically do better than managed funds. 
C)  changes in the prices of stocks are not predictable. Evidence shows that managed funds typically do better than indexed funds. 
D)  changes in the prices of stocks are not predictable. Evidence shows that indexed funds typically do better than managed funds.

Question 2

The future value of a deposit in a savings account will be larger

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A)  the longer a person waits to withdraw the funds. 
B)  the higher the interest rate is. 
C)  the larger the initial deposit is. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  the longer a person waits to withdraw the funds. 
B)  the higher the interest rate is. 
C)  the larger the initial deposit is. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 3

What is the future value of $750 one year from today if the interest rate is 2.5 percent?

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A)  $766.50 
B)  $768.75 
C)  $770.23 
D)  None of the above are correct to the nearest cent. 
A)  $766.50 
B)  $768.75 
C)  $770.23 
D)  None of the above are correct to the nearest cent.

Question 4

Samantha holds stocks in four companies. If she adds stocks of several more companies she will decrease

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A)  firm specific risk and market risk. 
B)  firm specific risk but not market risk. 
C)  market risk but not firm specific risk. 
D)  neither firm specific nor market risk. 
A)  firm specific risk and market risk. 
B)  firm specific risk but not market risk. 
C)  market risk but not firm specific risk. 
D)  neither firm specific nor market risk.

Question 5

Suppose you win a small lottery and you are given the following choice: You can receive 1) an immediate payment of $5,000 or 2) two annual payments, each in the amount of $2,700, with the first payment coming one year from now, and the second payment coming two years from now. You would choose to take the two annual payments if the interest rate is

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A)  2 percent, but not if the interest rate is 3 percent. 
B)  3 percent, but not if the interest rate is 4 percent. 
C)  4 percent, but not if the interest rate is 5 percent. 
D)  5 percent, but not if the interest rate is 6 percent. 
A)  2 percent, but not if the interest rate is 3 percent. 
B)  3 percent, but not if the interest rate is 4 percent. 
C)  4 percent, but not if the interest rate is 5 percent. 
D)  5 percent, but not if the interest rate is 6 percent.

Question 6

Albert Einstein once referred to compounding as

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A)  "an obsession among economists that defies explanation." 
B)  "the greatest mathematical discovery of all time." 
C)  his own discovery. 
D)  John Maynard Keynes's greatest contribution. 
A)  "an obsession among economists that defies explanation." 
B)  "the greatest mathematical discovery of all time." 
C)  his own discovery. 
D)  John Maynard Keynes's greatest contribution.

Question 7

You could borrow $2,000 today from Bank A and repay the loan, with interest, by paying Bank A $2,154 one year from today. Or, you could borrow X dollars today from Bank B and repay the loan, with interest, by paying Bank B $2,477.10 one year from today. In order for the same interest rate to apply to the two loans, X =

Accepted Answer

A)  $2,300.00. 
B)  $2,450.00. 
C)  $2,500.00. 
D)  $2,525.50. 
A)  $2,300.00. 
B)  $2,450.00. 
C)  $2,500.00. 
D)  $2,525.50.

Question 8

Yoyo's Frozen Yogurt, Inc. is thinking of building a new warehouse. They believe that this will give them $50,000 of additional revenue at the end of one year, $60,000 additional revenue at the end of two years, and $70,000 in additional revenue at the end of three years. If the interest rate is 5 percent, Yoyo would be willing to pay

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A)  $140,000, but not $150,000. 
B)  $150,000, but not $160,000. 
C)  $160,000, but not $170,000. 
D)  $170,000, but not $180,000. 
A)  $140,000, but not $150,000. 
B)  $150,000, but not $160,000. 
C)  $160,000, but not $170,000. 
D)  $170,000, but not $180,000.

Question 9

James offers you $1,000 today or $X in 7 years. If the interest rate is 4.5 percent, then you would prefer to take the $1,000 today if and only if

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A)  X < 1,045.00. 
B)  X < 1,188.89. 
C)  X < 1,266.67. 
D)  X < 1,360.86. 
A)  X < 1,045.00. 
B)  X < 1,188.89. 
C)  X < 1,266.67. 
D)  X < 1,360.86.

Question 10

According to the efficient markets hypothesis, the number of people who think a stock is overvalued exactly balances the number of people who think a stock is undervalued.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Discounting refers directly to

Accepted Answer

A)  finding the present value of a future sum of money. 
B)  finding the future value of a present sum of money. 
C)  calculations that ignore the phenomenon of compounding for the sake of ease and simplicity. 
D)  decreases in interest rates over time, while compounding refers to increases in interest rates over time. 
A)  finding the present value of a future sum of money. 
B)  finding the future value of a present sum of money. 
C)  calculations that ignore the phenomenon of compounding for the sake of ease and simplicity. 
D)  decreases in interest rates over time, while compounding refers to increases in interest rates over time.

Question 12

Imagine that two years ago you inherited $20,000 and put it into an account paying a fixed 8 percent annual interest rate. How much money do you have in your account now?

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A)  $22,880.00 
B)  $23,200.00 
C)  $23,232.00 
D)  $23,328.00 
A)  $22,880.00 
B)  $23,200.00 
C)  $23,232.00 
D)  $23,328.00

Question 13

Which of the following is the correct way to compute the future value of $100 put into an account that earns 4 percent interest for 10 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  $1001 + .0410) 
B)  $1001 + .04   10) 
C)  $100 × 10   1 + .04) 
D)  $1001 + .04)10 
A)  $1001 + .0410) 
B)  $1001 + .04   10) 
C)  $100 × 10   1 + .04) 
D)  $1001 + .04)10

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 15

At which interest rate is the present value of $95.40 one year from today equal to $90 today?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  6 percent 
D)  7 percent 
A)  4 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  6 percent 
D)  7 percent

Question 16

Figure 27-2. The figure shows a utility function for Britney.  
-Refer to Figure 27-2. Suppose the vertical distance between the points 0, A) and 0, B) is 5. If her wealth increased from $1,050 to $1,350, then

Accepted Answer

A)  Britney's subjective measure of her well­being would increase by less than 5 units. 
B)  Britney's subjective measure of her well­being would increase by more than 5 units. 
C)  Britney would change from being a risk-averse person into a person who is not risk averse. 
D)  Britney would change from being a person who is not risk averse into a risk-averse person. 
A)  Britney's subjective measure of her well­being would increase by less than 5 units. 
B)  Britney's subjective measure of her well­being would increase by more than 5 units. 
C)  Britney would change from being a risk-averse person into a person who is not risk averse. 
D)  Britney would change from being a person who is not risk averse into a risk-averse person.

Question 17

Some people claim that stocks follow a random walk. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The price of stock one day is about what it was on the previous day. 
B)  Changes in stock prices cannot be predicted from available information. 
C)  Stock prices are not determined by market fundamentals such as supply and demand. 
D)  Prices of stocks of different firms in the same industry show no or little tendency to move together. 
A)  The price of stock one day is about what it was on the previous day. 
B)  Changes in stock prices cannot be predicted from available information. 
C)  Stock prices are not determined by market fundamentals such as supply and demand. 
D)  Prices of stocks of different firms in the same industry show no or little tendency to move together.

Question 18

You are better off choosing $100 today rather than $200 in 9 years if the interest rate is

Accepted Answer

A)  lower than about 8 percent. 
B)  higher than about 8 percent. 
C)  lower than about 10 percent. 
D)  higher than about 10 percent. 
A)  lower than about 8 percent. 
B)  higher than about 8 percent. 
C)  lower than about 10 percent. 
D)  higher than about 10 percent.

Question 19

Four years ago Ollie deposited some money into an account. He earned 5 percent interest on this account and now it has a balance of $303.88. About how much money did Ollie deposit into his account when he opened it?

Accepted Answer

A)  $210 
B)  $220 
C)  $240 
D)  $250 
A)  $210 
B)  $220 
C)  $240 
D)  $250

Question 20

Thompson Corporation is considering the purchase of a new piece of machinery. Thompson expects the new machinery to increase its revenues by $70,000 at the end of year 1, $60,000 at the end of year 2, and $50,000 at the end of year 3 at which point the machinery will have exhausted its useful life. If the interest rate is 4%, what is the most Thompson should be willing to pay today for this piece of machinery?

Accepted Answer

The present value of the futur

According to the efficient market hypothesis

The future value of a deposit in a savings account will be larger

What is the future value of $750 one year from today if the interest rate is 2.5 percent?

Samantha holds stocks in four companies. If she adds stocks of several more companies she will decrease

Albert Einstein once referred to compounding as

James offers you $1,000 today or $X in 7 years. If the interest rate is 4.5 percent, then you would prefer to take the $1,000 today if and only if

According to the efficient markets hypothesis, the number of people who think a stock is overvalued exactly balances the number of people who think a stock is undervalued.

Discounting refers directly to

Imagine that two years ago you inherited $20,000 and put it into an account paying a fixed 8 percent annual interest rate. How much money do you have in your account now?

Which of the following is the correct way to compute the future value of $100 put into an account that earns 4 percent interest for 10 years?

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

At which interest rate is the present value of $95.40 one year from today equal to $90 today?

Figure 27-2. The figure shows a utility function for Britney. -Refer to Figure 27-2. Suppose the vertical distance between the points 0, A) and 0, B) is 5. If her wealth increased from $1,050 to $1,350, then

Some people claim that stocks follow a random walk. What does this mean?

You are better off choosing $100 today rather than $200 in 9 years if the interest rate is

Four years ago Ollie deposited some money into an account. He earned 5 percent interest on this account and now it has a balance of $303.88. About how much money did Ollie deposit into his account when he opened it?

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

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

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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Exam 14: The Basic Tools of Finance

According to the efficient market hypothesis

The future value of a deposit in a savings account will be larger

What is the future value of $750 one year from today if the interest rate is 2.5 percent?

Samantha holds stocks in four companies. If she adds stocks of several more companies she will decrease

Albert Einstein once referred to compounding as

James offers you $1,000 today or $X in 7 years. If the interest rate is 4.5 percent, then you would prefer to take the $1,000 today if and only if

According to the efficient markets hypothesis, the number of people who think a stock is overvalued exactly balances the number of people who think a stock is undervalued.

Discounting refers directly to

Imagine that two years ago you inherited $20,000 and put it into an account paying a fixed 8 percent annual interest rate. How much money do you have in your account now?

Which of the following is the correct way to compute the future value of $100 put into an account that earns 4 percent interest for 10 years?

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

At which interest rate is the present value of $95.40 one year from today equal to $90 today?

Figure 27-2. The figure shows a utility function for Britney. -Refer to Figure 27-2. Suppose the vertical distance between the points 0, A) and 0, B) is 5. If her wealth increased from $1,050 to $1,350, then

Some people claim that stocks follow a random walk. What does this mean?

You are better off choosing $100 today rather than $200 in 9 years if the interest rate is

Four years ago Ollie deposited some money into an account. He earned 5 percent interest on this account and now it has a balance of $303.88. About how much money did Ollie deposit into his account when he opened it?

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

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

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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