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FIN 534 Final Exam Part 1 Set 1
• Question 1
BLW Corporation is considering the terms to be set on the
options it plans to issue to its executives. Which of the following
actions would decrease the value of the options, other things held
constant?
• Question 2
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 3
4. Suppose you believe that Florio Company's stock price is
going to decline from its current level of $82.50 sometime during the
next 5 months. For $5.10 you could buy a 5-month put option giving
you the right to sell 1 share at a price of $85 per share. If you bought
this option for $5.10 and Florio's stock price actually dropped to $60,
what would your pre-tax net profit be?
• Question 4
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 5
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 6
Which of the following statements is most correct, holding
other things constant, for XYZ Corporation's traded call options?
• Question 7
To help them estimate the company's cost of capital, Smithco
has hired you as a consultant. You have been provided with the
following data: D1 = $1.45; P0 = $22.50; and g = 6.50% (constant).
Based on the DCF approach, what is the cost of common from
reinvested earnings?
• Question 8
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Assume a
company's target capital structure is 50% debt and 50% common
equity.
• Question 9
5. A company's perpetual preferred stock currently sells for
$92.50 per share, and it pays an $8.00 annual dividend. If the
company were to sell a new preferred issue, it would incur a flotation
cost of 5.00% of the issue price. What is the firm's cost of preferred
stock?
• Question 10
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 11
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 12
You have been hired as a consultant by Feludi Inc.'s CFO,
who wants you to help her estimate the cost of capital. You have been
provided with the following data: rRF = 4.10%; RPM = 5.25%; and
b = 1.30. Based on the CAPM approach, what is the cost of common
from reinvested earnings?
• Question 13
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 14
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 15
Projects C and D both have normal cash flows and are
mutually exclusive. Project C has a higher NPV if the WACC is less
than 12%, whereas Project D has a higher NPV if the WACC exceeds
12%. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
6. • Question 16
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 17
Projects S and L are both normal projects with an initial cost
of $10,000, followed by a series of positive cash inflows. Project S's
undiscounted net cash flows total $20,000, while L's total
undiscounted flows are $30,000. At a WACC of 10%, the two projects
have identical NPVs. Which project's NPV is more sensitive to
changes in the WACC?
• Question 18
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Assume that
the project being considered has normal cash flows, with one outflow
followed by a series of inflows.
• Question 19
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 20
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 21
Collins Inc. is investigating whether to develop a new product.
In evaluating whether to go ahead with the project, which of the
following items should NOT be explicitly considered when cash flows
are estimated?
• Question 22
7. Which of the following rules is CORRECT for capital
budgeting analysis?
• Question 23
Which one of the following would NOT result in incremental
cash flows and thus should NOT be included in the capital budgeting
analysis for a new product?
• Question 24
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 25
A company expects sales to increase during the coming year,
and it is using the AFN equation to forecast the additional capital
that it must raise. Which of the following conditions would cause the
AFN to increase?
• Question 26
Last year National Aeronautics had a FA/Sales ratio of 40%,
comprised of $250 million of sales and $100 million of fixed assets.
However, its fixed assets were used at only 75% of capacity. Now the
company is developing its financial forecast for the coming year. As
part of that process, the company wants to set its target Fixed
Assets/Sales ratio at the level it would have had had it been operating
at full capacity. What target FA/Sales ratio should the company set?
• Question 27
F. Marston, Inc. has developed a forecasting model to
estimate its AFN for the upcoming year. All else being equal, which of
the following factors is most likely to lead to an increase of the
additional funds needed (AFN)?
8. • Question 28
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 29
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 30
The capital intensity ratio is generally defined as follows:
FIN 534 Final Exam Part 1 Set 2
FIN 534 Final Exam Part 1
•
The current price of a stock is $22, and at the end of one year
its price will be either $27 or $17. The annual risk-free rate is 6.0%,
based on daily compounding. A 1-year call option on the stock, with
an exercise price of $22, is available. Based on the binomial model,
what is the option's value? (Hint: Use daily compounding.)
• Question 2
Cazden Motors' stock is trading at $30 a share. Call options
on the company's stock are also available, some with a strike price of
$25 and some with a strike price of $35. Both options expire in three
months. Which of the following best describes the value of these
options?
• Question 3
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
9. • Question 4
Suppose you believe that Florio Company's stock price is
going to decline from its current level of $82.50 sometime during the
next 5 months. For $5.10 you could buy a 5-month put option giving
you the right to sell 1 share at a price of $85 per share. If you bought
this option for $5.10 and Florio's stock price actually dropped to $60,
what would your pre-tax net profit be?
• Question 5
BLW Corporation is considering the terms to be set on the
options it plans to issue to its executives. Which of the following
actions would decrease the value of the options, other things held
constant?
• Question 6
Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
• Question 7
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 8
Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
• Question 9
Burnham Brothers Inc. has no retained earnings since it has
always paid out all of its earnings as dividends. This same situation is
10. expected to persist in the future. The company uses the CAPM to
calculate its cost of equity, and its target capital structure consists of
common stock, preferred stock, and debt. Which of the following
events would REDUCE its WACC?
• Question 10
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 11
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 12
Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
• Question 13
Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
• Question 14
Which of the following statements is NOT a disadvantage of
the regular payback method?
• Question 15
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Assume that
the project being considered has normal cash flows, with one outflow
followed by a series of inflows.
11. • Question 16
Projects S and L are both normal projects with an initial cost
of $10,000, followed by a series of positive cash inflows. Project S's
undiscounted net cash flows total $20,000, while L's total
undiscounted flows are $30,000. At a WACC of 10%, the two projects
have identical NPVs. Which project's NPV is more sensitive to
changes in the WACC?
• Question 17
The WACC for two mutually exclusive projects that are being
considered is 12%. Project K has an IRR of 20% while Project R's
IRR is 15%. The projects have the same NPV at the 12% current
WACC. Interest rates are currently high. However, you believe that
money costs and thus your WACC will soon decline. You also think
that the projects will not be funded until the WACC has decreased,
and their cash flows will not be affected by the change in economic
conditions. Under these conditions, which of the following statements
is CORRECT?
• Question 18
Suppose a firm relies exclusively on the payback method when
making capital budgeting decisions, and it sets a 4-year payback
regardless of economic conditions. Other things held constant, which
of the following statements is most likely to be true?
• Question 19
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 20
Which of the following factors should be included in the cash
flows used to estimate a project's NPV?
12. • Question 21
Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
• Question 22
When evaluating a new project, firms should include in the
projected cash flows all of the following EXCEPT:
• Question 23
To increase productive capacity, a company is considering a
proposed new plant. Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
• Question 24
Which of the following is NOT a relevant cash flow and thus
should not be reflected in the analysis of a capital budgeting
project?
• Question 25
North Construction had $850 million of sales last year, and it
had $425 million of fixed assets that were used at only 60% of
capacity. What is the maximum sales growth rate North could achieve
before it had to increase its fixed assets?
• Question 26
Which of the following assumptions is embodied in the AFN
equation?
13. • Question 27
Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
• Question 28
The Besnier Company had $250 million of sales last year, and
it had $75 million of fixed assets that were being operated at 80% of
capacity. In millions, how large could sales have been if the company
had operated at full capacity?
• Question 29
Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
• Question 30
Which of the following is NOT one of the steps taken in the
financial planning process?
FIN 534 Final Exam Part 1 Set 3
• Question 1
An investor who writes standard call options against stock
held in his or her portfolio is said to be selling what type of
options?
• Question 2
Suppose you believe that Basso Inc.'s stock price is going to
increase from its current level of $22.50 sometime during the next 5
months. For $3.10 you can buy a 5-month call option giving you the
right to buy 1 share at a price of $25 per share. If you buy this option
14. for $3.10 and Basso's stock price actually rises to $45, what would
your pre-tax net profit be?
• Question 3
Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
• Question 4
BLW Corporation is considering the terms to be set on the
options it plans to issue to its executives. Which of the following
actions would decrease the value of the options, other things held
constant?
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FIN 534 Final Exam Part 2 Set 1
• Question 1
Which of the following is NOT normally regarded as being a
good reason to establish an ESOP?
15. • Question 2
Which of the following is NOT normally regarded as being a
barrier to hostile takeovers?
• Question 3
RohterGaleano Inc. is considering how to set its dividend
policy. It has a capital budget of $3,000,000. The company wants to
maintain a target capital structure that is 15% debt and 85% equity.
The company forecasts that its net income this year will be
$3,500,000. If the company follows a residual dividend policy, what
will be its total dividend payment?
• Question 4
Which of the following statements is correct?
• Question 5
Which of the following statements is correct?
• Question 6
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
• Question 7
Which of the following statements is correct?
• Question 8
The capital budget of Creative Ventures Inc. is $1,000,000.
The company wants to maintain a target capital structure that is 30%
debt and 70% equity. The company forecasts that its net income this
year will be $800,000. If the company follows a residual dividend
policy, what will be its total dividend payment?
16. • Question 9
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 10
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 11
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 12
Other things held constant, which of the following events is
most likely to encourage a firm to increase the amount of debt in its
capital structure?
• Question 13
Blueline Publishers is considering a recapitalization plan. It
is currently 100% equity financed but under the plan it would issue
long-term debt with a yield of 9% and use the proceeds to repurchase
common stock. The recapitalization would not change the company's
total assets, nor would it affect the firm's basic earning power, which
is currently 15%. The CFO believes that this recapitalization would
reduce the WACC and increase stock price. Which of the following
would also be likely to occur if the company goes ahead with the
recapitalization plan?
• Question 14
Which of the following is NOT associated with (or does not
contribute to) business risk? Recall that business risk is affected by a
firm's operations.
17. • Question 15
Barette Consulting currently has no debt in its capital
structure, has $500 million of total assets, and its basic earning
power is 15%. The CFO is contemplating a recapitalization where it
will issue debt at a cost of 10% and use the proceeds to buy back
shares of the company's common stock, paying book value. If the
company proceeds with the recapitalization, its operating income,
total assets, and tax rate will remain unchanged. Which of the
following is most likely to occur as a result of the recapitalization?
• Question 16
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 17
Which of the following actions should Reece Windows take if
it wants to reduce its cash conversion cycle?
• Question 18
Which of the following will cause an increase in net working
capital, other things held constant?
• Question 19
A lockbox plan is most beneficial to firms that
• Question 20
Which of the following actions would be likely to shorten the
cash conversion cycle?
• Question 21
18. Other things held constant, which of the following would tend
to reduce the cash conversion cycle?
• Question 22
Which of the following is NOT directly reflected in the cash
budget of a firm that is in the zero tax bracket?
• Question 23
Suppose one U.S. dollar can purchase 144 yen today in the
foreign exchange market. If the yen depreciates by 8.0% tomorrow,
how many yen could one U.S. dollar buy tomorrow?
• Question 24
If the spot rate of the Israeli shekel is 5.51 shekels per dollar
and the 180-day forward rate is 5.97 shekels per dollar, then the
forward rate for the Israeli shekel is selling at a ____ to the spot rate.
• Question 25
Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT?
• Question 26
A U.S.-based importer, Zarb Inc., makes a purchase of crystal
glassware from a firm in Switzerland for 39,960 Swiss francs, or
$24,000, at the spot rate of 1.665 francs per dollar. The terms of the
purchase are net 90 days, and the U.S. firm wants to cover this trade
payable with a forward market hedge to eliminate its exchange rate
risk. Suppose the firm completes a forward hedge at the 90-day
forward rate of 1.682 francs. If the spot rate in 90 days is actually
1.638 francs, how much will the U.S. firm have saved or lost in U.S.
dollars by hedging its exchange rate exposure?
• Question 27
19. In Japan, 90-day securities have a 4% annualized return and
180-day securities have a 5% annualized return. In the United States,
90-day securities have a 4% annualized return and 180-day securities
have an annualized return of 4.5%. All securities are of equal risk,
and Japanese securities are denominated in terms of the Japanese
yen. Assuming that interest rate parity holds in all markets, which of
the following statements is most CORRECT?
• Question 28
Suppose a carton of hockey pucks sell in Canada for 105
Canadian dollars, and 1 Canadian dollar equals 0.71 U.S. dollars. If
purchasing power parity (PPP) holds, what is the price of hockey
pucks in the United States?
• Question 29
If it takes $0.71 U.S. dollars to purchase one Swiss franc, how
many Swiss francs can one U.S. dollar buy?
• Question 30
Suppose that 1 British pound currently equals 1.62 U.S.
dollars and 1 U.S. dollar equals 1.62 Swiss francs. What is the cross
exchange rate between the pound and the franc?
FIN 534 Final Exam Part 2 Set 2
• Question 1
Which of the following is NOT normally regarded as being a
good reason to establish an ESOP?
20. • Question 2
Which of the following is NOT normally regarded as being a
barrier to hostile takeovers?
• Question 3
If a firm adheres strictly to the residual dividend policy, the
issuance of new common stock would suggest that
• Question 4
Which of the following statements is correct?
• Question 5
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
• Question 6
Which of the following actions will best enable a company to
raise additional equity capital?
• Question 7
Which of the following statements is correct?
• Question 8
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 9
Which of the following statements is correct?
• Question 10
21. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 11
Which of these items will not generally be affected by an
increase in the debt ratio?
• Question 12
Based on the information below for Benson Corporation, what
is the optimal capital structure?
• Question 13
Blueline Publishers is considering a recapitalization plan. It
is currently 100% equity financed but under the plan it would issue
long-term debt with a yield of 9% and use the proceeds to repurchase
common stock. The recapitalization would not change the company's
total assets, nor would it affect the firm's basic earning power, which
is currently 15%. The CFO believes that this recapitalization would
reduce the WACC and increase stock price. Which of the following
would also be likely to occur if the company goes ahead with the
recapitalization plan?
• Question 14
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
• Question 15
Two operationally similar companies, HD and LD, have the
same total assets, operating income (EBIT), tax rate, and business
risk. Company HD, however, has a much higher debt ratio than LD.
Also HD's basic earning power (BEP) exceeds its cost of debt (rd).
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
22. • Question 16
Which of the following events is likely to encourage a
company to raise its target debt ratio, other things held constant?
• Question 17
A lockbox plan is
• Question 18
Which of the following will cause an increase in net working
capital, other things held constant?
• Question 19
Firms generally choose to finance temporary current
operating assets with short-term debt because
• Question 20
Which of the following statements is most consistent with
efficient inventory management? The firm has a
• Question 21
Other things held constant, which of the following would tend
to reduce the cash conversion cycle?
• Question 22
Which of the following is NOT directly reflected in the cash
budget of a firm that is in the zero tax bracket?
• Question 23
23. Suppose that 1 British pound currently equals 1.62 U.S.
dollars and 1 U.S. dollar equals 1.62 Swiss francs. What is the cross
exchange rate between the pound and the franc?
• Question 24
Suppose it takes 1.82 U.S. dollars today to purchase one
British pound in the foreign exchange market, and currency
forecasters predict that the U.S. dollar will depreciate by 12.0%
against the pound over the next 30 days. How many dollars will a
pound buy in 30 days?
• Question 25
Suppose a foreign investor who holds tax-exempt Eurobonds
paying 9% is considering investing in an equivalent-risk domestic
bond in a country with a 28% withholding tax on interest paid to
foreigners. If 9% after-tax is the investor's required return, what
before-tax rate would the domestic bond need to pay to provide the
required after-tax return?
• Question 26
Suppose 1 U.S. dollar equals 1.60 Canadian dollars in the
spot market. 6-month Canadian securities have an annualized return
of 6% (and thus a 6-month periodic return of 3%). 6-month U.S.
securities have an annualized return of 6.5% and a periodic return of
3.25%. If interest rate parity holds, what is the U.S. dollar-Canadian
dollar exchange rate in the 180-day forward market?
• Question 27
Suppose a carton of hockey pucks sell in Canada for 105
Canadian dollars, and 1 Canadian dollar equals 0.71 U.S. dollars. If
purchasing power parity (PPP) holds, what is the price of hockey
pucks in the United States?
24. • Question 28
Suppose Yates Inc., a U.S. exporter, sold a consignment of
antique American muscle-cars to a Japanese customer at a price of
143.5 million yen, when the exchange rate was 140 yen per dollar. In
order to close the sale, Yates agreed to make the bill payable in yen,
thus agreeing to take some exchange rate risk for the transaction. The
terms were net 6 months. If the yen fell against the dollar such that
one dollar would buy 154.4 yen when the invoice was paid, what
dollar amount would Yates actually receive after it exchanged yen for
U.S. dollars?
• Question 29
Suppose 90-day investments in Britain have a 6% annualized
return and a 1.5% quarterly (90-day) return. In the U.S., 90-day
investments of similar risk have a 4% annualized return and a 1%
quarterly (90-day) return. In the 90-day forward market, 1 British
pound equals $1.65. If interest rate parity holds, what is the spot
exchange rate?
• Question 30
In 1985, a given Japanese imported automobile sold for
1,476,000 yen, or $8,200. If the car still sold for the same amount of
yen today but the current exchange rate is 144 yen per dollar, what
would the car be selling for today in U.S. dollars?
FIN 534 Final Exam Part 2 Set 3
• Question 1
Which of the following is NOT normally regarded as being a
good reason to establish an ESOP?
25. • Question 2
Which of the following is NOT normally regarded as being a
barrier to hostile takeovers?
• Question 3
Consider two very different firms, M and N. Firm M is a
mature firm in a mature industry. Its annual net income and net cash
flows are both consistently high and stable. However, M's growth
prospects are quite limited, so its capital budget is small relative to
its net income. Firm N is a relatively new firm in a new and growing
industry. Its markets and products have not stabilized, so its annual
operating income fluctuates considerably. However, N has
substantial growth opportunities, and its capital budget is expected to
be large relative to its net income for the foreseeable future. Which of
the following statements is correct?
• Question 4
Which of the following actions will best enable a company to
raise additional equity capital?
• Question 5
Which of the following statements is NOT
correct?
• Question 6
If a firm adheres strictly to the residual dividend policy, the
issuance of new common stock would suggest that
• Question 7
26. Poff Industries' stock currently sells for $120 a share. You
own 100 shares of the stock. The company is contemplating a 2-for-1
stock split. Which of the following best describes what your position
will be after such a split takes place?
• Question 8
Which of the following statements is
correct?
• Question 9
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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. One of the disadvantages of a sole proprietorship is that the
proprietor is exposed to unlimited liability.
b. It is generally easier to transfer one’s ownership interest in a
partnership than in a corporation.
c. One of the advantages of the corporate form of organization is that
it avoids double taxation.
d. One of the advantages of a corporation from a social standpoint is
that every stockholder has equal voting rights, i.e., “one person, one
vote.”
e. Corporations of all types are subject to the corporate income tax.
27. 2. Which of the following would be most likely to lead to higher
interest rates on all debt securities in the economy?
a. Households start saving a larger percentage of their income.
b. The economy moves from a boom to a recession.
c. The level of inflation begins to decline.
d. Corporations step up their expansion plans and thus increase their
demand for capital.
e. The Federal Reserve uses monetary policy in an attempt to
stimulate the economy.
3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. If General Electric were to issue new stock this year it would be
considered a secondary market transaction since the company
already has stock outstanding.
b. Capital market transactions only include preferred stock and
common stock transactions.
c. The distinguishing feature between spot markets versus futures
markets transactions is the maturity of the investments. That is, spot
market transactions involve securities that have maturities of less
than one year, whereas futures markets transactions involve
securities with maturities greater than one year.
d. Both Nasdaq "dealers" and NYSE “specialists” hold inventories of
stocks.
e. An electronic communications network (ECN) is a physical
location exchange.
4. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. A good goal for a firm’s management is maximization of expected
EPS.
b. Most business in the U.S. is conducted by corporations, and
corporations’ popularity results primarily from their favorable tax
treatment.
28. c. Because most stock ownership is concentrated in the hands of a
relatively small segment of society, firms' actions to maximize their
stock prices have little benefit to society.
d. Corporations and partnerships have an advantage over
proprietorships because a sole proprietor is exposed to unlimited
liability, but the liability of all investors in the other types of
businesses is more limited.
e. The potential exists for agency conflicts between stockholders and
managers.
5. Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT?
a. When a corporation’s shares are owned by a few individuals and
are not traded on public markets, we say that the firm is “closely, or
privately, held."
b. “Going public” establishes a firm's true intrinsic value, and it also
insures that a highly liquid market will always exist for the firm’s
shares.
c. When stock in a closely held corporation is offered to the public for
the first time, the transaction is called “going public,” and the market
for such stock is called the new issue market.
d. Publicly owned companies have shares owned by investors who
are not associated with management, and public companies must
register with and report to a regulatory agency such as the SEC.
e. It is possible for a firm to go public and yet not raise any additional
new capital at the time.
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29. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Typically, a firm’s DPS should exceed its EPS.
b. Typically, a firm’s EBIT should exceed its EBITDA.
c. If a firm is more profitable than average (e.g., Google), we would
normally expect to see its stock price exceed its book value per share.
d. If a firm is more profitable than most other firms, we would
normally expect to see its book value per share exceed its stock price,
especially after several years of high inflation.
e. The more depreciation a firm has in a given year, the higher its
EPS, other things held constant.
2. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. The statement of cash flows reflects cash flows from operations,
but it does not reflect the effects of buying or selling fixed assets.
b. The statement of cash flows shows where the firm’s cash is located;
indeed, it provides a listing of all banks and brokerage houses where
cash is on deposit.
c. The statement of cash flows reflects cash flows from continuing
operations, but it does not reflect the effects of changes in working
capital.
d. The statement of cash flows reflects cash flows from operations and
from borrowings, but it does not reflect cash obtained by selling new
common stock.
e. The statement of cash flows shows how much the firm’s cash--the
total of currency, bank deposits, and short-term liquid securities (or
cash equivalents)--increased or decreased during a given year.
3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Dividends paid reduce the net income that is reported on a
company’s income statement.
30. b. If a company uses some of its bank deposits to buy short-term,
highly liquid marketable securities, this will cause a decline in its
current assets as shown on the balance sheet.
c. If a company issues new long-term bonds during the current year,
this will increase its reported current liabilities at the end of the year.
d. Accounts receivable are reported as a current liability on the
balance sheet.
e. If a company pays more in dividends than it generates in net
income, its retained. earnings as reported on the balance sheet will
decline from the previous year's balance.
4. Last year Roussakis Company’s operations provided a negative net
cash flow, yet the cash shown on its balance sheet increased. Which
of the following statements could explain the increase in cash,
assuming the company’s financial statements were prepared under
generally accepted accounting principles?
a. The company repurchased some of its common stock.
b. The company dramatically increased its capital expenditures.
c. The company retired a large amount of its long-term debt.
d. The company sold some of its fixed assets.
e. The company had high depreciation expenses.
5. Bartling Energy Systems recently reported $9,250 of sales, $5,750
of operating costs other than depreciation, and $700 of depreciation.
The company had no amortization charges, it had $3,200 of
outstanding bonds that carry a 5% interest rate, and its federal-plus-
state income tax rate was 35%. In order to sustain its operations and
thus generate sales and cash flows in the future, the firm was
required to make $1,250 of capital expenditures on new fixed assets
and to invest $300 in net operating working capital. By how much did
the firm's net income exceed its free cash flow?
a. $673.27
b. $708.70
c. $746.00
31. d. $783.30
e. $822.47
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FIN 534 Week 1 DQ 1
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Imagine a startup company of your own and briefly trace its
development from a sole proprietorship to a major corporation with a
focus on how that development would be financed.
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Week 1 discussion 2
Discuss ways that the basic concepts we have discussed in this
chapter directly impact your life. Provide specific examples to
support your response.
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FIN 534 Week 1 Quiz 1
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Question 1
You recently sold 100 shares of your new company, XYZ Corporation,
to your brother at a family reunion. At the reunion your brother gave
you a check for the stock and you gave your brother the stock
certificates. Which of the following statements best describes this
transaction?
1) This is an example of an exchange of physical assets.
2) This is an example of a primary market transaction.
3) This is an example of a direct transfer of capital.
4) This is an example of a money market transaction.
5) This is an example of a derivatives market transaction.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) While the distinctions are blurring, investment banks generally
specialize in lending money, whereas commercial banks generally
help companies raise capital from other parties
2) A liquid security is a security whose value is derived from the price
of some other "underlying" asset
3) Money market mutual funds usually invest most of their money in a
well-diversified portfolio of liquid common stocks.
4) Money markets are markets for long-term debt and common
stocks.
5) The NYSE operates as an auction market, whereas the Nasdaq is a
dealer market
33. Question 3
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) The NYSE does not exist as a physical location; rather it
represents a loose collection of
dealers who trade stock electronically.
2) An example of a primary market transaction would be your uncle
transferring 100 shares of
Wal-Mart stock to you as a birthday gift.
3) Capital market instruments include both long-term debt and
common stocks.
4) If your uncle in New York sold 100 shares of Microsoft through
his broker to an investor in
Los Angeles, this would be a primary market transaction.
5) While the two frequently perform similar functions, investment
banks generally specialize in lending money, whereas commercial
banks generally help companies raise large blocks of capital
from investors.
Question 4
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) It is usually easier to transfer ownership in a corporation than it is
to transfer ownership in a sole proprietorship
2) Corporate shareholders are exposed to unlimited liability.
3) Corporations generally face fewer regulations than sole
proprietorships.
4) Corporate shareholders are exposed to unlimited liability, and this
factor may be compounded by the tax disadvantages of incorporation.
5) There is a tax disadvantage to incorporation, and there is no way
any corporation can escape this disadvantage, even if it is very small
Question 5
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
34. 1) One disadvantage of operating as a corporation rather than as a
partnership is that corporate shareholders are exposed to more
personal liability than partners
2) There is no good reason to expect a firm's stockholders and
bondholders to react differently to the types of new asset investments
a firm makes
3) Bondholders are generally more willing than stockholders to have
managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as
opposed to safer projects with lower expected returns
4) Stockholders are generally more willing than bondholders to have
managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as
opposed to safer projects with lower expected returns
5) Relative to sole proprietorships, corporations generally face fewer
regulations, and this makes it easier for corporations to raise capital
Question 6
Suppose the U.S. Treasury announces plans to issue $50 billion of
new bonds. Assuming the announcement was not expected, what
effect, other things held constant, would that have on bond prices and
interest rates?
1) Prices and interest rates would both rise.
2) Prices would rise and interest rates would decline.
3) Prices and interest rates would both decline.
4) There would be no changes in either prices or interest rates.
5) Prices would decline and interest rates would rise.
Question 7
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) Corporations are at a disadvantage relative to partnerships
because they have to file more reports to state and federal agencies,
including the Securities and Exchange Administration, even if they
are not publicly owned
2) In a regular partnership, liability for the firm's debts is limited to
the amount a particular partner has invested in the business
35. 3) A fast-growth company would be more likely to set up as a
partnership for its business organization than would a slow-growth
company
4) Partnerships have difficulty attracting capital in part because of
their unlimited liability, the lack of impermanence of the
organization, and difficulty in transferring ownership
5) A major disadvantage of a partnership relative to a corporation as
a form of business organization is the high cost and practical
difficulty of its formation
Question 8
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) In a regular partnership, liability for other partners' misdeeds is
limited to the amount of a particular partner's investment in the
business
2) Partnerships have more difficulty attracting large amounts of
capital than corporations because of such factors as unlimited
liability, the need to reorganize when a partner dies, and the
illiquidity (difficulty buying and selling) of partnership interests
3) A slow-growth company, with little need for new capital, would be
more likely to organize as a corporation than would a faster growing
company
4) In a limited partnership, the limited partners have voting control,
while the general partner has operating control over the business.
Also, the limited partners are individually responsible, on a pro rata
basis, for the firm's debts in the event of bankruptcy.
5) A major disadvantage of all partnerships relative to all
corporations is the fact that federal income taxes must be paid by the
partners rather than by the firm itself
Question 9
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
36. 1) If you purchase 100 shares of Disney stock from your brother-in-
law, this is an example of a primary market transaction.
2) If Disney issues additional shares of common stock through an
investment banker, this would be a secondary market transaction.
3) The NYSE is an example of an over-the-counter market.
4) Only institutions, and not individuals, can engage in derivative
market transactions.
5) As they are generally defined, money market transactions involve
debt securities with maturities of less than one year
Question 10
Which of the following factors would be most likely to lead to an
increase in interest rates in the economy?
1) Households reduce their consumption and increase their savings
2) The Federal Reserve decides to try to stimulate the economy.
3) There is a decrease in expected inflation
4) The economy falls into a recession
5) Most businesses decide to modernize and expand their
manufacturing capacity, and to install new equipment to reduce labor
costs
Question 11
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) Hedge funds are legal in Europe and Asia, but they are not
permitted to operate in the United States
2) Hedge funds have more in common with commercial banks than
with any other type of financial institution
3) Hedge funds have more in common with investment banks than
with any other type of financial institution
4) Hedge funds are legal in the United States, but they are not
permitted to operate in Europe or Asia
5) The justification for the "light" regulation of hedge funds is that
only "sophisticated" investors with high net worths and high incomes
37. are permitted to invest in these funds, and such investors supposedly
can do the necessary "due diligence" on their own rather than have it
done by the SEC or some other regulator
Question 12
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) The New York Stock Exchange is an auction market with a physical
location
2) Capital market transactions involve only the purchase and sale of
equity securities, i.e., common stocks
3) If an investor sells shares of stock through a broker, then this
would be a primary market transaction.
4) Consumer automobile loans are evidenced by legal documents
called "promissory notes," and these individual notes are traded in
the money market
5) Consumer automobile loans are evidenced by legal documents
called "promissory notes," and these individual notes are traded in
the money market
Question 13
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) The corporate bylaws are a standard set of rules established by the
state of incorporation. These rules are identical for all corporations
in the state, and their purpose is to ensure that the firm's managers
run the firm in accordance with state laws
2) The corporate charter is a standard document prescribed by the
state of incorporation, and its purpose is to ensure that the firm's
managers run the firm in accordance with state laws. Procedures for
electing corporate directors are contained in bylaws, while the
declaration of the activities that the firm will pursue and the number
of directors are included in the corporate charter.
38. 3) Companies must establish a home office, or domicile, in a
particular state, and that state must be the one in which most of their
business (sales, manufacturing, and so forth) is conducted
4) Attorney fees are generally involved when a company develops its
charter and bylaws, but since these documents are voluntary, a new
corporation can avoid these costs by deciding not to have either a
charter or bylaws
5) The corporate charter is concerned with things like what business
the company will engage in, whereas the bylaws are concerned with
things like procedures for electing the board of directors
Question 14
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) If expected inflation increases, interest rates are likely to increase
2) If individuals in general increase the percentage of their income
that they save, interest rates are likely to increase
3) If companies have fewer good investment opportunities, interest
rates are likely to increase
4) Interest rates on all debt securities tend to rise during recessions
because recessions increase the possibility of bankruptcy, hence the
riskiness of all debt securities
5) Interest rates on long-term bonds are more volatile than rates on
short-term debt securities like T-bills
Question 15
The primary operating goal of a publicly-owned firm interested in
serving its stockholders should be to ____
1) maximize its expected total corporate income
2) maximize its expected EPS
3) minimize the chances of losses
4) maximize the stock price per share over the long run, which is the
stock's intrinsic value
39. 5) maximize the stock price on a specific target date
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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. The ratio of long-term debt to total capital is more likely to
experience seasonal fluctuations than is either the DSO or the
inventory turnover ratio.
b. If two firms have the same ROA, the firm with the most debt can be
expected to have the lower ROE.
c. An increase in the DSO, other things held constant, could be
expected to increase the total assets turnover ratio.
d. An increase in the DSO, other things held constant, could be
expected to increase the ROE.
e. An increase in a firm’s debt ratio, with no changes in its sales or
operating costs, could be expected to lower the profit margin.
2. Companies HD and LD have the same tax rate, sales, total assets,
and basic earning power. Both companies have positive net incomes.
Company HD has a higher debt ratio and, therefore, a higher interest
expense. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Company HD has a lower equity multiplier.
b. Company HD has more net income.
c. Company HD pays more in taxes.
d. Company HD has a lower ROE.
e. Company HD has a lower times interest earned (TIE) ratio.
40. 3. Companies HD and LD have the same total assets, sales, operating
costs, and tax rates, and they pay the same interest rate on their debt.
However, company HD has a higher debt ratio. Which of the
following statements is CORRECT?
a. Given this information, LD must have the higher ROE.
b. Company LD has a higher basic earning power ratio (BEP).
c. Company HD has a higher basic earning power ratio (BEP).
d. If the interest rate the companies pay on their debt is more than
their basic earning power (BEP), then Company HD will have the
higher ROE.
e. If the interest rate the companies pay on their debt is less than their
basic earning power (BEP), then Company HD will have the higher
ROE.
4. Muscarella Inc. has the following balance sheet and income
statement data:
Cash $ 14,000 Accounts payable $ 42,000
Receivables 70,000 Other current liabilities 28,000
Inventories 210,000 Total CL $ 70,000
Total CA $294,000 Long-term debt 70,000
Net fixed assets 126,000 Common equity 280,000
Total assets $420,000 Total liab. and equity $420,000
Sales $280,000
Net income $ 21,000
The new CFO thinks that inventories are excessive and could be
lowered sufficiently to cause the current ratio to equal the industry
average, 2.70, without affecting either sales or net income. Assuming
that inventories are sold off and not replaced to get the current ratio
to the target level, and that the funds generated are used to buy back
common stock at book value, by how much would the ROE change?
a. 4.28%
b. 4.50%
c. 4.73%
41. d. 4.96%
e. 5.21%
5. Quigley Inc. is considering two financial plans for the coming year.
Management expects sales to be $301,770, operating costs to be
$266,545, assets to be $200,000, and its tax rate to be 35%. Under
Plan A it would use 25% debt and 75% common equity. The interest
rate on the debt would be 8.8%, but the TIE ratio would have to be
kept at 4.00 or more. Under Plan B the maximum debt that met the
TIE constraint would be employed. Assuming that sales, operating
costs, assets, the interest rate, and the tax rate would all remain
constant, by how much would the ROE change in response to the
change in the capital structure?
a. 3.83%
b. 4.02%
c. 4.22%
d. 4.43%
e. 4.65%
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Week 2 discussion 1
Assume you are deciding whether or not to invest in a particular
company. Discuss which elements of which financial statements you
would want to carefully examine. Explain your rationale.
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42. FIN 534 Week 2 DQ 2
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Week 2 discussion 2
From the e-Activity, determine if the company you analyzed would be
a good investment for you or not. Provide specific examples to
support your response.
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A $50,000 loan is to be amortized over 7 years, with annual end-of-
year payments. Which of these statements is CORRECT?
a. The annual payments would be larger if the interest rate were
lower.
b. If the loan were amortized over 10 years rather than 7 years, and if
the interest rate were the same in either case, the first payment would
include more dollars of interest under the 7-year amortization plan.
c. The proportion of each payment that represents interest as opposed
to repayment of principal would be lower if the interest rate were
lower.
43. d. The last payment would have a higher proportion of interest than
the first payment.
e. The proportion of interest versus principal repayment would be the
same for each of the 7 payments.
2. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. If you have a series of cash flows, each of which is positive, you
can solve for I, where the solution value of I causes the PV of the cash
flows to equal the cash flow at Time 0.
b. If you have a series of cash flows, and CF0 is negative but each of
the following CFs is positive, you can solve for I, but only if the sum
of the undiscounted cash flows exceeds the cost.
c. To solve for I, one must identify the value of I that causes the PV of
the positive CFs to equal the absolute value of the PV of the negative
CFs. This is, essentially, a trial-and-error procedure that is easy with
a computer or financial calculator but quite difficult otherwise.
d. If you solve for I and get a negative number, then you must have
made a mistake.
e. If CF0 is positive and all the other CFs are negative, then you
cannot solve for I.
3. Riverside Bank offers to lend you $50,000 at a nominal rate of
6.5%, compounded monthly. The loan (principal plus interest) must
be repaid at the end of the year. Midwest Bank also offers to lend you
the $50,000, but it will charge an annual rate of 7.0%, with no
interest due until the end of the year. How much higher or lower is
the effective annual rate charged by Midwest versus the rate charged
by Riverside?
a. 0.52%
b. 0.44%
c. 0.36%
d. 0.30%
e. 0.24%
4. Steve and Ed are cousins who were both born on the same day, and
both turned 25 today. Their grandfather began putting $2,500 per
44. year into a trust fund for Steve on his 20th birthday, and he just made
a 6th payment into the fund. The grandfather (or his estate's trustee)
will make 40 more $2,500 payments until a 46th and final payment is
made on Steve's 65th birthday. The grandfather set things up this
way because he wants Steve to work, not be a "trust fund baby," but
he also wants to ensure that Steve is provided for in his old age.
Until now, the grandfather has been disappointed with Ed, hence has
not given him anything. However, they recently reconciled, and the
grandfather decided to make an equivalent provision for Ed. He will
make the first payment to a trust for Ed today, and he has instructed
his trustee to make 40 additional equal annual payments until Ed
turns 65, when the 41st and final payment will be made. If both trusts
earn an annual return of 8%, how much must the grandfather put into
Ed's trust today and each subsequent year to enable him to have the
same retirement nest egg as Steve after the last payment is made on
their 65th birthday?
a. $3,726
b. $3,912
c. $4,107
d. $4,313
e. $4,528
5. John and Daphne are saving for their daughter Ellen's college
education. Ellen just turned 10 at (t = 0), and she will be entering
college 8 years from now (at t = 8). College tuition and expenses at
State U. are currently $14,500 a year, but they are expected to
increase at a rate of 3.5% a year. Ellen should graduate in 4 years--if
she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her
own. Tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each
school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11).
So far, John and Daphne have accumulated $15,000 in their college
savings account (at t = 0). Their long-run financial plan is to add an
additional $5,000 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4).
Then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the
following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. They expect their investment account
to earn 9%. How large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be
to cover Ellen's anticipated college costs?
45. a. $1,965.21
b. $2,068.64
c. $2,177.51
d. $2,292.12
e. $2,412.76
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1. Three $1,000 face value bonds that mature in 10 years have the
same level of risk, hence their YTMs are equal. Bond A has an 8%
annual coupon, Bond B has a 10% annual coupon, and Bond C has a
12% annual coupon. Bond B sells at par. Assuming interest rates
remain constant for the next 10 years, which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
a. Bond A’s current yield will increase each year.
b. Since the bonds have the same YTM, they should all have the same
price, and since interest rates are not expected to change, their prices
should all remain at their current levels until maturity.
c. Bond C sells at a premium (its price is greater than par), and its
price is expected to increase over the next year.
d. Bond A sells at a discount (its price is less than par), and its price
is expected to increase over the next year.
e. Over the next year, Bond A’s price is expected to decrease, Bond
B’s price is expected to stay the same, and Bond C’s price is expected
to increase.
2. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
46. a. Two bonds have the same maturity and the same coupon rate.
However, one is callable and the other is not. The difference in prices
between the bonds will be greater if the current market interest rate is
below the coupon rate than if it is above the coupon rate.
b. A callable 10-year, 10% bond should sell at a higher price than an
otherwise similar noncallable bond.
c. Corporate treasurers dislike issuing callable bonds because these
bonds may require the company to raise additional funds earlier than
would be true if noncallable bonds with the same maturity were used.
d. Two bonds have the same maturity and the same coupon rate.
However, one is callable and the other is not. The difference in prices
between the bonds will be greater if the current market interest rate is
above the coupon rate than if it is below the coupon rate.
e. The actual life of a callable bond will always be equal to or less
than the actual life of a noncallable bond with the same maturity.
Therefore, if the yield curve is upward sloping, the required rate of
return will be lower on the callable bond.
3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Assume that two bonds have equal maturities and are of equal risk,
but one bond sells at par while the other sells at a premium above
par. The premium bond must have a lower current yield and a higher
capital gains yield than the par bond.
b. A bond’s current yield must always be either equal to its yield to
maturity or between its yield to maturity and its coupon rate.
c. If a bond sells at par, then its current yield will be less than its
yield to maturity.
d. If a bond sells for less than par, then its yield to maturity is less
than its coupon rate.
e. A discount bond’s price declines each year until it matures, when
its value equals its par value.
4. Suppose a new company decides to raise a total of $200 million,
with $100 million as common equity and $100 million as long-term
debt. The debt can be mortgage bonds or debentures, but by an iron-
clad provision in its charter, the company can never raise any
47. additional debt beyond the original $100 million. Given these
conditions, which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. The higher the percentage of debt represented by mortgage bonds,
the riskier both types of bonds will be and, consequently, the higher
the firm’s total dollar interest charges will be.
b. If the debt were raised by issuing $50 million of debentures and
$50 million of first mortgage bonds, we could be certain that the
firm’s total interest expense would be lower than if the debt were
raised by issuing $100 million of debentures.
c. In this situation, we cannot tell for sure how, or whether, the firm’s
total interest expense on the $100 million of debt would be affected by
the mix of debentures versus first mortgage bonds. The interest rate
on each of the two types of bonds would increase as the percentage of
mortgage bonds used was increased, but the result might well be such
that the firm’s total interest charges would not be affected materially
by the mix between the two.
d. The higher the percentage of debentures, the greater the risk borne
by each debenture, and thus the higher the required rate of return on
the debentures.
e. If the debt were raised by issuing $50 million of debentures and
$50 million of first mortgage bonds, we could be certain that the
firm’s total interest expense would be lower than if the debt were
raised by issuing $100 million of first mortgage bonds.
5. Cosmic Communications Inc. is planning two new issues of 25-year
bonds. Bond Par will be sold at its $1,000 par value, and it will have
a 10% semiannual coupon. Bond OID will be an Original Issue
Discount bond, and it will also have a 25-year maturity and a $1,000
par value, but its semiannual coupon will be only 6.25%. If both
bonds are to provide investors with the same effective yield, how
many of the OID bonds must Cosmic issue to raise $3,000,000?
Disregard flotation costs, and round your final answer up to a whole
number of bonds.
a. 4,228
b. 4,337
c. 4,448
48. d. 4,562
e. 4,676
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Week 3 discussion 1
Starting with your current situation, describe what you must do to
ensure an annual retirement income of $60,000 starting at age 65.
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Week 3 discussion 2
Discuss the impact of Standard & Poor’s downgrading the U.S. credit
rating in 2011. Address current and likely future impact on U.S.
business, individuals, the global economy and current financial
practices. Provide specific examples to support your response.
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Question 1
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Since companies can deduct dividends paid but not interest paid,
our tax system favors the use of equity financing over debt financing,
and this causes companies’ debt ratios to be lower than they would be
if interest and dividends were both deductible.
b. Interest paid to an individual is counted as income for tax purposes
and taxed at the individual’s regular tax rate, which in 2008 could go
up to 35%, but dividends received were taxed at a maximum rate of
15%.
c. The maximum federal tax rate on corporate income in 2008 was
50%.
d. Corporations obtain capital for use in their operations by
borrowing and by raising equity capital, either by selling new
common stock or by retaining earnings. The cost of debt capital is
the interest paid on the debt, and the cost of the equity is the
dividends paid on the stock. Both of these costs are deductible from
income when calculating income for tax purposes.
d. The maximum federal tax rate on personal income in 2008 was
50%.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
The four most important financial statements provided in the annual
report are the balance sheet, income statement, cash budget, and the
50. statement of retained earnings.
The balance sheet gives us a picture of the firm’s financial position at
a point in time.
The income statement gives us a picture of the firm’s financial
position at a point in time.
The statement of cash flows tells us how much cash the firm has in the
form of currency and demand deposits.
The statement of cash needs tells us how much cash the firm will
require during some future period, generally a month or a year.
Question 3
For managerial purposes, i.e., making decisions regarding the firm's
operations, the standard financial statements as prepared by
accountants under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(GAAP) are often modified and used to create alternative data and
metrics that provide a somewhat different picture of a firm's
operations. Related to these modifications, which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
The standard statements make adjustments to reflect the effects of
inflation on asset values, and these adjustments are normally carried
into any adjustment that managers make to the standard statements.
The standard statements focus on accounting income for the entire
corporation, not cash flows, and the two can be quite different during
any given accounting period. However, for valuation purposes we
need to discount cash flows, not accounting income. Moreover, since
many firms have a number of separate divisions, and since division
managers should be compensated on their divisions’ performance,
not that of the entire firm, information that focuses on the divisions is
needed. These factors have led to the development of information
that is focused on cash flows and the operations of individual units.
The standard statements provide useful information on the firm’s
individual operating units, but management needs more information
on the firm’s overall operations than the standard statements provide.
51. The standard statements focus on cash flows, but managers are less
concerned with cash flows than with accounting income as defined by
GAAP.
The best feature of standard statements is that, if they are prepared
under GAAP, the data are always consistent from firm to firm. Thus,
under GAAP, there is no room for accountants to “adjust” the results
to make earnings look better.
Question 4
On its 2010 balance sheet, Barngrover Books showed $510 million of
retained earnings, and exactly that same amount was shown the
following year. Assuming that no earnings restatements were issued,
which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. If the company lost money in 2010, they must have paid dividends.
b. The company must have had zero net income in 2010.
c. The company must have paid out half of its earnings as dividends.
d. The company must have paid no dividends in 2010.
e. Dividends could have been paid in 2010, but they would have had
to equal the earnings for the year.
Question 5
Other things held constant, which of the following actions would
increase the amount of cash on a company’s balance
sheet?
The company repurchases common stock.
The company pays a dividend.
The company issues new common stock.
The company gives customers more time to pay their bills.
The company purchases a new piece of equipment.
Question 6
52. The CFO of Shalit Industries plans to have the company issue $300
million of new common stock and use the proceeds to pay off some of
its outstanding bonds. Assume that the company, which does not pay
any dividends, takes this action, and that total assets, operating
income (EBIT), and its tax rate all remain constant. Which of the
following would occur?
The company’s taxable income would fall.
The company’s interest expense would remain constant.
The company would have less common equity than before.
The company’s net income would increase.
The company would have to pay less taxes.
Question 7
Which of the following factors could explain why Dellva Energy had
a negative net cash flow last year, even though the cash on its
balance sheet increased?
a. The company sold a new issue of bonds.
b. The company made a large investment in new plant and equipment.
c. The company paid a large dividend.
d. The company had high amortization expenses.
e. The company repurchased 20% of its common stock.
Question 8
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
Since depreciation is a source of funds, the more depreciation a
company has, the larger its retained earnings will be, other things
held constant.
A firm can show a large amount of retained earnings on its balance
sheet yet need to borrow cash to make required payments.
Common equity includes common stock and retained earnings, less
accumulated depreciation.
The retained earnings account as shown on the balance sheet shows
the amount of cash that is available for paying dividends.
If a firm reports a loss on its income statement, then the retained
earnings account as shown on the balance sheet will be
negative.
53. Question 9
Below is the common equity section (in millions) of Teweles
Technology’s last two year-end balance sheets:
2009 2008
Common stock $2,000 $1,000
Retained earnings 2,000 2,340
Total common equity $4,000 $3,340
Teweles has never paid a dividend to its common stockholders.
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. The company’s net income in 2009 was higher than in 2008.
b. Teweles issued common stock in 2009.
c. The market price of Teweles' stock doubled in 2009.
d. Teweles had positive net income in both 2008 and 2009, but the
company’s net income in 2009 was lower than it was in 2008.
e. The company has more equity than debt on its balance sheet.
Question 10
Assume that Congress recently passed a provision that will enable
Bev's Beverages Inc. (BBI) to double its depreciation expense for the
upcoming year but will have no effect on its sales revenue or tax rate.
Prior to the new provision, BBI’s net income after taxes was
forecasted to be $4 million. Which of the following best describes the
impact of the new provision on BBI’s financial statements versus the
statements without the provision? Assume that the company uses the
same depreciation method for tax and stockholder reporting
purposes.
The provision will reduce the company’s net cash flow.
The provision will increase the company’s tax payments.
Net fixed assets on the balance sheet will increase.
The provision will increase the company’s net income.
Net fixed assets on the balance sheet will decrease.
54. Question 11
A start-up firm is making an initial investment in new plant and
equipment. Assume that currently its equipment must be depreciated
on a straight-line basis over 10 years, but Congress is considering
legislation that would require the firm to depreciate the equipment
over 7 years. If the legislation becomes law, which of the following
would occur in the year following the change?
a. The firm’s operating income (EBIT) would increase.
b. The firm’s taxable income would increase.
c. The firm’s net cash flow would increase.
d. The firm’s tax payments would increase.
e. The firm’s reported net income would increase.
Question 12
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
The income of certain small corporations that qualify under the Tax
Code is completely exempt from corporate income taxes. Thus, the
federal government receives no tax revenue from these businesses.
All businesses, regardless of their legal form of organization, are
taxed under the Business Tax Provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code.
Small businesses that qualify under the Tax Code can elect not to pay
corporate taxes, but then their owners must report their pro rata
shares of the firm’s income as personal income and pay taxes on that
income.
Congress recently changed the tax laws to make dividend income
received by individuals exempt from income taxes. Prior to the
enactment of that law, corporate income was subject to double
taxation, where the firm was first taxed on the income and
stockholders were taxed again on the income when it was paid to
them as dividends.
55. All corporations other than non-profit corporations are subject to
corporate income taxes, which are 15% for the lowest amounts of
income and 35% for the highest amounts of income.
Question 13
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. One way to increase EVA is to achieve the same level of operating
income but with more investor-supplied capital.
b. If a firm reports positive net income, its EVA must also be positive.
c. One drawback of EVA as a performance measure is that it
mistakenly assumes that equity capital is free.
d. One way to increase EVA is to generate the same level of operating
income but with less investor-supplied capital.
e. Actions that increase reported net income will always increase net
cash flow.
Question 14
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
The more depreciation a firm reports, the higher its tax bill, other
things held constant.
People sometimes talk about the firm’s net cash flow, which is shown
as the lowest entry on the income statement, hence it is often called
"the bottom line.”
Depreciation reduces a firm’s cash balance, so an increase in
depreciation would normally lead to a reduction in the firm’s net
cash flow.
Net cash flow (NCF) is often defined as follows:
Net Cash Flow = Net Income + Depreciation and Amortization
Charges.
Depreciation and amortization are not cash charges, so neither of
them has an effect on a firm’s reported profits.
56. Question 15
Which of the following items is NOT included in current assets?
Accounts receivable.
Inventory.
Bonds.
Cash.
Short-term, highly liquid, marketable securities.
Question 16
A firm’s new president wants to strengthen the company’s financial
position. Which of the following actions would make it financially
stronger?
a. Increase accounts receivable while holding sales constant.
b. Increase EBIT while holding sales constant.
c. Increase accounts payable while holding sales constant.
d. Increase notes payable while holding sales constant.
e. Increase inventories while holding sales constant.
Question 17
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Borrowing by using short-term notes payable and then using the
proceeds to retire long-term debt is an example of “window
dressing.” Offering discounts to customers who pay with cash rather
than buy on credit and then using the funds that come in quicker to
purchase additional inventories is another example of “window
dressing.”
b. Borrowing on a long-term basis and using the proceeds to retire
short-term debt would improve the current ratio and thus could be
considered to be an example of “window dressing.”
c. Offering discounts to customers who pay with cash rather than buy
on credit and then using the funds that come in quicker to purchase
additional inventories is an example of “window dressing.”
57. d. Using some of the firm’s cash to reduce long-term debt is an
example of “window dressing.”
e. “Window dressing” is any action that improves a firm’s
fundamental, long-run position and thus increases its intrinsic value.
to be an example of “window dressing.”
Question 18
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. If a firm has the highest price/earnings ratio of any firm in its
industry, then, other things held constant, this suggests that the board
of directors should fire the president.
b. If a firm has the highest market/book ratio of any firm in its
industry, then, other things held constant, this suggests that the board
of directors should fire the president.
c. Other things held constant, the higher a firm’s expected future
growth rate, the lower its P/E ratio is likely to be.
d. The higher the market/book ratio, then, other things held constant,
the higher one would expect to find the Market Value Added (MVA).
e. If a firm has a history of high Economic Value Added (EVA)
numbers each year, and if investors expect this situation to continue,
then its market/book ratio and MVA are both likely to be below
average.
Question 19
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. If a security analyst saw that a firm’s days’ sales outstanding
(DSO) was higher than the industry average and was also increasing
and trending still higher, this would be interpreted as a sign of
strength.
b. If a firm increases its sales while holding its accounts receivable
constant, then, other things held constant, its days’ sales outstanding
(DSO) will increase.
58. c. There is no relationship between the days’ sales outstanding (DSO)
and the average collection period (ACP). These ratios measure
entirely different things.
d. A reduction in accounts receivable would have no effect on the
current ratio, but it would lead to an increase in the quick ratio.
e. If a firm increases its sales while holding its accounts receivable
constant, then, other things held constant, its days’ sales outstanding
will decline.
Question 20
Taggart Technologies is considering issuing new common stock and
using the proceeds to reduce its outstanding debt. The stock issue
would have no effect on total assets, the interest rate Taggart pays,
EBIT, or the tax rate. Which of the following is likely to occur if the
company goes ahead with the stock issue?
a. The ROA will decline.
b. Taxable income will decrease.
c. The tax bill will increase.
d. Net income will decrease.
e. The times interest earned ratio will decrease.
Question 21
Casey Communications recently issued new common stock and used
the proceeds to pay off some of its short-term notes payable. This
action had no effect on the company’s total assets or operating
income. Which of the following effects would occur as a result of this
action?
a. The company’s current ratio increased.
b. The company’s times interest earned ratio decreased.
c. The company’s basic earning power ratio increased.
d. The company’s equity multiplier increased.
e. The company’s debt ratio increased.
59. Question 22
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. If Firms X and Y have the same P/E ratios, then their market-to-
book ratios must also be the same.
b. If Firms X and Y have the same net income, number of shares
outstanding, and price per share, then their P/E ratios must also be
the same.
c. If Firms X and Y have the same earnings per share and market-to-
book ratio, they must have the same price earnings ratio.
d. If Firm X’s P/E ratio exceeds that of Firm Y, then Y is likely to be
less risky and also to be expected to grow at a faster rate.
e. If Firms X and Y have the same net income, number of shares
outstanding, and price per share, then their market-to-book ratios
must also be the same.
Question 23
Companies HD and LD have the same sales, tax rate, interest rate on
their debt, total assets, and basic earning power. Both companies
have positive net incomes. Company HD has a higher debt ratio and,
therefore, a higher interest expense. Which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
a. Company HD pays less in taxes.
b. Company HD has a lower equity multiplier.
c. Company HD has a higher ROA.
d. Company HD has a higher times interest earned (TIE) ratio.
e. Company HD has more net income.
Question 24
You observe that a firm’s ROE is above the industry average, but its
profit margin and debt ratio are both below the industry average.
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
60. a. Its total assets turnover must be above the industry average.
b. Its return on assets must equal the industry average.
c. Its TIE ratio must be below the industry average.
d. Its total assets turnover must be below the industry average.
e. Its total assets turnover must equal the industry average.
Question 25
Which of the following would indicate an improvement in a
company’s financial position, holding other things constant?
a. The inventory and total assets turnover ratios both decline.
b. The debt ratio increases.
c. The profit margin declines.
d. The EBITDA coverage ratio declines.
e. The current and quick ratios both increase.
Question 26
A firm wants to strengthen its financial position. Which of the
following actions would increase its quick ratio?
a. Offer price reductions along with generous credit terms that would
(1) enable the firm to sell some of its excess inventory and (2)lead to
an increase in accounts receivable.
b. Issue new common stock and use the proceeds to increase
inventories.
c. Speed up the collection of receivables and use the cash generated
to increase inventories.
d. Use some of its cash to purchase additional inventories.
e. Issue new common stock and use the proceeds to acquire
additional fixed assets.
Question 27
61. If a bank loan officer were considering a company’s request for a
loan, which of the following statements would you consider to be
CORRECT?
a. The lower the company’s EBITDA coverage ratio, other things
held constant, the lower the interest rate the bank would charge the
firm.
b. Other things held constant, the higher the debt ratio, the lower the
interest rate the bank would charge the firm.
c. Other things held constant, the lower the debt ratio, the lower the
interest rate the bank would charge the firm.
d. The lower the company’s TIE ratio, other things held constant, the
lower the interest rate the bank would charge the firm.
e. Other things held constant, the lower the current ratio, the lower
the interest rate the bank would charge the firm.
Question 28
Companies HD and LD are both profitable, and they have the same
total assets (TA), Sales (S), return on assets (ROA), and profit margin
(PM). However, Company HD has the higher debt ratio. Which of
the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Company HD has a lower total assets turnover than Company LD.
b. Company HD has a lower equity multiplier than Company LD.
c. Company HD has a higher fixed assets turnover than Company B.
d. Company HD has a higher ROE than Company LD.
e. Company HD has a lower operating income (EBIT) than Company
LD.
Question 29
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Suppose a firm’s total assets turnover ratio falls from 1.0 to 0.9,
but at the same time its profit margin rises from 9% to 10% and its
62. debt increases from 40% of total assets to 60%. Under these
conditions, the ROE will increase.
b. Suppose a firm’s total assets turnover ratio falls from 1.0 to 0.9,
but at the same time its profit margin rises from 9% to 10% and its
debt increases from 40% of total assets to 60%. Without additional
information, we cannot tell what will happen to the ROE.
c. The modified Du Pont equation provides information about how
operations affect the ROE, but the equation does not include the
effects of debt on the ROE.
d. Other things held constant, an increase in the debt ratio will result
in an increase in the profit margin on sales.
e. Suppose a firm’s total assets turnover ratio falls from 1.0 to 0.9,
but at the same time its profit margin rises from 9% to 10%, and its
debt increases from 40% of total assets to 60%. Under these
conditions, the ROE will decrease.
Question 30
Considered alone, which of the following would increase a
company’s current ratio?
a. An increase in net fixed assets.
b. An increase in accrued liabilities.
c. An increase in notes payable.
d. An increase in accounts receivable.
e. An increase in accounts payable.
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63. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. If you add enough randomly selected stocks to a portfolio, you can
completely eliminate all of the market risk from the portfolio.
b. If you were restricted to investing in publicly traded common
stocks, yet you wanted to minimize the riskiness of your portfolio as
measured by its beta, then according to the CAPM theory you should
invest an equal amount of money in each stock in the market. That is,
if there were 10,000 traded stocks in the world, the least risky
possible portfolio would include some shares of each one.
c. If you formed a portfolio that consisted of all stocks with betas less
than 1.0, which is about half of all stocks, the portfolio would itself
have a beta coefficient that is equal to the weighted average beta of
the stocks in the portfolio, and that portfolio would have less risk than
a portfolio that consisted of all stocks in the market.
d. Market risk can be eliminated by forming a large portfolio, and if
some Treasury bonds are held in the portfolio, the portfolio can be
made to be completely riskless.
e. A portfolio that consists of all stocks in the market would have a
required return that is equal to the riskless rate.
2. Jane has a portfolio of 20 average stocks, and Dick has a portfolio
of 2 average stocks. Assuming the market is in equilibrium, which of
the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Jane's portfolio will have less diversifiable risk and also less
market risk than Dick's portfolio.
b. The required return on Jane's portfolio will be lower than that on
Dick's portfolio because Jane's portfolio will have less total risk.
c. Dick's portfolio will have more diversifiable risk, the same market
risk, and thus more total risk than Jane's portfolio, but the required
(and expected) returns will be the same on both portfolios.
d. If the two portfolios have the same beta, their required returns will
be the same, but Jane's portfolio will have less market risk than
Dick's.
e. The expected return on Jane's portfolio must be lower than the
expected return on Dick's portfolio because Jane is more diversified.
64. 3. Stock X has a beta of 0.7 and Stock Y has a beta of 1.3. The
standard deviation of each stock's returns is 20%. The stocks' returns
are independent of each other, i.e., the correlation coefficient, r,
between them is zero. Portfolio P consists of 50% X and 50% Y.
Given this information, which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
a. Portfolio P has a standard deviation of 20%.
b. The required return on Portfolio P is equal to the market risk
premium (rM − rRF).
c. Portfolio P has a beta of 0.7.
d. Portfolio P has a beta of 1.0 and a required return that is equal to
the riskless rate, rRF.
e. Portfolio P has the same required return as the market (rM).
4. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. When diversifiable risk has been diversified away, the inherent risk
that remains is market risk, which is constant for all stocks in the
market.
b. Portfolio diversification reduces the variability of returns on an
individual stock.
c. Risk refers to the chance that some unfavorable event will occur,
and a probability distribution is completely described by a listing of
the likelihoods of unfavorable events.
d. The SML relates a stock's required return to its market risk. The
slope and intercept of this line cannot be controlled by the firms'
managers, but managers can influence their firms' positions on the
line by such actions as changing the firm's capital structure or the
type of assets it employs.
e. A stock with a beta of -1.0 has zero market risk if held in a 1-stock
portfolio.
5. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. If Mutual Fund A held equal amounts of 100 stocks, each of which
had a beta of 1.0, and Mutual Fund B held equal amounts of 10
stocks with betas of 1.0, then the two mutual funds would both have
betas of 1.0. Thus, they would be equally risky from an investor's
65. standpoint, assuming the investor's only asset is one or the other of
the mutual funds.
b. If investors become more risk averse but rRF does not change, then
the required rate of return on high-beta stocks will rise and the
required return on low-beta stocks will decline, but the required
return on an average-risk stock will not change.
c. An investor who holds just one stock will generally be exposed to
more risk than an investor who holds a portfolio of stocks, assuming
the stocks are all equally risky. Since the holder of the 1-stock
portfolio is exposed to more risk, he or she can expect to earn a
higher rate of return to compensate for the greater risk.
d. There is no reason to think that the slope of the yield curve would
have any effect on the slope of the SML.
e. Assume that the required rate of return on the market, rM, is given
and fixed at 10%. If the yield curve were upward sloping, then the
Security Market Line (SML) would have a steeper slope if 1-year
Treasury securities were used as the risk-free rate than if 30-year
Treasury bonds were used for rRF.
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Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. The constant growth model takes into consideration the capital
gains investors expect to earn on a stock.
b. Two firms with the same expected dividend and growth rates must
also have the same stock price.
66. c. It is appropriate to use the constant growth model to estimate a
stock's value even if its growth rate is never expected to become
constant.
d. If a stock has a required rate of return rs = 12%, and if its
dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5%, this implies
that the stock’s dividend yield is also 5%.
e. The price of a stock is the present value of all expected future
dividends, discounted at the dividend growth rate.
2. 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?
A B
Price $25 $25
Expected growth (constant) 10% 5%
Required return 15% 15%
a. Stock A's expected dividend at t = 1 is only half that of Stock B.
b. Stock A has a higher dividend yield than Stock B.
c. Currently the two stocks have the same price, but over time Stock
B's price will pass that of A.
d. 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.
e. The two stocks should not sell at the same price. If their prices are
equal, then a disequilibrium must exist.
3. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. A major disadvantage of financing with preferred stock is that
preferred stockholders typically have supernormal voting rights.
b. Preferred stock is normally expected to provide steadier, more
reliable income to investors than the same firm’s common stock, and,
as a result, the expected after-tax yield on the preferred is lower than
the after-tax expected return on the common stock.
67. c. The preemptive right is a provision in all corporate charters that
gives preferred stockholders the right to purchase (on a pro rata
basis) new issues of preferred stock.
d. One of the disadvantages to a corporation of owning preferred
stock is that 70% of the dividends received represent taxable income
to the corporate recipient, whereas interest income earned on bonds
would be tax free.
e. One of the advantages to financing with preferred stock is that 70%
of the dividends paid out are tax deductible to the issuer.
4. Church Inc. is presently enjoying relatively high growth because of
a surge in the demand for its new product. Management expects
earnings and dividends to grow at a rate of 25% for the next 4 years,
after which competition will probably reduce the growth rate in
earnings and dividends to zero, i.e., g = 0. The company’s last
dividend, D0, was $1.25, its beta is 1.20, the market risk premium is
5.50%, and the risk-free rate is 3.00%. What is the current price of
the common stock?
a. $26.77
b. $27.89
c. $29.05
d. $30.21
e. $31.42
5. Your boss, Sally Maloney, treasurer of Fred Clark Enterprises
(FCE), asked you to help her estimate the intrinsic value of the
company's stock. FCE just paid a dividend of $1.00, and the stock
now sells for $15.00 per share. Sally asked a number of security
analysts what they believe FCE's future dividends will be, based on
their analysis of the company. The consensus is that the dividend will
be increased by 10% during Years 1 to 3, and it will be increased at a
rate of 5% per year in Year 4 and thereafter. Sally asked you to use
that information to estimate the required rate of return on the stock,
68. rs, and she provided you with the following template for use in the
analysis.
Sally told you that the growth rates in the template were just put in as
a trial, and that you must replace them with the analysts' forecasted
rates to get the correct forecasted dividends and then the estimated
TV. She also notes that the estimated value for rs, at the top of the
template, is also just a guess, and you must replace it with a value
that will cause the Calculated Price shown at the bottom to equal the
Actual Market Price. She suggests that, after you have put in the
correct dividends, you can manually calculate the price, using a
series of guesses as to the Estimated rs. The value of rs that causes
the calculated price to equal the actual price is the correct one. She
notes, though, that this trial-and-error process would be quite
tedious, and that the correct rs could be found much faster with a
simple Excel model, especially if you use Goal Seek. What is the value
of rs?
a. 11.84%
b. 12.21%
c. 12.58%
d. 12.97%
e. 13.36%
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Week 4 discussion 1
69. Drawing on what you discovered in the e-Activity, discuss how
instances of corporate mismanagement or fraud should be taken into
account when assessing the risks associated with certain types of
investments.
Information is the investor's best tool when it comes to investing
wisely. Often, the lack of reliable, readily available, current
information also opens the door to fraud. It is easier for the
unscrupulous to spread false information and to manipulate a stock's
price when accurate information about the company is scarce.
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Week 4 discussion 2
Discuss the non-rational factors that may have a role in the valuation
of stocks and stock market equilibrium. Provide specific examples to
support your response.
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70. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) A time line is not meaningful unless all cash flows occur
annually
2) Time lines are useful for visualizing complex problems prior to
doing actual calculations
3) Time lines cannot be constructed to deal with situations where
some of the cash flows occur annually but others occur quarterly
4) Time lines can only be constructed for annuities where the
payments occur at the ends of the periods, i.e., for ordinary annuities
5) Time lines cannot be constructed where some of the payments
constitute an annuity but others are unequal and thus are not part of
the annuity
2. Which of the following statements regarding a 30-year monthly
payment amortized mortgage with a nominal interest rate of 10% is
CORRECT?
1) The monthly payments will decline over time.
2) A smaller proportion of the last monthly payment will be
interest, and a larger proportion will be principal, than for the first
monthly payment
3) The total dollar amount of principal being paid off each month
gets smaller as the loan approaches maturity
4) The amount representing interest in the first payment would be
higher if the nominal interest rate were 7% rather than 10%.
5) Exactly 10% of the first monthly payment represents interest
3. A Treasury bond promises to pay a lump sum of $1,000 exactly
3 years from today. The nominal interest rate is 6%, semiannual
compounding. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) The periodic interest rate is greater than 3%
2) The periodic rate is less than 3%
71. 3) The present value would be greater if the lump sum were
discounted back for more periods
4) The present value of the $1,000 would be smaller if interest
were compounded monthly rather than semiannually
5) The PV of the $1,000 lump sum has a higher present value than
the PV of a 3-year, $333.33 ordinary annuity
4. You are analyzing 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?
1) The cash flows are in the form of a deferred annuity, and they
total to $100,000. You learn that the annuity lasts for only 5 rather
than 10 years, hence that each payment is for $20,000 rather than for
$10,000
2) The discount rate increases
3) The riskiness of the investment’s cash flows decreases
4) The total amount of cash flows remains the same, but more of
the cash flows are received in the earlier years and less are received
in the later years
5) The discount rate decreases
5. You are considering two equally risky annuities, each of which
pays $5,000 per year for 10 years. Investment ORD is an ordinary
(or deferred) annuity, while Investment DUE is an annuity due.
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) A rational investor would be willing to pay more for DUE than for
ORD, so their market prices should differ.
2) The present value of DUE exceeds the present value of ORD,
while the future value of DUE is less than the future value of ORD.
3) The present value of ORD exceeds the present value of DUE, and
the future value of ORD also exceeds the future value of DUE.
4) The present value of ORD exceeds the present value of DUE, while
the future value of DUE exceeds the future value of ORD.
72. 5) If the going rate of interest decreases from 10% to 0%, the
difference between the present value of ORD and the present value of
DUE would remain constant.
6. Which of the following statements regarding a 30-year monthly
payment amortized mortgage with a nominal interest rate of 10% is
CORRECT?
1) The monthly payments will decline over time
2) A smaller proportion of the last monthly payment will be
interest, and a larger proportion will be principal, than for the first
monthly payment
3) The total dollar amount of principal being paid off each month
gets smaller as the loan approaches maturity.
4) The amount representing interest in the first payment would be
higher if the nominal interest rate were 7% rather than 10%
5) Exactly 10% of the first monthly payment represents interest
7. A $150,000 loan is to be amortized over 7 years, with annual
end-of-year payments. Which of these statements is CORRECT?
1) The annual payments would be larger if the interest rate were
lower.
2) If the loan were amortized over 10 years rather than 7 years,
and if the interest rate were the same in either case, the first payment
would include more dollars of interest under the 7-year amortization
plan.
3) The proportion of each payment that represents interest as
opposed to repayment of principal would be higher if the interest rate
were lower.
4) The proportion of each payment that represents interest versus
repayment of principal would be higher if the interest rate were
higher.
5) The proportion of interest versus principal repayment would be
the same for each of the 7 payments.
73. 8. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
1) A time line is not meaningful unless all cash flows occur
annually.
2) Time lines are not useful for visualizing complex problems prior
to doing actual calculations.
3) Time lines cannot be constructed to deal with situations where
some of the cash flows occur annually but others occur quarterly.
4) Time lines can only be constructed for annuities where the
payments occur at the end of the periods, i.e., for ordinary annuities.
5) Time lines can be constructed where some of the payments
constitute an annuity but others are unequal and thus are not part of
the annuity.
9. Which of the following investments would have the highest
future value at the end of 10 years? Assume that the effective annual
rate for all investments is the same and is greater than zero.
1) Investment A pays $250 at the beginning of every year for the
next 10 years (a total of 10 payments).
2) Investment B pays $125 at the end of every 6-month period for
the next 10 years (a total of 20 payments).
3) Investment C pays $125 at the beginning of every 6-month
period for the next 10 years (a total of 20 payments).
4) Investment D pays $2,500 at the end of 10 years (just one
payment).
5) Investment E pays $250 at the end of every year for the next 10
years (a total of 10 payments).
10. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
The present value of a 3-year, $150 annuity due will exceed the
present value of a 3-year, $150 ordinary annuity.
If a loan has a nominal annual rate of 8%, then the effective rate can
never be greater than 8%.
If a loan or investment has annual payments, then the effective,
periodic, and nominal rates of interest will all be different.
The proportion of the payment that goes toward interest on a fully
amortized loan increases over time.
74. An investment that has a nominal rate of 6% with semiannual
payments will have an effective rate that is smaller than 6%
11. Which of the following statements regarding a 15-year (180-
month) $125,000, fixed-rate mortgage is CORRECT? (Ignore taxes
and transactions costs.)
1) The remaining balance after three years will be $125,000 less
one third of the interest paid during the first three years.
2) Because the outstanding balance declines over time, the
monthly payments will also decline over time.
3) Interest payments on the mortgage will increase steadily over
time, but the total amount of each payment will remain constant.
4) The proportion of the monthly payment that goes towards
repayment of principal will be lower 10 years from now than it will
be the first year.
5) The outstanding balance declines at a faster rate in the later
years of the loan’s life
12. Which of the following bank accounts has the highest effective
annual return?
1) An account that pays 8% nominal interest with monthly
compounding
2) An account that pays 8% nominal interest with annual
compounding.
3) An account that pays 7% nominal interest with daily (365-day)
compounding
4) An account that pays 7% nominal interest with monthly
compounding
5) An account that pays 8% nominal interest with daily (365-day)
compounding
13. A U.S. Treasury bond will pay a lump sum of $1,000 exactly 3
years from today. The nominal interest rate is 6%, semiannual
compounding. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?