Question 1

A mutual fund company uses the funds of its investors to:

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A)   Produce goods and services for consumers
B)   Buy stocks and bonds
C)   Build factories and other infrastructure
D)   Buy capital and other resources for other firmsE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Assume that there are two investments very similar in all respects, but Investment X has a higher rate of return than does Investment Y. As a result of the arbitrage process, the price of Investment:

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A)   X will fall and its rate of return will fall
B)   Y will rise and its rate of return will fall
C)   X will fall and its rate of return will rise
D)   Y will fall and its rate of return will riseE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Other factors constant, the future value will be smaller:

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A)   The larger is its present value
B)   The higher is the interest rate
C)   The shorter is the time period t
D)   The larger is the number of periodsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

The risk-free market rate is essentially the rate of return that compensates solely for time preference.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is a popular type of investment?

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A)   Dividends
B)   Portfolios
C)   Mutual funds
D)   Capital gainsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Refer to the graph above. The risk premium for an asset with a beta equal to X would be:

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A)   Z
B)   A plus B
C)   Z minus B
D)   Z minus AE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

An investment's rate of return is positively related to the price paid for it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Economic investment refers to:

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A)   Buying a financial asset for a gain
B)   Selling a financial asset for a gain
C)   Postponing purchases of goods and services
D)   Making new additions to a firm's stock of capitalE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

If investors started to prefer investing in more ethical companies, then it would be expected that the stock prices for those companies would:

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A)   Increase, and the rates of return would decrease relative to other companies
B)   Increase, and the rates of return would increase relative to other companies
C)   Increase, but the rates of return would stay the same relative to other companies
D)   Decrease, and the rates of return would decrease relative to other companiesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

The correct formula that relates present value (PV)  to future value (FV) , if interest rate is i% per year over n years is:

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A)   PV = FV (1 + i) n
B)   FV = PV (i) n
C)   PV = FV/(1 + i) n
D)   FV = PV (1 + i)  (n) E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

A bond pays a coupon (or interest)  rate of 5 percent each year for five years, with a future (face)  value of $200. If the bond was sold today, what would be the present value of the bond?

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A)   $200
B)   $157
C)   $150
D)   $145E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

A bank account pays 4% interest per year. If you deposit $1,000 into this account at the start of each year for three years, how much will your account balance be at the end of three years?

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A)   $3,122
B)   $3,246
C)   $3,600
D)   $4,206E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Before taking management and trading costs into account, arbitrage activities in the market ensure that the returns of actively managed funds are:

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A)   Significantly higher than those of index funds with similar risk
B)   Significantly lower than those of index funds with similar risk
C)   About the same as those of index funds with similar risk
D)   More volatile than those of index funds with similar riskE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

If an asset has a risk-return combination that is above the Security Market Line (SML) , then arbitrage will make that asset's:

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A)   Beta increase
B)   Beta decrease
C)   Average expected return increase
D)   Average expected return decreaseE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

The Security Market line (SML)  shows how the average expected rates of return on assets vary with:

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A)   Stock price
B)   Dividend payment
C)   Risk level
D)   Time preferenceE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

If investors have two identical assets that have different rates of return, the investors will sell the asset with the higher rate of return to buy the asset with the lower rate of return.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What does the 'beta' of an asset measure?

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A)   How the nondiversifiable risk compares with diversifiable risk for an asset
B)   How the expected return compares with the diversifiable risk of a given asset
C)   How the expected return compares with the nondiversifiable risk of the market portfolio
D)   How the nondiversifiable risk of a given asset compares with that of the market portfolioE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

If an asset has a risk-return combination that is below the Security Market Line (SML) , then this indicates that the asset's:

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A)   Expected rate of return is lower than could be had from some combination of the risk-free asset and the market portfolio
B)   Expected rate of return is higher than could be had from some combination of the risk-free asset and the market portfolio
C)   Price will rise as arbitrage proceeds in the market
D)   Risk will rise as arbitrage proceeds in the marketE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Risk in finance means:

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A)   Mostly positive outcomes
B)   Mostly negative outcomes
C)   Either positive or negative outcomes
D)   The same thing as risk in health scienceE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 20

The Fed can regularly influence and change the risk-free rate of financial investments through its:

Accepted Answer

A)   Open market operations
B)   Quantitative easing
C)   Required reserve ratio
D)   Bank supervisionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 17: Financial Economics

What does the 'beta' of an asset measure?

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The Security Market line (SML) shows how the average expected rates of return on assets vary with:

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Risk in finance means:

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A bank account pays 4% interest per year. If you deposit $1,000 into this account at the start of each year for three years, how much will your account balance be at the end of three years?

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Economic investment refers to:

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Before taking management and trading costs into account, arbitrage activities in the market ensure that the returns of actively managed funds are:

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If investors have two identical assets that have different rates of return, the investors will sell the asset with the higher rate of return to buy the asset with the lower rate of return.

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An investment's rate of return is positively related to the price paid for it.

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If an asset has a risk-return combination that is below the Security Market Line (SML) , then this indicates that the asset's:

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If an asset has a risk-return combination that is above the Security Market Line (SML) , then arbitrage will make that asset's:

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The Fed can regularly influence and change the risk-free rate of financial investments through its:

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Other factors constant, the future value will be smaller:

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If investors started to prefer investing in more ethical companies, then it would be expected that the stock prices for those companies would:

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A bond pays a coupon (or interest) rate of 5 percent each year for five years, with a future (face) value of $200. If the bond was sold today, what would be the present value of the bond?

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The correct formula that relates present value (PV) to future value (FV) , if interest rate is i% per year over n years is:

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Which of the following is a popular type of investment?

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Refer to the graph above. The risk premium for an asset with a beta equal to X would be:

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A mutual fund company uses the funds of its investors to:

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The risk-free market rate is essentially the rate of return that compensates solely for time preference.

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Assume that there are two investments very similar in all respects, but Investment X has a higher rate of return than does Investment Y. As a result of the arbitrage process, the price of Investment:

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