Question 1

(Advanced analysis)  Indy has $2,000 invested in a ﬁnancial asset earning an annually compounded interest rate of 6 percent. Approximately how many years will it take before Indy's investment is
Worth $5,000?

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A)   25
B)   10.5
C)   12.8
D)   15.7

Question 2

Rates of return on short-term U.S. government bonds are compensation for

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A)   both the level of risk and the delaying of consumption.
B)   delaying consumption only.
C)   the level of risk only.
D)   factors other than risk and delaying consumption.

Question 3

(Last Word)  Actively managed funds

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A)   generate lower costs than passively managed funds.
B)   generally outperform passively managed funds.
C)   generally perform the same as passively managed funds.
D)   are generally outperformed by passively managed funds.

Question 4

In general, risk levels and average expected rates of return are

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A)   not related.
B)   inversely related.
C)   directly related.
D)   as often inversely related as they are directly related.

Question 5

Diversiﬁcation in one's investments reduces

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A)   idiosyncratic risk.
B)   pooling risk.
C)   systemic risk.
D)   time preference risk.

Question 6

Bobbie is contemplating buying a lottery ticket for $1 that has a 1 percent chance of paying $100. What is Bobbie's average expected rate of return on this "investment?"

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A)   practically zero percent
B)   1 percent
C)   50 percent
D)   $1

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true about buying an old factory?

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A)   It is a ﬁnancial investment but not an economic investment.
B)   It is an economic investment but not a ﬁnancial investment.
C)   It is both an economic and a ﬁnancial investment.
D)   It is neither an economic nor a ﬁnancial investment.

Question 8

Assume that two ﬁrms (Firm A and Firm B)  are similar in all respects, but Firm A's stock has a higher rate of return than Firm B's stock. Arbitrage will occur as investors

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A)   sell Firm A's stock and buy Firm B's stock.
B)   buy Firm A's stock and buy Firm B's stock also.
C)   sell Firm A's stock and sell Firm B's stock also.
D)   buy Firm A's stock and sell Firm B's stock.

Question 9

If the Federal Reserve conducts an open-market purchase, then the SML will

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A)   shift up.
B)   shift down.
C)   rotate and become steeper.
D)   rotate and become ﬂatter.

Question 10

Burt bought a house for $250,000 and plans to rent it out for $2,000 per month. His expected annual rate of return from renting the house is approximately

Accepted Answer

A)   8.0 percent.
B)   9.6 percent.
C)   19.2 percent.
D)   20 percent.

Question 11

The Security Market Line depicts the inverse relationship between the average expected rates of
return and risk levels of ﬁnancial assets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Refer to the graph. Each labeled point represents a different asset. For which of these assets would we expect arbitrage to cause movement to a different point?

Accepted Answer

A)   D and F
B)   G and H
C)   D, F, G and H
D)   D, E, and F

Question 13

The present value model of investment states that an asset's current price should be equal to the

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A)   sum of the present values of all of its future payments or earnings.
B)   sum of all of its future payments or earnings times the number of years of its life.
C)   life of the asset times the present values of all of its future payments or earnings.
D)   present values of all of its future payments or earnings divided by its life in years.

Question 14

The decision of the Federal Reserve to reduce the short-term interest rate will shift the Security
Market Line upward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the accompanying graph, bracket B represents the

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A)   amount of arbitrage for this asset.
B)   rate of return for the market portfolio.
C)   risk premium for an asset's risk level.
D)   compensation for time preference for an asset.

Question 16

What are the two ways that a stock investor can gain ﬁnancially from owning stocks?

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Question 17

Katie buys a house for $200,000 and rents it for $1,000 per month. Katie's annual rate of return

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A)   is 0.5 percent.
B)   is 5 percent.
C)   is 6 percent.
D)   cannot be determined until she sells the house.

Question 18

The U.S. federal government is unlikely to default on its bonds because

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A)   the bonds are all long-term bonds and they are insured.
B)   the federal government has the ability to collect taxes and to sell securities to the Fed.
C)   foreigners are willing to buy the federal government bonds and lend to the U.S. government.
D)   the federal government can always borrow from the states and from businesses.

Question 19

The average expected rate of return on most ﬁnancial assets is the sum of the rates that compensate for

Accepted Answer

A)   nondiversiﬁable risk and time preference.
B)   diversiﬁable risk and time preference.
C)   nondiversiﬁable and diversiﬁable risk.
D)   nondiversiﬁable and diversiﬁable risk, and time preference.

Question 20

A stock investor may expect returns in the form of

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A)   present and future values.
B)   interest and dividends.
C)   interest and capital gains.
D)   dividends and capital gains.

Exam 17: Financial Economics

The U.S. federal government is unlikely to default on its bonds because

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In general, risk levels and average expected rates of return are

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Refer to the graph. Each labeled point represents a different asset. For which of these assets would we expect arbitrage to cause movement to a different point?

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Assume that two ﬁrms (Firm A and Firm B) are similar in all respects, but Firm A's stock has a higher rate of return than Firm B's stock. Arbitrage will occur as investors

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Katie buys a house for $200,000 and rents it for $1,000 per month. Katie's annual rate of return

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Bobbie is contemplating buying a lottery ticket for $1 that has a 1 percent chance of paying $100. What is Bobbie's average expected rate of return on this "investment?"

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Burt bought a house for $250,000 and plans to rent it out for $2,000 per month. His expected annual rate of return from renting the house is approximately

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If the Federal Reserve conducts an open-market purchase, then the SML will

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A stock investor may expect returns in the form of

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In the accompanying graph, bracket B represents the

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The average expected rate of return on most ﬁnancial assets is the sum of the rates that compensate for

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The decision of the Federal Reserve to reduce the short-term interest rate will shift the Security Market Line upward.

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The Security Market Line depicts the inverse relationship between the average expected rates of return and risk levels of ﬁnancial assets.

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The present value model of investment states that an asset's current price should be equal to the

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Rates of return on short-term U.S. government bonds are compensation for

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What are the two ways that a stock investor can gain ﬁnancially from owning stocks?

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(Last Word) Actively managed funds

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Diversiﬁcation in one's investments reduces

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(Advanced analysis) Indy has $2,000 invested in a ﬁnancial asset earning an annually compounded interest rate of 6 percent. Approximately how many years will it take before Indy's investment is Worth $5,000?

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Which of the following statements is true about buying an old factory?

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