MGT201 Pass Paper

MGT201
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MGT201 Financial Management

Mid Term Examination - November 2004
Time Allowed: 90 Minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
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1. This exam consists of
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs),
short questions and
descriptive question.
2. Each MCQ carries 2 Marks; each short question carries 5 Marks and Descriptive Question
carry 15 Marks.
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4. The use of Financial Tables is allowed.
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You are a financial analyst for the AB Company. The director of capital budgeting has asked
you to analyze the proposed capital investments, project X and Y. each project has cost of Rs
10, 000 and the cost of capital for both projects is 12%. The projects expected net cash flows
are as follows;
Expected net cash flow
Year 2 3000
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a) Calculate each projects payback and net present value.
b) On the basis of above calculations in which project do you invest?
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Suppose interest rates on Treasury bonds rose from 7 to 14 percent as a result of increased
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What is the payback period for a project with the following cash flows if the firm's discount
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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2009
MGT201- Financial Management (Session - 4)
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Among the pairs given below select a(n) example of a principal and a(n) example of an
agent respectively.
_ Shareholder; manager
_ Manager; owner
_ Accountant; bondholder
_ Shareholder; bondholder
What should be the focal point of financial management in a firm?
_ The number and types of products or services provided by the firm
_ The minimization of the amount of taxes paid by the firm
_ The creation of value for shareholders
_ The dollars profits earned by the firm
Which of the following financial market is referred to the market for short-term
government and corporate debt securities?
_ Money market
_ Capital market
_ Primary market
_ Secondary market
Reference: Page 7
Money Markets
Money market generally is a market where there is buying and selling of short term liquid
debt instruments. (Short term means one year or less). Liquid means something which is
easily en-cashable; an instrument that can be easily exchanged for cash. Following financial
instruments are traded in money markets
Which of the following would generally have unlimited liability?
_ A limited partner in a partnership
_ A shareholder in a corporation
_ The owner of a sole proprietorship
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_ A member in a limited liability company (LLC)
Which of the following is a major disadvantage of the corporate form of organization?
_ Double taxation of dividends
_ Inability of the firm to raise large sums of additional
_ Limited liability of shareholders
_ Limited life of the corporate form
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Which of the following statement is most accurate?
_ Coverage ratios also shed light on the "liquidity" of current ratios
_ Receivable- and inventory-based activity ratios also shed light on the "liquidity"
of current assets
_ Receivable- and inventory-based activity ratios also shed light on the firm's use of
financial leverage
_ Liquidity ratios also shed light on the firm's use of financial leverage
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Question#10
In 2 years you are to receive Rs.10,000. If the interest rate were to suddenly decrease,
the
present value of that future amount to you would __________.
_ Incomplete information
_ Fall
_ Rise
_ Remain unchanged
You are going to invest Rs.12,500 into a certificate of deposit (CD) at a 6% annual rate
(compounded annually) with a maturity of 30 months. How much money will you receive
when the CD matures?
_ Rs.14,491
_ Rs.14,518
_ Rs.14,460
Reference:
FV = PV* (1+i)^n
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FV = 12500(1.06)^2.5
FV= 14460
Where 30 months divided by 12 we get 2.5 years
Which of the following would be considered a cash-flow item from a "financing"
activity?
_ A cash outflow to the government for taxes
_ A cash outflow to repurchase the firm's own common stock
_ A cash outflow to lenders as interest
_ A cash outflow to purchase bonds issued by another company
In estimating "after-tax incremental operating cash flows" for a project, you should
include all of the following EXCEPT __________.
_ Changes in costs due to a general appreciation in those costs
_ The amount (net of taxes) that we could realize from selling a currently unused
building of ours that we intend to use for our project
_ Changes in working capital resulting from the project, net of spontaneous changes
in current liabilities
_ Costs that have previously been incurred that are unrecoverable
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The basic capital budgeting principles involved in determining relevant after-tax
incremental operating cash flows require us to __________.
_ Include sunk costs, but ignore opportunity costs
_ Include opportunity costs, but ignore sunk costs
_ Ignore both opportunity costs and sunk costs
_ Include both opportunity and sunk costs
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Question#6
This Question Added by me because same as above statement.
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The basic capital budgeting principles involved in determining relevant after-tax
incremental operating cash flows require us to __________.
_ include effects of inflation, but ignore project-driven changes in working capital net of
spontaneous changes in current liabilities
_ include effects of inflation, and include project-driven changes in working
capital net of spontaneous changes in current liabilities
_ ignore both the effects of inflation and project-driven changes in working capital net of
spontaneous changes in current liabilities
_ ignore the effects of inflation, but include project-driven changes in working capital net
of spontaneous changes in current liabilities
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Question#8
Interest payments, principal payments, and cash dividends are __________ the typical
budgeting cash-flow analysis because they are ________ cash flows.
_ Included in; financing
_ Excluded from; financing
_ Included in; operating
_ Excluded from; operating
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Question#9
Why Payback period is a poor gauge of profitability?
_ It ignores the time value of money
_ It gives rough indication to the liquidity of the project
_ It does not consider cash flows after expiration of the payback period
_ All of the given options
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To estimate an unknown number that lies between two known numbers is knows as
___________.
_ Capital rationing
_ Capital budgeting
_ Interpolation
_ Amortization
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In the mathematical subfield of numerical analysis, interpolation is a method of
constructing new data points within the range of a discrete set of known data points.
Which of the following make the calculation of NPV difficult?
_ Estimated cash flows
_ Discount rate
_ Anticipated life of the business
Reference:
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When there is single period capital rationing, what would be the most sensible way of
making investment decisions?
_ Choose all projects with a positive NPV
_ Group projects together to allocate the funds available and select the group of
projects with the highest NPV
_ Choose the project with the highest NPV
_ Calculate IRR and select the projects with the highest IRRs
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The sinking fund retirement of a bond issue takes __________.
_ Only one form -- the corporation purchases bonds in the open market and delivers
a given number of bonds to the trustee
_ Only one form -- the corporation pays cash to the trustee, who in turn calls the
bonds for redemption
_ Only one form -- bonds mature periodically and the corporation retires them in
the order that they mature
_ Two forms -- (1) the corporation purchases bonds in the open market and
delivers a given number of bonds to the trustee; or (2) the corporation pays cash
to the
trustee, who in turn calls the bonds for redemption
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Question#4
Which of the following statements is correct in distinguishing between serial bonds and
sinking-fund bonds?
_ Serial bonds mature at a variety of dates, but sinking-fund bonds mature at a
single date
_ Serial bonds provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to maturity, but
sinking-fund bonds do not provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to maturity
_ Serial bonds do not provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior to
maturity, but sinking-fund bonds do provide for the deliberate retirement of bonds prior
to maturity
_ None of the above are correct since a serial bond is identical to a sinking fund
bond
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Question#5
__________ is a long-term, unsecured debt instrument with a lower claim on assets and
income than other classes of debt.
_ A subordinated debenture
_ A debenture
_ A junk bond
_ An income bond
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Subordinated Debenture -- A long-term, unsecured debt instrument with a lower claim
on
assets and income than other classes of debt; known as junior debt.
Bond is a type of Direct Claim Security whose value is NOT secured by __________.
_ Tangible assets
_ Intangible assets
_ Fixed assets
_ Real assets
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Value of Direct Claim Security is directly will be determined by the value of the underlying Real
Asset.
Real assets include tangible assets and tangible assets include fixed assets, so answer is
intangible
assets
Which of the following is NOT the present value of the bond?
_ Intrinsic value
_ Market price
_ Fair price
_ Theoretical price
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PV = Intrinsic Value of Bond or Fair Price (in rupees) paid to invest in the bond. It is the
Expected or Theoretical Price and NOT the actual Market Price.
A coupon bond pays annual interest, has a par value of Rs.1,000, matures in 4 years,
has
a coupon rate of 10%, and has a yield to maturity of 12%. What is the current yield on
this bond?
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_ 10.65%
_ 10.45%
_ 10.95%
_ 10.52%
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Price of Bond =100*(1 + 0.12)^-1 + 100*(1 + 0.12)^-2 + 100*(1 + 0.12)^-3 +
1100*(1.12)^-4 = 939.25
Current Yield = Coupon / Market Price
Current Yield = 100 /939.35
Coupon payment 4 year @ 10% = 100*4 = 400
Current yield = 400/1000 = .1064 = 10.64%
A coupon bond that pays interest annually is selling at par value of Rs.1,000, matures in
5 years, and has a coupon rate of 9%. What is the yield to maturity on this bond?
_ 8.0%
_ 8.3%
_ 9.0%
_ 10.0%
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What is yield to maturity on a bond?
_ It is below the coupon rate when the bond sells at a discount, and equal to the
coupon rate when the bond sells at a premium
_ The discount rate that will set the present value of the payments equal to the
bond price
_ It is based on the assumption that any payments received are reinvested at the
coupon rate
_ None of the given options
Reference:
The most common way to compare the Overall Rate of Return of different Bonds is to compare
their YTM’s
Which of the following value of the shares changes with investor’s perception about the
company’s future and supply and demand situation?
_ Par value
_ Market value
_ Intrinsic value
_ Face value
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Another thing about the shares is to remember that par value is the value when they are issued
the
market value of the shares changes with investor’s perception about the company’s future and
supply and demand situation.
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The value of direct claim security is derived from which of the following?
_ Fundamental analysis
_ Underlying real asset
_ Supply and demand of securities in the market
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Value of Direct Claim Security is directly will be determined by the value of the
underlying Real Asset.
Low Tech Company has an expected ROE of 10%. The dividend growth rate will be
________ if the firm follows a policy of paying 40% of earnings in the form of
dividends.
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_ 6.0%
_ 4.8%
_ 7.2%
_ 3.0%
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G= plowback ratio x ROE.
40% earning retained
60% remaining
G=0.60 x 0.10 = 0.06*100=6%
How dividend yield on a stock is similar to the current yield on a bond?
_ Both represent how much each security’s price will increase in a year
_ Both represent the security’s annual income divided by its price
_ Both are an accurate representation of the total annual return an investor can
expect to earn by owning the security
_ Both incorporate the par value in their calculation
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In the dividend discount model, which of the following is (are) NOT incorporated into
the discount rate?
_ Real risk-free rate
_ Risk premium for stocks
_ Return on assets
_ Expected inflation rate
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Total portfolio risk is __________.
_ Equal to systematic risk plus non-diversifiable risk
_ Equal to avoidable risk plus diversifiable risk
_ Equal to systematic risk plus unavoidable risk
_ Equal to systematic risk plus diversifiable risk
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Question#10
The ratio of the standard deviation of a distribution to the mean of that distribution is
referred to as __________.
_ A probability distribution
_ The expected return
_ The standard deviation
_ Coefficient of variation
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A well-diversified portfolio is defined as:
_ One that is diversified over a large enough number of securities that the
nonsystematic variance is essentially zero
_ One that contains securities from at least three different industry sectors
_ A portfolio whose factor beta equals 1.0
_ A portfolio that is equally weighted
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A well-diversified portfolio is one that contains a large number of securities, each
having a small (but not necessarily equal) weight, so that nonsystematic variance is
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If a company intends to start a new project, ________ technique are employed to
assess
the financial viability of the project.
_ Financial planning
_ Financial forecasting
_ Capital budgeting
_ Capital rationing
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Moreover, if a company intends to start a new project, Capital Budgeting techniques are
employed to assess the financial viability of the project.
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Capital budgeting is a decentralized function assigned to:
_ Individuals
_ Departments
_ Teams
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Capital budgeting is a decentralized function. In big corporations, this function is not an
individual’s job, rather, different departments and teams are assigned to work on different
aspects
of capital budgeting.
The biggest challenge in capital budgeting is to keep finding:
_ Valuable projects
_ Sources of funds
_ Blue chips
_ Fixed assets
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The biggest challenge in capital budgeting is to keep finding the valuable projects, i.e., projects
that may add to the value of the firm. You must be familiar with the basic objective of financial
management by now, which is to maximize shareholders’ wealth. This is possible only by
investing in the projects, which have positive net present value, which in effect will increase the
shareholders’ wealth.
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The objective of financial management is to maximize _________ wealth.
_ Stakeholders
_ Shareholders
_ Bondholders
_ Directors
Information that goes into __________ can be used to prepare __________.
_ A forecast balance sheet; a forecast income statement
_ Forecast financial statements; a cash budget
_ Cash budget; forecast financial statements
_ A forecast income statement; a cash budget
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A proposal is accepted if payback period falls within the time period of 3 years.
According to the given criteria which of the following project will be accepted?
Payback period
Project A 1.66
Project B 2.66
Project C 3.66
_ Project A
_ Project B
_ Project C
_ Project A & B
What is the present value of Rs.1,000 to be paid at the end of 5 years if the interest rate
is
8% compounded annually?
_ Rs.680.58
_ Rs.1,462.23
_ Rs.322.69
_ Rs.401.98
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PV=FV/(1+i)^n
PV=1000/(1+.08)^5
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is
10% compounded annually?
_ Rs.3,032
_ Rs.3,890
_ Rs.3,190
_ Rs.4,301
Reference:
PV=FV/(1+i)^n
PV=6500/(1+.10)^8
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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Fall 2009
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What are the earnings per share (EPS) for a company that earned Rs.100, 000 last year
in
after-tax profits, has 200,000 common shares outstanding and Rs.1.2 million in retained
earning at the year end?
_ Rs.1.00
_ Rs. 6.00
_ Rs. 0.50
_ Rs. 6.50
Reference:
Earning Per Share (EPS):
= Net Income / Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding
=100000/200000
=0.50
Who determines the market price of a share of common stock?
_ Individuals buying and selling the stock
_ The board of directors of the firm
_ The stock exchange on which the stock is listed
_ The president of the company
Which of the following statements is correct for a sole proprietorship?
_ The sole proprietor has limited liability
_ The sole proprietor can easily dispose of their ownership position relative to a
shareholder in a corporation
_ The sole proprietorship can be created more quickly than a corporation
_ The owner of a sole proprietorship faces double taxation unlike the partners in a
partnership
Which of the following market refers to the market for relatively long-term financial
instruments?
_ Secondary market
_ Primary market
_ Money market
_ Capital market
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Capital Markets:
These are the markets for the long term debt & corporate stocks. The maturity of debt
should be more than one year to qualify it as a capital market instrument.
Felton Farm Supplies, Inc., has an 8 percent return on total assets of Rs.300,000 and a
net profit margin of 5 percent. What are its sales?
_ 750,0Rs.3, 750,000
_ Rs.48Rs.480, 000
_ Rs.30Rs.300, 000
_ Rs.1, Rs.1, 500,000
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Since ROI=8% on $300,000 of assets,
then net profit is $24,000 (8% × $300,000).
Using the net profit and
given that the NPM=5%, sales equals $480,000 ($24,000 / 5%).
The DuPont Approach breaks down the earning power on shareholders' book value
(ROE) as follows: ROE = __________.
_ Net profit margin × Total asset turnover × Equity multiplier
_ Total asset turnover × Gross profit margin × Debt ratio
_ Total asset turnover × Net profit margin
_ Total asset turnover × Gross profit margin × Equity multiplier
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• DuPont = Profit Margin x Asset Turnover x (Assets/Equity),
In conducting an index analysis every balance sheet item is divided by __________ and
every income statement is divided by __________ respectively.
_ Its corresponding base year balance sheet item; its corresponding base year
income statement item
_ Its corresponding base year income statement item; its corresponding base year
balance sheet item
_ Net sales or revenues; total assets
_ Total assets; net sales or revenues
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Which group of ratios shows the extent to which the firm is financed with debt?
_ Liquidity ratios
_ Debt ratios
_ Coverage ratios
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_ Profitability ratios
Which of the following would be considered a cash-flow item from an "operating
activity"?
_ Cash outflow to the government for taxes
_ Cash outflow to shareholders as dividends
_ Cash inflow to the firm from selling new common equity shares
_ Cash outflow to purchase bonds issued by another company
An annuity due is always worth _____ a comparable annuity.
_ Less than
_ More than
_ Equal to
_ Can not be found
A capital budgeting technique through which discount rate equates the present value of
the future net cash flows from an investment project with the project’s initial cash
outflow is known as:
_ Payback period
_ Internal rate of return
_ Net present value
_ Profitability index
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If the cash flow stream for a project is NOT a uniform series of inflows and initial
outflow occur at time 0. 15% discount rate produces a resulting present value of Rs.
104,000 that is greater than the initial cash outflow of Rs. 100,000. Now if we want to
calculate the best discount rate:
_ We need to try a higher discount rate
_ We need to try a lower discount rate
_ 15% is the best discount rate
_ Interpolation is not required here
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Managers prefer IRR over net present value because they evaluate investments:
_ In terms of dollars
_ In terms of Percentages
_ Intuitively
_ Logically
Which of the following make the calculation of NPV difficult?
_ Estimated cash flows
_ Discount rate
_ Anticipated life of the business
Reference:
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When there is single period capital rationing, what would be the most sensible way of
making investment decisions?
_ Choose all projects with a positive NPV
_ Group projects together to allocate the funds available and select the group of
projects with the highest NPV
_ Choose the project with the highest NPV
_ Calculate IRR and select the projects with the highest IRRs
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You are selecting a project from a mix of projects, what would be your first selection in
descending order to give yourself the best chance to add most to the firm value, when
operating under a single-period capital-rationing constraint?
_ Profitability index (PI)
_ Net present value (NPV)
_ Internal rate of return (IRR)
_ Payback period (PBP)
Reference:
Reference:
1. Pay back period (ascending order)
2. Return on investment (ROI)
3. Net Present Value (NPV)
4. Profitability Index (PI) (Descending order)
5. Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Due to timing difference problem, a good project might suffer from _____ IRR even
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though its NPV is ________.
_ Higher; Lower
_ Lower; Lower
_ Lower; Higher
_ Higher; Higher
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A good project might suffer from a lower IRR even though its NPV is higher
What type of long-term financing most likely has the following features: 1) it has an
infinite life, 2) it pays dividends, and 3) its cash flows are expected to be a constant
annuity stream?
_ Long-term debt
_ Preferred stock
_ Common stock
_ None of the given option
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Market price of the bond changes according to which of the following reasons?
_ Market price changes due to the supply –demand of the bond in the market
_ Market price changes due to Investor’s perception
_ Market price changes due to change in the interest rate
Which one of the following is the right of the issuer to call back or retire the bond by
paying off the bondholders before the maturity date?
_ Call in
_ Call option
_ Call provision
_ Put option
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Call Provision:
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The right (or option) of the Issuer to call back (redeem) or retire the bond by paying-off the
Bondholders before the Maturity Date.
The value of a bond is directly derived from which of the following?
_ Cash flows
_ Coupon receipts
_ Par recovery at maturity
When the bond approaches its maturity, the market value of the bond approaches to
which of the following?
_ Intrinsic value
_ Book value
_ Par value
_ Historic cost
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What is yield to maturity on a bond?
_ It is below the coupon rate when the bond sells at a discount, and equal to the
coupon rate when the bond sells at a premium
_ The discount rate that will set the present value of the payments equal to the
bond price
_ It is based on the assumption that any payments received are reinvested at the
coupon rate
Reference:
The most common way to compare the Overall Rate of Return of different Bonds is to compare
their YTM’s
Consider a 5-year bond with a 10% coupon that has a present yield to maturity of 8%. If
interest rates remain constant, one year from now, what will be the price of this bond?
_ Higher
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_ The same
_ Rs. 1,000
If all things equal, when diversification is most effective?
_ Securities' returns are positively correlated
_ Securities' returns are uncorrelated
_ Securities' returns are high
_ Securities' returns are negatively correlated
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If Ro = - 1.0, it means that Investments are Perfectly Negatively Correlated and the
Returns (or Prices or Values) of the 2 Investments move in Exactly Opposite directions.
In this Ideal Case, All Risk can be diversified away. For example, if the price of one
stock increases by 50% then the price of another stock goes down by 50%.
_ Par value
_ Market value
_ Intrinsic value
_ Face value
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Which of the following has NO effect when the financial health (cash flows and income)
of the company changes with time?
_ Market value
_ Price of the share
_ Par value
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As the financial health (cash flows and income) of the company changes with time, the Market
Value (or Price) of the Share changes (even though it’s Par Value is fixed).
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The value of dividend is derived from which of the following?
_ Cash flow streams
_ Capital gain /loss
_ Difference between buying & selling price
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between Buying & Selling Price
You wish to earn a return of 13% on each of two stocks, X and Y. Stock X is expected
to pay a dividend of Rs. 3 in the upcoming year while Stock Y is expected to pay a
dividend of Rs. 4 in the upcoming year. The expected growth rate of dividends for both
stocks is 7%. The intrinsic value of stock X:
_ Will be greater than the intrinsic value of stock Y
_ Will be the same as the intrinsic value of stock Y
_ Will be less than the intrinsic value of stock Y
_ Cannot be calculated without knowing the market rate of return
Total portfolio risk is __________.
_ Equal to systematic risk plus non-diversifiable risk
_ Equal to avoidable risk plus diversifiable risk
_ Equal to systematic risk plus unavoidable risk
_ Equal to systematic risk plus diversifiable risk
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The wider the range of possible outcomes i.e.________.
_ The greater the variability in potential Returns that can occur, the greater the
Risk
_ The greater the variability in potential Returns that can occur, the lesser the Risk
_ The greater the variability in potential Returns that can occur, the level of risk
remain constant
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The wider the range of Possible Outcomes that can occur, the greater the Risk
Which of the following is simply the weighted average of the possible returns, with the
weights being the probabilities of occurrence?
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Average Formula and Probabilities (what we have been calculating so far).It is basically the
weighted average or mean of the expected return of the individual investments in the portfolio
Which of the following statements regarding covariance is CORRECT?
_ Covariance always lies in the range -1 to +1
_ Covariance, because it involves a squared value, must always be a positive
number (or zero)
_ Low covariances among returns for different securities leads to high portfolio risk
_ Covariances can take on positive, negative, or zero values
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Which of the following is NOT a major cause of systematic risk.
_ A worldwide recession
_ A world war
_ World energy supply
_ Company management change
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Finance consists of three interrelated areas:
_ Money and capital market
_ Investment
_ Financial management
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Mutually exclusive means that you can invest in _________ project(s) and having
chosen ______ you cannot choose another.
_ One; one
_ Two; two
_ Two; one
_ Three; one
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Mutually Exclusive: means that you can invest in ONE of the investment choices and having
chosen one you cannot choose another.
At the termination of the project we need to take into account:
_ Salvage value
_ Book value
_ Intrinsic value
_ Fair value
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to take into account the salvage value of the project assets,
In which of the following approach you need to bring all the projects to the same length
in time?
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_ MIRR approach
_ Going concern approach
_ Common life approach
_ Equivalent annual approach
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Assume a company had Rs.1 billion in free cash flow last year, and it is expected to
grow that cash flow at 3% into perpetuity. Assuming a 9% cost of equity, what is the
present value of the company?
_ Rs.12.08 billion
_ Rs.18.15 billion
_ Rs.14.16 billion
_ Rs.16.67 billion
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What is the most important criteria in capital budgeting?
_ Profitability index
_ Net present value
_ Pay back period
_ Return on investment
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Why companies invest in projects with negative NPV?
_ Because there is hidden value in each project
_ Because they have chance of rapid growth
_ Because they have invested a lot
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Companies invest in projects with negative NPV because there is a hidden value in each
project.
This hidden value is an opportunity, which is known as an option.
Mutually exclusive means that you can invest in _________ project(s) and having
chosen ______ you cannot choose another.
_ One; one
_ Two; two
_ Two; one
_ Three; one
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Mutually Exclusive: means that you can invest in ONE of the investment choices and having
chosen one you cannot choose another.
The weighted average of possible returns, with the weights being the probabilities of
occurrence is referred to as __________.
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Average Formula and Probabilities (what we have been calculating so far).It is basically the
weighted average or mean of the expected return of the individual investments in the portfolio.
A set of possible values that a random variable can assume and their associated
probabilities of occurrence are referred to as __________.
_ Probability distribution
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The present value of growth opportunities (PVGO) is equal to
I) The difference between a stock's price and its no-growth value per share
II) The stock's price
III) Zero if its return on equity equals the discount rate
IV) The net present value of favorable investment opportunities
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_ I and IV
_ II and IV
_ I, III, and IV
_ II, III, and IV
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All are correct except II the stock's price equals the no-growth value per share plus the
PVGO
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Which of the following is CORRECT, if a firm has a required rate of return equal to the
ROE?
___The firm can increase market price and P/E by retaining more earnings
___The firm can increase market price and P/E by increasing the growth rate
___The amount of earnings retained by the firm does not affect market price or
the P/E
___None of the given options
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If required return and ROE are equal, investors are indifferent as to whether the firm
retains more earnings or increases dividends. Thus, retention rates and growth rates
do
not affect market price and P/E.
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Which of the following would tend to reduce a firm's P/E ratio?
___The firm significantly decreases financial leverage
___The firm increases return on equity for the long term
___The level of inflation is expected to increase to double-digit levels
___The rate of return on Treasury bills decreases
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A company whose stock is selling at a P/E ratio greater than the P/E ratio of a market
index, most likely has _________.
___An anticipated earnings growth rate which is less than that of the average firm
___A dividend yield which is less than that of the average firm
___Less predictable earnings growth than that of the average firm
___Greater cyclicality of earnings growth than that of the average firm
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___Risk premium for stocks
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___Return on assets
___Expected inflation rate
The market capitalization rate on the stock of Steel Company is 12%. The expected
ROE is 13% and the expected EPS are Rs. 3.60. If the firm's plowback ratio is 50%,
what will be the P/E ratio?
___7.69
___8.33
___9.09
___11.11
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P/E=(1-b)/K-G
K=12%=.12
G=0.5 x 0.13 = 0.065
Put the values in formula.
P/E=(1-.05)/0.12-0.065
P/E=0.5/0.055
P/E=9.09
___Both represent how much each security’s price will increase in a year
___Both represent the security’s annual income divided by its price
___Both are an accurate representation of the total annual return an investor can
expect to
earn by owning the security
___ B_ oth incorporate the par value in their calculation
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Low Tech Company has an expected ROE of 10%. The dividend growth rate will be
________ if the firm follows a policy of paying 40% of earnings in the form of
dividends.
___6.0%
___4.8%
___7.2%
___3.0%
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60% remaining
G=0.60 x 0.10 = 0.06*100=6%
The value of direct claim security is derived from which of the following?
_ Fundamental analysis
_ Underlying real asset
_ Supply and demand of securities in the market
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Value of Direct Claim Security is directly will be determined by the value of the
underlying Real Asset.
_ Par value
_ Market value
_ Intrinsic value
_ Face value
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How efficient portfolios of "N" risky securities are formed?
_ These are formed with the securities that have the highest rates of return
regardless of their standard deviations
_ They have the highest risk and rates of return and the highest standard deviations
_ They are selected from those securities with the lowest standard deviations
regardless of their returns
_ They have the highest rates of return for a given level of risk
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Portfolios that are efficient are those that provide the highest expected return for a given
level of risk.
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When a bond will sell at a discount?
_ The coupon rate is greater than the current yield and the current yield is greater
than yield to maturity
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_ The coupon rate is greater than yield to maturity
_ The coupon rate is less than the current yield and the current yield is greater than
the yield to maturity
_ The coupon rate is less than the current yield and the current yield is less than
yield to maturity
Which of the following is a characteristic of a coupon bond?
_ Pays interest on a regular basis (typically every six months)
_ Does not pay interest on a regular basis but pays a lump sum at maturity
_ Can always be converted into a specific number of shares of common stock in the
issuing company
_ Always sells at par
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A bond that yields a certain amount (the "coupon"), usually paid semi-annually. Coupon
bonds provide cash flow at predictable intervals and a capital repayment of the face
value
at maturity, unless the issuer defaults.
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A coupon bond pays annual interest, has a par value of Rs.1,000, matures in 4 years,
has
a coupon rate of 10%, and has a yield to maturity of 12%. What is the current yield on
this bond?
_ 10.65%
_ 10.45%
_ 10.95%
_ 10.52%
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1100*(1.12)^-4 = 939.25
Current Yield = 100 /939.35
Coupon payment 4 year @ 10% = 100*4 = 400
Current yield = 400/1000 = .1064 = 10.64%
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If a 7% coupon bond is trading for Rs. 975 it has a current yield of _________ percent.
_ 7.00
_ 6.53
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_ 8.53
_ 7.18
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Current Yield = 7%*1000/ 975
Current Yield = 70/ 975
Current Yield = 0.071*100
Current Yield = 7.18
Interest rate risk for long term bonds is more than the interest rate risk for short term
bonds provided the _________ for the bonds is similar.
_ Interest rate risk
_ Market rate
_ Coupon rate
_ Inflation rate
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Interest Rate Risk for Long Term Bonds (i.e. 10 year bonds) is more than the Interest Rate Risk
for Short Term Bonds (i.e. 1 year bonds) provided the coupon rate for the bonds is similar.
When market is offering lower rate of return than the bond, the bond becomes valuable,
with respect to the given scenario which of the following is correct?
_ Market interest rate < coupon interest rate, market value of bond is > par value
_ Market interest rate > coupon interest rate, market value of bond is > par value
_ Market interest rate < coupon interest rate, market value of bond is < par value
_ Market interest rate = coupon interest rate, market value of bond is > par value
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So, When Market Interest Rate < Coupon Interest Rate, Market Value (or Price) of Bond > Par
Value
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Which of the following affects the price of the bond?
_ Market interest rate
_ Required rate of return
_ Interest rate risk
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Bond is a type of Direct Claim Security whose value is NOT secured by __________.
_ Tangible assets
_ Intangible assets
_ Fixed assets
_ Real assets
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Value of Direct Claim Security is directly will be determined by the value of the underlying Real
Asset.
Real assets include tangible assets and tangible assets include fixed assets, so answer is
intangible
assets.
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__________ is a long-term, unsecured debt instrument with a lower claim on assets and
income than other classes of debt.
_ A subordinated debenture
_ A debenture
_ A junk bond
_ An income bond
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Subordinated Debenture -- A long-term, unsecured debt instrument with a lower claim
on
assets and income than other classes of debt; known as junior debt.
A 12% coupon rate, Rs.1,000 par bond currently trades at 90 one year after issuance.
Which of the following is the most likely call price?
_ Rs. 87
_ Rs. 90
_ Rs. 102
_ Rs. 112
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Which of the following is a legal agreement between the corporation issuing bonds and
the bondholders that establish the terms of the bond issue?
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_ Indenture
_ Debenture
_ Bond
_ Bond trustee
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Indenture -- The legal agreement, also called the deed of trust, between the corporation
issuing bonds and the bondholders, establishing the terms of the bond issue and
naming
the trustee.
Companies and individuals running different types of businesses have to make the
choices of the asset according to which of the following?
_ Life span of the project
_ Validity of the project
_ Cost of the capital
_ Return on asset
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Which of the following technique would be used for a project that has non-normal cash
flows?
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_ Modified internal rate of return
_ Net present value
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Why net present value is the most important criteria for selecting the project in capital
budgeting?
_ Because it has a direct link with the shareholders dividends maximization
_ Because it has direct link with shareholders wealth maximization
_ Because it helps in quick judgment regarding the investment in real assets
_ Because we have a simple formula to calculate the cash flows
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From which of the following category would be the cash flow received from sales
revenue and other income during the life of the project?
_ Cash flow from financing activity
_ Cash flow from operating activity
_ Cash flow from investing activity
An investment proposal should be judged in whether or not it provides:
_ A return equal to the return require by the investor
_ A return more than required by investor
_ A return less than required by investor
_ A return equal to or more than required by investor
ABC Co. will earn Rs. 350 million in cash flow in four years from now. Assuming an
8.5% weighted average cost of capital, what is that cash flow worth today?
_ Rs.253 million
_ Rs.323 million
_ Rs.380 million
_ Rs.180 million
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PV=FV/(1+i)^n
PV=350/(1+0.085)^4
PV=253
An 8-year annuity due has a future value of Rs.1,000. If the interest rate is 5 percent,
the
amount of each annuity payment is closest to which of the following?
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_ Rs.109.39
_ Rs.147.36
_ Rs.154.73
_ Rs.99.74
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As interest rates go up, the present value of a stream of fixed cash flows _____.
_ Goes down
_ Goes up
_ Stays the same
_ Can not be found
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PV=FV/(1+i)^n
PV=1000/(1+.08)^5
PV=680.58
PV=FV/(1+i)^n
PV=1000/(1+.09)^5
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An annuity due is always worth _____ a comparable annuity.
_ Less than
_ More than
_ Equal to
_ Can not be found
What is the present value of an annuity that pays 100 per year for 10 years if the
required
rate of return is 7%?
_ Rs.1000
_ Rs.702.40
_ Rs.545.45
_ Rs.13,816
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PV=100{1-(1+.07)-10/.07}
PV=100{1-(1.07)-10/.07}
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PV=100{1-0.5083/.07}
PV=100(0.4916/.07)
PV=100(7.024)
PV= Rs.702.40
Which of the following would be considered a cash-flow item from a "financing"
activity?
_ A cash outflow to the government for taxes
_ A cash outflow to repurchase the firm's own common stock
_ A cash outflow to lenders as interest
_ A cash outflow to purchase bonds issued by another company
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Which group of ratios relates profits to sales and investment?
_ Liquidity ratios
_ Debt ratios
_ Coverage ratios
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The profitability ratios show the combine effects of liquidity, asset management, and debt
management on operating result.
Which of the following statements is the least likely to be correct?
_ A firm that has a high degree of business risk is less likely to want to incur
financial risk
_ There exists little or no negotiation with suppliers of capital regarding the
financing needs of the firm
_ Financial ratios are relevant for making internal comparisons
_ It is important to make external comparisons or financial ratios
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Which of the following statement (in general) is correct?
_ A low receivables turnover is desirable
_ The lower the total debt-to-equity ratio, the lower the financial risk for a firm
_ An increase in net profit margin with no change in sales or assets means a weaker
ROI
_ The higher the tax rate for a firm, the lower the interest coverage ratio
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The firm has a preference for a high receivables turnover as it is more quickly turning
receivables into cash that the firm can use.
Question#6
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Time: 60 min
Marks: 50
What are the earnings per share (EPS) for a company that earned Rs.100, 000 last year
in
after-tax profits, has 200,000 common shares outstanding and Rs.1.2 million in retained
earning at the year end?
_ Rs.1.00
_ Rs. 6.00
_ Rs. 0.50
_ Rs. 6.50
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= Net Income / Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding
=100000/200000
=0.50
Among the pairs given below select a(n) example of a principal and a(n) example of an
agent respectively.
_ Shareholder; manager
_ Manager; owner
_ Accountant; bondholder
_ Shareholder; bondholder
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Which of the following is equal to the average tax rate?
_ Total tax liability divided by taxable income
_ Rate that will be paid on the next dollar of taxable income
_ Median marginal tax rate
_ Percentage increase in taxable income from the previous period
Which of the following would be deductible as an expense on the corporation's income
statement?
_ Interest paid on outstanding bonds
_ Cash dividends paid on outstanding common stock
_ Cash dividends paid on outstanding preferred stock
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In conducting an index analysis every balance sheet item is divided by __________ and
every income statement is divided by __________ respectively.
_ Its corresponding base year balance sheet item; its corresponding base year
income statement item
_ Its corresponding base year income statement item; its corresponding base year
balance sheet item
_ Net sales or revenues; total assets
_ Total assets; net sales or revenues
Which group of ratios measures a firm's ability to meet short-term obligations?
_ Liquidity ratios
_ Debt ratios
_ Coverage ratios
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Keep enough Liquidity to meet maturing short term obligations (i.e. Accounts Payable, Interest,
etc) on time.
Which group of ratios relates profits to sales and investment?
_ Liquidity ratios
_ Debt ratios
_ Coverage ratios
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The profitability ratios show the combine effects of liquidity, asset management, and debt
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management on operating result.
Interest paid on the original principal borrowed is often referred to as __________.
_ Compound interest
_ Present value
_ Simple interest
_ Future value
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Simple interest incurs only on the principal. While calculating simple interest we keep the
interest
and principal separately, i.e., the interest incurred in one year is not added to the principal while
calculating interest of the next period. Simple interest can be calculated using the following
formula.
F V = PV + (PV x i x n)
If the following are the balance sheet changes, which one of them would represent use
of
funds by a company?
_ Rs. 8,950 decrease in net fixed assets
_ Rs. 5,005 decrease in accounts receivable
_ Rs. 10,001 increase in accounts payable
_ Rs. 12,012 decrease in notes payable
In preparing a forecast balance sheet, it is likely that either cash or __________ will
serve as a "plug figure" or balancing factor to ensure that assets equal liabilities plus
shareholders' equity.
_ Retained earnings
_ Accounts receivable
_ Shareholders' equity
_ Notes payable (short-term borrowings)
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What is the present value of Rs.8,000 to be paid at the end of three years if the interest
rate is 11%?
_ Rs.5,850
_ Rs.4,872
_ Rs.6,725
_ Rs.1,842
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PV=FV/(1+i)^3
PV=8000/(1+.11)^3
is
8%.
_ Rs.680.58
_ Rs.1,462.23
_ Rs.322.69
_ Rs.401.98
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PV=FV/(1+i)^n
PV=1000/(1+.08)^5
As interest rates go up, the present value of a stream of fixed cash flows _____.
_ Goes down
_ Goes up
_ Stays the same
_ Can not be found
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For Example
PV=FV/(1+i)^n
PV=1000/(1+.08)^5
PV=680.58
PV=FV/(1+i)^n
PV=1000/(1+.09)^5
PV=650
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The benefit we expect from a project is expressed in terms of:
_ Cash in flows
_ Cash out flows
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_ Cash flows
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A proposal is accepted if payback period falls within the time period of 3 years.
According to the given criteria which of the following project will be accepted?
Payback period
Project A 1.66
Project B 2.66
Project C 3.66
_ Project A
_ Project B
_ Project C
_ Project A & B
If a project’s initial cash outflow of Rs. 100,000 is followed by four annual receipts of
36,000 we can get the nearest discount factor by:
_ Interpolation
_ Dividing 100,000 by 36,000
_ Dividing 36,000 by 100,000
_ Insufficient information
In which of the following situations you can expect multiple answers of IRR?
_ More than one sign change taking place in cash flow diagram
_ There are two adjacent arrows one of them is downward pointing & the other one
is upward pointing
_ During the life of project if you have any net cash outflow
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Which of the following technique would be used for a project that has non-normal cash
flows?
_ Multiple internal rate of return
_ Modified internal rate of return
_ Net present value
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What is the advantage of a longer life of the asset?
_ Cash flows from the asset becomes non-predictable
_ Cash flows from the asset becomes more predictable
_ Cash inflows from the asset becomes more predictable
_ Cash outflows from the asset becomes more predictable
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Advantages of asset with a long life:
The advantage of a longer asset life is that the cash flows from the project become more
predictable, since there are lesser cash outflows occurring during the life of the project.
Which one of the following is NOT the disadvantage of the asset with very short life?
_ Money has to be reinvested in some other project with uncertain NPV
_ Money has to be reinvested in some other project with certain NPV
_ Money has to be reinvested in some other project with return so risky
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Disadvantage of assets with very short life:
The disadvantage is that the money will have to be reinvested in some other project with an
uncertain NPV and return so it is risky. If a good project is not available, the money will earn
only a minimal return at the risk free interest rate.
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You are selecting a project from a mix of projects, what would be your first selection in
descending order to give yourself the best chance to add most to the firm value, when
operating under a single-period capital-rationing constraint?
_ Profitability index (PI)
_ Net present value (NPV)
_ Internal rate of return (IRR)
_ Payback period (PBP)
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1. Pay back period (ascending order)
2. Return on investment (ROI)
3. Net Present Value (NPV)
4. Profitability Index (PI) (Descending order)
5. Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Which one of the following is the right of the issuer to call back or retire the bond by
paying off the bondholders before the maturity date?
_ Call in
_ Call option
_ Call provision
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_ Put option
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Call Provision:
The right (or option) of the Issuer to call back (redeem) or retire the bond by paying-off the
Bondholders before the Maturity Date.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a coupon bond?
_ Pays interest on a regular basis (typically every six months)
_ Does not pay interest on a regular basis but pays a lump sum at maturity
_ Can always be converted into a specific number of shares of common stock
in the issuing company
_ Always sells at par
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A bond that yields a certain amount (the "coupon"), usually paid semi-annually. Coupon
bonds provide cash flow at predictable intervals and a capital repayment of the face
value
at maturity, unless the issuer defaults.
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When a bond will sell at a discount?
_ The coupon rate is greater than the current yield and the current yield is greater
than yield to maturity
_ The coupon rate is greater than yield to maturity
_ The coupon rate is less than the current yield and the current yield is greater than
the yield to maturity
_ The coupon rate is less than the current yield and the current yield is less than
yield to maturity
An investment opportunity set formed with two securities that are perfectly negatively
correlated. What will be standard deviation in the global minimum variance portfolio?
_ Equal to zero
_ Greater than zero
_ Equal to the sum of the securities' standard deviations
_ Equal to -1
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Correlation Coefficient ( AB or “Ro”):
Risk of a Portfolio of only 2 Stocks A & B depends on the Correlation between those 2
stocks.
The value of Ro is between -1.0 and +1.0
If Ro = 0 then Investments are Uncorrelated & Risk Formula simplifies to Weighted
Average
Formula.
If Ro = + 1.0 then Investments are Perfectly Positively Correlated and this means that
Diversification does not reduce Risk.
If Ro = - 1.0, it means that Investments are Perfectly Negatively Correlated and the
Returns (or Prices
or Values) of the 2 Investments move in Exactly Opposite directions
How efficient portfolios of "N" risky securities are formed?
_ These are formed with the securities that have the highest rates of return
regardless of their standard deviations
_ They have the highest risk and rates of return and the highest standard deviations
_ They are selected from those securities with the lowest standard deviations
regardless of their returns
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_ They have the highest rates of return for a given level of risk
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Portfolios that are efficient are those that provide the highest expected return for a given
level of risk.
Which of the following is NOT an example of hybrid equity?
_ Convertible bonds
_ Convertible debenture
_ Common shares
_ Preferred shares
The value of dividend is derived from which of the following?
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_ Cash flow streams
_ Capital gain /loss
_ Difference between buying & selling price
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The Dividend Value derived from Dividend Cash Stream and Capital Gain /Loss from Difference
between Buying & Selling Price.
_ Both represent how much each security’s price will increase in a year
_ Both represent the security’s annual income divided by its price
_ Both are an accurate representation of the total annual return an investor can
expect to earn by owning the security
_ Both incorporate the par value in their calculation
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The market capitalization rate on the stock of Fast Growing Company is 20%. The
expected ROE is 22% and the expected EPS ia Rs. 6.10. If the firm's plowback ratio is
90%, the P/E ratio will be ________.
_ 8.33
_ 50.0
_ 9.09
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_ 7.69
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P/E=(1-b)/K-G
K=20%=.20
G=0.9 x 0.22 = 0.198
Put the values in formula.
P/E=(1-.09)/0.20-0.198
P/E=0.1/0.002
P/E=50
the discount rate?
_ Real risk-free rate
_ Risk premium for stocks
_ Return on assets
_ Expected inflation rate
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A company whose stock is selling at a P/E ratio greater than the P/E ratio of a market
index, most likely has _________.
_ An anticipated earnings growth rate which is less than that of the average firm
_ A dividend yield which is less than that of the average firm
_ Less predictable earnings growth than that of the average firm
_ Greater cyclicality of earnings growth than that of the average firm
Which of the following is the variability of return on stocks or portfolios not explained
by general market movements. It is avoidable through diversification?
_ Systematic risk
_ Standard deviation
_ Unsystematic risk
_ Financial risk
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o Systematic Risk is the variability of return on stocks or portfolios associated with
changes in return on the market as a whole.
o Unsystematic Risk is the variability of return on stocks or portfolios not explained by
general market movements. It is avoidable through diversification
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When Return is being estimated in % terms, the units of Standard Deviation will be
mention in __________.
_%
_ Times
_ Number of days
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Standard Deviation Interpretation
What are the units of Standard Deviation?
For our example where Return is being estimated in % terms, the units of
Standard Deviation will also be %.
A well-diversified portfolio is defined as:
_ One that is diversified over a large enough number of securities that the
nonsystematic variance is essentially zero
_ One that contains securities from at least three different industry sectors
_ A portfolio whose factor beta equals 1.0
_ A portfolio that is equally weighted
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A well-diversified portfolio is one that contains a large number of securities, each
having a small (but not necessarily equal) weight, so that nonsystematic variance is
negligible
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Which of the following is NOT a major cause of unsystematic risk.
_ New competitors
_ New product management
_ Worldwide inflation
_ Strikes
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You are considering two investment proposals, project A and project B. B's expected
net
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present value is Rs. 1,000 greater than that for A and A's dispersion of net present
value
is less than that for B. On the basis of risk and return, what would be your conclusion?
_ Project A dominates project B
_ Project B dominates project A
_ Neither project dominates the other in terms of risk and return
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Which of the following is a drawback of percentage of sales method?
_ It is a rough approximation
_ There is change in fixed asset during the forecasted period
_ Lumpy assets are not taken into account
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Drawback of Percent of Sales Method:
Despite the fact that percentage of sales method is widely used method for forecasting, it has
certain disadvantages.
The first and the foremost problem with this method is that it is only a rough approximation and
is not very detailed. The other problem is that if there is a change in fixed assets during the
forecasted period the percentage of sales method would not yield a very accurate answer. The
third problem is that the lumpy assets are not taken into account while using the percentage of
sales method. Here, lumpy assets refer to those assets which can only be acquired in large
discrete
units.
Which of the following need to be excluded while we calculate the incremental cash
flows?
_ Depreciation
_ Sunk cost
_ Opportunity cost
_ Non-cash item
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Sunk costs need to be excluded while calculating the incremental cash flows. Sunk costs are
the
costs that have already incurred in the past.
Why companies invest in projects with negative NPV?
_ Because there is hidden value in each project
_ Because they have chance of rapid growth
_ Because they have invested a lot
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Companies invest in projects with negative NPV because there is a hidden value in each
project.
This hidden value is an opportunity, which is known as an option.
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Interest on existing debt

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a) Calculate each projects payback and net present value.

b) On the basis of above calculations in which project do you invest?

The real required rate of return

The risk premium

The risk aversion factor

1 s the total contribution and ownership interest of preferred and common

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