Finance 534 week 5 quiz 4
- Question 1
0 out of 2 points
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 2
2 out of 2 points
During the coming year, the market risk premium (rM ? rRF), is expected to fall, while the risk-free rate, rRF, is expected to remain the same. Given this forecast, which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 3
0 out of 2 points
Which of the following is most likely to occur as you add randomly selected stocks to your portfolio, which currently consists of 3 average stocks? Answer | ||||
- Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Your portfolio consists of $50,000 invested in Stock X and $50,000 invested in Stock Y. Both stocks have an expected return of 15%, betas of 1.6, and standard deviations of 30%. The returns of the two stocks are independent, so the correlation coefficient between them, rXY, is zero. Which of the following statements best describes the characteristics of your 2-stock portfolio? Answer | ||||
- Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following statements is Answer | ||||
- Question 7
2 out of 2 points
A highly risk-averse investor is considering adding one additional stock to a 3-stock portfolio, to form a 4-stock portfolio. The three stocks currently held all have b = 1.0, and they are perfectly positively correlated with the market. Potential new Stocks A and B both have expected returns of 15%, are in equilibrium, and are equally correlated with the market, with r = 0.75. However, Stock A’s standard deviation of returns is 12% versus 8% for Stock B. Which stock should this investor add to his or her portfolio, or does the choice not matter? Answer | |||||||
- Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following is NOT a potential problem when estimating and using betas, i.e., which statement is FALSE? Answer | ||||
- Question 9
2 out of 2 points
Stock X has a beta of 0.5 and Stock Y has a beta of 1.5. Which of the following statements must be true, according to the CAPM? Answer | ||||
- Question 10
2 out of 2 points
Bob has a $50,000 stock portfolio with a beta of 1.2, an expected return of 10.8%, and a standard deviation of 25%. Becky also has a $50,000 portfolio, but it has a beta of 0.8, an expected return of 9.2%, and a standard deviation that is also 25%. The correlation coefficient, r, between Bob’s and Becky’s portfolios is zero. If Bob and Becky marry and combine their portfolios, which of the following best describes their combined $100,000 portfolio? Answer | ||||
- Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Stock A’s beta is 1.5 and Stock B’s beta is 0.5. Which of the following statements must be true, assuming the CAPM is correct. Answer | ||||
- Question 12
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 13
0 out of 2 points
Stock A has an expected return of 12%, a beta of 1.2, and a standard deviation of 20%. Stock B also has a beta of 1.2, but its expected return is 10% and its standard deviation is 15%. Portfolio AB has $900,000 invested in Stock A and $300,000 invested in Stock B. The correlation between the two stocks’ returns is zero (that is, rA,B = 0). Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 14
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 15
2 out of 2 points
Assume that the risk-free rate is 5%. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 16
2 out of 2 points
An increase in a firm’s expected growth rate would cause its required rate of return to Answer | ||||
- Question 17
2 out of 2 points
Two constant growth stocks are in equilibrium, have the same price, and have the same required rate of return. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 18
0 out of 2 points
A stock is expected to pay a year-end dividend Answer | ||||
- Question 19
2 out of 2 points
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 Answer | ||||
- Question 20
2 out of 2 points
The preemptive right is important to shareholders Answer | ||||
- Question 21
0 out of 2 points
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 22
2 out of 2 points
For a stock to be in equilibrium, that is, for there to be no long-term pressure for its price to depart from its current level, then Answer | |||||||
- Question 23
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | |||||||
- Question 24
2 out of 2 points
If markets are in equilibrium, which of the following conditions will exist? Answer | ||||
- Question 25
2 out of 2 points
If a stock’s dividend is expected Answer | ||||
- Question 26
2 out of 2 points
Stocks A and B have the same price and are in equilibrium, but Stock A has the higher required rate of return. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 27
2 out of 2 points
Stocks A and B have the following data. Assuming A B Answer | ||||
- Question 28
2 out of 2 points
Companies can issue different classes of common stock. Which of the following statements concerning stock classes is CORRECT? Answer | ||||
- Question 29
2 out of 2 points
Stocks X and Y have the following data. Assuming the stock market is efficient and the stocks are in equilibrium, which of X Y Answer | ||||
- Question 30
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer |