FIN 370 Week 3 Assignment Help | Quiz | University Of Phoenix

FIN 370 Week 3 Assignment Help | Quiz | University Of Phoenix 




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MC Qu. 7-33 A 4.5 percent corporate coupon bond...

A 4.5 percent corporate coupon bond is callable in five years for a call premium of one year of coupon payments. Assuming a par value of $1,000, what is the price paid to the bondholder if the issuer calls the bond?

 

Multiple Choice

 

o   $225

o   $1,000

o   $1,045

o   $45

 

 

2.

MC Qu. 7-5 Regarding a bond's characteristics, which of...

Regarding a bond's characteristics, which of the following is the principal loan amount that the borrower must repay?

 

Multiple Choice

o   Time to maturity value

o   Maturity date

o   Call premium

o   Par or face value

 

 

3.

MC Qu. 7-124 A 2.95 percent TIPS has an...

A 2.95 percent TIPS has an original reference CPI of 180.2. If the current CPI is 205.1, what is the current interest payment and par value of the TIPS? (Assume semi-annual interest payments and $1,000 par value.)

 

Multiple Choice

o   $1,138.18, $16.79, respectively

o   $1,000.00, $29.50, respectively

o   $1,138.18, $29.50, respectively

o   $878.60, $16.79, respectively

 

 

4.

MC Qu. 7-31 A 5.5 percent corporate coupon bond is callable

A 5.5 percent corporate coupon bond is callable in four years for a call premium of one year of coupon payments. Assuming a par value of $1,000, what is the price paid to the bondholder if the issuer calls the bond? (Assume annual interest payments.)

 

Multiple Choice

o   $55

o   $220

o   $1,000

o   $1,055

 

 

 

5.

MC Qu. 7-115 To increase the liquidity for the...

To increase the liquidity for the home mortgage market, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchased home mortgages from banks and other lenders. They combined the mortgages into diversified portfolios of loans and issued:

 

Multiple Choice

o   current yield securities.

o   Treasury Inflation Protected Securities.

o   trust securities.

o   mortgage-backed securities.

 

 

6.

MC Qu. 7-16 Which of the following is a...

Which of the following is a true statement?

 

Multiple Choice

o   If interest rates fall, no bonds will enjoy rising values.

o   If interest rates fall, corporate bonds will have decreasing values.

o   If interest rates fall, U.S. Treasury bonds will have decreasing values.

o   If interest rates fall, all bonds will enjoy rising values.

 

 

 7.

MC Qu. 7-38 Calculate the price of a zero...

Calculate the price of a zero coupon bond that matures in 10 years if the market interest rate is 6 percent. (Assume semi-annual compounding and $1,000 par value.)

 


Multiple Choice

o   $558.66

o   $1,000.00

o   $553.68

o   $940.00

 

 

8.

MC Qu. 7-78 Rank from highest credit risk to...

Rank from highest credit risk to lowest credit risk the following bonds, with the same time to maturity, by their yield to maturity: Treasury bond with yield of 6.55 percent, IBM bond with yield of 10.95 percent, Trump Casino bond with a yield of 9.15 percent, and Banc Ono bond with a yield of 9.46 percent.


Multiple Choice

o   IBM, Banc Ono, Trump Casino, Treasury

o   Trump Casino, Treasury, Banc Ono, IBM

o   Treasury, Trump Casino, Banc Ono, IBM

o   Banc Ono, Trump Casino, IBM, Treasury

 

 

9.

MC Qu. 7-68 If Zeus Energy bonds are upgraded...

If Zeus Energy bonds are upgraded from BBB- to BBB+, which of the following statements is true?


Multiple Choice


o   The current bond price will decrease and interest rates on new bonds issue will increase.

o   The current bond price will decrease.

o   Interest rates required on new bond issue will increase.

o   The current bond price will increase and interest rates on new bonds issue will decrease.

 

 

10.

MC Qu. 7-75 What is the taxable equivalent yield...

What is the taxable equivalent yield on a municipal bond with a yield to maturity of 4 percent for an investor in the 28 percent tax bracket?


Multiple Choice

 

o   2.88 percent

o   4.51 percent

o   5.56 percent 

o   3.87 percent

 

 

 

 

11.

MC Qu. 7-91 Which of following are backed only...

Which of the following are backed only by the reputation and financial stability of the corporation?

Multiple Choice

 

o   Debentures 

o   None of the options

o   Unsecured bonds

o   Both debentures and unsecured bonds

 

12.

MC Qu. 8-78 GEN has 10 million shares outstanding...

GEN has 10 million shares outstanding and a stock price of $89.25. What is GEN's market capitalization?

Multiple Choice

o   $892,500

o   $89,250,000

o   $892,500,000

o   $89,250,000,000

 

 

 13.

MC Qu. 08 The NASDAQ Composite includes:

The NASDAQ Composite includes:

 

Multiple Choice

 

o   30 of the largest (market capitalization) and most active companies in the U.S. economy.

o   500 firms that are the largest in their respective economic sectors.

o   500 firms that are the largest as ranked by Fortune Magazine.

o   all of the stocks listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange.

 

 

 

14.

MC Qu. 8-31 If a preferred stock from Pfizer...

If a preferred stock from Pfizer Inc. (PFE) pays $3.00 in annual dividends, and the required return on the preferred stock is 7 percent, what's the value of the stock?

 

Multiple Choice

o   $21.00

o   $42.86

o   $0.43

o   $0.21

 

 

15.

MC Qu. 8-118 At your full-service brokerage firm, it...

At your full-service brokerage firm, it costs $125 per stock trade. How much money do you receive after selling 200 shares of Time Warner, Inc. (TMX), which trades at $29.54?

Multiple Choice

 

o   $6,033.00

o   $5,783.00

o   $19,092.00

o   $5,908.00

 

16.

MC Qu. 8-5 Why is the ask price higher...

Why is the ask price higher than the bid price?

Multiple Choice

 

o   It represents the gain all participants will achieve.

o   It represents the gain a market maker achieves.

o   It represents the gain the stock seller achieves.

o   It represents the gain the stock buy achieves.

 

 

17.

MC Qu. 8-12 Which of these are valued as...

Which of these are valued as a special zero-growth case of the constant growth rate model?

 

Multiple Choice

o   Preferred stock

o   Common stock

o   Future stock prices

o   Future dividends

 

18.

MC Qu. 8-117 At your discount brokerage firm, it costs...

At your discount brokerage firm, it costs $10.50 per stock trade. How much money do you need to buy 100 shares of Apple (AAPL), which trades at $202.64?

 

Multiple Choice

o   $20,274.50

o   $20,253.50

o   $21,314.00

o   $20,264.00

 

 

 

19.

MC Qu. 8-62 Ultra Petroleum (UPL) has earnings per...

Ultra Petroleum (UPL) has earnings per share of $1.75 and P/E of 42.56. What is the stock price?

Multiple Choice

 

o   $112.98

o   $85.68

o   $74.48

o   $76.68

 

 

20.

MC Qu. 8-16 Many companies grow very fast at...

Many companies grow very fast at first, but slower future growth can be expected. Such companies are called:

 

Multiple Choice

o   Fortune 500 companies.

o   variable growth rate firms.

o   constant growth rate firms.

o   blue-chip companies.

 

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