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1451.

Savings accounts are___________ but are not__________.%!

A. negotiable; liquid
B. marketable; liquid
C. liquid; personal
D. liquid; marketable
Answer» E.
1452.

Net working capital is the excess of current asset over ____________.%!

A. Current liability
B. Net liability
C. Total payable
D. Total liability
Answer» B. Net liability
1453.

The company’s average cost of capital is ____________.%!

A. the average cost of equity shares and debentures
B. the average cost of equity preference shares
C. the average cost of shares and all sources of long-term funds
D. the average cost of short term funds
Answer» D. the average cost of short term funds
1454.

Present value takes _________.%!

A. Discounting rate
B. Compounding rate
C. Inflation rate
D. Deflation rate
Answer» B. Compounding rate
1455.

When a company uses increased fixed cost for production, this is an example of what type of leverage.%!

A. operating leverage
B. financial leverage
C. variable cost leverage
D. combined leverage
Answer» B. financial leverage
1456.

A company having easy access to the capital markets can follow a ____________ dividend policy%!

A. liberal
B. formal
C. strict
D. Varying
Answer» B. formal
1457.

First factor in Fama French three factor model is%!

A. CAPM stock beta
B. economic stock beta
C. CAPM portfolio beta
D. CAPM realized beta
Answer» B. economic stock beta
1458.

In capital asset pricing model, investors assume that buying and selling activity will%!

A. affect stock prices
B. not affect stock prices
C. have high taxes
D. high transaction cost
Answer» C. have high taxes
1459.

Stocks which has high book for market ratio are considered as%!

A. more risky
B. less risky
C. pessimistic
D. optimistic
Answer» B. less risky
1460.

Sum of market risk and diversifiable risk are classified as total risk which is equivalent to%!

A. Sharpe's alpha
B. standard alphas
C. alpha's variance
D. variance
Answer» E.
1461.

Capital market line reflects an attitude of investors towards risk which is considered as an/a%!

A. non-aggregate
B. effective
C. ineffective
D. aggregate
Answer» E.
1462.

Gross domestic product, world economy strength and level of inflation are factors which is used to determine%!

A. market realized return
B. portfolio realized return
C. portfolio arbitrage risk
D. arbitrage theory of return
Answer» B. portfolio realized return
1463.

Two alternative expected returns are compared with help of%!

A. coefficient of variation
B. coefficient of deviation
C. coefficient of standard
D. coefficient of return
Answer» B. coefficient of deviation
1464.

In expected future returns, tighter probability distribution shows risk on given investment which is%!

A. smaller
B. greater
C. less risky
D. highly risky
Answer» B. greater
1465.

Past realized rate of return in period t is denoted by%!

A. t bar r
B. t hat r
C. r hat t
D. r bar t
Answer» E.
1466.

Beta coefficient is used to measure market risk which is an index of%!

A. coefficient risk volatility
B. market risk volatility
C. stock market volatility
D. portfolio market portfolio
Answer» D. portfolio market portfolio
1467.

Required return is 11% and premium for risk is 8% then risk free return will be%!

A. 3.00%
B. 19.00%
C. 0.72%
D. 1.38%
Answer» B. 19.00%
1468.

According to capital asset pricing model assumptions, investors will borrow unlimited amount of capital at any given%!

A. identical and fixed returns
B. risk free rate of interest
C. fixed rate of interest
D. risk free expected return
Answer» C. fixed rate of interest
1469.

A model which regresses return of stock against return of market is classified as%!

A. regression model
B. market model
C. error model
D. risk free model
Answer» C. error model
1470.

Return on assets = 6.7% and equity multiplier = 2.5% then return on equity will be%!

A. 16.75%
B. 2.68%
C. 0.37%
D. 9.20%
Answer» B. 2.68%
1471.

Statement of cash flows are included%!

A. operating activities
B. investing activities
C. financing activities
D. all of above
Answer» E.
1472.

Value of net income is Rs 124,500,000 and common shares outstanding are Rs 60,000,000 then earning per share will be%!

A. Rs 2.75
B. Rs 0.48
C. Rs 2.08
D. Rs 2.80
Answer» D. Rs 2.80
1473.

Purchase cost of assets over its useful life is classified as%!

A. appreciation
B. depreciation
C. appreciated assets
D. appreciated liabilities
Answer» C. appreciated assets
1474.

Security present value is Rs 100 and future value is Rs 150 after 10 years and value of 'I = interest rate' will be%!

A. 4.14%
B. 0.59%
C. 0.69%
D. 0.79%
Answer» B. 0.59%
1475.

Rate of return that an investment provides its investor is classified as%!

A. investment return rate
B. internal rate of return
C. international rate of return
D. intrinsic rate of return
Answer» C. international rate of return
1476.

Total assets divided common equity is a formula uses for calculating%!

A. equity multiplier
B. graphical multiplier
C. turnover multiplier
D. stock multiplier
Answer» B. graphical multiplier
1477.

An equation in which total assets are multiplied to profit margin is classified as%!

A. du DuPont equation
B. turnover equation
C. preference equation
D. common equation
Answer» B. turnover equation
1478.

*$_In arbitrage pricing theory, required returns are functioned of two factors which have?

A. dividend policy
B. market risk
C. historical policy
D. Both A and B
Answer» E.
1479.

*$_Beta reflects stock risk for investors which is usually?

A. individual
B. collective
C. weighted
D. linear
Answer» B. collective
1480.

*$_High portfolio return is 6.5% and low portfolio return is 3.0% then HML portfolio will be?

A. 2.16%
B. 9.50%
C. 3.50%
D. 0.4615 times
Answer» D. 0.4615 times
1481.

*$_Difference between actual return on stock and predicted return is considered as?

A. probability error
B. actual error
C. prediction error
D. random error
Answer» E.
1482.

*$_Current value of stock including in portfolio is subtracted from present value of portfolio to calculate?

A. last month option price
B. last year option price
C. current option price
D. future option price
Answer» D. future option price
1483.

*$_What are the factors which make debentures attractive to investors??

A. They enjoy a high order of priority in the event of liquidation
B. Stable rate of return
C. No risk
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1484.

*$_If the dispersion around a security's return is larger ____________.?

A. the expected return is smaller
B. the standard deviation is smaller
C. the stock's price is higher
D. the security's risk is higher
Answer» E.
1485.

*$_Which of the following ratios is not affected by the financial structure and the tax rate of a company??

A. Net profit margin
B. Earning power
C. Earnings per share
D. Capitalization rate
Answer» D. Capitalization rate
1486.

*$_Underlying all investments is the trade-off between_________.?

A. expected return and actual return
B. low risk and high risk
C. actual return and high risk
D. expected return and risk
Answer» E.
1487.

*$_Which of the following is not normally one of the reasons for a change in an investor's circumstances??

A. Change in market conditions
B. Change in legal considerations
C. Change in time horizon
D. Change in tax circumstances
Answer» C. Change in time horizon
1488.

*$__________ is equal to (common shareholders' equity/common shares outstanding).?

A. book value per share
B. liquidation value per share
C. market value per share
D. Tobin's Q
Answer» B. liquidation value per share
1489.

*$_In the weekly efficient market, the stock price reflects.?

A. the company's financial performance
B. the past price of the scrip
C. the demand for the scrip
D. the past price and traded volumes
Answer» E.
1490.

*$_Price per share is Rs 30 and an earning per share is Rs 3.5 then price for earning ratio would be?

A. 8.57 times
B. 8.57%
C. 0.11 times
D. 11.00%
Answer» B. 8.57%
1491.

*$_Which of the following is not an assumption in the Miller & Modigliani approach??

A. There are no transaction costs
B. Securities are infinitely divisible
C. Investors have homogeneous expectations
D. All the firms pay tax on their income at the same rate
Answer» E.
1492.

*$_The Accounting period cycle of NSE is___________.?

A. Wednesday to next Tuesday
B. Tuesday to next Wednesday
C. Monday to next Friday
D. Wednesday to next Wednesday
Answer» B. Tuesday to next Wednesday
1493.

*$_Walters model on dividend policy assumes that.?

A. the firm offers an increasing amount of dividend per share at a given level of price per share
B. the firm has a finite life
C. the cost of capital of the firm is variable
D. equal to current assets plus current liabilities including bank borrowings
Answer» E.
1494.

*$_Which of the following short term securities is inappropriate for an individual, desiring funds for financial emergencies??

A. treasury bills
B. certificates of deposit
C. financial futures
D. savings accounts
Answer» D. savings accounts
1495.

*$_In financial planning, a higher strike price leads to call option?

A. price is higher
B. rate is lower
C. price is lower
D. rate is higher
Answer» D. rate is higher
1496.

*$_In option pricing, an increasing in option price due to?

A. time of expiry increases
B. time of expiry decreases
C. exchange time increases
D. exchange time decreases
Answer» B. time of expiry decreases
1497.

*$_If market interest rate fall below coupon rate then bond will be sold?

A. below its par value
B. above its par value
C. equal to return rate
D. seasoned price
Answer» C. equal to return rate
1498.

*$_At last day when European and American option can be exercised is classified as?

A. European date
B. American date
C. expiration date
D. money date
Answer» D. money date
1499.

*$_Value of stock is Rs 250 and call option obligation is Rs 100 then current value of portfolio would be?

A. Rs 125.00
B. Rs 150.00
C. Rs 350.00
D. Rs 2.50
Answer» C. Rs 350.00
1500.

*$_An effect of interest rate risk and investment risk on a bond's yield is classified as?

A. reinvestment premium
B. investment risk premium
C. maturity risk premium
D. defaulter's premium
Answer» D. defaulter's premium