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1801.

_ Stock which has fixed payments and failure of payments which do not lead to bankruptcy is classified as$?

A. common stock
B. preferred stock
C. bonds equity
D. common shares
Answer» C. bonds equity
1802.

_ An amount invested is Rs 4000 and return is Rs 300 then rate of return will be$?

A. 4.30%
B. 3.70%
C. 7.50%
D. 0.08%
Answer» D. 0.08%
1803.

_ An efficient set of portfolios represented through graph is classified as an$?

A. attained frontier
B. efficient frontier
C. inefficient frontier
D. unattained frontier
Answer» C. inefficient frontier
1804.

_ Type of option which cannot be exercised before an expiry date which is classified as$?

A. European option
B. American option
C. Australian option
D. money option
Answer» B. American option
1805.

_ Members and employees of credit unions are loaned for$?

A. mortgages
B. home improvement loans
C. auto purchases
D. all of above
Answer» E.
1806.

_ In his traditional role the finance manager is responsible for ___________.$?

A. proper utilisation of funds
B. arrangement of financial resources
C. acquiring capital assets of the organization
D. Efficient management of capital
Answer» E.
1807.

_ If coupon rate is more than going rate of interest then bond will be sold$?

A. more than its par value
B. seasoned par value
C. at par value
D. below its par value
Answer» E.
1808.

_ Rate denoted as r* is best classified as$?

A. real risk-free interest rate
B. real-risk free nominal rate
C. real-risk free quoted rate
D. real-risk free nominal premium
Answer» B. real-risk free nominal rate
1809.

_ According to top rating agencies S&P double-B and other lower grade bonds are classified as$?

A. development bonds
B. junk bonds
C. compounded bonds
D. discounted bonds
Answer» C. compounded bonds
1810.

_ Forecast by analysts, retention growth model and historical growth rates are methods used for an$?

A. estimate future growth
B. estimate option future value
C. estimate option present value
D. estimate growth ratio
Answer» B. estimate option future value
1811.

_ An increase in marginal cost of capital and capital rationing are two arising complications of$?

A. maximum capital budget
B. greater capital budget
C. optimal capital budget
D. minimum capital budget
Answer» D. minimum capital budget
1812.

_ Owning two securities instead of one will not reduce the risk taken by an investor if the two securities are______________.$?

A. perfectly positively correlated with each other
B. perfectly independent of each other
C. perfectly negatively correlated with each other
D. of the same category, eg blue chips
Answer» B. perfectly independent of each other
1813.

_ A major difference between real and nominal returns is that_______________.$?

A. real returns adjust for inflation and nominal returns do not
B. real returns use actual cash flows and nominal returns use expected cash flows
C. real returns adjust for commissions and nominal returns do not
D. real returns show the highest possible return and nominal returns show the lowest possible return
Answer» B. real returns use actual cash flows and nominal returns use expected cash flows
1814.

_ Portfolio weights are found by_________________.$?

A. dividing standard deviation by expected value
B. calculating the percentage each asset is to the total portfolio value
C. calculating the return of each asset to total portfolio return
D. dividing expected value by the standard deviation
Answer» C. calculating the return of each asset to total portfolio return
1815.

_ The volume of sales is influenced by ____ of a firm.$?

A. finance policy
B. credit policy
C. profit policy
D. fund policy
Answer» C. profit policy
1816.

_ Which of the following portfolios has the least reduction of risk?$?

A. A portfolio with securities all having positive correlation with each other
B. A portfolio with securities all has zero correlation with each other
C. A portfolio with securities all having negative correlation with each other
D. A portfolio with securities all has skewed correlation with each other
Answer» B. A portfolio with securities all has zero correlation with each other
1817.

_ A model in which behavior of asset returns is measured for set of risk factors and market risk is classified as$?

A. factorization model
B. Two factor model
C. multifactor model
D. quoted factor model
Answer» D. quoted factor model
1818.

_ Coefficient of beta is used to measure stock volatility$?

A. coefficient of market
B. relative to market
C. irrelative to market
D. same with market
Answer» C. irrelative to market
1819.

_ Stock which has higher correlation with market tend to have$?

A. high beta, less risky
B. low beta, more risky
C. high beta, more risky
D. low beta, less risky
Answer» D. low beta, less risky
1820.

_ If stock has a great risk related to it than a required return is$?

A. higher
B. lower
C. zero
D. all of above
Answer» B. lower
1821.

_ Market risk premium is 8% and risk free return is 7% then market required return would be$?

A. 15.00%
B. 1.00%
C. 5.60%
D. 1.14%
Answer» B. 1.00%
1822.

_ In an individual stock, relevant risk is classified as$?

A. alpha coefficient
B. beta coefficient
C. stand-alone coefficient
D. relevant coefficient
Answer» C. stand-alone coefficient
1823.

_ Required return is 15% and premium for risk is 11% then risk free return would be$?

A. 26.00%
B. 4.00%
C. 16.50%
D. 1.36%
Answer» C. 16.50%
1824.

_ If risk can be eliminated with help of diversification, then relevant risk is$?

A. smaller than stand-alone risk
B. larger than stand-alone risk
C. smaller than diverse risk
D. larger than diverse risk
Answer» B. larger than stand-alone risk
1825.

_ A modified internal rate of return is considered as present value of costs and is equal to$?

A. PV of hurdle rate
B. FV of hurdle rate
C. PV of terminal value
D. FV of terminal value
Answer» D. FV of terminal value
1826.

_ In alternative investments, constant cash flow stream is equal to initial cash flow stream in approach which is classified as$?

A. greater annual annuity method
B. equivalent annual annuity
C. lesser annual annuity method
D. zero annual annuity method
Answer» C. lesser annual annuity method
1827.

_ An uncovered cost at start of year is Rs 200, full cash flow during recovery year is Rs 400 and prior years to full recovery is 3 then payback would be$?

A. 5 years
B. 3.5 years
C. 4 years
D. 4.5 years
Answer» C. 4 years
1828.

_ In capital budgeting, an internal rate of return of project is classified as its$?

A. external rate of return
B. internal rate of return
C. positive rate of return
D. negative rate of return
Answer» C. positive rate of return
1829.

_ Dividend per share is Rs 15 and sell it for Rs 120 and floatation cost is Rs 3.0 then component cost of preferred stock will be$?

A. 12.82 times
B. 0.1282 times
C. 12.82%
D. Rs 12.82
Answer» D. Rs 12.82
1830.

_ Type of variability in which a project contributes in return of company is considered as$?

A. variable risk
B. within firm risk
C. corporate risk
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
1831.

_ Initial cost is Rs 5000 and probability index is 3.2 then present value of cash flows is$?

A. Rs 8,200.00
B. Rs 16,000.00
C. Rs 10,000.00
D. Rs 1,562.50
Answer» C. Rs 10,000.00
1832.

_ Other factors held constant, greater project liquidity is because of$?

A. less project return
B. greater project return
C. shorter payback period
D. greater payback period
Answer» D. greater payback period
1833.

_ A discount rate which equals to present value of TV to project cost present value is classified as$?

A. negative internal rate of return
B. modified internal rate of return
C. existed internal rate of return
D. relative rate of return
Answer» C. existed internal rate of return
1834.

_ Cost which is used to calculate weighted average cost of capital is classified as$?

A. weighted cost of capital
B. component cost of preferred stock
C. transaction cost of preferred stock
D. financing of preferred stock
Answer» C. transaction cost of preferred stock
1835.

_ Cash outflows are costs of project and are represented by$?

A. negative numbers
B. positive numbers
C. hurdle number
D. relative number
Answer» B. positive numbers
1836.

_ First step in calculation of net present value is to find out$?

A. present value of equity
B. future value of equity
C. present value cash flow
D. future value of cash flow
Answer» D. future value of cash flow
1837.

_ In weighted average cost of capital, cost of capital which is risk adjusted and developed for each category of$?

A. long-term projects
B. industry [industrial] projects
C. divisional projects
D. short-term projects
Answer» C. divisional projects
1838.

_ A situation in which an outside group solicit proxies to take control of business is classified as$?

A. outside group
B. solicit process
C. proxy fight
D. controlled management
Answer» D. controlled management
1839.

_ Calculation of formula in common stock valuation does not include$?

A. intrinsic value
B. dividend of stockholder
C. number of stock issued
D. expected growth rate
Answer» D. expected growth rate
1840.

_ Preferred dividend is Rs 60 and required rate of return is 20% then value of preferred stock will be$?

A. Rs 40.00
B. Rs 120.00
C. Rs 12.00
D. Rs 300.00
Answer» E.
1841.

_ Real rate of return, risk and expected inflation are primary determinants of$?

A. minimum rate of return
B. accepted return
C. expected return
D. real risk free rate
Answer» B. accepted return
1842.

_ Growth rate which is predicted by marginal investors for dividends is classified as$?

A. expected growth rate
B. annual growth rate
C. past growth rate
D. unexpected growth rate
Answer» B. annual growth rate
1843.

_ Capital gain is Rs 2 and beginning price is Rs 24 then capital gains yield will be$?

A. 22.00%
B. 24.00%
C. 14.00%
D. 12.00%
Answer» E.
1844.

_ Value of stock is Rs 400 and required rate of return is 20% then preferred dividend would be$?

A. Rs 80.00
B. Rs 8,000.00
C. Rs 20.00
D. Rs 50.00
Answer» B. Rs 8,000.00
1845.

_ A right which controls and prevents transfer from current stockholders to other new stockholders is considered as$?

A. corporate charter
B. selling charter
C. laws
D. purchase chart
Answer» B. selling charter
1846.

_ Third step in calculating value of stock with non-constant growth rate is to find$?

A. PV of expected dividends
B. FV of expected dividends
C. PV of intrinsic rate
D. FV of intrinsic rate
Answer» B. FV of expected dividends
1847.

_ Paid dividend with dividend yield 25% is Rs 5 then cost price would be$?

A. 30.00%
B. Rs 30.00
C. 20.00%
D. Rs 20.00
Answer» E.
1848.

_ Owners of corporation having certain rights and privileges are considered as$?

A. special stockholders
B. common stockholders
C. public stocks
D. enactive stocks
Answer» C. public stocks
1849.

_ According to investors point of view, an expected rate of return is rate on stocks which they$?

A. receive in future
B. received in past
C. yearly growth
D. semi-annual growth
Answer» B. received in past
1850.

_ Cash flow which is available for all investors of company is classified as$?

A. extrinsic stock
B. intrinsic stock
C. investing cash
D. free cash flow
Answer» E.