Explore topic-wise MCQs in Commerce.

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2051.

Case in which average investors risk aversion is greater than slope of line and risk premium respectively is$?

A. steeper, greater
B. steeper, smaller
C. steeper, zero
D. Both A and B
Answer» B. steeper, smaller
2052.

An additional desired compensation by investors for assuming an additional risk on investment is classified as$?

A. risk premium
B. investor premium
C. additional premium
D. assumed premium
Answer» B. investor premium
2053.

Method of stock valuation which is multiple of earning per share, book value and net income is classified as$?

A. stock multiple analysis
B. dividend multiple analysis
C. market multiple analysis
D. stock and multiple analysis
Answer» D. stock and multiple analysis
2054.

Stock issued by company have lower rate of return because of$?

A. high market to book ratio
B. low book to market ratio
C. low market to book ratio
D. high book to market ratio
Answer» C. low market to book ratio
2055.

Relationship between total risk of stock, diversifiable risk and market risk is classified as$?

A. total risk
B. standard deviation
C. standard alpha
D. treynor alpha
Answer» B. standard deviation
2056.

According to Fama French Three-Factor model, market value of company equity is used to calculate$?

A. size of portfolio
B. size of industry
C. size of market
D. size of company
Answer» E.
2057.

A measure which is not included in Fama French Three-Factor model is$?

A. realized risk free rate
B. rate of return on market
C. random error
D. risk premium
Answer» E.
2058.

Stock issued by company have higher rate of return because of$?

A. low market to book ratio
B. high book to market ratio
C. high market to book ratio
D. low book to market ratio
Answer» C. high market to book ratio
2059.

In capital asset pricing model, characteristic line is classified as$?

A. regression line
B. probability line
C. scattered points
D. weighted line
Answer» B. probability line
2060.

A high portfolio return is subtracted from low portfolio return to calculate$?

A. HML portfolio
B. R portfolio
C. subtracted portfolio
D. ML portfolio
Answer» B. R portfolio
2061.

A curve which shows attitude towards risk just way reflected in return trade-off function is classified as$?

A. difference curve
B. indifference curve
C. efficiency curve
D. affectivity curve
Answer» C. efficiency curve
2062.

Return on assets = 5.5%, Total assets Rs 3,000 and common equity Rs 1,050 then return on equity would be$?

A. Rs 22,275.00
B. 15.71%
C. 1.93%
D. 1.925 times
Answer» C. 1.93%
2063.

An equity multiplier is multiplied to return on assets to calculate$?

A. return on assets
B. return on multiplier
C. return on turnover
D. return on stock
Answer» B. return on multiplier
2064.

In calculation of net cash flow, depreciation and amortization are treated as$?

A. current liabilities
B. income expenses
C. non-cash revenues
D. non-cash charges
Answer» E.
2065.

In balance sheet, sum of retained earnings and common stock are considered as$?

A. preferred equity
B. due equity
C. common perpetuity
D. common equity
Answer» E.
2066.

Type of basic financial statements consist of$?

A. balance sheet and income statement
B. statement of retained earning
C. statement of cash flows
D. all of above
Answer» E.
2067.

An information uses by investors for expecting future earnings is all recorded in$?

A. five years report
B. annual report
C. stock report
D. exchange report
Answer» C. stock report
2068.

Net income available to stockholders is Rs 150 and total assets are Rs 2,100 then return on total assets would be$?

A. 0.07%
B. 7.14%
C. 0.05 times
D. 7.15 times
Answer» C. 0.05 times
2069.

Profit margin multiply assets turnover multiply equity multiplier is used to calculate$?

A. return on turnover
B. return on stock
C. return on assets
D. return on equity
Answer» E.
2070.

An unsystematic risk which can be eliminated but market risk is the?

A. aggregate risk
B. remaining risk
C. effective risk
D. ineffective risk
Answer» C. effective risk
2071.

If stock market price is higher than strike price so call option?

A. price will be lower
B. rate will be higher
C. price will be higher
D. rate will be lower
Answer» D. rate will be lower
2072.

First step in determining an efficient portfolio is to consider?

A. set of attainable portfolios
B. set of unattainable portfolios
C. set of attributable portfolios
D. set of attributable portfolios
Answer» B. set of unattainable portfolios
2073.

An average return of portfolio divided by its coefficient of beta is classified as?

A. Sharpe's reward to variability ratio
B. treynor's reward to volatility ratio
C. Jensen's alpha
D. treynor's variance to volatility ratio
Answer» C. Jensen's alpha
2074.

Movement of price or rise or fall of prices of options is classified as?

A. option lattice
B. pricing movement
C. price change
D. binomial lattice
Answer» E.
2075.

Asset allocation affects the investor's return by______________.?

A. altering the returns on individual assets
B. weighting the portfolio return by the allocation
C. assuring diversification
D. increasing the investor's use of mutual funds
Answer» C. assuring diversification
2076.

The method of raising equity capital from existing members by offering securities on pro rata basis is referred to as __________.?

A. Public issue
B. Right Issue
C. Private placement
D. Bought-Out-Deal
Answer» C. Private placement
2077.

Another name for stock brokers is______________.?

A. specialists
B. registered representatives
C. security analysts
D. portfolio managers
Answer» C. security analysts
2078.

Under which of the following approaches cost of equity capital is assumed to be constant with the change in leverage??

A. Net income approach
B. Modigliani and Miller approach
C. Net operating income approach
D. Traditional approach
Answer» B. Modigliani and Miller approach
2079.

Degree of financial leverage is a measure of relationship between ___________.?

A. EPS and EBIT
B. EBIT and quantity produced
C. EPS and quantity produced
D. EPS and sales
Answer» B. EBIT and quantity produced
2080.

A growth industry is defined as ____________.?

A. an industry with 15% rate of growth per annum
B. an industry where demand for its product is growing
C. an industry with high capital investment
D. an industry with average growth higher than the growth of the economy
Answer» E.
2081.

Which of the following is not an assumption in Miller and Modigliani approach??

A. There are no corporate or personal income tax
B. Investors are assumed to be rational and behave accordingly
C. There is no corporate tax though there are personal income tax
D. Capital markets are perfect
Answer» E.
2082.

The relationship between potential unsystematic risk and reward is given by ___________.?

A. Excess return to beta ratio
B. Excess return to security
C. Excess return to security
D. Excess return to beta square ratio
Answer» B. Excess return to security
2083.

The growth in book value per share shows the_____________.?

A. rise in share price
B. increase in physical asset of the firm
C. increase in net worth
D. growth in reserves
Answer» E.
2084.

Mumbai stock exchange was recognized on a permanent basis in___________.?

A. 1950
B. 1956
C. 1957
D. 1965
Answer» D. 1965
2085.

The material wealth of a society is equal to the sum of _________.?

A. all financial assets
B. all real assets
C. all financial and real assets
D. all physical assets
Answer» D. all physical assets
2086.

Investment bankers perform the following role ___________.?

A. market new stock and bond issues for firms
B. provide advice to the firms as to market conditions, price, etc
C. design securities with desirable properties
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
2087.

Stock option is considered more valuable in situation when stock have?

A. price hike in market
B. market stability
C. not volatile
D. highly volatile
Answer» E.
2088.

Stock option is more worthwhile if it is?

A. extremely volatile
B. less volatile
C. stable stock
D. unstable price stock
Answer» B. less volatile
2089.

If default probability is zero and bond is not called then yield to maturity is?

A. mature expected return rate
B. lower than expected return rate
C. higher than expected return rate
D. equal to expected return rate
Answer» E.
2090.

In binomial approach of option pricing model, value of stock is subtracted from call option obligation value to calculate?

A. current value of portfolio
B. future value of portfolio
C. put option value
D. call option value
Answer» B. future value of portfolio
2091.

Situation in financial options in which strike price is less than current price of stock is classified as?

A. in-the-money
B. out-of-the-money
C. out-of-the-portfolio
D. in-the-portfolio
Answer» B. out-of-the-money
2092.

An inflation rate including in quoted interest rate on security, is inflation rate?

A. expected over security life
B. expected at deferred call
C. at bond issuance
D. expected at time of maturity
Answer» B. expected at deferred call
2093.

According to Black Schools model, stocks with call option pays the?

A. dividends
B. no dividends
C. current price
D. past price
Answer» C. current price
2094.

Price at which European and American options can be exercised is classified as?

A. exercise price
B. strike price
C. horizon price
D. Both A and B
Answer» E.
2095.

According to Black Scholes model, trading of securities and stock prices moves respectively?

A. constant and randomly
B. randomly and constant
C. randomly and continuously
D. continuously and randomly
Answer» E.
2096.

Present value of portfolio is Rs 500 and current option price is Rs 1200 then value of stock included in portfolio will be?

A. Rs 1,700.00
B. -Rs 1,700.00
C. Rs 700.00
D. -Rs 700.00
Answer» B. -Rs 1,700.00
2097.

If current price increases from lower to higher then an?

A. option value equal to one
B. option value will increase
C. option value will decrease
D. option value equal to zero
Answer» C. option value will decrease
2098.

Second step in binomial approach of option pricing is to define range of values?

A. at expiration
B. at buying date
C. at exchange closing time
D. at exchange opening time
Answer» B. at buying date
2099.

An investor who writes stock call options in his own portfolio is classified as?

A. due option
B. covered option
C. undue option
D. uncovered option
Answer» C. undue option
2100.

Preferred dividend is divided by preferred stock price multiply by (1-floatation cost) is used to calculate?

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