Explore topic-wise MCQs in Commerce.

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2201.

Chance of happening any unfavourable event in near future is classified as

A. chance
B. event happening
C. probability
D. risk
Answer» E.
2202.

Standard deviation is 18% and expected return is 15.5% then coefficient of variation would be

A. 0.86%
B. 1.16%
C. 2.50%
D. -2.50%
Answer» C. 2.50%
2203.

Weighted average of probabilities is classified as

A. average rate of return
B. expected rate of return
C. past rate of return
D. weighted rate of return
Answer» C. past rate of return
2204.

According to market risk premium, an amount of risk premium depends upon investor

A. risk taking
B. risk aversion
C. market aversion
D. portfolio aversion
Answer» C. market aversion
2205.

Of all stocks in a portfolio, required rate of return is classified as

A. return portfolio
B. in volatile portfolio
C. volatile portfolio
D. market portfolio
Answer» E.
2206.

Term structure premium, an inflation of bond and bond default premium are included in

A. risk factors
B. premium factors
C. bond buying factors
D. multi model
Answer» B. premium factors
2207.

Projects which are mutually exclusive but different on scale of production or time of completion then the

A. external return method
B. net present value of method
C. net future value method
D. internal return method
Answer» C. net future value method
2208.

Modified rate of return and modified internal rate of return with exceed cost of capital if net present value is

A. positive
B. negative
C. zero
D. one
Answer» B. negative
2209.

In mutually exclusive projects, project which is selected for comparison with others must have

A. higher net present value
B. lower net present value
C. zero net present value
D. all of above
Answer» B. lower net present value
2210.

In cash flow analysis, two projects are compared by using common life is classified as

A. transaction approach
B. replacement chain approach
C. common life approach
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
2211.

Cost of common stock is 15% and bond yield is 10.5% then bond risk premium will be

A. 1.43%
B. 8.50%
C. 25.50%
D. 4.50%
Answer» E.
2212.

A formula of after-tax component cost of debt is

A. interest rate-tax savings
B. marginal tax-required return
C. interest rate + tax savings
D. borrowing cost + embedded cost
Answer» B. marginal tax-required return
2213.

An internal rate of return in capital budgeting can be modified to make it representative of

A. relative outflow
B. relative inflow
C. relative cost
D. relative profitability
Answer» E.
2214.

Present value of future cash flows is Rs 2000 and an initial cost is Rs 1100 then profitability index will be

A. 55.00%
B. 1.82
C. 0.55
D. 1.82%
Answer» C. 0.55
2215.

In capital budgeting, term of bond which has great sensitivity to interest rates is

A. long-term bonds
B. short-term bonds
C. internal term bonds
D. external term bonds
Answer» B. short-term bonds
2216.

Beta which is estimated as regression slope coefficient is classified as

A. historical beta
B. market beta
C. coefficient beta
D. risky beta
Answer» B. market beta
2217.

Life that maximizes net present value of an asset is classified as

A. minimum life
B. present value life
C. economic life
D. transaction life
Answer» D. transaction life
2218.

If net present value is positive then profitability index will be

A. greater than two
B. equal to
C. less than one
D. greater than one
Answer» E.
2219.

If future return on common stock is 19% and rate on T-bonds is 11% then current market risk premium will be

A. Rs 30.00
B. 30.00%
C. 8.00%
D. Rs 8.00
Answer» D. Rs 8.00
2220.

An actual rate of return is subtracted from expected growth rate then it is divided from dividend stockholders expects use for calculating

A. dividend growth model
B. actual growth model
C. constant growth model
D. variable growth model
Answer» D. variable growth model
2221.

An expected dividend yield is subtracted from an expected rate of return which is used to calculate

A. specialized growth rate
B. capital gains yield
C. casual growth yield
D. past growth rate
Answer» C. casual growth yield
2222.

In expected rate of return for constant growth, dividends are expected to grow but with the

A. constant rate
B. variable rate
C. yielding rate
D. returning yield
Answer» B. variable rate
2223.

Pre-emptive right of common stockholders are necessarily included in company

A. laws
B. purchase chart
C. corporate charter
D. selling charter
Answer» D. selling charter
2224.

Information which is reflected in current market prices with help of past price movements is classified as

A. market efficiency
B. semi strong efficiency
C. weak form efficiency
D. strong form efficiency
Answer» D. strong form efficiency
2225.

Value of stock as concluded with help of analysis by particular investor is classified as

A. particular value
B. intrinsic value
C. fundamental value
D. Both B and C
Answer» E.
2226.

In expected rate of return for constant growth, capital gains is divided by beginning price to calculate

A. yield of loan return
B. yield of mortgage return
C. yield of capital gains
D. yield of fixed cost
Answer» D. yield of fixed cost
2227.

Tracking stock of company is also classified as

A. target stock
B. dividend stock
C. firm part stock
D. tied stock
Answer» B. dividend stock
2228.

Beginning price is Rs 25 and capital gains yield is 5% then capital gain would be

A. Rs 50.00
B. Rs 1.25
C. 50 times
D. Rs 23.75
Answer» C. 50 times
2229.

An expected dividend yield is added into expected growth rate to calculate

A. dividend return
B. expected rate of return
C. expected capital
D. invested capita
Answer» C. expected capital
2230.

Expected dividends in each year and price investor expecting to get at selling of stock are two components of

A. dividend cash flow
B. expected cash flows
C. price cash flows
D. investing cash
Answer» C. price cash flows
2231.

An original investment is Rs 30 and an expected capital gain is Rs 10 then an expected final stock price will be

A. Rs 20.00
B. Rs 40.00
C. -Rs 40.00
D. -Rs 20.00
Answer» C. -Rs 40.00
2232.

Preferred stock dividends must be paid on common stock and must have

A. fixed amount of dividends
B. fixed amount of shares
C. variable amount of dividends
D. variable amount of shares
Answer» B. fixed amount of shares
2233.

Positive minimum risk portfolio of any security shows that market security sold

A. equal to original price
B. equal to sum of stocks
C. less than original price
D. greater than original price
Answer» E.
2234.

An opposite of perfect positive correlation + 1.0 is called

A. negative correlation
B. multiple correlation
C. divisor correlation
D. none of above
Answer» B. multiple correlation
2235.

External factors such as expiration of basic patents and industry competition effect

A. patents premium
B. competition premium
C. company's beta
D. expiry premium
Answer» D. expiry premium
2236.

Risk affects any firm with factors such as war, recessions, inflation and high interest rates is classified as

A. diversifiable risk
B. market risk
C. stock risk
D. portfolio risk
Answer» C. stock risk
2237.

An analysis of decision making of investors and managers is classified as

A. risky finance
B. behavioral finance
C. premium finance
D. buying finance
Answer» C. premium finance
2238.

Rational traders immediately sell stock when price is

A. conditional
B. inefficient portfolio
C. too low
D. too high
Answer» E.
2239.

A line which shows relationship between an expected return and risk on efficient portfolio is considered as

A. efficient market line
B. attributable market line
C. capital market line
D. security market line
Answer» D. security market line
2240.

According to capital asset pricing model assumptions, quantities of all assets are

A. given and fixed
B. not given and fixed
C. not given and variable
D. given and variable
Answer» B. not given and fixed
2241.

Stock portfolio with lowest book for market ratios is considered as

A. S portfolio
B. B to M portfolio
C. H portfolio
D. L portfolio
Answer» E.
2242.

Betas tend to move towards 1.0 with passage of time are classified as

A. standard betas
B. varied betas
C. historical betas
D. adjusted betas
Answer» E.
2243.

A theory which states that assets are traded at price equal to its intrinsic value is classified as

A. efficient money hypothesis
B. efficient market hypothesis
C. inefficient market hypothesis
D. inefficient money hypothesis
Answer» C. inefficient market hypothesis
2244.

All points lie on line if degree of dispersion is

A. four
B. one
C. Two
D. five
Answer» C. Two
2245.

In calculation of betas, an adjusted betas are highly dependent on historical

A. unadjusted betas
B. adjusted historical betas
C. fundamental historical betas
D. fundamental varied betas
Answer» B. adjusted historical betas
2246.

Price earning ratio and price by cash flow ratio are classified as

A. marginal ratios
B. equity ratios
C. return ratios
D. market value ratios
Answer» E.
2247.

Process of comparing company results with other leading firms is considered as

A. comparison
B. analysis
C. benchmarking
D. return analysis
Answer» D. return analysis
2248.

A company purchases goods but does not pay payments to suppliers immediately and record them as

A. account payable
B. account receivable
C. current liabilities
D. accumulated liabilities
Answer» B. account receivable
2249.

Stockholders that do not get benefits even if company's earnings grow are classified as

A. preferred stockholders
B. common stockholders
C. hybrid stockholders
D. debt holders
Answer» B. common stockholders
2250.

Process of calculating future value of money from present value is classified as

A. compounding
B. discounting
C. money value
D. stock value
Answer» B. discounting