FIN 534 Midterm Exam 3
1. Which of the following statements
is CORRECT?
2. You are considering two equally
risky annuities, each of which pays $25,000 per year for 10 years. Investment
ORD is an ordinary (or deferred) annuity, while Investment DUE is an annuity
due. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
3. Which of the following statements
is CORRECT?
4. A $150,000 loan is to be
amortized over 6 years, with annual end-of-year payments. Which of these
statements is CORRECT?
5. Which of the following statements
is CORRECT, assuming positive interest rates and holding other things constant?
6. Your bank offers a 10-year
certificate of deposit (CD) that pays 6.5% interest, compounded annually. If
you invest $2,000 in the CD, how much will you have when it matures?
7. Of the following investments,
which would have the lowest present value? Assume that the effective annual
rate for all investments is the same and is greater than zero.
8. Ellen now has $125. How much
would she have after 8 years if she leaves it invested at 8.5% with annual
compounding?
9. Which of the following statements
regarding a 30-year monthly payment amortized mortgage with a nominal interest
rate of 8% is CORRECT?
10. Which of the following
statements is CORRECT, assuming positive interest rates and holding other
things constant?
11. You plan to analyze the value of
a potential investment by calculating the sum of the present values of its
expected cash flows. Which of the following would increase the calculated value
of the investment?
12. Which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
13. You are considering two equally
risky annuities, each of which pays $15,000 per year for 20 years. Investment
ORD is an ordinary (or deferred) annuity, while Investment DUE is an annuity
due. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
14. Which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
15. How much would Roderick have
after 6 years if he has $500 now and leaves it invested at 5.5% with annual
compounding?
16. Which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
17. A Treasury bond has an 8% annual
coupon and a 7.5% yield to maturity. Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
18. Which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
19. Assume that interest rates on
15-year noncallable Treasury and corporate bonds with different ratings are as
follows:
20. A 10-year bond pays an annual
coupon, its YTM is 8%, and it currently trades at a premium. Which of the
following statements is CORRECT?
21. Which of the following
statements is NOT CORRECT?
22. Which of the following
statements is NOT CORRECT?
23. A 15-year bond has an annual
coupon rate of 8%. The coupon rate will remain fixed until the bond matures.
The bond has a yield to maturity of 6%. Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
24. An 8-year Treasury bond has a
10% coupon, and a 10-year Treasury bond has an 8% coupon. Both bonds have the
same yield to maturity. If the yield to maturity of both bonds increases by the
same amount, which of the following statements would be CORRECT?
25. Which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
26. Bond A has a 9% annual coupon
while Bond B has a 6% annual coupon. Both bonds have a 7% yield to maturity,
and the YTM is expected to remain constant. Which of the following statements
is CORRECT?
27. A 10-year bond with a 9% annual
coupon has a yield to maturity of 8%. Which of the following statements is
CORRECT?
28. Which of the following events
would make it more likely that a company would choose to call its outstanding
callable bonds?
29. If its yield to maturity declined
by 1%, which of the following bonds would have the largest percentage increase
in value?
30. Which of the following
statements is CORRECT?
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