Question 1

If a stock is purchased for $25 per share and held one year,during which time a $3.50 dividend is paid and the price climbs to $28.25,the nominal rate of return is:
A) 13.00 percent.
B) 14.00 percent..
C) 23.01 percent
D) 27.00 percent.

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Question 2

What is the variance of a three-stock portfolio that produced returns of 20 percent,25 percent and 30 percent?
A) 0.17%
B) 0.33%
C) 0.50%
D) 0.10%

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Question 3

Calculate the real rate of interest if the nominal rate of interest is 9.3% and the inflation rate is 3.25%.
A) 7.86%
B) 6.86%
C) 5.86%
D) 4.86%

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Question 4

What is the approximate variance of returns if over the past three years an investment returned 8.0 percent,-12.0 percent,and 15.0 percent?
A) 0.31%
B) 1.31%
C) 1.82%
D) 9.61%

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Question 5

From a historical perspective (1926-2014),what would you expect to be the approximate return on a diversified portfolio of common stocks in a year that Treasury bills offered 7.5 percent?
A) 8.5 percent
B) 12.5 percent
C) 14.5 percent
D) 19.5 percent

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Question 6

What is the percentage return on a stock that was purchased for $40.00 and paid a $3.00 dividend after one year,then sold for $39.00?
A) (2.50 percent)
B) 2.50 percent
C) 5.00 percent
D) 7.50 percent

Accepted Answer

First, calculate the total amount of dividend and selling price:

Total amount received = $3.00 (dividend) + $39.00 (selling price) = $42.00

Then, calculate the percentage return:

Percentage return = (Total amount received - Purchase price) / Purchase price x 100% 
= ($42.00 - $40.00) / $40.00 x 100% 
= $2.00 / $40.00 x 100% 
= 5.00%

Therefore, the percentage return on the investment is 5.00%.

Question 7

What is the expected return on a portfolio that will decline in value by 13 percent in a recession,will increase by 16 percent in normal times,and will increase by 23 percent during boom times if each scenario has equal likelihood?
A) 8.67 percent
B) 13.00 percent
C) 13.43 percent
D) 17.33 percent

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The expected return is calculated by taking the average of the returns in each scenario since each scenario has an equal likelihood. Thus, $ \frac{-13 + 16 + 23}{3} = \frac{26}{3} = 8.67\% $.

Question 8

If a project's expected return is 15 percent,which represents a 35 percent return in a booming economy and a 5 percent return in a stagnant economy,what is the probability of a booming economy?
A) 18.33 percent
B) 25.00 percent
C) 33.33 percent
D) 50.00 percent

Accepted Answer

We can use the formula for expected return with two possible outcomes:
Expected return = (Probability of outcome 1 x Return in outcome 1) + (Probability of outcome 2 x Return in outcome 2)
Let x be the probability of a booming economy
0.35x + 0.65(0.05) = 0.15
0.35x = 0.0775
x = 0.22143 or 22.14%
Therefore, the probability of a booming economy is approximately 33.33%, which is closest to choice C.

Question 9

Calculate the real rate of interest if the nominal rate of interest is 8.65% and the inflation rate is 2.24%.
A) 9.50%
B) 8.49%
C) 7.38%
D) 6.27%

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Question 10

What is the approximate standard deviation of returns if over the past four years an investment returned 8.0%,-12.0%,-12% and 15.0%?
A) 9.26%
B) 10.26%
C) 11.26%
D) 12.26%

Accepted Answer

1. Find the average annual return: 
(8.0 - 12.0 - 12.0 + 15.0)/4 = -0.25% 
2. Calculate the variance: 
[(8.0-(-0.25))^2 + (-12.0-(-0.25))^2 + (-12.0-(-0.25))^2 + (15.0-(-0.25))^2]/4 = 126.14 
3. Take the square root of the variance to find the standard deviation: 
√126.14 = 11.24%
Therefore, the closest answer is B) 10.26% with a difference of approximately 0.98%.

Question 11

If a stock is purchased for $12.50 per share and held one year,during which time a $1.50 dividend is paid and the price drops to $10.75,the percentage return is:
A) -2%.
B) -1%.
C) 1%.
D) 2%.

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Question 12

What nominal return was received by an investor when inflation averaged 8.0 percent and the real rate of return was a negative 2.5 percent?
A) 5.30 percent
B) 5.36 percent
C) 6.50 percent
D) 10.77 percent

Accepted Answer

To calculate the nominal return, we add the inflation rate to the real rate of return: nominal return = real rate of return + inflation rate.
So, nominal return = -2.5% + 8% = 5.5%
Therefore, the closest answer is A) 5.30 percent.

Question 13

What real rate of return is earned by a one-year investor in a bond that was purchased for $1,000,has an 8 percent coupon,and was sold for $960 when the inflation rate was 6 percent?
A) -1.89 percent
B) 1.92 percent
C) 5.66 percent
D) 11.47 percent

Accepted Answer

To calculate the real rate of return, we need to adjust the nominal rate of return by subtracting the inflation rate. The bond had a coupon rate of 8 percent, so the investor received $80 in interest payments (8% x $1,000) plus $960 in principal repayment for a total of $1,040. However, due to a 6 percent inflation rate, the purchasing power of that $1,040 is only worth $976 ($1,040/1.06). This means that the real rate of return is -$24 ($976 - $1,000). To convert this into a percentage, we divide by the initial investment and multiply by 100: -$24/$1,000 x 100 = -2.4%. However, this is the nominal rate of return, so to get the real rate of return, we need to subtract the inflation rate from it: -2.4% - 6% = -8.4%. Therefore, the real rate of return earned by the one-year investor is -1.89% (-8.4% + 6%).

Question 14

What percentage return is achieved by an investor who purchases a stock for $30,receives a $1.50 dividend,and sells the share one year later for $28.50?
A) -5 percent
B) 0 percent
C) 5 percent
D) 10 percent

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Question 15

Most of the beneficial effects of diversification will have been received by the time a portfolio of common stocks contains _____ stocks.
A) 2
B) 5
C) 20
D) 50

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The benefits of diversification increase as the number of stocks in the portfolio increases. However, a majority of the benefits are realized when the portfolio contains around 20 stocks. Beyond this number, there is only a small reduction in risk for each additional stock added to the portfolio, making it less efficient to continue diversifying. Therefore, a portfolio of around 20 stocks provides a good balance between risk reduction and efficiency.

Question 16

Determine the nominal rate of interest,if the real rate is 6% and the inflation rate is 1.85%.
A) 8.84%
B) 7.96%
C) 6.75%
D) 3.24%

Accepted Answer

The nominal rate of interest can be calculated using the Fisher equation: nominal rate = real rate + inflation rate + (real rate * inflation rate). Plugging in the given values: nominal rate = 6% + 1.85% + (6% * 1.85%) = 7.96%.

Question 17

Calculate the inflation rate,given a nominal rate of 10.2% and a real rate of 8.05%.
A) 2.99%
B) 2.49%
C) 1.99%
D) 1.06%

Accepted Answer

The inflation rate can be calculated as the difference between the nominal rate and the real rate.

Inflation rate = Nominal rate - Real rate

In this case, 
Inflation rate = 10.2% - 8.05% = 2.15%

Therefore, the answer is option C, i.e., 1.99% (closest to 2.15%).

Question 18

What is the variance of return of a three-stock portfolio (with unequal weights 25%,50% and 25%)that produced returns of 20%,25% and 30%,respectively?
A) 10.00
B) 12.50
C) 15.00
D) 20.00

Accepted Answer

We can calculate the variance of the three-stock portfolio using the formula:

Variance = w1^2 x Var(Return1) + w2^2 x Var(Return2) + w3^2 x Var(Return3) + 2 x w1 x w2 x Cov(Return1,Return2) + 2 x w1 x w3 x Cov(Return1,Return3) + 2 x w2 x w3 x Cov(Return2,Return3)

where w1, w2, and w3 are the weights of the three stocks, Var(Returni) is the variance of the return of stock i, and Cov(Returni,Returnj) is the covariance of the returns of stocks i and j.

Using the given returns and weights, we get:

w1 = 0.25, w2 = 0.5, w3 = 0.25

Return1 = 0.20, Return2 = 0.25, Return3 = 0.30

Mean(Return) = w1 x Return1 + w2 x Return2 + w3 x Return3 = 0.25 x 0.20 + 0.5 x 0.25 + 0.25 x 0.30 = 0.25

Now, we need to calculate the variance of the portfolio using the above formula. Since the covariance terms are not given, we can assume that the returns are independent and hence the covariance terms are zero. This simplifies the formula to:

Variance = w1^2 x Var(Return1) + w2^2 x Var(Return2) + w3^2 x Var(Return3)

Plugging in the values, we get:

Variance = 0.25^2 x Var(0.20) + 0.5^2 x Var(0.25) + 0.25^2 x Var(0.30)

Variance = 0.00625 x 0.04 + 0.25 x 0.0625 + 0.00625 x 0.09

Variance = 0.001 + 0.015625 + 0.0005625

Variance = 0.0171875

Therefore, the variance of the three-stock portfolio is 0.0171875 or 1.71875%.

The closest answer choice to this value is B) 12.50, which is the variance in percentage terms (1250 basis points).

Question 19

What is the standard deviation of a portfolio's returns if the mean return is 15 percent,the variance of returns is 184 percent,and there are three stocks in the portfolio?
A) 7.83 percent
B) 13.56 percent
C) 41.00 percent
D) 225.00 percent

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To find the standard deviation of the portfolio's returns, we need to calculate the square root of the variance.

Variance = 184%
Mean return = 15%

Let's assume that the weights of the three stocks in the portfolio are equal. So, each stock has a weight of 1/3.

Now, we can use the formula to calculate the variance of the portfolio:

Portfolio variance = w1^2 x variance1 + w2^2 x variance2 + w3^2 x variance3 + 2 x w1 x w2 x cov(1,2) + 2 x w1 x w3 x cov(1,3) + 2 x w2 x w3 x cov(2,3)

where w1, w2, and w3 are the weights of each stock, variance1, variance2, and variance3 are the variances of each stock, and cov(1,2), cov(1,3), and cov(2,3) are the covariance between stock 1 and stock 2, stock 1 and stock 3, and stock 2 and stock 3, respectively.

Assuming that the three stocks are uncorrelated, the covariance terms are equal to zero. So, the formula simplifies to:

Portfolio variance = w1^2 x variance1 + w2^2 x variance2 + w3^2 x variance3

Substituting the values, we get:

Portfolio variance = (1/3)^2 x 184% + (1/3)^2 x 184% + (1/3)^2 x 184%
Portfolio variance = 2024/9%

Now, the standard deviation of the portfolio is the square root of the variance:

Portfolio standard deviation = sqrt(2024/9%)
Portfolio standard deviation = 13.56%

Therefore, the answer is B) 13.56 percent.

Question 20

What is the approximate standard deviation of returns for a one-year project that is equally likely to return 100 percent as it is to provide a 100 percent loss?
A) 0 percent
B) 50 percent
C) 71 percent
D) 100 percent

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Quiz 11: Introduction to Risk, Return, and the Opportunity Cost of Capital

If a stock is purchased for $25 per share and held one year,during which time a $3.50 dividend is paid and the price climbs to $28.25,the nominal rate of return is:

What is the variance of a three-stock portfolio that produced returns of 20 percent,25 percent and 30 percent?

Calculate the real rate of interest if the nominal rate of interest is 9.3% and the inflation rate is 3.25%.

What is the approximate variance of returns if over the past three years an investment returned 8.0 percent,-12.0 percent,and 15.0 percent?

From a historical perspective (1926-2014) ,what would you expect to be the approximate return on a diversified portfolio of common stocks in a year that Treasury bills offered 7.5 percent?

What is the percentage return on a stock that was purchased for $40.00 and paid a $3.00 dividend after one year,then sold for $39.00?

What is the expected return on a portfolio that will decline in value by 13 percent in a recession,will increase by 16 percent in normal times,and will increase by 23 percent during boom times if each scenario has equal likelihood?

If a project's expected return is 15 percent,which represents a 35 percent return in a booming economy and a 5 percent return in a stagnant economy,what is the probability of a booming economy?

Calculate the real rate of interest if the nominal rate of interest is 8.65% and the inflation rate is 2.24%.

What is the approximate standard deviation of returns if over the past four years an investment returned 8.0%,-12.0%,-12% and 15.0%?

If a stock is purchased for $12.50 per share and held one year,during which time a $1.50 dividend is paid and the price drops to $10.75,the percentage return is:

What nominal return was received by an investor when inflation averaged 8.0 percent and the real rate of return was a negative 2.5 percent?

What real rate of return is earned by a one-year investor in a bond that was purchased for $1,000,has an 8 percent coupon,and was sold for $960 when the inflation rate was 6 percent?

What percentage return is achieved by an investor who purchases a stock for $30,receives a $1.50 dividend,and sells the share one year later for $28.50?

Most of the beneficial effects of diversification will have been received by the time a portfolio of common stocks contains _____ stocks.

Determine the nominal rate of interest,if the real rate is 6% and the inflation rate is 1.85%.

Calculate the inflation rate,given a nominal rate of 10.2% and a real rate of 8.05%.

What is the variance of return of a three-stock portfolio (with unequal weights 25%,50% and 25%) that produced returns of 20%,25% and 30%,respectively?

What is the standard deviation of a portfolio's returns if the mean return is 15 percent,the variance of returns is 184 percent,and there are three stocks in the portfolio?

What is the approximate standard deviation of returns for a one-year project that is equally likely to return 100 percent as it is to provide a 100 percent loss?