COMM 308 exam
pdf
School
Concordia University *
*We aren’t endorsed by this school
Course
308
Subject
Finance
Date
Jan 9, 2024
Type
Pages
9
Uploaded by Pamelabechalani1
Part I: Multiple Choice Questions (30 Questions, 75 Points Total):
- This part consists of 30 Multiple Choice Questions. Each question is worth 2.5 points.
-
Only answers on the computer answer sheet will be graded
- Use pencil to mark your answers on the Computer Sheet
1. 10 percent interest rate compounded semi-annually is equivalent to what annual
percentage rate compounded monthly?
A. 8.87%
B. 8.97%
C. 9.80%
D. 10.24%
2. Which of the following is an example of a direct agency cost?
A. A company always buys the latest computer equipment for its employees.
B. Senior management receives stocks of the firm as a part of compensation package.
C. Managers can use the company float plane to fly to their cottages on weekends.
D. Sales representatives are provided with company cars to use when visiting clients.
3. Which of the following is the most correct? ___________________ know their exposure
is limited to the amount of capital they invest in the company.
A. Shareholders
B. Sole proprietors
C. General and limited partners
D. Limited partners and shareholders
4. Assume that all interest rates in the economy decline from 10% to 9%. Which of the
following bonds will have the largest percentage increase in price (all rates are
compounded annually)?
A. A 10-year bond with a 10% coupon.
B. A 10-year zero coupon bond.
C. An 8-year bond with a 9% coupon.
D. A 1-year bond with a 9% coupon.
5. John invested $5,000 at a rate of 5% compounded annually. How long will it take for the
investment to grow to $30,000?
A. 7.22 years
B. 10.11 years
C. 23.64 years
D. 36.72 years
6. A $1,000 par value bond pays interest of $35 each quarter and will mature in 10 years. If
your quoted rate of return is 12 percent with quarterly compounding, how much should
you be willing to pay for this bond?
A. $ 941.36
B. $1,051.25
C. $1,115.57
D. $1,391.00
7. For a given quoted rate (annual percentage rate), the effective annual rate …. if the
frequency of compounding increases?
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains constant
D. None of the above
8. A bond has a yield to maturity of 4% and a coupon rate of 6%. Which of the following
statements is true?
A. The price of the bond can be more/less than the face value.
B. The bond is trading at a discount from face value.
C. The price of the bond must be more than the face value.
D. The bond is trading at par value.
9. You are going to receive 10 annual payments. The first payment which is equal to $500
will be paid one year from now, and the annual payments grow by 2 percent per year.
How much will you have in your account at the end of year 10, if the interest rate is 6%
Effective Annual Rate. Choose the closest answer.
A. 3,991.4
B. 7,148.1
C. 8,127.5
D. 9,879.5
10. Professor Scholes just borrowed $125,000 from a bank to buy his favorite car. The bank
has agreed to loan him the money at a Quoted Rate of 6% compounded monthly for 60
months (first payment starts one month from now). Based on this information, how much
principal will he repay in the 51
st
month of the loan? Please round your final answer to
the nearest dollar?
A. $1,171
B. $2,006
C. $2,021
D. $2,299
11. Your bank account pays an 8 percent quoted rate of interest. The interest is compounded
quarterly. Which of the following statements is most correct?
A. The interest rate per quarter is 2 percent and the EAR is greater than 8 percent.
B. The interest rate per quarter is 8 percent and the EAR is greater than 8 percent.
C. The interest rate per quarter is 8 percent and the EAR is less than 8 percent.
D. The interest rate per quarter is 2 percent and the EAR is less than 8 percent.
12. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. An investment that compounds interest semi-annually, and has a quoted rate of
10 percent, will have an effective annual rate of less than 10 percent.
B. The proportion of the payment of an installment (amortized) loan that goes
towards the repayment of principal increases over time.
C. The present value of a 3-year $100 annuity due is less than the present value of a
3-year ordinary annuity (PMTs start at t=0 for annuity due and at t=1 for annuity).
D. Statements A and B are correct.
13. Six years from now you will begin to receive cash flows of $100 per year. These cash
flows will continue forever. If the appropriate discount rate is 5% (EAR), what is the
present value of these cash flows? Choose the closest value.
A. $2,000
B. $1,834
C. $1,567
D. $1,492
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
14. What is PV0 of an investment that pays $100 on t=1 if the payments grow by 8% a year
thereafter. The last payment is on t=6 and the rate (EAR) is 8%.:
A. $600
B. $555.55
C. $444.44
D. $400
15. The semi-annual 6 percent coupon paying bonds of “XYZ” company, have a quoted price
(i.e., clean price) of $910. If the last coupon payment occurred on June 30
th
, 2016; the
cash price of the bond on August 30
th
, 2016 is closest to which one of the following
choices? Assume that face value of the bond is $1000.
A. $960
B. $955
C. $920
D. $915
16. Suppose Bombardier zero-coupon bonds have a face value of $1000 and mature in 16
years. They currently (today) sell for $343.04. By what percentage will the price of the
bond rise if the market's required return (quoted rate with semi-annual compounding)
falls by half?
A. 63.2%
B. 70.0%
C. 36.83%
D. 170.0%
17. What is the price of a semi-annual corporate bond that has a 6% coupon rate, face value
of $1000, 12 years to maturity and a discount rate (YTM) of 7%.
A. $1083.84
B. $1677.42
C. $919.71
D. $922.57
18. ABC Company has a bond outstanding that has a 5% coupon rate and a market price of
$785. If the bond matures in 8 years and interest is paid semi-annually, what is the YTM
(QR compounded semi-annually)?
A. 5.0%
B. 6.0%
C. 7.3%
D. 8.8%
19. Jake wants to buy a zero coupon bond that will be worth $1000 nine years from today.
How much should he pay today to buy this bond if he wants to earn 6.5% (quoted rate
with semi-annual compounding) on his investment?
A. $551.89
B. $562.32
C. $1007.02
D. $750
20. You invested $2,000 at 5 percent compounded annually. Determine how much interest
was earned in the fifth year (from beginning of year 5 to the end of year 5). (Round your
answer to two decimals.)
A. $100.00
B. $121.55
C. $500.00
D. $552.56
21. Your bank account pays a quoted interest rate of 5 percent, but interest is compounded
daily (on a 365-day basis). Your plan is to deposit $600 into the account today. You also
plan to deposit $800 into the account at the end of each of the next three years. How
much will you have in the account at the end of three years, right after making your final
deposit? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
A. $3,222
B. $3,525
C. $3,716
D. $3,824
22. You plan to borrow $15,000 to purchase a car. The interest rate quoted to you is 6.25%
per year, compounded monthly, and the term of the loan is three years with monthly
payments. How many months will it take you to reduce your loan balance (i.e.,
outstanding principal) to $8,500? Choose the closest answer.
A. 22.0 months
B. 19.5 months
C. 14.0 months
D. 16.5 months
23. You have just taken out a 10-year, $15,000 loan. This loan is to be repaid in 120 equal
end-of-month installments. If each of the monthly installments is $200, what is the
effective annual interest rate on this loan? Choose the closest answer.
A. 4.81%
B. 9.60%
C. 10.21%
D. 10.70%
24. Ronnco bonds are currently selling for $917.12. These bonds mature in 12 years, pay
semi-annual interest and have a yield to maturity of 6.4%. What is the coupon rate (QR
compounded semi-annually)?
A. 5.4%
B. 2.7%
C. 2.4%
D. 5.7%
25. If investors require an 8% nominal return and the expected inflation rate is 2.5%, what is
the real return?
A. 8.65%
B. 3.5%
C. 5.36%
D. 10.7%
26. Company A just paid a dividend of $1.8 per share on its common stocks. The dividends
are expected to grow at 4 percent per year indefinitely. What are the capital gain and
dividend yield (respectively) that you realize, if you buy the stock today (right after
࠵?
!
was paid) and sell it one year from now (right after you receive
࠵?
"
)? Assume that the
required rate of return is 12%.
A. 4%, 8%
B. 10%, 4%
C. 4%, 12%
D. 6%, 6%
27. A firm has a ROE (Return on Equity) of 10 percent (EAR). If the dividends on the stocks
of the firm are growing at a constant rate of 7 percent per year, calculate the firm’s
dividend payout ratio.
A. 70%
B. 45%
C. 35%
D. 30%
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
28. How much would you pay for a share of stock today if you expect it will pay a dividend
of $2.50 each year for the next two years and will sell for $73 two years from now (after
ex-dividend date)? Assume your required rate of return on this stock is 13 percent.
A. $60.50
B. $55.50
C. $53.54
D. $61.34
29. Star Corporation has issued preferred shares to investors with a 5.5% annual dividend rate
on a par value of $100. Assuming the firm pays dividends indefinitely, and the required
rate of return is 12 percent, calculate the current price of the preferred share?
A. 55.15
B. 45.83
C. 43.20
D. 38.15
30. Eaton Inc. has decided to increase its annual dividends by 5 percent a year for the next
three years and there would be no growth of dividends thereafter (i.e., the dividends
remain the same indefinitely, from t=3). The company just paid a dividend of $2 per
share. What is the market value of its stock, if the required rate of return is 11%?
A. 18.1
B. 21
C. 23.5
D. 35
Part II: Problems (25 Points Total)
•
Answer on this document, in the space provided.
Use the back of the sheet if you need
additional space.
Label it clearly. Any work on the back of the sheet, which is not
labeled clearly, will not be graded.
•
Show all your work. Unsupported statements or numbers will not receive any grade.
Q1 (15 points)
Give the details of your calculations
The stock of company ABC just paid a dividend of $2 on each of the stocks. The dividends are
going to grow by 20% for the next 5 years, and thereafter, the dividends are going to decline by
5% a year forever. If the required rate of return is 10%, what is the price of the stock today?
Q2 (10 points)
Give the details of your calculations.
What is the present value of an investment that pays $100 on t=1, $200 on t=2, and $300 on t=3,
if this pattern goes on forever (i.e., again $100 on t=4, $200 on t=5, and $300 on t=6, and so on).
The effective annual rate is 12%.
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
- Access to all documents
- Unlimited textbook solutions
- 24/7 expert homework help
Related Questions
General Instruction: Use Yellow paper for your computation and answer.
Task 1. Compute the interest of the following:
1. P25,000 at 6% simple interest for 1 year.
2. P30,000 at 9.5% simple interest for 90 days.
3. P60,000 at 12.5% simple interest for 2 years and 6 months.
arrow_forward
Given a loan amount P, an annual interest rate r, and the length of the loan in years, find the monthly payment R necessary to pay off the loan by completing parts a through c. Represent the number of monthly payments by n.
Amount
Rate
Time
$50,000
5%
20
years
Question content area bottom
Part 1
a. Calculate
P1+r12n
and call this number A.
A=enter your response here
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
Part 2
b. Calculate
1+r12n−1r12
and call this number B.
B=enter your response here
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
Part 3
c. Let R =
AB.
The monthly payment necessary to pay off the loan is
R=$enter your response here.
(Round up to the nearest cent.)
arrow_forward
= Homework: Homework 3
Questic
Determine the amount of interest on a 60-day note for $477.00 with interest at 6.18% per annum. Ignore any grace period.
The amount of interest is $
(Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as needed.)
arrow_forward
please answer activity 1.1 3rd question and activity 1.2 1st question, thanks.
it is about annuities.
arrow_forward
Assignment - 11. Quiz: Savings Accounts
SECTION
ASSIGNMENTS
COURSES
Attempt 1 of 1
1
2
3
4
Which functions denotes the value of a car loan that accrues 18% annual simple interest for t years?
Of (t) = 10000 + 120t
Og(x) = 10000 + 12t
Oh(x) = 12000t
Ok (x) = 10000 1.12t
NEXT QUESTION
O ASK FOR HELP
S Type here to search
arrow_forward
Answer for C
arrow_forward
Help please
arrow_forward
How do I do this on a Financial calculator? Can it even do this problem?
arrow_forward
Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion
arrow_forward
My Blackboard
MTH101 B01 - QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (Fall 2021 Credit Courses)
Homework
Homework 1.3
Homework 1.3
Score: 0/19
2/8 answered
X Question 3
>
Score on last try: 0 of 1 pts. See Details for more.
> Next question
2 Get a similar question You can retry this question below
You deposit $6000 in an account earning 5% interest compóunded monthly. How much will you have in the
account in 15 years?
$ 8,540.57
Question Help: Message instructor
Submit Question
МacBook Air
000
D00
F6
F5
F4
esc
F2
F3
F1
%24
并
arrow_forward
Crop a question
SIM ?
11:00 AM
A elearning.ju.edu.jo
The future value of $200 received
today and deposited at 8 percent
compounded semi-annually for
three years is
Select one:
a. $352
b. $158
C. $253
d. $380
Previous page
Next page
Quiz navigation
4.
6.
Finish attempt.
Go
Time left 0:19:14
II
arrow_forward
Need answer the financial accounting question
arrow_forward
4
AMP
we 15a.eju/ρωποduos
Safari File Edit View History Bookmarks Window Help
$
Saving Money - 22/SU INTENSIVE QUANT REASONING (105A-900)
Assume you put $600 per month into a retirement account for 14 years, and the account has an APR of 3.02% compounded monthly.
$
$
What is the account balance at the end of the 14 years? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
How much of the money in the account at the end of the 14 years is your personal investment, meaning that the money came directly from you?
webassign.net
How much of the money in the account at the end of the 14 years is interest?
What percentage of the account balance after 14 years is interest?
Round your percentage to one decimal place.
%
"p
WWA Finance 1 -Saving Money and Earning Interest - 22/SU INTENSIVE QUANT REASONING(1054-900), Sum....
. .- Thu Ju
Hint: The percentage of interest in the account is equal to the amount of the account balance that is interest divided by the base account balance. Multiply that result by 100…
arrow_forward
Assignment - 11. Quiz: Savings Accounts
SECTION 1 OF 1
QUES
ASSIGNMENTS
COURSES
Attempt 1 of 1
« <
3
4.
6 7
8
The simple interest rate in a payment plan is 12%, and the principal amount borrowed is $10,000. Which function
denotes the total amount that is paid back after t years.
Of (t) = 10000 + 1200t
Ok (x) = 10000 1.12t
O g(z) = 10000 + 12t
%3D
Oh (x) = 12000t
SUBMIT ANSWER
O ASK FOR HELP
TURN IT IN
here to search
100
arrow_forward
Pls show full steps correct
arrow_forward
Please answer all subparts without using Excel.
arrow_forward
Suppose that you deposited $5,999 at the end of each year in a Roth IRA account earning an
annual rate of 5.01% for the next 15 years. How much would be on deposit at the end of the 15th
year?
In the space below, please indicate what the following variables are (enter answers to four decimal
places and be mindful as to whether the variable is a positive or negative number):
1. PV
2. FV
3. Rate %
4. Periods
5. Payment
arrow_forward
Typed plz And Asap thanks
arrow_forward
whats the answer to number 1?
arrow_forward
ind the future value and compound interest on $4,000 at 4% compounded semiannually for two years. Use the Future Value or Compound Amount of $1.00 Table or
ne future value and compound interest formula.
Future Value or Compound Amount of $1.00.
Future value = $ (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
Help Me Solve This
Calculator
Get More Help -
Clear All
Check Answer
P Pearson
ere to search
%23
70 F
home
%23
24
4.
6
R
Y
G
K
D
alt
arrow_forward
Hii expert please given correct answer general Accounting question?
arrow_forward
Score: 4/12 4/12 answered
$
You deposit $300 each month into an account earning 7% interest compounded monthly.
a) How much will you have in the account in 15 years?
Question 6
$
b) How much total money will you put into the account?
S
c) How much total interest will you earn?
Question Help: Video 1
Video 2
Search
arrow_forward
Suppose you have $5,000 to invest for the next 40 years. You are given 3 choices on where to invest your money.
Account #1
12.20% compounded weekly
Account #2
12.18% compounded daily
12.16% compounded continuously
Account #3
Calculate the APR (assume P-$100, t=1 year) for each account. Round to 2 decimal places, in percent form.
APR
Account #1
%
Account #2
%
Account #3
%
SHOW WORK BELOW:
Based on your calculations, which account will you invest your $5,000? Why? How much money will you have after 40
years in the account that you have chosen? How much in total interest will you gain? In other words, from $5,000, by how
much did your money increase?
arrow_forward
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you

Essentials Of Investments
Finance
ISBN:9781260013924
Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:Mcgraw-hill Education,



Foundations Of Finance
Finance
ISBN:9780134897264
Author:KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William
Publisher:Pearson,

Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou...
Finance
ISBN:9781337395250
Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:Cengage Learning

Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i...
Finance
ISBN:9780077861759
Author:Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Related Questions
- General Instruction: Use Yellow paper for your computation and answer. Task 1. Compute the interest of the following: 1. P25,000 at 6% simple interest for 1 year. 2. P30,000 at 9.5% simple interest for 90 days. 3. P60,000 at 12.5% simple interest for 2 years and 6 months.arrow_forwardGiven a loan amount P, an annual interest rate r, and the length of the loan in years, find the monthly payment R necessary to pay off the loan by completing parts a through c. Represent the number of monthly payments by n. Amount Rate Time $50,000 5% 20 years Question content area bottom Part 1 a. Calculate P1+r12n and call this number A. A=enter your response here (Round to two decimal places as needed.) Part 2 b. Calculate 1+r12n−1r12 and call this number B. B=enter your response here (Round to two decimal places as needed.) Part 3 c. Let R = AB. The monthly payment necessary to pay off the loan is R=$enter your response here. (Round up to the nearest cent.)arrow_forward= Homework: Homework 3 Questic Determine the amount of interest on a 60-day note for $477.00 with interest at 6.18% per annum. Ignore any grace period. The amount of interest is $ (Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as needed.)arrow_forward
- please answer activity 1.1 3rd question and activity 1.2 1st question, thanks. it is about annuities.arrow_forwardAssignment - 11. Quiz: Savings Accounts SECTION ASSIGNMENTS COURSES Attempt 1 of 1 1 2 3 4 Which functions denotes the value of a car loan that accrues 18% annual simple interest for t years? Of (t) = 10000 + 120t Og(x) = 10000 + 12t Oh(x) = 12000t Ok (x) = 10000 1.12t NEXT QUESTION O ASK FOR HELP S Type here to searcharrow_forwardAnswer for Carrow_forward
- My Blackboard MTH101 B01 - QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (Fall 2021 Credit Courses) Homework Homework 1.3 Homework 1.3 Score: 0/19 2/8 answered X Question 3 > Score on last try: 0 of 1 pts. See Details for more. > Next question 2 Get a similar question You can retry this question below You deposit $6000 in an account earning 5% interest compóunded monthly. How much will you have in the account in 15 years? $ 8,540.57 Question Help: Message instructor Submit Question МacBook Air 000 D00 F6 F5 F4 esc F2 F3 F1 %24 并arrow_forwardCrop a question SIM ? 11:00 AM A elearning.ju.edu.jo The future value of $200 received today and deposited at 8 percent compounded semi-annually for three years is Select one: a. $352 b. $158 C. $253 d. $380 Previous page Next page Quiz navigation 4. 6. Finish attempt. Go Time left 0:19:14 IIarrow_forwardNeed answer the financial accounting questionarrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Essentials Of InvestmentsFinanceISBN:9781260013924Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.Publisher:Mcgraw-hill Education,
- Foundations Of FinanceFinanceISBN:9780134897264Author:KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. WilliamPublisher:Pearson,Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou...FinanceISBN:9781337395250Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. HoustonPublisher:Cengage LearningCorporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i...FinanceISBN:9780077861759Author:Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan ProfessorPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education

Essentials Of Investments
Finance
ISBN:9781260013924
Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:Mcgraw-hill Education,



Foundations Of Finance
Finance
ISBN:9780134897264
Author:KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William
Publisher:Pearson,

Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou...
Finance
ISBN:9781337395250
Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:Cengage Learning

Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i...
Finance
ISBN:9780077861759
Author:Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education