Rationale: Imagine you have a bond that costs $1,090, and
it will pay you $27.50 every six months. This bond will
also give you back your initial investment of $1,000 when
it matures in nine years.
To find out how good of a deal this bond is, you can
calculate its yield to maturity (YTM). YTM is like the
annual interest rate you'd earn on this bond, taking into
account the purchase price, the periodic interest payments,
A $1,000 bond pays $27.50 and the face value when it matures.
every six months, matures in
When you crunch the numbers, you'll find that the yield to
nine years, and is currently
priced at $1,090. What is the maturity for this bond is 4.28%. This means you can
expect to earn an annual return of 4.28% on this
yield to maturity for this
bond? investment, considering the purchase price, the interest
payments, and the final payout when the bond matures in
nine years.
, 4.28%
A $1,000 bond pays $27.50
every six months, matures in
nine years, and is currently
priced at $1,090.
What is the yield to maturity
for this bond?
Suppose an investment analyst is attempting to determine
the expected return for stock ABC, which has a β of 1.14.
Returns for the market are expected to be 13.5% and the
3.2%+1.14(13.5% risk-free rate is 3.2%. Given this information, what is the
−3.2%)=14.942% expected return for ABC?
CFI (Cash Flow from Investing)
20X2 20X1 Net PP&E
$1,300 $1,100
=($1,300−$1,100)+$250
Suppose you bought a stock for $22.10 one year ago.
Today the stock is currently priced at $22.08. The stock
(22.08-22.10 + 4)/22.10 = recently paid a $4 dividend, what is the percentage return
0.1801 or 18.01% for this stock?
, Suppose you bought a stock for $45 one year ago. Today
the stock is currently priced at $47.42. If the stock does
(47.42-45)/45 = 0.0538 or not pay a dividend, what is the percentage return for this
5.38% stock?
U&I Inc. recorded retained earnings of $2,000 last year
and $2,500 this year. Net income of U&I Inc. is $500 and
$650 for last year and this year, respectively. This year,
(2500 + 650) - 2000 = 150 U&I Inc. must have paid dividends of:
Given the information below, an investor that wishes to
increase return relative to risk will prefer which of the
A following assets?
An assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control
structure and procedures
According to the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act (SOX), what
must a company's annual
report include regarding
internal control?
an assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control
structure and procedures
According to the Sarbanes
Oxley Act, what must a
company annual report
include regarding internal
control?
, an assessment of the effectiveness of the internal control
structure and procedures
According to the Sarbanes
Oxley Act, what must a
company annual report
include regarding internal
control?
$336,510
Rationale: The accountant plans to save $6,000 at the end
of each year for 30 years, and these savings will earn an
An accountant is 40 years annual interest rate of 4%. This means the money saved
old and has an anticipated will grow over time due to interest.
retirement age of 70 years
old. The accountant plans to Using a formula to calculate the future value of these
save $6,000 per year at the savings, the accountant will have $336,510 when they
end of the next 30 years to retire. This amount includes both the money they saved
fund retirement. ($6,000 per year for 30 years) and the interest it earned.
So, upon retirement, the accountant will have $336,510 to
How much will this fund their retirement.
accountant have upon
retirement, if the accountant
is able to earn 4% annually
on this investment?