- EXAM 2 questions and solutions
For mutually exclusive projects, the NPV rule takes priority over the IRR rule:
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- (T/F) - answers- True
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For the capital asset pricing model, the risk-free rate is yield to maturity on a 90-day Treasury bill:
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- (T/F) - answers- True
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One large cause of the financial crisis was that mortgages were assigned low credit ratings despite solid
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financial history from the homeowner:
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- (T/F) - answers- False
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Putting any two assets in a portfolio creates diversification benefits as long as the correlation is less than 1:
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- (T/F) - answers- True
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The beta of the market portfolio is 1:
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- (T/F) - answers- True
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Market risk can be diversified away in a balanced portfolio:
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- (T/F) - answers- False
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Verizon decided to acquire Yahoo! in an effort to gain more users which will increase advertising revenue:
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- (T/F) - answers- True
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The capital gain yield for a stock can be negative or positive:
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- (T/F) - answers- True
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The U.S. economy shows an increase in unemployment claims in September.
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This is an example of firm specific risk:
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- (T/F) - answers- False
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The IRR and NPV rules are always consistent for independent projects:
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- (T/F) - answers- True
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A small business owner would likely have a lower payback cutoff for a project than a corporation:
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- (T/F) - answers- True
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The Federal Reserve Bank surprises the market by announcing an unexpected increase in the risk free rate.
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The price of individual stocks will now increase as stocks are undervalued after the rate change:
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- (T/F) - answers- True
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The slope of the security market line is beta:
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- (T/F) - answers- False
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The futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased during the first Presidential debate.
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