Question -

Q1-Suppose you borrowed $12,000 at a rate of 9.0% and must repay it in four equal installments at the end of each of the next four years. How large would your payments be?

$3,704.02

$3,889.23

$4,083.69

$4,287.87

$4,502.26

Q2-A 15-year bond with a face value of $1,000 currently sells for $850. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a-The bond's coupon rate exceeds its current yield.

b-The bond's current yield exceeds its yield to maturity.

c-The bond's yield to maturity is greater than its coupon rate.

d-The bond's current yield is equal to its coupon rate.

e-If the yield to maturity stays constant until the bond matures, the bond's price will remain at $850.

Q3-Ezzell Enterprises' noncallable bonds currently sell for $1,165. They have a 15-year maturity, an annual coupon of $95, and a par value of $1,000. What is their yield to maturity?

6.20%

6.53%

6.87%

7.24%

7.62%

Q4-year Treasury bonds yield 5.5%. The inflation premium (IP) is 1.9%, and the maturity risk premium (MRP) on five-year bonds is 0.4%. What is the real risk-free rate, r*?

2.59%

2.88%

3.20%

3.52%

3.87%

Q5-Assume that the risk-free rate remains constant, but the market risk premium declines. Which of the following is most likely to occur?

a-The required return on a stock with beta = 1.0 will not change.

b-The required return on a stock with beta > 1.0 will increase.

c-The return on "the market" will remain constant.

d-The return on "the market" will increase.

e-The required return on a stock with beta < 1.0 will decline