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You put $275 in the bank one year ago and forgot about it.The bank sends you a notice that you now have $291.50 in your account.What interest rate did you earn?


A) 5 percent
B) 6 percent
C) 7 percent
D) 8 percent

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is the correct expression for finding the present value of a $500 payment two years from today if the interest rate is 4 percent?


A) $500/(1.04) ²
B) $500 - 500(1.04) ²
C) $500 - $500/(.04) ²
D) None of the above is correct.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Manufacturers of Weightbegone are concerned that genetic advances in weight control might reduce the demand for their diet snacks.This is an example of


A) firm-specific risk, which will likely raise shareholders demand for higher return.
B) firm-specific risk, which will likely not likely raise shareholders demand for higher return.
C) market risk, which will likely raise shareholders demand for higher return.
D) market risk, which will likely not raise shareholders demand for higher return.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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At an annual interest rate of 20 percent,about how many years will it take $100 to triple in value?


A) 5
B) 6
C) 8
D) 9

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahaneman argues that investors tend to be


A) overly optimistic about the future but overestimate uncertainty.
B) overly optimistic about the future and underestimate uncertainty.
C) overly pessimistic about the future and overestimate uncertainty.
D) overly pessimistic about the future but underestimate uncertainty.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Sage decides to cash in all his savings to open a recording studio.He has three accounts to cash in.The first earned 9 percent for two years.The second earned 6 percent for three years.And the last earned 3 percent for six years.Supposing he started with $5,000 in each account,from which account will he get the most cash?


A) the two-year account at 9 percent
B) the three-year account at 6 percent
C) the six-year account at 3 percent
D) The accounts are all worth the same.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Risk


A) can be reduced by placing a large number of small bets rather than a small number of large bets.
B) can be reduced by increasing the number of stocks in a portfolio.
C) Both A and B are correct.
D) Neither A nor B are correct.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Research studies have shown that


A) the correlation between how well a stock does one year and how well it does the next is significantly greater than zero.
B) managed mutual funds generally outperform indexed mutual funds.
C) people tend to be overconfident when making investment decisions.
D) All of the above are correct.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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You are expecting to receive $750 at some time in the future.Which of the following would unambiguously increase the present value of this future payment?


A) Interest rates rise and you get the payment sooner.
B) Interest rates rise and you have to wait longer for the payment.
C) Interest rates fall and you get the payment sooner.
D) Interest rates fall and you have to wait longer to get the payment.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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In the 1990s,several stocks had very,very high price to earnings ratios.These stocks appeared overvalued to many observers.What might the people who bought them have been thinking?

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Fundamental analysis shows that Green Leaf Tea Company is fairly valued.Then Green Leaf Tea Company unexpectedly improves its production techniques and unexpectedly hires a new CEO away from another very successful tea producer.Suppose this has no effect on the price of the stock of Green Leaf Tea Company.


A) Fundamental analysis would now show the corporation is overvalued.The fact that the price was unchanged is consistent with the efficient markets hypothesis.
B) Fundamental analysis would now show the corporation is overvalued.The fact that the price was unchanged is not consistent with the efficient markets hypothesis.
C) Fundamental analysis would now show the corporation is undervalued.The fact that the price was unchanged is consistent with the efficient markets hypothesis.
D) Fundamental analysis would now show the corporation is undervalued.The fact that the price was unchanged is not consistent with the efficient markets hypothesis.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Felix deposited $500 into an account two years ago.The first year he earned 3 percent interest and the second year he earned 5 percent interest.How much money does Felix have in his account now?


A) $540.75
B) $540.80
C) $540.85
D) None of the above are correct to the nearest penny.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Angela reads financial advice columns and concludes the following.Which,if any,of her conclusions are incorrect?


A) Higher average returns come at the price of higher risk.
B) People who are risk averse should never hold stock.
C) Diversification cannot eliminate all of the risk in stock portfolio.
D) None of her conclusions are incorrect.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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According to the efficient markets hypothesis,which of the following would increase the price of stock in the McCloud Corporation?


A) McCloud announces, just as everyone had expected, that it has hired a new highly respected CEO.
B) McCloud announces that its profits were low, but not as low as the market had expected.
C) Analysis by a column in a business weekly indicates that McCloud is overvalued.
D) All of the above would increase the price.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Kramer's Frozen Sandwiches is thinking of building a new warehouse.They believe that this will given them $50,000 of additional revenue at the end of one year,$60,000 additional revenue at the end of two years,and $70,000 in additional revenue at the end of three years.If the interest rate is 5 percent,they would be willing to pay


A) $140,000, but not $150,000.
B) $150,000, but not $160,000.
C) $160,000, but not $170,000.
D) $170,000, but not $180,000.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Suppose that Rupert's utility drops more if he loses $50 than if he gains $50.This implies that Rupert's


A) marginal utility diminishes as wealth rises so he must be risk averse.
B) marginal utility diminishes as wealth rises, but we can't tell from this if he is risk averse.
C) marginal utility increases as wealth rises, so he must be risk averse.
D) marginal utility increases as wealth rises, but we can't tell from this if he is risk averse.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Your financial advisor tells you that if you earn the historical rate of return on a certain mutual fund,then in three years your $20,000 will grow to $23,152.50.What rate of interest does your financial advisor expect you to earn?


A) 5 percent
B) 6 percent
C) 7 percent
D) 8 percent

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is a source of market risk?


A) Holding stocks in many companies carries the risk of a reduced average return.
B) Real GDP varies over time and sales and profits move with real GDP.
C) When a paper producer has declining sales, it is likely that so will other paper producers.
D) If stockholders become aggravated with the way a CEO runs a company, the price of that company's stock might fall in the stock market..

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Prospect theory says that


A) people should follow their gut feelings and purchase stocks they think have good prospects.
B) people will tend to sell off winning investments too quickly and hold onto losing ones too long.
C) people tend to be overly pessimistic about developments in the stock market.
D) during a speculative bubble most people are thinking that they won't be able to get out of the market before the bubble bursts.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Imagine that two years ago you inherited $20,000 and put it in an account paying a fixed 8% annual interest rate.To the nearest dollar,how much money do you have in your account now?


A) $22,880.00
B) $23,200.00
C) $23,232.00
D) $23,328.00

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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