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The objective of diversification is to reduce risk.How does a person diversify a stock portfolio? How is risk measured?

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You are better off choosing $400 in 4 years rather than $300 today if the interest rate is


A) lower than about 5.5 percent.
B) higher than about 5.5 percent.
C) lower than about 7.5 percent.
D) higher than about 7.5 percent.

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The field of finance primarily studies


A) how society manages its scarce resources.
B) the implications of time and risk for allocating resources over time.
C) firms' decisions concerning how much to produce and what price to charge.
D) how society can reduce market risk.

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Which of the following is the correct way to compute the future value of $100 put into an account that earns 4 percent interest for 10 years?


A) $100(1 + .0410)
B) $100(1 + .0410)
C) $100 * 10(1 + .04)
D) $100(1 + .04) 10

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What is the present value of a payment of $1,000 two years from now if the interest rate is 6%?


A) $2,000/1.06
B) $1000/(1.06) 2
C) $1000/(1 + 0.062)
D) None of the above are correct.

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The concept of present value helps explain why


A) investment decreases when the interest rate increases,and it also helps explain why the quantity of loanable funds demanded decreases when the interest rate increases.
B) investment decreases when the interest rate increases,but it is of no help in explaining why the quantity of loanable funds demanded decreases when the interest rate increases.
C) the quantity of loanable funds demanded decreases when the interest rate increases,but it is of no help in explaining why investment decreases when the interest rate increases.
D) None of the above are correct;the concept of present value is of no help in explaining why either investment or the quantity of loanable funds demanded decreases when the interest rate increases.

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Which of the following is not correct?


A) A risk averse person might be willing to hold stocks.
B) Other things the same,a portfolio with the stocks of a large number of companies has less risk.
C) Other things the same,the larger a portion of savings a person invests in stocks,the greater his expected return.
D) Diversification can eliminate market risk but not firm-specific risk.

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An index fund


A) holds only stocks and bonds that are indexed to inflation.
B) holds all the stocks in a given stock index.
C) guarantees a return that follows the index of leading economic indicators.
D) typically has a lower return than a managed fund.

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What is the present value of a payment of $200 to be made one year from today if the interest rate is 10 percent?


A) $180
B) $181.82
C) $220
D) $222.22

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At which interest rate is the present value of $185.71 three years from today equal to $175 today?


A) 2 percent
B) 4 percent
C) 6 percent
D) 8 percent

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Figure 14-2.The figure shows a utility function for Mary Ann. Figure 14-2.The figure shows a utility function for Mary Ann.   -Refer to Figure 14-2.Suppose Mary Ann begins with $1,050 in wealth.Starting from there, A)  she would be willing to accept a coin-flip bet that would result in her winning $300 if the result was  heads  or losing $300 if the result was  tails.  B)  the pain of losing $300 of her wealth would equal the pleasure of adding $300 to her wealth. C)  the pain of losing $300 of her wealth would exceed the pleasure of adding $300 to her wealth. D)  the pleasure of adding $300 to her wealth would exceed the pain of losing $300 of her wealth. -Refer to Figure 14-2.Suppose Mary Ann begins with $1,050 in wealth.Starting from there,


A) she would be willing to accept a coin-flip bet that would result in her winning $300 if the result was "heads" or losing $300 if the result was "tails."
B) the pain of losing $300 of her wealth would equal the pleasure of adding $300 to her wealth.
C) the pain of losing $300 of her wealth would exceed the pleasure of adding $300 to her wealth.
D) the pleasure of adding $300 to her wealth would exceed the pain of losing $300 of her wealth.

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Suppose that Thom experiences a greater loss in utility if he loses $50 than he would gain in utility if he wins $50.This implies that Thom'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.

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In answering which of the following questions would you find it necessary to calculate a future value?


A) If Jill puts $5,000 today into a bank account that pays 3 percent interest,then how much will she have in the account after 2 years?
B) Should ABC Corporation buy a factory today for $2 million,knowing that the factory will yield the corporation $3 million after 5 years?
C) As the winner of a lottery,should Michael choose an immediate payment of $250,000 or should he choose annual payments of $30,000 for each of the next 10 years?
D) You would find it necessary to calculate a future value in order to answer all of these questions.

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Suppose you are deciding whether or not to buy a particular bond for $2,990.08.If you buy the bond and hold it for 5 years,then at that time you will receive a payment of $5,000.You will buy the bond today if the interest rate is


A) no less than 9.48 percent.
B) no greater than 9.48 percent.
C) no less than 10.83 percent.
D) no greater than 10.83 percent.

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Economists disagree as to whether


A) the stock price of a company should reflect the company's expected profitability.
B) the basic tools of finance reflect valid ideas.
C) stock prices reflect rational estimates of a company's true worth.
D) there is any relationship between stock market fluctuations and fluctuations in the economy more broadly.

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What is the present value of a payment of $250 one year from today if the interest rate is 4 percent?


A) $240.38
B) $242.24
C) $244.40
D) None of the above are correct to the nearest cent.

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You have a bond that entitles you to a one-time payment of $10,000 one year from now.The interest rate is 10 percent per year.How much is the bond worth today?


A) $9,090.91
B) $10,000.00
C) $8,264.46
D) $9,523.81

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HydroGrow is considering building a new greenhouse in which to grow tomatoes.The board meets and decides that this is the right thing to do.Before they can put their plans into action,the interest rate increases.The present value of the returns from this investment project


A) is now lower than it was before,and so Hydro Grow is less likely to build the building.
B) is now lower than it was before,and so HydroGrow is more likely to build the building.
C) is now higher than it was before,and so HydroGrow is less likely to build the building.
D) is now higher than it was before,and so HydroGrow is more likely to build the building.

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You have a contract with someone who has agreed to pay you $20,000 in four years.She offers to pay you now instead.For which of the following interest rates and payments would you take the money today?.


A) 8 percent,$15,000
B) 7 percent,$16,000
C) 6 percent,$17,000
D) All of the above are correct.

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Suppose you win a small lottery and you are given the following choice: You can receive (1) an immediate payment of $5,000 or (2) two annual payments,each in the amount of $2,700,with the first payment coming one year from now,and the second payment coming two years from now.You would choose to take the two annual payments if the interest rate is


A) 2 percent,but not if the interest rate is 3 percent.
B) 3 percent,but not if the interest rate is 4 percent.
C) 4 percent,but not if the interest rate is 5 percent.
D) 5 percent,but not if the interest rate is 6 percent.

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