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Rio National Corp. is a U.S.-based company and the largest competitor in its industry.Tables 13.5–13.8 present financial statements and related information for the company.Table 13.9 presents
Janet Ludlow’s firm requires all its analysts to use a two-stage DDM and the CAPM to value stocks. Using these measures, Ludlow has valued QuickBrush Company at $63 per share. She now must value
If the current exchange rate is $1.75/£, the one-year forward exchange rate is $1.85/£, and the interest rate on British government bills is 8% per year, what risk-free dollardenominated return can
At Litchfield Chemical Corp. (LCC), a director of the company said that the use of dividend discount models by investors is “proof” that the higher the dividend, the higher the stock price.a.
Which of the following assumptions does the constant-growth dividend discount model require?a. Dividends grow at a constant rate.b. ROE and the plowback rate are constant.c. The required rate of
What will be the rate of return on Chiptech stock in the coming year(i.e., between t ⫽ 0 and t ⫽ 1)? In the second year (between t ⫽ 1 and t ⫽ 2)? The third year (between t ⫽ 2 and t ⫽
If you were to invest $10,000 in the British bills of Problem 5, how would you lock in the dolla r-denominated re turn? LO.1
Chiptech, Inc., is an established computer chip firm with several profitable existing products as well as some promising new products in development. The company earned$1 a share last year, and just
Recalculate the intrinsic value of Honda shares using the free cash flow model of Spreadsheet 13.2 (available at www.mhhe.com/bkm; link to Chapter 13 material). Treat each scenario independently.a.
Suppose that the spot price of the euro is currently $1.30. The one-year futures price is$1.35. Is the U.S. interest rate higher than the euro rate? LO.1
Recalculate the intrinsic value of Honda using the three-stage growth model of Spreadsheet 13.1 (available at www.mhhe.com/bkm; link to Chapter 13 material). Treat each of the following scenarios
The FI Corporation’s dividends per share are expected to grow indefinitely by 5% per year.a. If this year’s year-end dividend is $8 and the market capitalization rate is 10% per year, what must
Consider the follo wing informa tion:r US 5%r UK 7%www.mhhe.com/bkm 19 Globalization and International Investing 647 E 0 2.0 dollars per pound F 0 $1.97/£ (one -year de livery)where the interest
The risk-free rate of return is 5%, the required rate of return on the market is 10%, and High-Flyer stock has a beta coefficient of 1.5. If the dividend per share expected during the coming year,
A common stock pays an annual dividend per share of $2.10. The risk-free rate is 7%and the risk premium for this stock is 4%. If the annual dividend is expected to remain at $2.10, what is the value
FinCorp’s free cash flow to the firm is reported as $205 million. The firm’s interest expense is $22 million. Assume the tax rate is 35% and the net debt of the firm increases by $3 million. What
The market capitalization rate for Admiral Motors Company is 8%. Its expected ROE is 10% and its expected EPS is $5.00. If the firm’s plowback ratio is 60%, what will be its P/E ratio? LO.1
If a security is underpriced (i.e., intrinsic value > price), then what is the relationship between its market capitalization rate and its expected rate of return? LO.1
In what circumstances is it most important to use multistage dividend discount models rather than constant-growth models? LO.1
In what circumstances would you choose to use a dividend discount model rather than a free cash flow model to value a firm? LO.1
You are a U.S. investor considering purchase of one of the following securities.Assume that the currency risk of the Canadian government bond will be hedged, and the six-month discount on Canadian
You are a U.S. investor considering purchase of one of the following securities.Assume that the currency risk of the Canadian government bond will be hedged, and the six-month discount on Canadian
A fund manages a $1.2 billion equity portfolio with a beta of .6. If the S&P contract multiplier is $250 and the index is currently at 800, how many contracts should the fund sell to make its overall
How might the incentive fee of a hedge fund affect the manager’s proclivity to take on high-risk assets in the portfolio? LO.1
Why is it harder to assess the performance of a hedge fund portfolio manager than that of a typical mutual fund manager? LO.1
Is s tatistical a rbitrage true a rbitrage? Expla in.Intermediate LO.1
A hedge fund with net asset value of $62 per share currently has a high water mark of$66. Is the value of its incentive fee more or less than it would be if the high water mark were $67? LO.1
The following is part of the computer output from a regression of monthly returns on Waterworks stock against the S&P 500 Index. A hedge fund manager believes that Waterworks is underpriced, with an
Return again to the previous problem. Now suppose that the manager misestimates the beta of Waterworks stock, believing it to be .50 instead of .75. The standard deviation of the monthly market rate
Download the most recent five years of monthly returns for each subclass and download returns on the S&P 500 for the same period from finance.yahoo.com. LO.1
Calculate the beta of the equity-market-neutral and dedicated short bias funds. Do the results seem reasonable in terms of the orientation of these funds? LO.1
Look at the year-by-year performance of each hedge fund class. How does the variability of performance results in different years compare to that of the S&P 500? LO.1
A ship owner is attempting to insure an old vessel for twice its current market value. Is this an adverse selection or moral hazard issue? LO.1
The same ship owner advertises a tariff whereby the freight charged for all cargo will be same. What kind of good can the ship owner except to attract? LO.1
What type of investors would be interested in a target date retirement fund? Why? LO.1
What is the insurance aspect of the Social Security annuity?5 Why does a progressive tax code produce a retirement annuity for a middle-class household that is similar to that which would follow from
With no taxes or inflation ( Spreadsheet 21.1 ), what would be your retirement annuity if you increase the savings rate by 1%? LO.1
With a 3% inflation ( Spreadsheet 21.2 ), by how much would your retirement annuity grow if you increase the savings rate by 1%? Is the benefit greater in the face of inflation? LO.1
What savings rate from real income ( Spreadsheet 21.3 ) will produce the same retirement annuity as a 15% savings rate from nominal income? LO.1
Under the flat tax ( Spreadsheet 21.4 ), will a 1% increase in ROR offset a 1% increase in the ta x ra te? LO.1
With an IRA tax shelter ( Spreadsheet 21.5 ), compare the effect on real consumption during retirement of a 1% increase in the rate of inflation to a 1% increase in the tax rate. LO.1
With a progressive tax ( Spreadsheet 21.6 ), compare the effects of an increase of 1% in the lowest tax bracket to an increase of 1% in the highest tax bracket. LO.1
Verify that the IRA tax shelter with a progressive tax ( Spreadsheet 21.7 ) acts as a hedge.Compare the effect of a decline of 2% in the ROR to an increase of 2% in ROR. LO.1
What is the trade-off between ROR and the rate of inflation with a Roth IRA under a progressive tax ( Spreadsheet 21.8 )? LO.1
Suppose you could defer capital gains tax to the last year of your retirement ( Spreadsheet 21.9 ). Would it be worthwhile given the progressivity of the tax code? LO.1
Project your Social Security benefits with the parameters of Section 21.6. LO.1
Using Spreadsheet 21.10 , assess the present value of a 1% increase in college tuition as a fraction of the present value of labor income. LO.1
Give another example of adverse selection. LO.1
In addition to expected longevity, what traits might affect an individual’s demand for a life a nnuity? LO.1
Give a nother e xample of a mora l ha zard proble m. LO.1
On the Results page, do you have a projected excess of funds or a shortfall of funds at the end of the retirement period? Can you meet your goals by following your current financial path? What
Look at the list of parameters toward the bottom of the page.Which one would be the easiest for you to change to make your goals attainable? Some people might choose to work longer, some to leave a
When ROR falls by 1% to 5%, the retirement annuity falls from $192,244 to $149,855(i.e., by 22.45%). To restore this annuity, the savings rate must rise by 4.24 percentage points to 19.24%. With this
Intuition suggests you need to keep the real rate (2.91%) constant, that is, increase the nominal rate to 7% (confirm this). However, this will not be sufficient because the nominal income growth of
There are two components to the risk of relying on future labor income: disability/death and career failure/unemployment. You can insure the first component, but not the second. LO.1
With before-tax income held constant, your after-tax income will remain unchanged if your average tax rate, and hence total tax liability, is unchanged:Total tax (Income Exemption) Tax rate, or T (I
The qualitative result is the same. However, with no shelter you are worse off early and hence lose also the earning power of the additional tax bills. LO.1
No, an increase in the low-bracket tax rate applies to your entire taxable income, while an increase in the high-bracket tax rate applies only to a fraction of your taxable income. LO.1
No, in your hypothetical case, the Roth IRA tax shelter produces less taxes yet a smaller real retirement annuity. The reason is the timing of the taxes. The timing issue does not affect the stream
No, in terms of cash income, preferred stocks are more similar to bonds. LO.1
Your projected retirement fund is risky because of uncertainty about future labor income and future real returns on savings. The projected Social Security real annuity is risky because of political
You need an investment that pays more when tuition is higher. Several states now offer“tuition futures” contracts that allow you to lock in the price of future tuition expenditures. LO.1
A fixed-rate mortgage is the lower risk, higher expected cost option. Homeowners with greater risk tolerance might opt for a variable-rate mortgage which is expected to average a lower rate over the
In the old days, children were more than a bundle of joy; they also provided a hedge for oldage income. Under such circumstance, insuring children would make economic sense. These days, children may
The price of your retirement investment jumps 25% a month after you buy it. Again, the fundamentals haven’t changed.After you finish gloating, what do you do?a. Sell it and lock in your gainsb.
You’re investing for retirement, which is 15 years away. Which would you rather do?a. Invest in a money-market fund or guaranteed investment contract, giving up the possibility of major gains, but
You just won a big prize! But which one? It’s up to you.a. $2,000 in cashb. A 50% chance to win $5,000c. A 20% chance to win $15,000 LO.1
A good investment opportunity just came along. But you have to borrow money to get in. Would you take out a loan?a. Definitely notb. Perhapsc. Yes LO.1
Your company is selling stock to its employees. In three years, management plans to take the company public. Until then, you won’t be able to sell your shares and you will get no dividends.But your
Your client says, “With the unrealized gains in my portfolio, I have almost saved enough money for my daughter to go to college in eight years, but educational costs keep going up.” Based on this
A clearly written investment policy statement is critical fora. Mutual fundsb. Individualsc. Pension fundsd. All investors LO.1
Several discussion meetings have provided the following information about one of your firm’s new advisory clients, a charitable endowment fund recently created by means of a one-time $10 million
What is the ratio of stock to bonds in each scenario? Notice the dramatic shift from risky assets to safe assets. How would this change impact in investor during the stock market crash of 2008? LO.1
Explain the impact on an investor planning to retire in 3–5 years if the investor had maintained asset allocation A and not asset allocation B during the 2008 stock market crash. LO.1
How frequently do you think investors should examine their asset allocation? What else should investors review on a periodic basis in addition to asset allocation? LO.1
Match each example to one of the following behavioral characteristics.a. Investors are slow to update their beliefs when given new evidence.i. Disposition effectb. Investors are reluctant to bear
What do we mean by fundamental risk, and why may such risk allow behavioral biases to persist for long periods of time? LO.1
What are the strong points of the behavioral critique of the efficient market hypothesis?What are some problems with the critique?LO.1
What are some possible investment implications of the behavioral critique? LO.1
Which one of the following would be a bullish signal to a technical analyst using moving average rules?a. A stock price crosses above its 52-week moving average.b. A stock price crosses below its
What is meant by data mining, and why must technical analysts be careful not to engage in it?LO.1
What is meant by “limits to arbitrage”? Give some examples of such limits. LO.1
Use the data from The Wall Street Journal in Figure 9.9 to verify the trin ratio for the NYSE. Is the trin ratio bullish or bearish? LO.1
Calculate breadth for the NYSE using the data in Figure 9.9 . Is the signal bullish or bearish? LO.1
Collect data on the DJIA for a period covering a few months. Try to identify primary trends. Can you tell whether the market currently is in an upward or downward trend?LO.1
Suppose Baa-rated bonds currently yield 7%, while Aa-rated bonds yield 5%. Now suppose that due to an increase in the expected inflation rate, the yields on both bonds increase by 1%. What would
Table 9.3 presents price data for Computers, Inc., and a computer industry index. Does Computers, Inc ., s how re lative s trength o ver t his pe riod? LO.1
Use the data in Table 9.3 to compute a five-day moving average for Computers, Inc. Can you identify any buy or sell signals?LO.1
Table 9.4 contains data on market advances and declines. Calculate cumulative breadth and de cide w hether this te chnical s ignal is b ullish or be arish.LO.1
If the trading volume in advancing shares on day 1 in the previous problem was 1.1 billion shares, while the volume in declining issues was 0.9 billion shares, what was the trin statistic for that
Given the following data on bond yields, is the confidence index rising or falling? What might e xplain the pa ttern of yie ld c hanges?www.mhhe.com/bkm 9 Behavioral Finance and Technical Analysis
Go to www.mhhe.com/bkm and link to the material for Chapter 9, where you will find five years of weekly returns for the S&P 500 and Fidelity’s Select Banking Fund (ticker FSRBX).a. Set up a
One apparent violation of the Law of One Price is the pervasive discrepancy between the prices and net asset values of closed-end mutual funds. Would you expect to observe greater discrepancies on
Claire Pierce comments on her life circumstances and investment outlook:I must support my parents who live overseas on Pogo Island. The Pogo Island economy has grown rapidly over the past 2 years
Find the monthly closing prices for the most recent four years for Abercrombie & Fitch(ANF) from the Excel Analytics section of Market Insight. Also collect the closing level of the S&P 500 Index
Go to the Market Insight database and click on the Company tab. Enter ticker symbol WMT for Wal-Mart Stores and click on Go.a. Select the Charting by Profit link on the menu. When the chart first
Which if either of the companies is priced above its 50- and 200-day averages?LO.1
Would you consider their charts as bullish or bearish? Why?LO.1
What are the short interest ratios for the two companies? LO.1
Has short interest displayed any significant trend?LO.1

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