1. You are looking at the historical standard deviations over the last five years on two investments. Both have standard deviations of 35% in returns during the period, but one had a return of 10% during the period, whereas the other had a return of +40% during the period. Would you view them as equally risky?

Yes or No

Why do we not differentiate between upside risk and downside risk in finance?- Upside risk will eventually create downside risk, thus, it is not differentiated in finance?

2. A privately owned firm will generally end up with a higher discount rate for a project than would an otherwise similar publicly traded firm with diversified investors.

True or False

Does this provide a rationale for why a privately owned firm may be acquired by a publicly traded firm?

3. A well-managed firm is less risky than a firm that is badly managed.

True or False

Explain

4. In the CAPM, the most efficient way to take a lot of risk is to

Buy a well-balanced portfolio of the riskiest stocks in the market

Buy risky stocks that are also undervalued

Borrow money and buy a well-diversified portfolio

Explain

5. The correct risk-free rate to use in the CAPM

Is the short-term default-free rate

Is the long-term default-free rate.

Can be either, depending on whether the prediction is short term or long term.

Explain

6. Assume that stocks are the only risky assets and that you are offered two investment options:

A riskless investment on which you can make 4%.

A mutual fund of all stocks, on which the returns are uncertain.

How much of an expected return would you demand to shift your money from the riskless asset to the mutual fund?

Less than 4%

Between 4% and 6%

Between 6% and 8%

Between 8% and 10%

Between 10% and 12%

More than 12%

7. Assume that you are comparing a European automobile-manufacturing firm with a U.S. automobile firm. European firms are generally much more constrained in terms of laying off employees, in the face of an economic downturn. What implications does this have for betas, if they are estimated relative to a common index?

The European firm will have much a higher beta than the U.S. firms.

The European firm will have a similar beta to the U.S. firm.

The European firm will have a much lower beta than the U.S. firms.

Explain

8. In the two projects in Figure 5.4, page 205, the NPV decreased as the discount rate was increased. Is this always the case?

Yes or No

If no, when might the NPV go up as the discount rate is increased?

9. If the earnings for a firm are positive, the cash flows will also be positive.

True or False

Why or why not?

10. In the analysis, we assumed that Bookscape (Illustration 5.4 page 174 & 5) would have to maintain additional inventory for its online book service. If, instead, we had assumed that Bookscape could use its existing inventory (i.e., from its regular bookstore), what will happen to the cash flows on the project?

Cash flows will increase.

Cash flows will decrease.

Cash flows will remain unchanged.

Explain

11. Which of the following would be your best combination of projects given your capital rationing constraint of $100,000?

Project	Initial Investment (in 1,000s) ($)	NPV (1,000s) ($)
A	25	10
B	40	20
C	5	5
D	100	25
E	50	15
F	70	20
G	35	20

B,C,and G

A,B,C,and G

A,B,and G

Other

Explain