Question 1 Explain what CAPM stands for and how it operates. In your answer discuss the importance and significance of systematic and nonsystematic risks?

Question 2 Describe what capital structure means and explain its different components. In your answer outline the various types of debt and equity and what distinguishes them.

Question 3 Why is bond valuation more straightforward than share valuation. In your answer explain the cash flows associated with each and the methods used to compute the price of each.

Question 4 Define "Financial Value". Explain how this definition leads to the various mathematical methods that are employed to estimate the financial value of investment securities. In your answer you may examine the impact of risk and uncertainty in determining a result.

Question 5 What is the ultimate financial goal of a company? In your answer you may include descriptions of the various possible goals of a company to demonstrate which is the most important.