Suppose the risk-free rate is 4%, and the market risk premium is 5% [NOTE: market risk premium means the whole term of E(r_m) - r_f ]. Suppose you bought a share of stock at a price of $40 at the beginning of a year. The stock paid a dividend of $4 during this year and you sold the stock for $39 at the end of the year. Suppose the stocks CAPM beta is 0.5. Based on the information above, we know that this stock has a __(i)__ and it was __(ii)__ at the beginning of the year?

Question 4 options:

A)	(i) positive alpha; (ii) underpriced

B)	(i) positive alpha; (ii) overpriced

C)	(i) negative alpha; (ii) underpriced

D)	(i) negative alpha; (ii) overpriced

The common stock of National Fuel Gas (NFG), headquartered in Williamsville, NY. has a standard deviation of 40 percent as compared to the market standard deviation of 20 percent. The covariance of this stock with the market is 0.02. What is the beta of this stock?

Question 5 options:

A)

0.10

B)

0.25

C)

0.50

D)

1.00

E)

1.25

As the interest rate increases, the bond price __________.

Question 6 options:

A)	keeps unchanged

B)	increases at a diminishing rate

C)	decreases at a diminishing rate

D)	increases at an increasing rate

E)	decreases at an increasing rate