your support to answer the above questions 1-14 is highly appreciated.
1-Over the past 4 years, the annual rates of retum on stock of Brows& Waren Inc. have been-25% 4 % , 14 % and 6% respectively, over the past four years Compute the standard deviation of these returns 2-Chritopher invests $400 today at a 4 % rate of renun which is compounded annually. What is the finure value of this investment after four years? Sclect one A$464 B.S342 C. $416 D 4 3-The time value of moncy concept best supports the idea of Select one A bemer late than never Babird in hand is worth two in the bush C. thner the bter D. good things come to those who wait 4The present value of $10.000 discountod Select one A SI0.000/1.25 BSI0000105)5 C S10,000 (105)1/5 D. S100001055 5% per year and received at the ond of 5 years is S-Jason purchased ABC ock at $40 per share and DEF stck $35 per hare on the same day in 2015. Exactly 6 months later, the ABC stock is worth $42 00 per share and bas not paida dividond while the DEF stock is woth $36 per share and has paid 2 quanerly dividends of 50.50 each The beilding period nuns an Select one A. ABC 5%and DEF 29% B. ABC 5% and DEF 5.% C ABC. $2.00 and DEF 52.00 D. The holding period retan cannot be detersined becane we do not know the discount rane 6The expected rate of return and standad deviions, respectively for four stocks are given below: ABC 3% CDE 1%9% FGH 12%, 8% UK 14%, 10 % wich stock is clearly lcast desirable? Select one A. CDE B. FGH C. UK D. ABC 7- Most investors are risk-averse, which means they Select one A. gain satisfaction from the exciement of risk B invest only in govemmont insured securities C. require an increase in return for any increase in risk D. efustoacptany finansial risk 8 Each of the following iavestments produces the same rate of returs. Which one has the greaost amount of risk? Select one A. investment D with a standard deviation of 19% B. investment A with a standard deviation of 4% C investment B with a standard deviation of 12% D. investment C with a standard deviation of 8% 9-An investmant produced annual rates of eturn ef 5% 12 % , 8 % and I1% respectively ever the past four years What is the (sample) standard deviaticn of these returns? Select one A. 3.6% B. 3.2% C. 2.7% D. 3.8% 10-The retuns on the stock of DEF and GHII companies over a 4 year period are shown below: GHI DEF Year 1% 8% 9% 12% 9% -5% 9% 13% From this limited data you should couclude that the covariance cqual Sclect one: A. 0.53 B. 0.0214% C. 0.53% D. 0.0214 1-Systematic risks Select one: A. can be eliminated by investing in a varicty of cconomic scctors. B. are unique to certain types of investment C. result from random firm-specific events D. are forces that affect all investment catcgorics 12- DMC3 Inc. will pay no dividend for 2016.2017 or 2018. DMC3 generally pay dividends $1.50. However, at the end of 2019, it will pay a dividend which is expectcd grow at 4 % per year. The required rate of return is 10 %. The intrinsic value of DMC3 shares is (assume you are at the beginning of 2016) Select one: A. $26.00 B. S21.48 C. $24.91 D. S34.61 13-Corelation is a mcasure of the relationship between two scries of numbers. Select one: True False 14-Coefficients of correlation range from a maximum of +10 to a minimum of -10. Select one: True False
