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Which of the following is not an assumption underlying M&M proposition I?
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No arbitrage
No taxes
Corporate investments are risk-free
Symmetric information
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Which trait is commonly found in debt contracts?
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Seniority
Covenants
Callability
All of the above
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A dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow.
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True
False
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The NPV rule, which says companies should invest in projects for which NPV is greater than 0, depends on the assumption of value maximization.
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True
False
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If you invest $2,000 today for three years at 5% interest paid annually, you will earn a total of $______ in interest. Assume you re-invest all interest.
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205.00
300.00
315.25
500.00
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The amount by which a project increases the value of the firm is given by which of the following?
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The project's accounting rate of return
The project's net present value (NPV).
The project's internal rate of return (IRR).
The project's present value.
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Which items are necessary in calculating the net present value of a project?
I. Investment outlays
II. Discount rate
III. Incremental cash flow
IV. Time period for the project
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I, II and IV
I, II and III
II, III and IV
All of the above
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Compute the net present value of an investment with 5 years of annual cash inflows of $100 and two cash outflows, one today of $100 and one at the beginning of the second year of $50. Use a discount rate of 10 percent.
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$229.08
$287.60
$233.62
$271.53
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Suppose a riskless project requires an initial investment of $10 and will generate a one-time cash inflow of $30 two years later. Assuming a risk-free interest rate of 5%, which of the following statements about the project is NOT true?
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The net present value of the project is positive
The IRR is greater than 50 percent.
The accounting rate of return on the project is positive.
The payback period is less than 2 years.
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What is the present value of a perpetuity of $100 given a discount rate of 5%?
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$ 2,000
$ 3,000
$ 1,500
$ 500
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All else equal, when a company's debt ratio rises, its beta falls.
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True
False
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If you borrow capital to start a business and the money is provided interest-free, then your cost of capital is zero.
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True
False
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Increasing a company's leverage has no effect on its cost of equity.
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True
False
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Which of the following assumptions regarding investor behavior are required by the CAPM?
I. Investors try to maximize their wealth
II. Investors consider only risk when making investments
III. Investors are risk averse
IV. Investors adopt a long-term perspective
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I and III
I, II and III
I and IV
All of the above
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For a firm with an optimal capital structure, the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is:
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higher than the cost of equity
lower than the cost of debt
lower than the cost of unlevered equity
independent of the capital structure
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Which is NOT required information when calculating the weighted average cost of capital for a company with debt?
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its capital structure ratios
its cost of debt
its current ratio
its tax rate
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In the CAPM, the parameter beta measures:
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non-systematic (diversifiable) risk
systematic (non-diversifiable) risk
total risk
risk-adjusted stock returns
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