Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. What has been the relationship between T-Bill rates and inflation rates since the 1980s?
A. The T-Bill rate was sometimes higher than and sometimes lower than the inflation rate.
B. The T-Bill rate has equaled the inflation rate plus a constant percentage.
C. The inflation rate has equaled the T-Bill rate plus a constant percentage.
D. The T-Bill rate has been higher than the inflation rate almost the entire period.
E. The T-Bill rate has been lower than the inflation rate almost the entire period.
2. An investment provides a 2.1% return quarterly, its effective annual rate is
A. 2.1%.
B. 8.4%.
C. 8.56%
D. 8.67%
E. none of the above
You have been given this probability distribution for the holding period return for a stock:
3. What is the expected standard deviation for the stock?
A. 2.07%
B. 9.96%
C. 7.04%
D. 1.44%
E. None of the above
4. Annual Percentage Rates (APRs) are computed using
A. simple interest.
B. compound interest.
C. either A or B can be used.
D. best estimates of expected real costs.
E. none of the above.
5. An investment provides a 0.78% return monthly, its effective annual rate is
A. 9.36%.
B. 9.63%.
C. 10.02%
D. 9.77%
E. none of the above
6. If the annual real rate of interest is 4% and the expected inflation rate is 3%, the nominal rate of interest would be approximately
A. 4%.
B. 3%.
C. 1%.
D. 5%.
E. none of the above.
7. Over the past year you earned a nominal rate of interest of 10 percent on your money. The inflation rate was 5 percent over the same period. The exact actual growth rate of your purchasing power was
A. 15.5%.
B. 10.0%.
C. 5.0%.
D. 4.8%.
E. 15.0%
8. An investment provides a 1.25% return quarterly, its effective annual rate is
A. 5.23%.
B. 5.09%.
C. 4.02%
D. 4.04%
E. none of the above
9. If the interest rate paid by borrowers and the interest rate received by savers accurately reflects the realized rate of inflation:
A. borrowers gain and savers lose.
B. savers gain and borrowers lose.
C. both borrowers and savers lose.
D. neither borrowers nor savers gain or lose.
E. both borrowers and savers gain.
You have been given this probability distribution for the holding period return for GM stock:
10. What is the expected variance for GM stock?
A. 200.00%
B. 221.04%
C. 246.37%
D. 14.87%
E. 16.13%
11. If the annual real rate of interest is 3.5% and the expected inflation rate is 3.5%, the nominal rate of interest would be approximately
A. 0%.
B. 3.5%.
C. 12.25%.
D. 7%.
E. none of the above.
12. You purchase a share of CAT stock for $90. One year later, after receiving a dividend of $4, you sell the stock for $97. What was your holding period return?
A. 14.44%
B. 12.22%
C. 13.33%
D. 5.56%
E. none of the above
13. A year ago, you invested $1,000 in a savings account that pays an annual interest rate of 7%. What is your approximate annual real rate of return if the rate of inflation was 3% over the year?
A. 4%.
B. 10%.
C. 7%.
D. 3%.
E. none of the above.
14. Which of the following measures of risk best highlights the potential loss from extreme negative returns?
A. Standard deviation
B. Variance
C. Upper partial standard deviation
D. Value at Risk (VaR)
E. None of the above
15. When a distribution is positively skewed, ____________.
A. standard deviation overestimates risk
B. standard deviation correctly estimates risk
C. standard deviation underestimates risk
D. the tails are fatter than in a normal distribution
E. none of the above
16. If a portfolio had a return of 15%, the risk free asset return was 5%, and the standard deviation of the portfolio's excess returns was 30%, the Sharpe measure would be _____.
A. 0.20
B. 0.35
C. 0.45
D. 0.33
E. 0.25
17. Which of the following statements is true:
A. Inflation has no effect on the nominal rate of interest.
B. The realized nominal rate of interest is always greater than the real rate of interest.
C. Certificates of deposit offer a guaranteed real rate of interest.
D. None of the above is true.
E. A, B and C
18. Over the past year you earned a nominal rate of interest of 12.5 percent on your money. The inflation rate was 2.6 percent over the same period. The exact actual growth rate of your purchasing power was
A. 9.15%.
B. 9.90%.
C. 9.65%.
D. 10.52%.
E. none of the above.
19. A year ago, you invested $10,000 in a savings account that pays an annual interest rate of 3%. What is your approximate annual real rate of return if the rate of inflation was 4% over the year?
A. 1%.
B. -1%.
C. 7%.
D. 3%.
E. none of the above.
20. Kurtosis is a measure of ____________.
A. how fat the tails of a distribution are
B. the downside risk of a distribution
C. the normality of a distribution
D. the dividend yield of the distribution
E. A and C
Quiz 5 (205) Key
1. What has been the relationship between T-Bill rates and inflation rates since the 1980s?
A. The T-Bill rate was sometimes higher than and sometimes lower than the inflation rate.
B. The T-Bill rate has equaled the inflation rate plus a constant percentage.
C. The inflation rate has equaled the T-Bill rate plus a constant percentage.
D. The T-Bill rate has been higher than the inflation rate almost the entire period.
E. The T-Bill rate has been lower than the inflation rate almost the entire period.
The T-Bill rate was higher than the inflation rate for over two decades.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #29
Difficulty: Moderate
2. An investment provides a 2.1% return quarterly, its effective annual rate is
A. 2.1%.
B. 8.4%.
C. 8.56%
D. 8.67%
E. none of the above
(1.021)4 -1 = 8.67%
Bodie - Chapter 05 #68
Difficulty: Moderate
You have been given this probability distribution for the holding period return for a stock:
Bodie - Chapter 05
3. What is the expected standard deviation for the stock?
A. 2.07%
B. 9.96%
C. 7.04%
D. 1.44%
E. None of the above
s = [.40 (22 - 10.4)2 + .35 (11 - 10.4)2 + .25 (-9 - 10.4)2]1/2 = 12.167%
Bodie - Chapter 05 #51
Difficulty: Difficult
4. Annual Percentage Rates (APRs) are computed using
A. simple interest.
B. compound interest.
C. either A or B can be used.
D. best estimates of expected real costs.
E. none of the above.
APRs use simple interest.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #63
Difficulty: Easy
5. An investment provides a 0.78% return monthly, its effective annual rate is
A. 9.36%.
B. 9.63%.
C. 10.02%
D. 9.77%
E. none of the above
(1.0078)12 -1 = 9.77%
Bodie - Chapter 05 #66
Difficulty: Moderate
6. If the annual real rate of interest is 4% and the expected inflation rate is 3%, the nominal rate of interest would be approximately
A. 4%.
B. 3%.
C. 1%.
D. 5%.
E. none of the above.
4% + 3% = 7%.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #46
Difficulty: Easy
7. Over the past year you earned a nominal rate of interest of 10 percent on your money. The inflation rate was 5 percent over the same period. The exact actual growth rate of your purchasing power was
A. 15.5%.
B. 10.0%.
C. 5.0%.
D. 4.8%.
E. 15.0%
r = (1+R) / (1+I) - 1; 1.10% / 1.05% - 1 = 4.8%.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #1
Difficulty: Moderate
8. An investment provides a 1.25% return quarterly, its effective annual rate is
A. 5.23%.
B. 5.09%.
C. 4.02%
D. 4.04%
E. none of the above
(1.0125)4 -1 = 5.09%
Bodie - Chapter 05 #65
Difficulty: Moderate
9. If the interest rate paid by borrowers and the interest rate received by savers accurately reflects the realized rate of inflation:
A. borrowers gain and savers lose.
B. savers gain and borrowers lose.
C. both borrowers and savers lose.
D. neither borrowers nor savers gain or lose.
E. both borrowers and savers gain.
If the described interest rate accurately reflects the rate of inflation, both borrowers and lenders are paying and receiving, respectively, the real rate of interest; thus, neither group gains.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #16
Difficulty: Moderate
You have been given this probability distribution for the holding period return for GM stock:
Bodie - Chapter 05
10. What is the expected variance for GM stock?
A. 200.00%
B. 221.04%
C. 246.37%
D. 14.87%
E. 16.13%
s = [.40 (30 - 14.4)2 + .40 (11 - 14.4)2 + .20 (-10 - 14.4)2]= 221.04%
Bodie - Chapter 05 #60
Difficulty: Difficult
11. If the annual real rate of interest is 3.5% and the expected inflation rate is 3.5%, the nominal rate of interest would be approximately
A. 0%.
B. 3.5%.
C. 12.25%.
D. 7%.
E. none of the above.
3.5% + 3.5% = 7%.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #56
Difficulty: Easy
12. You purchase a share of CAT stock for $90. One year later, after receiving a dividend of $4, you sell the stock for $97. What was your holding period return?
A. 14.44%
B. 12.22%
C. 13.33%
D. 5.56%
E. none of the above
HPR = ([97 - 90] + 4) / 90 = 12.22%
Bodie - Chapter 05 #61
Difficulty: Moderate
13. A year ago, you invested $1,000 in a savings account that pays an annual interest rate of 7%. What is your approximate annual real rate of return if the rate of inflation was 3% over the year?
A. 4%.
B. 10%.
C. 7%.
D. 3%.
E. none of the above.
7% - 3% = 4%.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #3
Difficulty: Easy
14. Which of the following measures of risk best highlights the potential loss from extreme negative returns?
A. Standard deviation
B. Variance
C. Upper partial standard deviation
D. Value at Risk (VaR)
E. None of the above
only VaR measures potential loss from extreme negative returns.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #53
Difficulty: Moderate
15. When a distribution is positively skewed, ____________.
A. standard deviation overestimates risk
B. standard deviation correctly estimates risk
C. standard deviation underestimates risk
D. the tails are fatter than in a normal distribution
E. none of the above
When a distribution is positively skewed standard deviation overestimates risk.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #71
Difficulty: Moderate
16. If a portfolio had a return of 15%, the risk free asset return was 5%, and the standard deviation of the portfolio's excess returns was 30%, the Sharpe measure would be _____.
A. 0.20
B. 0.35
C. 0.45
D. 0.33
E. 0.25
(15 - 5)/30 = 0.33
Bodie - Chapter 05 #76
Difficulty: Moderate
17. Which of the following statements is true:
A. Inflation has no effect on the nominal rate of interest.
B. The realized nominal rate of interest is always greater than the real rate of interest.
C. Certificates of deposit offer a guaranteed real rate of interest.
D. None of the above is true.
E. A, B and C
Expected inflation rates are a determinant of nominal interest rates. The realized nominal rate of interest would be negative if the difference between actual and anticipated inflation rates exceeded the real rate. The realized nominal rate of interest would be less than the real rate if the unexpected inflation were greater than the real rate of interest. Certificates of deposit contain a real rate based on an estimate of inflation that is not guaranteed.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #11
Difficulty: Moderate
18. Over the past year you earned a nominal rate of interest of 12.5 percent on your money. The inflation rate was 2.6 percent over the same period. The exact actual growth rate of your purchasing power was
A. 9.15%.
B. 9.90%.
C. 9.65%.
D. 10.52%.
E. none of the above.
r = (1+R) / (1+I) - 1; 1.125 / 1.026 - 1 = 9.65%.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #38
Difficulty: Moderate
19. A year ago, you invested $10,000 in a savings account that pays an annual interest rate of 3%. What is your approximate annual real rate of return if the rate of inflation was 4% over the year?
A. 1%.
B. -1%.
C. 7%.
D. 3%.
E. none of the above.
3% - 4% = -1%.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #40
Difficulty: Easy
20. Kurtosis is a measure of ____________.
A. how fat the tails of a distribution are
B. the downside risk of a distribution
C. the normality of a distribution
D. the dividend yield of the distribution
E. A and C
Kurtosis is a measure of the normality of a distribution.
Bodie - Chapter 05 #70
Difficulty: Moderate
Quiz 5 (205) Summary
| Category | # of Questions |
| Bodie - Chapter 05 | 22 |
| Difficulty: Difficult | 2 |
| Difficulty: Easy | 5 |
| Difficulty: Moderate | 13 |