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If the stock market in the United States is efficient, how do you explain the fact that some people make very high returns? Would it be more difficult to reconcile very high returns with efficient markets if the same people made extraordinary returns year after year?
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The weighted average cost of capital for a firm is the:A. discount rate which the firm should apply to all of the projects it undertakes.B. rate of return a firm must earn on its existing assets to maintain the current value of its stock.C. coupon rate the firm should expect to pay on its next bond issue.D. minimum discount rate the firm should require on any new project.E. rate of return shareholders should expect to earn on their investment in this firm.F. None of the above.
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Which of the following statements are correct concerning diversifiable, or unsystematic, risks?
I. Diversifiable risks can be largely eliminated by investing in thirty unrelated securities.
II. There is no reward for accepting diversifiable risks.
III. Diversifiable risks are generally associated with an individual firm or industry.
IV. Beta measures diversifiable risk.
A. I and III only
B. II and IV only
C. I and IV only
D. I, II, and III only
E. I, II, III, and IV
F. None of the above.
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Unsystematic risk:
A. can be effectively eliminated by portfolio diversification.
B. is compensated for by the risk premium.
C. is measured by beta.
D. is measured by standard deviation.
E. is related to the overall economy.
F. None of the above.
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Total risk is measured by _____ and systematic risk is measured by ____.
A. beta; alpha
B. beta; standard deviation
C. WACC; beta
D. standard deviation; beta
E. standard deviation; variance
F. None of the above.
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When making a capital budgeting decision, which of the following is/are NOT relevant?
I. The size of a cash flow.
II. The risk of a cash flow.
III. The accounting earnings from a cash flow.
IV. The timing of a cash flow.
A. I only
B. II only
C. III only
D. II and III only
E. III and IV only
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Which of the following statements related to the internal rate of return (IRR) are correct?
I. The IRR is the discount rate at which an investment's NPV equals zero.
II. An investment should be undertaken if the discount rate exceeds the IRR.
III. The IRR tends to be used more than net present value simply because its results are easier to comprehend.
IV. The IRR is the best tool available for deciding between mutually exclusive investments.
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B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and IV only
E. I, II, III, and IV
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I. Payback period
II. Internal rate of return
III. Net present value (NPV)
IV. Accounting rate of return
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B. I & III only
C. II & III only
D. I & II only
E. I & IV only
F. I, II, III, and IV
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I. Market signaling
II. Distress costs
III. Management incentives
IV. Financial flexibility
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and IV only
D. I, II, and III only
E. I, II, and IV only
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C. the borrowing or lending of money by individual shareholders as a means of adjusting their level of financial leverage.
D. best defined as an increase in a firm's debt-equity ratio.
E. the term used to describe the capital structure of a levered firm.
F. None of the above.
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b. Would your answer to (a) change if you were contemplating issuing a bond rather than owning one? If so, how?
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Depreciation expense:
A. reduces both taxes and net income.
B. increases the net fixed assets as shown on the balance sheet.
C. reduces both the net fixed assets and the costs of a firm.
D. is a noncash item that increases net income.
E. decreases current assets, net income, and operating cash flows.
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A. income statement
B. balance sheet
C. cash flow statement
D. shareholders' equity statement
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A. income statement
B. balance sheet
C. cash flow statement
D. sources and uses statement
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A. income statement
B. creditor's statement
C. balance sheet
D. cash flow statement
E. sources and uses statement
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I. Underwriters help private companies access public stock markets through IPOs.
II. Shelf registrations and private placements are examples of seasoned security issues.
III. Issue costs for debt are typically greater than issue costs for equity.
IV. Private equity financing is a common source of financing for startup firms.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. I, II, and IV only
D. I, III, and IV only
E. I, II, III, and IV
F. None of the above.
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A. minimum growth rate achievable assuming a 100 percent retention ratio.
B. minimum growth rate achievable if the firm maintains a constant equity multiplier.
C. maximum growth rate achievable excluding external financing of any kind.
D. maximum growth rate achievable excluding any external equity financing while maintaining a constant debt-equity ratio.
E. maximum growth rate achievable with unlimited debt financing.
F. None of the above.
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A. one plus the dividend payout ratio
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C. additions to retained earnings divided by dividends paid
D. net income minus additions to retained earnings
E. net income minus cash dividends
F. None of the above.
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The retention ratio is:
A. equal to net income divided by the change in total equity.
B. the percentage of net income available to the firm to fund future growth.
C. equal to one minus the asset turnover ratio.
D. the change in retained earnings divided by the dividends paid.
E. the dollar increase in net income divided by the dollar increase in sales.
F. None of the above.
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I. Simulation
II. Ad hoc adjustments
III. Scenario analysis
IV. Sensitivity analysis
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C. II, III, and IV only
D. I, II, and III only
E. I, III, and IV only
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A. decrease in the fixed asset turnover rate
B. decrease in the financial leverage ratio
C. increase in the inventory turnover rate
D. increase in the day's sales in inventory
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