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_____ allows a stock holder to purchase the same percentage of a new issue of st

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Question

_____ allows a stock holder to purchase the same percentage of a new issue of stock as currently held.

Answer



Majority voting



A proxy



Absentee voting



Preemptive right


The value of an asset that, in the mind of a specific investor, is justified by the facts is the ____ value.

Answer



intrinsic



takeover



market



terminal


Given: Intrinsic Value = IV; Market Price = MP. A profitable trading opportunity could exist if _____.  [Video]

Answer



A.  IV = MP



B.  MP < IV



C.  IV < MP



both B. and C.


The method of calculating the value of a share of stock used in this course is _____.

Answer



PV ( expected future dividends)



PV ( expected EPS )



FV ( expected future dividends )


As market interest rates ___, the value of a bond will ____.

Answer



a. rise, rise



b. rise; fall



c. fall; fall



d. fall; rise



Both b. and d.


Returns a firm earns in excess of the WACC would be expected to go to ______. [Video]

Answer



debt



preferred stock



common equity


The cost of debt calculation (used in the WACC) supports the ____.  [Video]

Answer



independent corporation policy



ideal capital structure



discounted cash flow theory


The cost of debt money is ____.

Answer



dividends



interest



depreciation



the Liquidity Premium


The risk that a borrower will not repay part or all monies owed is a ____.

Answer



default premium



liquidity premium



maturity risk premium



reinvestment rate risk


When long-term interest rates are lower than short-term interest rates, the yield curve is said to be ______ .

Answer



inverted



humped



normal



rather strange


A graph of debt securities yields versus time to maturity for similar risk securities is called a(n) ____.

Answer



ugly plot



yield curve



annuity plot



none of the above


There are three components of the nominal interest rate; the component indicating the compensation an investor must receive for giving up immediate gratification of using money is the _____.  [Video]

Answer



risk premium



expected inflation



real return



expected variance


The ___ is the price asked by an investor who owns the bond and wishes to sell it.

Answer



asked price



bid price



spread



par value


A(n) ___ bond can be exchanged for stock.

Answer



putable



convertible



indexed



income


Which of the following are characteristics of bonds?

Answer



A.  Par Value



B.  Dividends



C.  Maturity



both A. and C.


Companies needing money for a short time usually _____ and needing to make long term investments usually _____.

Answer



issue stock; issue bonds



issue stock; borrow from banks



borrow from banks; borrow from credit unions



borrow from banks; issue bonds


[Extra Credit]

Two investors are evaluating GE's stock for possible purchase. They agree on: the value of D1; the expected growth of future dividends; and the riskiness of the stock. One investor normally holds a stock for 2 years; the other investor normally holds a stock for 10 years. Based upon the dividend valuation model, both investors ____ pay the same price for the stock because ____.

Answer



would; the present value of future dividends is the same.



would; the holding periods are not the same.



would not; prices do not usually change.



would not; time factors do not matter.


[Extra Credit]  The reason an entity calculates its WACC is shown in which of the following?

Answer



Income Statement



Capital Structure



Statement of Cash Flows



Net Working Capital





Majority voting



A proxy



Absentee voting



Preemptive right

Explanation / Answer

1. Preemptive right

2. intrinsic

3. B. MP < IV

4. PV ( expected future dividends)

5. Both b. and d.

6. common equity

7. ideal capital structure --> doubtful

8. interest

9. default premium

10. inverted

11. yield curve

12. real return

13. asked price

14. convertible

15. both A. and C.

16. borrow from banks; issue bonds

17. would; the present value of future dividends is the same

18. Capital Structure