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1. What is the profitability index for an investment with the following cash flo

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Question

1. What is the profitability index for an investment with the following cash flows given a 14.5 percent required return?

Year Cash Flow

0 -$46,500

1 $12,200

2 $38,400

3 $11,300

A. 0.94
B. 0.98
C. 1.02
D. 1.06
E. 1.11



2. A project has an initial cost of $6,500. The cash inflows are $900, $2,200, $3,600, and $4,100 over the next four years, respectively. What is the payback period?
A. 1.73 years
B. 2.51 years
C. 2.94 years
D. 3.51 years
E. 3.94 years


3. Which one of the following is a risk that applies to most securities?
A. unsystematic
B. diversifiable
C. systematic
D. asset-specific
E. total

4. Standard deviation measures which type of risk?
A. total
B. nondiversifiable
C. unsystematic
D. systematic
E. economic

5. The common stock of Manchester & Moore is expected to earn 13 percent in a recession, 6 percent in a normal economy, and lose 4 percent in a booming economy. The probability of a boom is 5 percent while the probability of a recession is 45 percent. What is the expected rate of return on this stock?
A. 8.52 percent
B. 8.74 percent
C. 8.65 percent
D. 9.05 percent
E. 9.28 percent

6. If the economy is normal, Charleston Freight stock is expected to return 16.5 percent. If the economy falls into a recession, the stock's return is projected at a negative 11.0 percent. The probability of a normal economy is 80 percent while the probability of a recession is 20 percent. What is the variance of the returns on this stock?
A. 0.010346
B. 0.012634
C. 0.013000
D. 0.013927
E. 0.012100

Explanation / Answer

Answer: 1 C. 1.02

Profitibility Index=PV of cash inflows/PV of cash Outflows

=$47472.78/$46500

=1.02

Answer:2 C. 2.94 years

Payback period=2 year+3400/3600

=2.94 year

Year Cash Flow Cumulative cash flow 0 -6500 -6500 1 900 -5600 2 2200 -3400 3 3600 200 4 4100.00 4300