BUS 401 Week 4 Quiz

BUS 401 Week 4 Quiz

 

1.   
Question : Investors will make an investment if:

Student Answer:

the historical rate of return exceeds the expected rate of return.

the required rate of return exceeds the expected rate of return.

the expected rate of return exceeds the actual rate of return.

the expected rate of return exceeds the required rate of return.

Points Received: 1 of 1

 

2.   
Question : Which of the following is true regarding market risk?

Student Answer:

It is measured by beta.

It is also called nondiversifiable risk.

It is also called systematic risk.

all of the above

Points Received: 1 of 1 

3.   
Question : Which of the following statements regarding the cost of equity is true?

Student Answer:

It can be estimated in three different ways.

It is always estimated using the present value of future dividends approach.

It is estimated by solving for the discount rate for a perpetuity.

It is generally lower than the cost of debt because equity holders are paid after taxes are paid.

Points Received: 1 of 1 

4.   
Question : The weighted average cost of capital is:

Student Answer:

the average return for the company’s stock over the past several years.

the average cost, including commissions, for raising capital for the firm.

an average required return for each of the sources of capital used by the firm to finance its projects, weighted by the amount contributed by each source.

interest payments and dividends, divided by the price of bonds and stock, respectively.

Points Received: 1 of 1 

5.   
Question : In the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the risk-free rate:

Student Answer:

links the CAPM to current market conditions.

is the historic long-term average rate of government bonds.

can be approximated by using yields on high-rated corporate bonds.

is always the current yield on 30-year US government Treasury bonds.

Points Received: 1 of 1 

6.   
Question : In the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the market risk premium can be thought of as:

Student Answer:

the return investors expect to earn for each unit of risk as measured by beta.

the risk premium that any asset must pay above the risk-free rate.

the expected return on the market portfolio (or a broad market index).

a measure of risk of an asset.

Points Received: 1 of 1 

7.   
Question : A bond pays semiannual coupon payments of $30 each. It matures in 20 years and is selling for $1,200. What is the firm’s cost of debt if the bond’s par value is $1,000? (Don’t forget this is a semiannual coupon.)

Student Answer:

2.23%

4.48%

1.80%

3.60%

Points Received: 1 of 1 

8.   
Question : Which of the following is beta is used for?

Student Answer:

estimating a regression line

estimating a firm’s total risk to be used in the WACC

estimating a firm’s market risk and used with the CAPM

estimating the amount of leverage used by the firm

Points Received: 1 of 1 

9.   
Question : The discount rate used in project evaluation should:

Student Answer:

be based on the firm’s overall risk.

be based on each project’s risk.

be estimated using the WACC for all projects.

All of the above are correct.

Points Received: 1 of 1 

10.                   
Question : The financing mix reflected in the WACC should:

Student Answer:

reflect the desired mix and not necessarily the mix being used to finance a specific project.

vary from project to project, depending on how they are financed.

always reflect the firm’s current capital structure.

 

None of these answers is correct.