Question 61

A portfolio consists of 2 bonds:Bond | Maturity | Coupon | Duration | Proportion in Portfolio
Bond A | 10 years | 8% | 6.7 | 60% Bond B | 7 years | 5.2% |3.9 | 40%
If there is an upward parallel shift in yields by 61 basis points, what will be percentage change in the portfolio value?
  • Question 62

    If the nominal interest rate is 7%, then the effective annual rate is
    I). 7.19 % with quarterly compounding.
    II). 7.21% with monthly compounding.
    III). 7.25 % with continuous compounding
    Which one of the following is true?
  • Question 63

    Watson is planning to value Alcan, Inc for the year of 2004. The financial information Watson has assembled for his valuation is as follows (in millions):
    EBIT: 500.
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    Interest expense: 150.
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    Depreciation: 200.
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    Income tax rate: 35%.
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    Investment in working capital: 80.
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    Investment in fixed capital: 400.
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    What is the FCFF for the company?
  • Question 64

    Big Toys, Inc. has a 34 day inventory period and a 23 day receivables period. The company purchases the toys which it sells from The Toy Co. under a 45 day payment arrangement. The Toy Co:
  • Question 65

    The state lottery you just won will make annual payments of $152,000 for the next twenty years. What is the present value of your prize at a discount rate of 8%?