Fight Finance

(a) Only (iii) is true.

(b) Only (ii) and (iii) are true.

(c) Only (i), (ii) and (iii) are true.

(d) Either (ii) and (iii) are true, or (iv) is true, or (ii), (iii) and (iv) are true.

(e) Either (i), (ii) and (iii) are true, or (iv) is true, or all are true.

(a) The NPV is zero.

(b) The IRR is 10% pa, equal to the 10% cost of capital.

(c) The payback period is two years assuming that the whole $12.1m cash flow occurs at t=2, or 1.826 years if the $12.1m cash flow is paid smoothly over the second year.

(d) The project could be accepted or rejected, the owners would be indifferent.

(e) If the project is accepted then the market value of the firm's assets will increase by $2.1m more than it would otherwise if the project was rejected.

(a) Asset A has a Jensen's alpha of 4.5% pa.

(b) Asset A is under-priced.

(c) The NPV of buying asset A is zero.

(d) Asset B has a Jensen's alpha of zero.

(e) Asset B is fairly priced.

(a) The long trader paid the option premium at the start.

(b) The option is 'out of the money' at the start.

(c) The long trader wishes for the underlying CBA stock price to fall.

(d) The option can only be exercised at maturity.

(e) If the stock price falls to $60 at maturity, then the long trader can buy the underlying stock for $60, exercise his option to sell the underlying stock to his counterparty for $75, making a payoff at maturity of $15 and a profit of $13.

(a) 418,743

(b) 420,478

(c) 513,921

(d) 552,365

(e) 594,562

(a) Best day of the 5% worst days’ results.

(b) Worst day of the 5% worst days’ results.

(c) Best day of the 5% best days’ results.

(d) Worst day of the 5% best days’ results.

(e) Best day of the 95% worst days’ results.

(a) Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

(b) Reserve Bank of Australia.

(c) National Australia Bank.

(d) Elected Federal Government.

(e) Australian Treasury.

(a) To buy consumables like food and clothes at the shops.

(b) For a ‘rainy day’ such as becoming sick and having to pay for a doctor.

(c) To preserve their wealth, such as keeping cash under the bed, in the piggy bank or in a safe.

(d) To invest in assets such as houses, shares or bonds if they become cheap.

(e) To gamble and waste on the poker machines at the casino.

(a) Bank accepted bill (BAB).

(b) Certificate of deposit (CD).

(c) Fixed coupon bond.

(d) Promissory note (PN)

(e) Treasury note or bill.

A 1-for-4 bonus issue is equivalent to a 4-for-1 stock split or a 25% stock dividend. or ?