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(a) 0.000381

(b) 0.129887

(c) 0.137736

(d) 0.149276

(e) 0.278643

(a) ##\sigma_\text{annual} = 0.09 \times 5 + 0.14 \times 7##

(b) ##\sigma_\text{annual} = (0.09 \times 5 + 0.14 \times 7)^{1/2}##

(c) ##\sigma_\text{annual} = (0.09^2 \times 5 + 0.14^2 \times 7)^{1/2}##

(d) ##\sigma_\text{annual} = (1+0.09)^5\times (1+0.14)^7 - 1##

(e) ##\sigma_\text{annual} = \left( \dfrac{0.09^2 \times 5 + 0.14^2 \times 7}{12} \right)^{1/2}##

(a) Common equity in a listed public mining extraction company that will cease operations, wind up, and return all capital to shareholders in one year when its sole gold mine becomes depleted.

(b) Common equity in a small private owner-operated mining services company whose main asset is its sole tanker truck which delivers fuel to mines. The firm's shares are 100% owned by Bob, the driver of the tanker truck.

(c) Common equity in a large listed public company in the banking industry.

(d) Residential apartment real estate.

(e) Commercial warehouse real estate.

(a) Stocks are higher risk investments than debt.

(b) Stocks have higher expected returns than debt.

(c) Firms' past realised stock returns are always higher than their past realised debt returns.

(d) In the event of bankruptcy, stock holders are paid after debt holders are fully paid.

(e) Stock holders have a residual claim on the firm's assets.

(a) $112.749685

(b) $110.517092

(c) $110

(d) $108.328707

(e) $108

(a) A price fall of $0.087571 per barrel.

(b) A price fall of $0.31 per barrel.

(c) A price fall of $3.41 per barrel.

(d) A price fall of $3.54 per barrel.

(e) A price fall of $3.894 per barrel.

(a) Prefer more to less, meaning that they will always like to have more wealth.

(b) Be risk averse, meaning that they dislike risk as measured by the standard deviation of wealth.

(c) Have a positively sloped utility function, so the gradient or first derivative of the utility function is always positive.

(d) Have a utility function that increases at a diminishing rate. So the shape is concave down like a frown, or the second derivative is always negative.

(e) Have a utility function that rises until it reaches the satiation point, then it falls because too much wealth causes problems.

(a) 9.7617696% is the APR compounding semi-annually ##(r_\text{apr comp 6mth})##

(b) 9.5689685% is the APR compounding monthly ##(r_\text{apr comp monthly})##

(c) 9.6454756% is the APR compounding daily ##(r_\text{apr comp daily})##

(d) 9.5310182% is the APR compounding per second ##(r_\text{apr comp per second})##

(e) 9.5310180% is the continuously compounded rate per annum ##(r_\text{cc annual})##

If future required returns rise, and future expected cash flows remain the same, then prices will , or remain the ?

(a) Low current ratios.

(b) Low interest coverage ratios.

(c) High quick ratios.

(d) High debt-to-assets ratios.

(e) High amounts of leverage.