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Question 96
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Gourmet and Company has the following information:
2 v' k' E7 Y5 S, @/ @/ k! DCurrent market value = $250 million U. ]' x: A5 q* {
Current book value = $225 million: m8 ]' K8 C: N4 {: {7 q4 r
Sales = $750 million( |6 o9 @+ w$ w) t# t# w
Earnings = $75 million
( i6 H# s' ]" f: L2 e, D. eCash flow = $125 million3 N0 G( r9 l3 c: |( V$ v' ^2 A# g
Stock price = $7.509 M; \0 ~& ]. p# D7 g" S8 I& `, Y
Which of the following statements regarding Gourmet and Company is most accurate?
( G* g0 O/ z1 k& l) l0 A7 wA) The price/book ratio is 0.90." S4 I6 @' I, p( J
B) The price/cash flow ratio is 0.50.2 [4 b9 m" U { s6 W
C) The price/sales ratio is 0.33.( s+ M7 s; p8 V7 H! [9 m5 N
D) The price to earnings (P/E) ratio is 33.3.0 [; Z% e) R8 d/ s0 n
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Question 97
+ s; z. c& j9 d; g: c P& NAn inverse floater is least accurately described as a floating-rate issue:
( d5 y0 Y: r; m$ ]A) whose coupon rate will increase as market rates decrease and decrease as market rates increase.
& @$ z7 E# j' W. q8 D2 n2 xB) that may, under certain circumstances, require the bondholder to make payments to the issuer.
7 @9 I& x; O: @" U! {: BC) whose coupon is determined by subtracting a reference rate from some stated maximum rate.
L& X& @3 K% Q# gD) that has an implicit cap on the maximum coupon rate and typically includes a floor on the minimum coupon rate.6 X* j R t0 u
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Question 98
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Which of the following statements about embedded call options is most accurate?( a0 S _7 g5 E. u6 o% {- E
A) The call price acts as a floor on the value of a callable bond.
; V0 g: z- M/ h. b* X' Y4 w9 m TB) The value of a callable bond is equal to the value of the straight bond component plus the value of the embedded call option.
, y% H; P7 y, Z# z# qC) When yields rise, the value of a callable bond may not fall as much as a similar, straight bond.
0 A8 @6 _1 s# j2 I& x7 d- pD) The value of a callable bond will always be equal to or greater than an otherwise identical non-callable bond.
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Question 99
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# C* T, l1 W$ q& a! {6 `) bA 1-year, 7%, semiannual coupon bond has a price of $985. If the 6-month T-bill rate is 5%, the one-year annualized theoretical spot rate is closest to:
% j4 y" u) b- B% m% _ `. |A) 6.5%.
q: J1 E: K4 V" kB) 7.4%.. _8 ?& |8 C0 {& Q. U
C) 8.6%.+ {+ y( B3 h" x9 z; U
D) 8.0%.
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. ~5 d, X0 M L- }Question 100: m8 _6 p, `* I$ G* c9 x& h
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All other things being equal, which of the following bonds has the greatest duration?
/ E/ M$ {. O( r( \5 cA) 5-year, 8% coupon bond.8 g$ M8 I, H6 D* e* o; g
B) 15-year, 12% coupon bond.
' ]: b$ v. i4 CC) 5-year, 12% coupon bond.& j5 V1 j9 z" X( Z; E% l
D) 15-year, 8% coupon bond.4 K, O2 D2 i; s
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