R2 练习: 货币时间价值

考纲范围

  • Calculate and interpret the present value (PV) of fixed-income and equity instruments based on expected future cash flows.
  • Calculate and interpret the implied return of fixed-income instruments and required return and implied growth of equity instruments given the present value (PV) and cash flows.
  • Explain the cash flow additivity principle, its importance for the no-arbitrage condition, and its use in calculating implied forward interest rates, forward exchange rates, and option values.

Q1.

Sukey, a financial analyst, is evaluating a 5-year corporate bond with a coupon rate of 7% and interest paid quarterly. Given that the yield-to-maturity is 5%, the bond price is closest to:

A. 108.66.

B. 108.80.

C. 109.21.


Q2.

Rose is planning on purchasing an apartment in the Tomson Riviera located in the Pudong district. As a result of his limited deposit, he turns to a junior financial advisor for advice regarding the fixed-rate residential mortgage. The prevailing market price of the apartment is CNY 16.119 million and Rose is considering borrowing 65% of the amount for 30 years from ICBC. Assuming the fixed rate is 4.9% with monthly compounding, which of the following is closest to the monthly payment of the mortgage?

A. 513,390.

B. 85,544.

C. 55,606.


Q3.

The Cooper Corporation has just paid a dividend of $2.2 per share. If the required rate of return is 10 percent per year and dividends are expected to grow indefinitely at a constant rate of 6.5 percent per year, the intrinsic value of Cooper Corporation stock is closest to:

A. $62.86 B. $66.94 C. $43.37


Q4.

Monica Bing, an analyst who works in Blue Bear Investment company, is evaluating a promising pharmaceutical company, Longlive. Co. Bing believes that Longlive is in the transition phase and will transfer into the mature phase in 4 years. The stocks are trading at $25 and the company just paid a dividend of $1.2 per share. Bing predicts that the current dividend will grow at 10% per year in the next 4 years and the growth rate will fall to 5.5% in year 5 and remain permanently. Based on CAPM, Bing estimated the required rate of return as 9.8%. What is the estimated intrinsic value of Longlive’s share?

A. $28.50 B. $34.48 C. $42.00


Q5.

Daisy pays \to buy a bond that pays coupons annually. The maturity of the bond is 5 years and its coupon rate is 8%. What is the bond’s annual yield to maturity?

A. 1.16%.

B. 4.60%.

C. 5.87%.


Q6.

Stock A is currently traded at $28. The expected dividend next year is $2 per share and the sustainable growth rate is 6%. Based on the Gordon Growth Model, the implied required return is closest to:

A. 13.14%.

B. 13.57%.

C. 14.27%.


Q7.

Jack received a bonus of 100,000 yuan. He is planning to choose one of the following two schemes for investment. If he requires a 5% return, which of the scheme should he prefer?

Cash flows (in thousands)T=0T=1T=2
Scheme 1-1005555
Scheme 2-1006049.75

A. Scheme 1.

B. Scheme 2.

C. Indifference between the two schemes.


Q8.

The interest rate on one-year US government debt is 0.65%, while the interest rate on two-year US government debt is 1.58%. Assuming the interest rates are semi-annual compounding, the estimated breakeven reinvestment rate for one year from now is closest to:

A. 3.03%.

B. 2.84%.

C. 0.93%.


Q9.

The USD/GBP exchange rate is currently at 1.25. Assuming continuous compounding, the risk-free interest rate for the GBP is 1.57% for one year, while the risk-free interest rate for the US dollar is 2.84%. What is the one-year forward rate for USD/GBP that effectively eliminates arbitrage opportunities?

A. USD/GBP 1.2660.

B. USD/GBP 0.7899.

C. USD/GBP 1.2342.


Q10.

The current market price of the stock is USD 15. There are two possible outcomes in one year: the stock will either appreciate to USD 25 or depreciate to USD 5. In this scenario, an investor adopts a strategy where they short a call option on the stock, providing the buyer the right (but not the obligation) to purchase the stock at USD 15 after one year. Concurrently, the investor also longs 0.5 units of the stock. The values of the portfolio at the end of one year for both scenarios are:

A. equal to USD 2.5.

B. equal to USD 12.5.

C. USD 12.5 and USD 2.5 for stock price appreciation and depreciation, respectively.