Questions from General Finance


Q: a. You hold an efficient portfolio. Which of the

a. You hold an efficient portfolio. Which of the CML or the SML gives you the expected return on your portfolio? What could its composition be? b. You hold an inefficient portfolio. Which of the CML...

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Q: The market portfolio has an expected return of 11 percent with a

The market portfolio has an expected return of 11 percent with a 25 percent volatility. The risk-free rate is 5 percent. a. Investor A with $180,000 has a target expected return of 9 percent. How shou...

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Q: Suppose Snowmobile Inc. is considering whether or not to launch a

Suppose Snowmobile Inc. is considering whether or not to launch a new snowmobile. It expects to sell the vehicle for $10,000 over five years at a rate of 100 per year. The variable costs of making one...

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Q: A three-year, 4 percent government bond is trading at

A three-year, 4 percent government bond is trading at $1,001. The spot yield curve indicates that the 1-year spot rate is 2 percent, the 2-year spot rate is 3 percent, and the 3-year spot rate is 4 pe...

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Q: The 1-year spot rate is 2 percent, the 2

The 1-year spot rate is 2 percent, the 2-year spot rate is 3 percent, the 3-spot rate is 4 percent, and the 4-year spot rate is 5 percent. a. How many forward rates are there over the four-year period...

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