Questions from General Investment


Q: Consider a 30-year, $160,000 mortgage with

Consider a 30-year, $160,000 mortgage with a rate of 6 percent. Five years into the mortgage, rates have fallen to 5 percent. What would be the monthly saving to a homeowner from refinancing the outst...

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Q: Consider a 25-year, $350,000 mortgage with

Consider a 25-year, $350,000 mortgage with a rate of 7.25 percent. Ten years into the mortgage, rates have fallen to 5.4 percent. What would be the monthly saving to a homeowner from refinancing the o...

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Q: Consider a 30-year, $230,000 mortgage with

Consider a 30-year, $230,000 mortgage with a rate of 6.90 percent. Five years into the mortgage, rates have fallen to 5.70 percent. Suppose the transaction cost of obtaining a new mortgage is $2,500....

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Q: Mr. Blanda tells Mr. Houston to recalculate the SMM for

Mr. Blanda tells Mr. Houston to recalculate the SMM for Pool 3 based on 200 PSA rather than the current 100 PSA. The revised SMM is closest to a. 0.36 percent b. 0.55 percent c. 0.97 percent

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Q: What is the value of a call option if the underlying stock

What is the value of a call option if the underlying stock price is $84, the strike price is $80, the underlying stock volatility is 42 percent, and the risk-free rate is 4 percent? Assume the option...

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Q: What is the value of a call option if the underlying stock

What is the value of a call option if the underlying stock price is $81, the strike price is $90, the underlying stock volatility is 50 percent, and the risk-free rate is 3 percent? Assume the option...

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Q: A stock is currently priced at $63 and has an annual

A stock is currently priced at $63 and has an annual standard deviation of 43 percent. The dividend yield of the stock is 2 percent and the risk-free rate is 4 percent. What is the value of a call opt...

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Q: The stock of Nugents Nougats currently sells for $44 and has

The stock of Nugents Nougats currently sells for $44 and has an annual standard deviation of 45 percent. The stock has a dividend yield of 2.5 percent and the risk-free rate is 4.1 percent. What is th...

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Q: The stock of Lead Zeppelin, a metal manufacturer, currently sells

The stock of Lead Zeppelin, a metal manufacturer, currently sells for $68 and has an annual standard deviation of 41 percent. The risk-free rate is 6 percent. What is the value of a put option with a...

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Q: A 30-year mortgage has an annual interest rate of 5

A 30-year mortgage has an annual interest rate of 5.6 percent and a loan amount of $210,000. What are the monthly mortgage payments?

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