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- Multinational Finance & investment Q2 d) Use a numerical example to illustrate that when there is a large change in the interest rate, the approximation error by using the duration and convexity rule is smaller than the approximation error by using the duration rule only.Q11. n is the number of periods of an investment, PV is the starting value, FVn is the future value n periods ahead, and ^ means 'to the power of'. What is the correct formula for calculating return? Group of answer choices 1. (FVn/PV)^n - 1 2. (FVn/PV)^n 3. (PV/FVn)^n - 1 4. 1 - (FVn/PV)^n27 Jlgw The opportunity cost of a good is the same as its Money price (A None of the above (B) Price Index (c) Relative price D
- Q#01: (b) Write a detailed note on Minimum Attractive Rate of Return.Consider the following hypothetical firms with their respective beta ABC- 1 MNO- 0 QRS- 1.2 XYZ- 0.85 i. Which firm has the highest risk? ii. Which firm is risk free? iii. Which firm’s returns will be equal to the market returns? Q 2. Carefully describe the risk-return tradeoff faced by all investors.
- E (R) 15.5% 5% 1.5 SML B (a) What is the Expected Return for a security with a Beta of 1.2?Assuming your utility function U = E(r) - Ao². Consider the investments shown in the table. If your risk aversion coefficient is -2, which investment would you choose? Investment E[r] #1 #2 #3 #4 #2 #3 #4 #1 12% 15% 15% 24% σ 40% 40% 30% 40%Q:4 What is the best explanation of liquidity premium? What is suggested by an upward sloping yield according to segmented market theory? Explain
