Suppose the returns on long-term corporate bonds and T-bills are normally distributed. Assume for a certain time period, long-term corporate bonds had an average return of 6.5 percent and a standard deviation of 8.5 percent. For the same period, T-bills had an average return of 3.3 percent and a standard deviation of 3.1 percent. Use the NORMDIST function in Excel® to answer the following questions: a. What is the probability that in any given year, the return on long-term corporate bonds will be greater than 10 percent? Less than 0 percent? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. What is the probability that in any given year, the return on T-bills will be greater than 10 percent? Less than 0 percent? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. c. In 1979, the return on long-term corporate bonds was -4.18 percent. How likely is it that such a low return will recur at some point in the future? T-bills had a return of 10.38 percent in this same year. How likely is it that such a high return on T-bills will recur at some point in the future? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. a. Probability of return greater than 10 percent Probability of return less than 0 percent b. Probability of return greater than 10 percent Probability of return less than 0 percent c. Probability of return less than -4.18 percent Probability of greater than 10.38 percent % % % % % %

Based on the information in the yellow shaded areas: a) Plot the Security Market Line (SML) b) Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML c) Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML?

The beta of a firm's stock can be estimated as the slope of the best fitting straight line through a plot of the stock's excess returns (on the x axis) versus the excess market returns (on the y axis). True False

Compute the (a) expected return, (b) standard deviation, and (c) coefficient of variation for investments with the following probability distributions: (LO 8-2) Probability rA rB 0.3 30.0% 5.0% 0.2 10.0 15.0 0.5 - 2.0 25.0

Which of the following investments will experience the largest change in its market value as a result of changes in the level of interest rates (we are talking about the absolute value of the change, up or down)? Suppose interest rates go up or down by 50 basis points (0.5%). Rank the investments from 1 to 4 where a 1 is the most affected (largest absolute change in value) while a 4 is the least affected (smallest absolute change in value). A: $1 million invested in 3-month Treasury bills. 请选择~ B: $1 million invested in STRIPS (zero coupons) maturing in three years. |请选择 C: $1 million invested in a Treasury note maturing in three years. The note pays a 5% annual coupon. |请选择︾ D: $1 million invested in a Treasury note maturing in three years. The note pays a 10.0% annual coupon. |请选择

What-if forecasting provides information regarding how much net interest income changes when interest rates are assumed to increase/decrease by various amounts.   Select one: True False

The Expected Rate of Profit Formula looks at:     A. Expected Profit & Money Invested   B. Common Stock & Preferred Stock   C. Expected Profit & Bonds   D. All of the above

With regard to interest rate sensitivity measures and bonds: Group of answer choices C. Convexity attempts to capture the sensitivity of a bond’s duration to changes in interest rates. D. Both B & C B. Duration is related to yield approximation and convexity is related to price. A. Convexity is related to yield approximation and duration is related to price

Given a real rate of interest of 2%, an expected inflation premium of 3%, and risk premiums for investments A and B of 4% and 6%, respectively, find the following. The risk-free rate of return, rf

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