Interest rate 6% сл 3 1 February 27, 2007 January 22, 2008 June 16, 2016 1 mo 3 mo 6 mo 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 7 yr 10 yr 20 yr 30 yr Maturity The yield curve from January 2008 is characteristic of a normal yield curve, reflecting that the shorter the term, the higher (A) the risk, and then interest rates decrease over time. (B) The yield curve from January 2008 slopes upward, meaning interest rates and maturity terms are directly related. The yield curve from February 2007 is inverted as investors anticipated that inflation was likely to cause future short-term rates to be lower than current short-term rates. (D) The yield curve from February 2007 slopes downward, meaning interest rates and maturity terms are inversely related.

An Overview of Financial Management and the Financial Environment Differentiate between the following types of markets: physical asset vs. financial markets, spot vs. futures markets, money vs. capital markets, primary vs. secondary markets, and public vs. private markets  the real risk free rate of interest is 3%. Inflation is expected to be 2% this year and 4% during the next 2 years. Assume that the maturity risk premium (MRP) is zero. What is the yield on a 2 year Treasury security? What is the yield on 3 year Treasury securities?   If Apple Computer decided to issue additional common stock, and someone purchased 100 shares of this stock from Merrill Lynch, the underwriter, would this transaction be a primary market transaction or a secondary market transaction? Would it make a difference if the investor purchased previously outstanding Apple stock in the dealer market?

The pure expectations theory, or the expectations hypothesis, asserts that long-term interest rates can be used to estimate future short-term interest rates. Based on the pure expectations theory, is the following statement true or false? Q1. A certificate of deposit (CD) for two years will have the same yield as a CD for one year followed by an investment in another one-year CD after one year. a. True b. False Q2. The yield on a one-year Treasury security is 4.9200%, and the two-year Treasury security has a 5.9040% yield. Assuming that the pure expectations theory is correct, what is the market’s estimate of the one-year Treasury rate one year from now? (Note: Do not round your intermediate calculations.) a. 5.8627% b. 6.8973% c. 7.8629% d. 8.7596% Q3. Recall that on a one-year Treasury security the yield is 4.9200% and 5.9040% on a two-year Treasury security. Suppose the one-year security does not have a maturity risk premium, but the two-year security does and it is 0.2%. What is…

Question 2: Assume that the risk-free rate, RF, is currently 8%, the market return, RM, is 12%, and asset A has a beta, of 1.10. (could be done on word document or excel). Draw the security market line (SML) Use the CAPM to calculate the required return, on asset A. Assume that as a result of recent economic events, inflationary expectations have declined by 3%, lowering RF and RM to 5% and 9%, respectively. Draw the new SML on the axes in part a, and calculate and show the new required return for asset A.   Step 1 Security market line (SML) is a graphical representation of how the approach of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) operates. SML represents the combination of risk-free return, market return, and beta to depict the expected return of the security.  CAPM is a financial approach that helps to determine the expected return of security by creating a relationship between the systematic risk associated with the security and returns of assets. Expected return on a stock is the…

Question 2: Assume that the risk-free rate, RF, is currently 8%, the market return, RM, is 12%, and asset A has a beta, of 1.10. (could be done on word document or excel). Draw the security market line (SML) Use the CAPM to calculate the required return, on asset A. Assume that as a result of recent economic events, inflationary expectations have declined by 3%, lowering RF and RM to 5% and 9%, respectively. Draw the new SML on the axes in part a, and calculate and show the new required return for asset A. Assume that as a result of recent events, investors have become more risk averse, causing the market return to rise by 2%, to be14%. Ignoring the shift in part c, draw the new SML on the same set of axes that you used before, and calculate and show the new required return for asset A. From the previous changes, what conclusions can be drawn about the impact of (1) decreased inflationary expectations and (2) increased risk aversion on the required returns of risky assets?

Suppose the term structure of risk-free interest rates is as shown below: 5 yr 7 yr 10 yr 20 yr Term 1 уг 2 yr 3 yr 3.24 3.79 4.09 5.05 2.07 2.46 2.71 Rate (EAR %) a. Calculate the present value of an investment that pays $1,000 in two years and $3,000 in five years for certain. b. Calculate the present value of receiving $100 per year, with certainty, at the end of the next five years. To find the rates for the missing years in the table, linearly interpolate between the years for which you do know the rates. (For example, the rate in year 4 would be the average rate in year 3 and year 5.) c. Calculate the present value of receiving $1,800 per year, with certainty, for the next 20 years. Infer rates for the missing years using linear interpolation. (Hint: Use a spreadsheet.)

Question 2: Assume that the risk-free rate, RF, is currently 8%, the market return, RM, is 12%, and asset A has a beta, of 1.10. (could be done on word document or excel).   Assume that as a result of recent economic events, inflationary expectations have declined by 3%, lowering RF and RM to 5% and 9%, respectively. Draw the new SML on the axes in part a, and calculate and show the new required return for asset A. Assume that as a result of recent events, investors have become more risk averse, causing the market return to rise by 2%, to be14%. Ignoring the shift in part c, draw the new SML on the same set of axes that you used before, and calculate and show the new required return for asset A. From the previous changes, what conclusions can be drawn about the impact of (1) decreased inflationary expectations and (2) increased risk aversion on the required returns of risky assets?

Suppose the term structure of risk-free interest rates is as shown below: 5 yr 7 yr 10 yr 20 yr Term 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 2.42 2.77 3.31 3.75 4.15 4.93 1.98 Rate (EAR %) What is the present value of an investment that pays $103 at the end of each of years 1, 2, and 3? If you wanted to value this investment correctly using the annuity formula, what discount rate should you use? What is the present value of an investment that pays $103 at the end of each of years 1, 2, and 3? The present value of the investment is $294.08. (Round to the nearest cent.) If you wanted to value this investment correctly using the annuity formula, what discount rate should you use? The discount rate you should use if you want to use the annuity formula is 2.94%. (Round to two decimal places.)

Present Value Interest Factors Number of Periods 1 2 3 4 5 5% 9524 .9070 8638 8227 7835 Multiple Choice Interest Rates 15% 8696 7561 6575 5718 4972 The calculation of 1/r (wherer interest rate). 10% 9091 8264 7513 6830 6209 You are given the table above to calculate the present value of the future cash flows of an investment. What do the values in the table represent? 20% 8333 6944 5787 4823 4019 The calculation of (1+r) (wherer interest rate and t-number of perlods).

Suppose 1-year T-bills currently yield 7.40% and the future inflation rate is expected to be constant at 3.00% per year. What is the real risk-free rate of return, r*? Disregard any cross-product terms, i.e., if averaging is required, use the arithmetic average.   a. 4.40%     b. 7.40%     c. 10.40%     d. 7.62%     e. 5.20%