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[单选题]Which one of the following statements concerning scenario analysis is correct?
A. The pessimistic case scenario determines the maximum loss, in current dollars, that a firm could possibly incur from a given project.
B. Scenario analysis defines the entire range of results that could be realized from a proposed investment project.
C. Scenario analysis determines which variable has the greatest impact on a project's final outcome.
D. Scenario analysis helps managers analyze various outcomes that are possible given reasonable ranges for each of the assumptions.
E. Management is guaranteed a positive outcome for a project when the worst-case scenario produces a positive NPV.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Scenario analysis
Learning Objective: 11-02 Perform and interpret a scenario analysis for a proposed investment.
[单选题]Which one of the following statements related to unexpected returns is correct?
A. All announcements by a firm affect that firm's unexpected returns.
B. Unexpected returns over time have a negative effect on the total return of a firm.
C. Unexpected returns are relatively predictable in the short-term.
D. Unexpected returns generally cause the actual return to vary significantly from the expected return over the long-term.
E. Unexpected returns can be either positive or negative in the short term but tend to be zero over the long-term.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Expected return
Learning Objective: 13-01 Show how to calculate expected returns, variance, and standard deviation.
[单选题]Which one of the following statements correctly applies to the period 1926–2016?
A. Large-company stocks earned a higher average risk premium than did small-company stocks.
B. The average inflation rate exceeded the average return on U.S. Treasury bills.
C. Large-company stocks had an average annual return of 14.7 percent.
D. Inflation averaged 2.6 percent for the period.
E. Long-term corporate bonds outperformed long-term government bonds.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Historical performance
Learning Objective: 12-02 Discuss the historical returns on various important types of investments.
[单选题]Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. The unexpected return is always negative.
B. The expected return minus the unexpected return is equal to the total return.
C. Over time, the average return is equal to the unexpected return.
D. The expected return includes the surprise portion of news announcements.
E. Over time, the average unexpected return will be zero.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Expected return
Learning Objective: 13-01 Show how to calculate expected returns, variance, and standard deviation.
[单选题]Which one of the following statements is a correct reflection of the U.S. financial markets for the period 1926–2016?
A. U.S. Treasury bill returns never exceeded a return of 9 percent in any one year.
B. U.S. Treasury bills had an annual return in excess of 10 percent in three or more years.
C. Inflation equaled or exceeded the return on U.S. Treasury bills every year during the period.
D. Long-term government bonds outperformed U.S. Treasury bills every year during the period.
E. National deflation occurred in at least one year during every decade during the period.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Historical performance
Learning Objective: 12-02 Discuss the historical returns on various important types of investments.
[单选题]Which one of these statements related to discounted payback is correct?
A. Payback is a better method of analysis than discounted payback.
B. Discounted payback is used more frequently in business than payback.
C. Discounted payback does not require a cutoff point.
D. Discounted payback is biased towards short-term projects.
E. The discounted payback period increases as the discount rate decreases.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Discounted payback
Learning Objective: 09-03 Discuss the discounted payback rule and some of its shortcomings.
[单选题]Which one of these statements related to growing annuities and perpetuities is correct?
A. You can compute the present value of a growing annuity but not a growing perpetuity.
B. In computing the present value of a growing annuity, you discount the cash flows using the growth rate as the discount rate.
C. The future value of an annuity will decrease if the growth rate is increased.
D. An increase in the rate of growth will decrease the present value of an annuity.
E. The present value of a growing perpetuity will decrease if the discount rate is increased.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Perpetuities
Learning Objective: 06-01 Determine the future and present value of investments with multiple cash flows.
[单选题]Which one of following is the rate at which a stock's price is expected to appreciate?
A. Current yield
B. Total return
C. Dividend yield
D. Capital gains yield
E. Coupon rate
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Stock dividends
Learning Objective: 08-01 Explain how stock prices depend on future dividends and dividend growth.