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完整word版投资学第7版TestBank答案18
MultipleChoiceQuestions
1.isequaltothetotalmarketvalueofthefirm'scommonstockdividedby(the
replacementcostofthefirm'sassetslessliabilities).
A)Bookvaluepershare
B)Liquidationvaluepershare
C)Marketvaluepershare
D)Tobin'sQ
E)Noneoftheabove.
Answer:
DDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
Bookvaluepershareisassetsminusliabilitiesdividedbynumberofshares.Liquidationvaluepershareistheamountashareholderwouldreceiveintheeventofbankruptcy.Marketvaluepershareisthemarketpriceofthestock.
2.HighP/Eratiostendtoindicatethatacompanywill,ceterisparibus.
A)growquickly
B)growatthesamespeedastheaveragecompany
C)growslowly
D)notgrow
E)noneoftheabove
Answer:
ADifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
Investorspayforgrowth;hencethehighP/Eratioforgrowthfirms;however,theinvestorshouldbesurethatheorsheispayingforexpected,nothistoric,growth.
3.isequalto(commonshareholders'equity/commonsharesoutstanding).
A)Bookvaluepershare
B)Liquidationvaluepershare
C)Marketvaluepershare
D)Tobin'sQ
E)noneoftheabove
Answer:
ADifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
Seerationalefortestbankquestion18.1
4.areanalystswhouseinformationconcerningcurrentandprospective
profitabilityofafirmstoassessthefirm'sfairmarketvalue.
A)Creditanalysts
B)Fundamentalanalysts
C)Systemsanalysts
D)Technicalanalysts
E)Specialists
Answer:
BDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
Fundamentalistsuseallpublicinformationinanattempttovaluestock(whilehopingtoidentifyundervaluedsecurities).
5.Theisdefinedasthepresentvalueofallcashproceedstotheinvestorinthe
stock.
A)dividendpayoutratio
B)intrinsicvalue
C)marketcapitalizationrate
D)plowbackratio
E)noneoftheabove
Answer:
BDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
Thecashflowsfromthestockdiscountedattheappropriaterate,basedontheperceivedriskinessofthestock,themarketriskpremiumandtheriskfreerate,determinetheintrinsicvalueofthestock.
6.istheamountofmoneypercommonsharethatcouldberealizedbybreaking
upthefirm,sellingtheassets,repayingthedebt,anddistributingtheremaindertoshareholders.
A)Bookvaluepershare
B)Liquidationvaluepershare
C)Marketvaluepershare
D)Tobin'sQ
E)Noneoftheabove
Answer:
BDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
Seeexplanationfortestbankquestion18.1.
7.Since1955,Treasurybondyieldsandearningsyieldsonstockswere.
A)identical
B)negativelycorrelated
C)positivelycorrelated
D)uncorrelated
Answer:
CDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
Theearningsyieldonstocksequalstheexpectedrealrateofreturnonthestockmarket,whichshouldbeequaltotheyieldtomaturityonTreasurybondsplusariskpremium,whichmaychangeslowlyovertime.TheyieldsareplottedinFigure18.8.
8.Historically,P/Eratioshavetendedtobe.
A)higherwheninflationhasbeenhigh
B)lowerwheninflationhasbeenhigh
C)uncorrelatedwithinflationratesbutcorrelatedwithothermacroeconomicvariables
D)uncorrelatedwithanymacroeconomicvariablesincludinginflationrates
E)noneoftheabove
Answer:
BDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
P/Eratioshavetendedtobelowerwheninflationhasbeenhigh,reflectingthemarket'sassessmentthatearningsintheseperiodsareof"lowerquality",i.e.,artificiallydistortedbyinflation,andwarrantinglowerP/Eratios.
9.Theisacommontermforthemarketconsensusvalueoftherequiredreturnon
astock.
A)dividendpayoutratio
B)intrinsicvalue
C)marketcapitalizationrate
D)plowbackrate
E)noneoftheabove
Answer:
CDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
Themarketcapitalizationrate,whichconsistsoftherisk-freerate,thesystematicriskofthestockandthemarketriskpremium,istherateatwhichastock'scashflowsarediscountedinordertodetermineintrinsicvalue.
10.
11.
12.
Theisthefractionofearningsreinvestedinthefirm.
A)dividendpayoutratio
B)retentionrate
C)plowbackratio
D)AandC
E)BandC
Answer:
EDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
Retentionrate,orplowbackratio,representstheearningsreinvestedinthefirm.Theretentionrate,or(1-plowback)=dividendpayout.
TheGordonmodel
A)isageneralizationoftheperpetuityformulatocoverthecaseofagrowingperpetuity.
B)isvalidonlywhengislessthank.
C)isvalidonlywhenkislessthang.
d)AandB.
E)AandC.
Answer:
DDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
TheGordonmodelassumesconstantgrowthindefinitely.Mathematically,gmustbelessthank;otherwise,theintrinsicvalueisundefined.
Youwishtoearnareturnof13%oneachoftwostocks,XandY.StockXisexpectedtopayadividendof$3intheupcomingyearwhileStockYisexpectedtopayadividendof$4intheupcomingyear.Theexpectedgrowthrateofdividendsforbothstocksis7%.TheintrinsicvalueofstockX.
A)cannotbecalculatedwithoutknowingthemarketrateofreturn
B)willbegreaterthantheintrinsicvalueofstockY
C)willbethesameastheintrinsicvalueofstockY
D)willbelessthantheintrinsicvalueofstockY
E)noneoftheaboveisacorrectanswer.
Answer:
DDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
PVO=D1/(k-g);givenkandgareequal,thestockwiththelargerdividendwillhavethehighervalue.
B)willbethesameastheintrinsicvalueofstockD
C)willbelessthantheintrinsicvalueofstockD
D)cannotbecalculatedwithoutknowingthemarketrateofreturn
E)noneoftheaboveisacorrectanswer.
Answer:
CDifficulty:
EasyRationale:
PV0=D1/(k-g);givenkandgareequal,thestockwiththelargerdividendwillhavethehighervalue.
14.Youwishtoearnareturnof12%oneachoftwostocks,AandB.Eachofthestocksisexpectedtopayadividendof$2intheupcomingyear.Theexpectedgrowthrateofdividendsis9%forstockAand10%forstockB.TheintrinsicvalueofstockA.
A)willbegreaterthantheintrinsicvalueofstockB
B)willbethesameastheintrinsicvalueofstockB
C)willbelessthantheintrinsicvalueofstockB
D)cannotbecalculatedwithoutknowingtherateofreturnonthemarketportfolio.
E)noneoftheaboveisacorrectstatement.
Answer:
CDifficulty:
EasyRationale:
PV0=D1/(k-g);giventhatdividendsareequal,thestockwiththehighergrowthratewillhavethehighervalue.
15.Youwishtoearnareturnof10%oneachoftwostocks,CandD.Eachofthestocksisexpectedtopayadividendof$2intheupcomingyear.Theexpectedgrowthrateofdividendsis9%forstockCand10%forstockD.TheintrinsicvalueofstockC.
A)willbegreaterthantheintrinsicvalueofstockD
B)willbethesameastheintrinsicvalueofstockD
C)willbelessthantheintrinsicvalueofstockD
D)cannotbecalculatedwithoutknowingtherateofreturnonthemarketportfolio.
E)noneoftheaboveisacorrectstatement.
Answer:
CDifficulty:
EasyRationale:
PV0=D1/(k-g);giventhatdividendsareequal,thestockwiththehighergrowthratewillhavethehighervalue.
16.Eachoftwostocks,AandB,areexpectedtopayadividendof$5intheupcomingyear.Theexpectedgrowthrateofdividendsis10%forbothstocks.Yourequirearateofreturnof11%onstockAandareturnof20%onstockB.TheintrinsicvalueofstockA
A)willbegreaterthantheintrinsicvalueofstockB
B)willbethesameastheintrinsicvalueofstockB
C)willbelessthantheintrinsicvalueofstockB
D)cannotbecalculatedwithoutknowingthemarketrateofreturn.
E)noneoftheaboveistrue.
Answer:
ADifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
PV0=D1/(k-g);giventhatdividendsareequal,thestockwiththelargerrequiredreturnwillhavethelowervalue.
17.Eachoftwostocks,CandD,areexpectedtopayadividendof$3intheupcomingyear.Theexpectedgrowthrateofdividendsis9%forbothstocks.Yourequirearateofreturnof10%onstockCandareturnof13%onstockD.TheintrinsicvalueofstockC
A)willbegreaterthantheintrinsicvalueofstockD
B)willbethesameastheintrinsicvalueofstockD
C)willbelessthantheintrinsicvalueofstockD
D)cannotbecalculatedwithoutknowingthemarketrateofreturn.
E)noneoftheaboveistrue.
Answer:
ADifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
PV0=D1/(k-g);giventhatdividendsareequal,thestockwiththelargerrequiredreturnwillhavethelowervalue.
18.IftheexpectedROEonreinvestedearningsisequaltok,themultistageDDMreducesto
A)V0=(ExpectedDividendPerShareinYear1)/k
B)V0=(ExpectedEPSinYear1)/k
C)V0=(TreasuryBondYieldinYear1)/k
D)V0=(MarketreturninYear1)/k
E)noneoftheabove
Answer:
BDifficulty:
Moderate
Rationale:
IfROE=k,nogrowthisoccurring;b=0;EPS=DPS
19.LowTechCompanyhasanexpectedROEof10%.Thedividendgrowthratewillbe
ifthefirmfollowsapolicyofpaying40%ofearningsintheformofdividends.
A)6.0%
B)4.8%
C)7.2%
D)3.0%
E)noneoftheabove
Answer:
ADifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
10%X0.60=6.0%.
20.MusicDoctorsCompanyhasanexpectedROEof14%.Thedividendgrowthratewillbeifthefirmfollowsapolicyofpaying60%ofearningsintheformof
dividends.
A)4.8%
B)5.6%
C)7.2%
D)6.0%
E)noneoftheabove
Answer:
BDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
14%X0.40=5.6%.
21.MedtronicCompanyhasanexpectedROEof16%.Thedividendgrowthratewillbe
ifthefirmfollowsapolicyofpaying70%ofearningsintheformofdividends.
A)3.0%
B)6.0%
C)7.2%
D)4.8%
E)noneoftheabove
Answer:
DDifficulty:
Easy
Rationale:
16%X0.30=4.8%.
22.HighSpeedCompanyhasanexpectedROEof15%.Thedividendgrowthratewillbe
ifthefirmfollowsapolicyofpaying50%ofearningsintheformofdividends.
A)3.0%