第3单元 金融考试题 西南财经大学天府学院文档格式.docx

1、s future payments are called itsA） cash flows.B） maturity values.C） discounted present values.D） yields to maturity. A4） A credit market instrument that pays the owner the face value of the security at the maturity date and nothing prior to then is called aC） coupon bond.D） discount bond. D5） （I） A

2、simple loan requires the borrower to repay the principal at the maturity date along with an interest payment. （II） A discount bond is bought at a price below its face value, and the face value is repaid at the maturity date.A） （I） is true, （II） false.B） （I） is false, （II） true.C） Both are true.D） Bo

3、th are false. C6） Which of the following are true of coupon bonds?A） The owner of a coupon bond receives a fixed interest payment every year until the maturity date, when the face or par value is repaid.B） U.S. Treasury bonds and notes are examples of coupon bonds.C） Corporate bonds are examples of

4、coupon bonds.D） All of the above.E） Only A and B of the above.7） Which of the following are generally true of all bonds?A） The longer a bonds maturity, the lower is the rate of return that occurs as a result of the increase in the interest rate.B） Even though a bond has a substantial initial interes

5、t rate, its return can turn out to be negative if interest rates rise.C） Prices and returns for long-term bonds are more volatile than those for shorter-term bonds.D） All of the above are true.E） Only A and B of the above are true.8） （I） A discount bond requires the borrower to repay the principal a

6、t the maturity date plus an interest payment. （II） A coupon bond pays the lender a fixed interest payment every year until the maturity date, when a specified final amount （face or par value） is repaid.9） If a $5,000 coupon bond has a coupon rate of 13 percent, then the coupon payment every year isA

7、） $650.B） $1,300.C） $130.D） $13.E） None of the above.10） An $8,000 coupon bond with a $400 annual coupon payment has a coupon rate ofA） 5 percent.B） 8 percent.C） 10 percent.D） 40 percent.11） The concept of _ is based on the notion that a dollar paid to you in the future is less valuable to you than

8、a dollar today.A） present valueB） future valueC） interestD） deflation12） Dollars received in the future are worth _ than dollars received today. The process of calculating what dollars received in the future are worth today is called _.A） more; discountingB） less;C） more; inflatingD） less;13） The pr

9、ocess of calculating what dollars received in the future are worth today is calledA） calculating the yield to maturity.B） discounting the future.C） compounding the future.D） compounding the present.14） With an interest rate of 5 percent, the present value of $100 received one year from now is approx

10、imatelyA） $100.B） $105.C） $95.D） $90.15） With an interest rate of 10 percent, the present value of a security that pays $1,100 next year and $1,460 four years from now is approximatelyA） $1,000.B） $2,000.C） $2,560.D） $3,000.16） With an interest rate of 8 percent, the present value of $100 received o

11、ne year from now is approximatelyA） $93.B） $96.C） $100.D） $108.17） With an interest rate of 6 percent, the present value of $100 received one year from now is approximatelyA） $106.B） $100.C） $94.D） $92.18） The interest rate that equates the present value of the cash flow received from a debt instrum

12、ent with its market price today is theA） simple interest rate.B） discount rate.C） yield to maturity.D） real interest rate.19） The interest rate that financial economists consider to be the most accurate measure is theA） current yield.B） yield to maturity.C） yield on a discount basis.D） coupon rate.2

13、0） Financial economists consider the _ to be the most accurate measure of interest rates.A） simple interest rateB） discount rateC） yield to maturityD） real interest rate21） For a simple loan, the simple interest rate equals theA） real interest rate.B） nominal interest rate.C） current yield.D） yield

14、to maturity.22） For simple loans, the simple interest rate is _ the yield to maturity.A） greater thanB） less thanC） equal toD） not comparable to23） The yield to maturity of a one-year, simple loan of $500 that requires an interest payment of $40 isC） 12 percent.D） 12.5 percent.24） The yield to matur

15、ity of a one-year, simple loan of $400 that requires an interest payment of $50 is25） A $10,000, 8 percent coupon bond that sells for $10,000 has a yield to maturity ofA） 8 percent.B） 10 percent.D） 14 percent.26） Which of the following $1,000 face value securities has the highest yield to maturity?A

16、） A 5 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000B） A 10 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000C） A 12 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000D） A 12 percent coupon bond selling for $1,10027） Which of the following $1,000 face value securities has the highest yield to maturity?C） A 15 percent coupon bond

17、selling for $1,000D） A 15 percent coupon bond selling for $90028） Which of the following are true for a coupon bond?A） When the coupon bond is priced at its face value, the yield to maturity equals the coupon rate.B） The price of a coupon bond and the yield to maturity are negatively related.C） The

18、yield to maturity is greater than the coupon rate when the bond price is below the par value.29） Which of the following are true for a coupon bond?C） The yield to maturity is greater than the coupon rate when the bond price is above the par value. E30） Which of the following are true for a coupon bo

19、nd?B） The price of a coupon bond and the yield to maturity are positively related.31） A consol bond is a bond thatA） pays interest annually and its face value at maturity.B） pays interest in perpetuity and never matures.C） pays no interest but pays its face value at maturity.D） rises in value as its

20、 yield to maturity rises.32） The yield to maturity on a consol bond that pays $100 yearly and sells for $500 isC） 12.5 percent.D） 20 percent.E） 25 percent.33） The yield to maturity on a consol bond that pays $200 yearly and sells for $1000 isC） 20 percent.D） 25 percent.34） A frequently used approxim

21、ation for the yield to maturity on a long-term bond is theA） coupon rate.B） current yield.C） cash flow interest rate.35） The current yield on a coupon bond is the bonds _ divided by its _.A） annual coupon payment; priceB） annual coupon payment; face valueC） annual return;D） annual return;36） When a

22、bonds price falls, its yield to maturity _ and its current yield _.A） falls; fallsB） rises; risesC） falls;D） rises;37） The yield to maturity for a one-year discount bond equalsA） the increase in price over the year, divided by the initial price.B） the increase in price over the year, divided by the

23、face value.C） the increase in price over the year, divided by the interest rate.D） none of the above.38） If a $10,000 face value discount bond maturing in one year is selling for $8,000, then its yield to maturity isA） 10 percent.B） 20 percent.C） 25 percent.39） If a $10,000 face value discount bond maturing in one year is selling for $9,000, then its yield to maturity is approximatelyA） 9 percent.C） 11 percent.D） 12 percent.40） If a $10,000 face value discount bond maturing in one year is selling for $5,000, then its yield to maturity isC） 50 percent.D） 100 percent.