Bank telers need a community college degree.<br> A. True<br> B. False

Combining two assets having perfectly positively correlated returns will result in the creation of a portfolio with an overall r

lisabon 2012 [21]

Answer:

The correct option is (B)

Explanation:

The main objective of creating a portfolio is to minimise the overall risk of investments. Two investments with the same correlation signs are riskier because, if one investment gives a negative return, the other investment will do the same. The combined loss is more than the loss one investment will sustain. The portfolio is always constructed by adding investments with opposite correlation signs.

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3 years ago

Unfortunately, Angie doesn't have enough money in her account right now. She needs to make additional contributions at the end o

SIZIF [17.4K]

Answer: $770.22

Explanation:

If she makes equal contributions then those would be annuities. The $9,000 she wants to have will be the future value of the amount currently in her account and the annuity.

9,000 = 5,000 ( 1 + r) ^ n + ( annuity * future value interest factor of an annuity, 9%, 3 years)

9,000 = 5,000 ( 1 + 9%) ^ 3 + ( Annuity * 3.2781)

9,000 = 6,475.145‬ + 3.2781 * Annuity

Annuity = (9,000 - 6,475.145‬) / 3.2781

Annuity = $770.22

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3 years ago

Robert Parish Corporation purchased a new machine for its assembly process on January 1, 2014. The cost of this machine was $315

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Answer:

(a) Straight-line depreciation.

depreciation expense per year = ($315,900 - $15,900) / 4 = $75,000

(b) Activity method for 2014 and 2015, assuming that machine usage was 15,000 hours for 2014; 11,710 hours for 2015; 12,150 hours for 2016 and 1,140 hours for 2017.

depreciation expense per unit = $300,000 / 40,000 = $7.50 per unit

depreciation expense 2014 = $7.50 x 15,000 = $112,500

depreciation expense 2015 = $7.50 x 11,710 = $87,825

(c) Sum-of-the-years'-digits.

depreciation expense 2014 = $300,000 x 4/10 = $120,000

depreciation expense 2015 = $300,000 x 3/10 = $90,000

(d) Double-declining-balance.

depreciation expense 2014 = $315,900 x 2 x 1/4 = $157,950

depreciation expense 2015 = $157,950 x 2 x 1/4 = $78,975

depreciation expense 2016 = $78,975 x 2 x 1/4 = $39,487.50

depreciation expense 2017 = $39,487.50 - $15,900 = $23,587.50

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3 years ago

CAPM and Valuation. You are considering acquiring a firm that you believe can generate expected cash flows of $10,000 a year for

UkoKoshka [18]

Answer:

The value of the firm or worth of the firm is $147058.82 rounded off to 2 decimal places

Explanation:

We first need to calculate the required rate of return for this firm that will be used as the discount rate in the valuation of the firm using the discounted cash flow methods.

Using the CAPM we can calculate the required rate of return as,

r = rRF + Beta * (rM - rRF)

Where,

rRF is the risk free rate
rM is the return on Market

So,

r = 0.04 + 0.4 * (0.11 - 0.04)

r = 0.068 or 6.8%

As the cash flows the firm can generate are expected to remain constant through out and they are generated after equal interval of time, this can be treated as a perpetuity.

The present value of a perpetuity is calculated as follows,

Present Value of perpetuity = Cash Flow / r

Present value of perpetuity = 10000 / 0.068

Present value of perpetuity = $147058.8235

So, the value of the firm or worth of the firm is $147058.82 rounded off to 2 decimal places

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4 years ago

If the total utility from consuming the fifth unit of a product is 6 and the total utility from all five units is 162, then the

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Answer:

b) 156

Explanation:

Total utility is the total amount of satisfaction received by a consumer after consuming a given quantity of a product or service. In this question there is the total utility of five product.

Total utility = 162

utility of fifth product = 6

Total utility of other four products = Total utility - utility of fifth product

Total utility of other four products = 162 - 6 = 156

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3 years ago

Bank telers need a community college degree. A. True B. False