An investment over 4 years has an HPR of +4% in the first year,
-7% in...
An investment over 4 years has an HPR of +4% in the first year,
-7% in the second, +3.75% in the third, and +2.15% in the fourth
year. Calculate the average annual compound rate of return over
this 4-year holding period.
an investment pays 2600 per year for the first 7 years, 5200 per
year for the next 7 years and 7800 per year the following 10 years
(all payments are at the end of each year). if the discount rate is
12.85% compounding quarterly, what is the fair price of the
investment?
An investment offers $6996 per year for 11 years, with the first
payment occuring 7 years from now. if the required return is 11
percent, what is the value of the investment?
An investment pays $1,900 per year for the first 4 years, $3,800
per year for the next 7 years, and $5,700 per year the following 12
years (all payments are at the end of each year). If the discount
rate is 7.70% compounding quarterly, what is the fair price of this
investment?
Work with 4 decimal places and round your answer to two decimal
places. For example, if your answer is $345.667 round as 345.67 and
if your answer is...
An investment pays $2,500 per year for the first 4 years, $5,000
per year for the next 3 years, and $7,500 per year the following 9
years (all payments are at the end of each year). If the discount
rate is 11.85% compounding quarterly, what is the fair price of
this investment?
Work with 4 decimal places and round your answer to two decimal
places. For example, if your answer is $345.667 round as 345.67 and
if your answer is...
A small manufacturer has net annual cash flows as follows over
the first 4 years of business. The applicable interest rate varies
from year to year.
End of Year
0
1
2
3
4
Cash Flow
-$80,000
$70,000
-$25,000
$60,000
$100,000
Interest Rate During Year
7%
9%
5%
4%
Determine the present worth, future worth, and uniform series
annual equivalents for each of the 5 flows in the series. Determine
a uniform series from t=0 to t=4.
Present Worth
Future...
4. Alpha Insurance has investment horizon of 3 years. If it
invests in a 5 year, 6% annual coupon bond with YTM of 8%, what
will be its realized rate of return
If interest rates don’t change
If interest rate increases by 100 bps immediately after buying
the bond
If interest rate decreases by 100 bps immediately after buying
the bond
Is the difference between (a) and (b) the same as the
difference between (a) and (c)? why or why...
State of the Economy
Probability
HPR (Fund A)
HPR (Fund B)
Boom
.50
7%
25%
Normal growth
.3
-5%
10%
Recession
.2
20%
-25%
1. What are the expected holding period returns for
Fund A and Fund B?
2. What are the expected standard deviations for Fund A and Fund
B?
3. What are the covariance and correlation coefficient between
the returns of Fund A and Fund B?
4. Now using Fund A and Fund B to construct our optimal...
An investor with an investment horizon of two years has two
investment opportunities:
1.The first investment opportunity is to invest in two-year
Treasury bond, yielding 5% per year.
2.The second opportunity is to invest in one-year Treasury bond
and then after one year, to roll over an investment into another
one year bond. If one year Treasury bond yields 4% and assuming
that Expectation Theory holds what should one year bond yield one
year from now? Explain fully and show...
An investment pays $2,050 per year for the first 3 years, $4,100
per year for the next 3 years, and $6,150 per year the following 7
years (all payments are at the end of each year). If the discount
rate is 8.75% compounding quarterly, what is the fair price of this
investment?
An investment pays $2,050 per year for the first 3 years, $4,100
per year for the next 3 years, and $6,150 per year the following 7
years (all payments are at the end of each year). If the discount
rate is 8.75% compounding quarterly, what is the fair price of this
investment?