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博迪《金融学》第2版名校考研真题【视频讲解】一、单选题1．以下货币制度中会发生劣币驱逐良币现象的是（）。

[中央财大2011金融硕士] A．金银双本位B．金银平行本位C．金币本位D．金汇兑本位【答案】A【解析】金银双本位制下金、银两种金属同时被法律承认为货币金属，金、银铸币都可自由铸造，都有无限的法定支付能力。

当金银铸币各按其本身所包含的价值并行流通时，市场上的商品就出现了金银两重价格，而这两重价格随金银市场比价的不断变动而变动。

为了克服由此造成的紊乱，很多国家用法律规定了金币与银币的比价。

但金银市场比价并不会由于法定比例的确定而不再发生变化。

于是法定比价和市场比价之间可能会出现差异，价值被高估的货币渐渐被贮藏，而劣币充斥市场。

金银平行本位是金银两种本位币按其所含金属的实际价值流通，国家对两种货币的交换不加规定，而由市场上的金银的实际比价自由确定金币和银币比价的货币制度。

在金本位制下，每单位的货币价值等同于若干重量的黄金（即货币含金量）；当不同国家使用金本位时，国家之间的汇率由它们各自货币的含金量之比——铸币平价（Mint Parity）来决定。

金汇兑本位制（Gold Exchange Standard）又称“虚金本位制”，该国货币一般与另一个实行金本位制或金块本位制国家的货币保持固定的比价，并在后者存放外汇或黄金作为平准基金，从而间接实行了金本位制。

实际上，它是一种带有附属性质的货币制度。

当然，无论金块本位制或金汇兑本位制，都是削弱了的金本位制，很不稳定。

而这种脆弱的制度经过1929年～1933年的世界经济危机，终于全部瓦解。

2．面值为100元的永久性债券票面利率是10%，当市场利率为8%时，该债券的理论市场价格应该是（）元。

[中央财大2011金融硕士]A．100B．125C．110D．1375【答案】B 【解析】该债券的理论市场价格应该是（元）125%8%10100=⨯==m r C P 。

3．实际利率为3%，预期通货膨胀率为6%，则名义利率水平应该近似地等于（）。

博迪《金融学》第2版课章节练习及详解第15章期权市场与或有索取权市场一、概念题1．欧式期权（华南理工大学2011金融硕士）答：按照买方执行期权时对行权时间规定的不同，可以将期权分为美式期权和欧式期权。

其中，欧式期权是指买入期权的一方必须在期权到期日当天才能行使的期权。

期权买方在期权合约到期日之前不能行使权利，在到期日之后期权作废，买方权利随之消失。

欧式期权合约给持有者较小的行使期权选择的机会，缺乏灵活性，因而期权费也相对较低。

2．金融期权（东南大学2012金融硕士；东北师范大学2005研；人大2001研；武汉理工大学2006研）答：金融期权是期权交易中，买卖双方参与交易时签订的合同，规定了买卖双方并不对称的权利和义务。

一般根据合约规定，合约卖方在买方执行期权时，有义务必须履行合约规定，具有强制性，而合约买方有权利选择是否执行、转售、放弃期权，不具有强制性，但为了取得这一权利，买方需要支付一定的期权费。

期权合约的内容主要包括：（1）期权的类型，即选择美式期权还是欧式期权，确定在到期日前能不能交割；（2）交易的金融资产或商品的种类、数量，种类包括股票、国债、商品和指数等等；（3）保证金比率的规定，一般只需卖方缴纳；（4）期权的期限和到期日，期权合约的有效期限一般为3个月，到期日为该月的第三个星期六；（5）协定价格与期权费。

此外，期权合约还涉及交易时间、交易方法、货币选择、结算、价格波动幅度等方面的内容。

3．看涨期权与看跌期权（东北财大2006研；人行1995研）答：根据买卖行为的不同，期权可分为看涨期权和看跌期权。

看涨期权，又称“买方期权”、“买权”、“敲进”，它赋予买方一种权利，在期权合约到期日或有效期间内可以按照执行价格买进一定数量标的物。

当人们预测标的物市场价格有上涨趋势时，购买这种期权，若该金融资产或商品市场价格超过协定价格，买方会行使期权，以协定价格买入合约标的物，再以市场价格卖出，当差价超过期权费，买方获利。

博迪《金融学》第2版课章节练习及详解第5章居民户的储蓄和投资决策一、概念题１．持久收入假说（武汉大学2002研；南开大学2008研）答：持久收入假说由美国经济学家米尔顿·弗里德曼（M．Friedman）提出，认为消费者的消费支出主要不是由他的现期收入决定，而是由他的永久收入决定。

所谓永久收入是指消费者可以预计到的长期收入。

永久收入大致可以根据观察到的若干年收入的数值之加权平均数计得，距现在的时间越近，权数越大；反之，则越小。

根据这种理论，政府想通过增减税收来影响总需求的政策是不能奏效的，因为人们减税而增加的收入，并不会立即用来增加消费。

与生命周期假说不同的是，持久收入假说偏重于个人如何预测自己未来收入问题。

持久收入假说认为：（1）消费不只同现期收入相联系，而是以一生或永久的收入作为消费决策的依据。

（2）一次性暂时收入变化引起的消费支出变动甚小，即其边际消费倾向很低，甚至近于零，但来自永久收入变动的消费倾向很大，甚至接近于1。

（3）当政府想用税收政策影响消费时，如果减税或增税只是临时性的，则消费者并不会受到很大影响，只有永久性税收变动，政策才会有明显效果。

2．跨期预算约束与最优消费选择费雪认为，人们在消费时会受到一些限制，这些约束包括：预算约束（即人们可以为自己进行消费所支出的数额大小）和跨期预算约束（即人们可以为自己在当前消费和未来消费所支付的数额大小）。

假定消费者的一生可以分为两个时期：第一个时期是青年时期，第二个时期是老年时期。

用1y 和1c 分别表示消费者在第一个时期的收入和消费，用2y 和2c 分别表示消费者在第二个时期的收入和消费。

再假定消费者有机会进行借贷或储蓄，因此他在任何一个时期的消费都可以大于或小于那一时期的收入。

第一个时期的储蓄或借贷：11s y c =-（0s >表示储蓄，0s <表示借贷），第二个时期的消费：()221c r s y =++，其中r 为实际利率。

Chapter TwoFinancial Markets and InstitutionsThis chapter contains 49 multiple-choice questions, 20 short problems and 10 longer problems。

Multiple Choice1. A market that has no one specific location is termed a(n) ________ market.(a)over—the—counter(b)geographic location(c)intermediary(d)conceptualAnswer: （a)2. ________ problems arise because parties to contracts often cannot easily monitor or control one another。

(a)Payment(b)Counter(c)Incentive(d)ExchangeAnswer: （c）3. Incentive problems take a variety of forms and include：(a)moral hazard(b)adverse selection(c)principal-agent(d)all of the aboveAnswer: (d）4. The ________ problem exists when having insurance against some risk causes the insured party to take greater risk or to take less care in preventing the event that gives rise to the loss.(a)moral hazard(b)adverse selection(c)principal—agent(d)all of the aboveAnswer： (a）5。

博迪《金融学》第2版课后习题及详解第1章金融学一、概念题1．金融学（finance）答：金融学是一项针对人们怎样跨期配置稀缺资源的研究。

其主要研究货币领域的理论及货币资本资源的配置与选择、货币与经济的关系及货币对经济的影响、现代银行体系的理论和经营活动的经济学科，是当代经济学的一个相对独立而又极为重要的分支。

金融学所涵盖的内容极为丰富，诸如货币原理、货币信用与利息原理、金融市场与银行体系、储蓄与投资、保险、信托、证券交易、货币理论、货币政策、汇率及国际金融等。

2．金融体系（financial system）答：金融体系是金融市场以及其他金融机构的集合，这些集合被用于金融合同的订立以及资产和风险的交换。

金融体系是由连接资金盈余者和资金短缺者的一系列金融中介机构和金融市场共同构成的一个有机体，包括股票、债券和其他金融工具的市场、金融中介（如银行和保险公司）、金融服务公司（如金融咨询公司）以及监控管理所有这些单位的管理机构等。

研究金融体系如何发展演变是金融学科的重要方面。

3．资产（assets）答：资产是指个人、公司或者组织拥有的具有商业或交换价值的任何物品，它能在未来产生经济利益，资产有三个非常重要的特征：①能在未来产生经济利益；②由实体控制；③由过去发生的事项或交易产生。

在国民账户体系中，资产是指经济资产，即所有者能对其行使所有权，并在持有或使用期间可以从中获得经济利益的资源或实体。

资产可分为金融资产和非金融资产两大类。

金融资产是指以价值形态或以金融工具形式存在的资产，它包括金融债权以及货币黄金和特别提款权。

非金融资产是指非金融性的资产，它包括生产资产和非生产资产。

在企业财务会计中，资产是指由过去的交易和事项所形成的，并由企业拥有或控制，预期会给企业带来经济利益的资源。

按流动性可分为流动资产和非流动资产两大类。

流动资产是指企业可以在一年或超过一年的一个营业周期内变现或者耗用的资产。

非流动资产是指不能在一年或者超过一年的一个营业周期内变现或耗用的资产。

博迪《金融学》第2版课后习题及详解第3章管理财务健康状况和业绩一、概念题1．账面价值（book values）答：账面价值是指会计账面所表现的资产价值，分为资产的账面价值和公司的账面价值。

资产的账面价值是指公司的资产在会计账簿上表现的价值，即原来购进资产的价值（资产的成本）减去折旧。

在固定资产购置当期，资产的账面价值等于当期市场价值加上运输、安装、调试等费用。

在固定资产正式投产营运后，每一会计期间都会对该资产计提折旧。

资产的账面价值会随着累计折旧的增加而减少，直到该资产报废时其账面价值仅剩残值，进而转销该资产。

公司的账面价值，是指公司资产负债表上所列示的资产总额减去负债、优先股之后的差额。

账面价值以历史成本为基础，它与一项资产或一个公司的市场价值关系不大。

2．无形资产（intangible assets）答：无形资产是指企业为生产商品、提供劳务、出租给他人，或为管理目的而持有的、没有实物形态的非货币性长期资产，如专利权、商标权、著作权、土地使用权、非专利技术、专营权、商誉等。

无形资产的特征有：①不具有实物形态；②可以在一个以上会计期间为企业提供经济利益；③有偿取得；④提供的未来经济利益具有很大的不确定性；⑤用于生产商品或提供劳务、出租给他人或为了行政管理目的而持有。

无形资产按形成来源不同可分为购入的、自创的、投资者投入的、接受捐赠的无形资产等；按能否辨认可分为可辨认无形资产和不可辨认无形资产。

无形资产只有在该资产产生的经济利益很可能流入企业、该资产的成本能够可靠地计量时，企业才能加以确认。

3．商誉（goodwill）答：商誉是指企业在经营活动中所具有的优越获利能力的潜在经济价值，是一种不可辨认的无形资产。

商誉由企业的良好信誉、产品的较高质量和市场占有率、可靠的销售网络、有效的内部管理、先进的技术、优越的地理位置等因素形成。

其特征是：①商誉与企业整体相关，不能单独存在；②形成商誉的因素无法单独计值；③商誉与形成商誉过程中所发生的成本无关，它是一种获得超额收益的能力。

博迪《⾦融学》第2版课后习题及详解（居民户的储蓄和投资决策）【圣才出品】博迪《⾦融学》第2版课后习题及详解第5章居民户的储蓄和投资决策⼀、概念题1．⼈⼒资本（human capital）答：⼈⼒资本是指劳动者受到教育、培训、实践经验、迁移、保健等⽅⾯的投资⽽获得的知识和技能的积累，亦称“⾮物⼒资本”。

由于这种知识与技能可以为其所有者带来⼯资等收益，因⽽形成了⼀种特定的资本——⼈⼒资本。

任何使⼈⼒资本增值的活动都是⼈⼒资本投资，包括医疗和保健、在职⼈员培训、正规教育、成⼈教育与培训、迁移者⼯作搜寻等等。

⼈⼒资本投资的决策是⼀种收益与成本的权衡，其成本包括：实际的费⽤或直接的费⽤、放弃的⼯资报酬以及⼼理成本。

投资的预期收益可能是以各种形式表现出来的，⽐如较⾼的未来收⼊、终⾝⼯作满意程度的提⾼、对娱乐活动欣赏⽔平的提⾼以及欣赏兴趣的增长等。

2．永久性收⼊（permanent income）答：永久性收⼊是指消费者可以预期到的长期收⼊，即预期在较长时期中（3年以上）可以维持的稳定的收⼊流量。

永久性收⼊是弗⾥德曼持久收⼊假说中的重要概念，⼤致可以根据所观察到的若⼲年收⼊的数值的加权平均数来计算，估算持久收⼊的计算公式为：YP T=Y T-1＋θ（Y T－Y T-1）=θY T－（1－θ）Y T-1（0＜θ＜1）式中，YP T为现期永久性收⼊，Y T为现期收⼊，Y T-1为前期收⼊，θ为加权数。

该公式说明，现期的永久性收⼊等于前期收⼊和两个时期收⼊变动的⼀定⽐率，或者说等于现期收⼊和前期收⼊的加权平均数。

加权数的⼤⼩取决于⼈们对未来收⼊的预期，这种预期要根据过去的经验进⾏修改，称为适应性预期。

如果⼈们认为前期和后期收⼊变动的时间较长，θ就⼤；反之，前期和后期收⼊变动的时间较短，θ就⼩。

3．跨期预算约束（inter-temporal budget constraint）答：跨期预算约束是指决定⼀⽣消费计划时⾯临的约束条件，即⼀⽣的消费开⽀和遗产的现值等于包括初始财产和未来劳动收⼊在内的⼀⽣资源的现值。

博迪《金融学》第2版课后习题及详解博迪的《金融学》第2版是一本广泛使用的金融学教材，其中的课后习题对于学生理解和掌握金融学概念和理论具有重要意义。

本文将选取一些具有代表性的课后习题，并提供详细的解答和分析。

答：金融学是一项针对人们怎样跨期配置稀缺资源的研究。

它涉及货币、投资、证券、银行、保险、基金等领域，主要研究如何在不确定的环境下对资源进行跨时期分配，以实现最大化的收益或满足特定的目标。

金融体系（financial system）答：金融体系是金融市场以及其他金融机构的集合，这些集合被用于金融合同的订立以及资产和风险的交换。

它是由连接资金盈余者和资金短缺者的一系列金融中介机构和金融市场共同构成的一个有机体，包括股票、债券和其他金融工具的市场、金融中介（如银行和保险公司）、金融服务公司（如金融咨询公司）以及监控管理所有这些单位的管理机构等。

研究金融体系如何发展演变是金融学科的重要方面。

假设某个投资者在2022年购买了一张面值为1000元，年利率为5%的债券，并在2023年以1100元的价格卖出。

请问该投资者的年化收益率是多少？(1100 - 1000) / 1000 × 100% = 10%其中，分子部分为投资者获得的收益，分母部分为投资者的初始投资金额。

答：现代金融学的三个主要理论包括资本资产定价模型（CAPM）、有效市场假说（EMH）和现代投资组合理论（MPT）。

资本资产定价模型（CAPM）是一种用来决定资产合理预期收益的模型，它认为资产的预期收益与该资产的系统性风险有关。

在投资决策中，投资者可以通过比较不同资产的预期收益与其系统性风险来确定最优投资组合。

有效市场假说（EMH）认为市场是有效的，即市场上的价格反映了所有可用信息。

根据这个理论，投资者无法通过分析信息来获取超额收益。

然而，在实践中，许多研究表明市场并非完全有效，投资者可以通过分析和利用信息来获得超额收益。

现代投资组合理论（MPT）是由Harry Markowitz于20世纪50年代提出的，它认为投资者应该通过多元化投资来降低风险。

兹维博迪金融学第二版试题库12TBChapter TwelvePortfolio Opportunities and ChoiceThis chapter contains 30 multiple choice questions, 10 short problems, and 5 longer problems.Multiple Choice1. A person's wealth portfolio consists of all one’s ________ and ________.(a)retained earnings; credit(b)stocks; bonds(c)assets; liabilities(d)student loans; mortgagesAnswer: (c)2.The principle of diversification usually applies to all ________.(a)risk averse people(b)risk neutral people(c)risk tolerant people(d)b and cAnswer: (a)3.Which of the following decisions can be considered part of portfolio selection?(a)Whether to buy or rent one’s house(b)What kind of life insurance to purchase(c)Whether to invest in stocks or bonds(d)All of the aboveAnswer: (d)12-14.An insurance policy that guarantees a person an income for as long as one lives is termed a ________.(a)lump sum payment(b)life annuity(c)perpetual annuity(d)life perpetuityAnswer: (b)5.The ________ is the length of time between decisions to revise portfolios, whereas the ________ isthe total length of time for which one plans.(a)trading horizon; decision horizon(b)planning horizon; decision horizon(c)decision horizon; trading horizon(d)decision horizon; planning horizonAnswer: (d)6.In making portfolio-selection decisions, people can in general achieve a ________ expected rate ofreturn by exposing themselves to ________ risk.(a)higher; no(b)higher; greater(c)higher; lower(d)lower; greaterAnswer: (b)7.The ________ the assets that make up the portfolio is found to be a very important factor whenconsidering the ability of diversification to reduce the riskiness of an investor's portfolio.(a)expected return of(b)variance of(c)correlation among(d)skewness amongAnswer: (c)12-28.Risk tolerance can be influenced by which of the following characteristics?(a)job status(b)age(c)wealth(d)all of the aboveAnswer: (d)9.The ________ is defined as a security that offers a perfectly predictable rate of return in terms of theunit of account and the length of the investor's decision horizon.(a)riskless asset(b)risky asset(c)30-day bond(d)30-day debentureAnswer: (a)10.A portfolio contains one risky asset and one riskless asset. The expected rate of return on the riskyasset is 0.13 and the riskless rate is 0.05. The standard deviation of the risky asset is 0.2, and the standard deviation of the portfolio is 0.075. What is the expected rate of return on the portfolio using the trade-off line?(a)0.0490(b)0.0800(c)0.0980(d)0.1175Answer: (b)11.An investor has a $100,000 investment to allocate between a risky asset and a riskless asset. Theequation for the trade-off line is determined to be E(r) = 0.05 + 0.09w. If the investor is requiring a portfolio composition corresponding to an expected rate of return of 0.11, how much should be invested in the risky asset?(a)$18,181(b)$33,333(c)$66,667(d)$81,819Answer: (c)12-312.An investor has a $100,000 investment to allocate between a risky asset and a riskless asset. Theequation for the trade-off line is determined to be E(r) = 0.07 + 0.12w. If the investor is requiring a portfolio composition corresponding to an expected rate of return of 0.17, how much should beinvested in the riskless asset?(a)$16,667(b)$29,412(c)$70,588(d)$83,333Answer: (a)13.An investor has a $100,000 investment to allocate between a risky asset and a riskless asset. Theequation for the trade-off line is determined to be E(r) = 0.07 + 0.12w. If the investor requires aportfolio composition corresponding to an expected rate of return of 0.17, what is the corresponding standard deviation of the portfolio? The standard deviation of risky asset is 0.3.(a)0.05(b)0.25(c)0.49(d)0.83Answer: (b)14.The expected rate of return on a risky asset is 0.13 and the riskless rate is 0.06. The standard deviationof the risky asset is 0.25. What happens to the slope of the trade-off line if the riskless rate changes to0.05 per year and the expected return on the risky asset changes to 0.14?(a)No change(b)The slope of the line falls from 36% to 28%(c)The slope of the line rises from 28% to 36%(d)The slope of the line rises from 52% to 56%Answer: (c)15.The formula for the trade-off line between risk and expected return is ________.(a)E(r) = r f+ w[E(r s) –r f](b)E(r) = r f+ [E(r s) –r f](c)E(r) = r f+ w[E(r s) + r f](d)all of the aboveAnswer: (a)12-416.In the trade-off line, the risk premium depends on ________(a)the risk premium of the risky asset(b)the proportion of the portfolio invested in the risky asset(c)the risk premium of the riskless asset(d)both a and bAnswer: (d)17.When one of the two assets in a portfolio is riskless, thestandard deviation of its rate of return and itscorrelation with other asset are________.(a)greater than zero but less than positive one(b)less than zero but greater than negative one(c)zero(d)none of the aboveAnswer: (c)18.The expected rate of return on a risky asset is 0.16 and the riskless rate is 0.07. The standard deviationof the risky asset is 0.2. What happens to the slope of the trade-off line if the riskless rate changes to .06 per year and the expected return on the risky asset changes to 0.15?(a)no change(b)the slope rises from 0.45 to 0.5(c)the slope falls from 0.5 to 0.45(d)the slope falls from 0.45 to 0.4Answer: (a)19.A portfolio contains a riskless asset with an expected rate of return of 0.06 and a risky asset with anexpected rate of return of 0.15. The standard deviation of the risky asset is 0.25. If the expected rate of return of this portfolio is 0.10, what is its standard deviation?(a)0.11(b)0.14(c)0.22(d)0.44Answer: (a)12-5Consider a portfolio of two risky assets with the following distribution of rates of return on risky assets for questions 20 and21. The portfolio is 55% Risky Asset 1 and 45% Risky Asset 2, and the correlation coefficient is 0.4.Risky Asset 1 Risky Asset 2MeanStandard Deviation 0.160.250.090.1820.What is the mean of this portfolio?(a)0.1215(b)0.1285(c)0.2005(d)0.2185Answer: (b)21.What is the standard deviation of this portfolio?(a)0.15958(b)0.18541(c)0.25467(d)0.34378Answer: (b)Consider a portfolio of two risky assets with the following distribution of rates of return on risky assets for questions 22 and 23. The portfolio is 70% Risky Asset 1 and 30% Risky Asset 2, and the correlation coefficient is 0.3.Risky Asset 1 Risky Asset 2MeanStandard Deviation 0.120.160.200.3022.What is the mean of this portfolio?(a)0.1716(b)0.1600(c)0.1414(d)0.1320Answer: (c)12-623.What is the standard deviation of this portfolio?(a)0.16338(b)0.14368(c)0.02669(d)0.02064Answer: (a)24.In practice, the vast majority of assets are positively correlated with each other because they are allaffected by ________.(a)common economic factors(b)firm specific factors(c)potential lawsuits(d)managerial inefficienciesAnswer: (a)25.A mutual fund company offers a safe money market fund whose current rate is 0.04. The samecompany also offers an equity fund with an aggressive growth objective, which historically has exhibited an expected return of 0.25 and a standard deviation of 0.30. Derive the equation for the risk-reward trade-off line.(a)E(r) = 0.04 + 0.25σ(b)E(r) = 0.04 + 0.7σ(c)E(r) = 0.04 + 0.21σ(d)E(r) = 0.04 + 0.83σAnswer: (b)26.The ________ refers to the set of portfolios of risky assets offering the highest possible expected rateof return for any given standard deviation.(a)minimum portfolio frontier(b)effective portfolio frontier(c)expected portfolio frontier(d)efficient portfolio frontierAnswer: (d)12-727.The optimal combination of risky assets is found as ________ between a straight line representing theriskless asset and the efficient frontier of risky assets.(a)the point of bisection(b)the point of intersection(c)the point of tangency(d)the point of highest returnAnswer: (c)28.The power of diversification to reduce the riskiness of an investor’s portfolio depends on the________ among the assets that make up the portfolio.(a)expected returns(b)variances(c)correlations(d)none of the aboveAnswer: (c)29.In the context of the optimal combination of risky assets, in order to decide on the menu of assetchoices to offer its customers a financial intermediary shouldconsider:(a)investor preferences(b)the expected returns and standard deviations of the risky assets(c)both a and b(d)neither a nor bAnswer: (b)30.An investor has $100,000 invested in a portfolio that is composed of a tangency portfolio and ariskless asset, such that 35% is in the tangency portfolio and 65% is in the riskless asset. If thetangency portfolio is composed of 43.75% Risky Asset A and 56.25% Risky Asset B, which of the following accurately displays the amount of money invested in each component of the portfolio?(a)$35,000 in Riskless Asset; $43,750 in Risky Asset A; $56,250 in Risky Asset B(b)$65,000 in Riskless Asset; $43,750 in Risky Asset A; $56,250 in Risky Asset B(c)$35,000 in Riskless Asset; $28,437.50 in Risky Asset A; $36,562.50 in Risky Asset B(d)$65,000 in Riskless Asset; $15,312.50 in Risky Asset A; $19,687.50 in Risky Asset BAnswer: (d)12-8Short Problems1.Discuss the time horizons as they relate to portfolio planning.Answer:In formulating a plan for portfolio selection you begin bydetermining our goals and timehorizons. The planning horizon is the total length of time for which one plans. Thelongest time horizon would typically correspond to the retirement goal and would be thebalance of one’s lifetime. There are also shorter planning horizons that correspond tospecific financial goals, such as paying for a child’s education. The decision horizon isthe length of time between decisions to revise the portfolio. The length of the decisionhorizon is controlled by the individual, within certain limits. The shortest possibledecision horizon is the trading horizon, defined as the minimum time interval over whichinvestors can revise their portfolios.2.What is the riskless asset if the unit of account is the Japanese Yen and the length of the decisionhorizon is a month?Answer:The Japanese Yen one-month zero-coupon bond.3.Describe the steps involved in the portfolio optimization process.Answer:(1) Find the optimal combination of risky assets.(2) Mix this optimal risk-asset portfolio with the riskless asset.12-94.Who would you expect to be more risk tolerant, a young investor or an elderly one? An investor ormoderate means or a wealthy one?A young person with a secure job can look forward to a long period of earning a salarythat will probably increase with the rate of inflation. For her, investment in stocks wouldnot be as risky as for an older person who needs to ensure a steady source of income forthe rest of his life. A wealthier individual may be willing to take more risks (than a poorerperson) because his capacity to take bigger gambles and lose is higher. That is, he maystill be quite wealthy after his losses.5.An investor has a $100,000 investment to allocate betweena risky asset and a riskless asset. Theequation for the trade-off line is determined to be E(r) = 0.05 + 0.07w. If the investor requires aportfolio composition corresponding to an expected rate of return of 0.10, how much should beinvested in the risky asset? In the riskless asset?Answer:E(r) = 0.05 + 0.07w0.10 = 0.05 + 0.07w0.05 = 0.07w0.71429 = wThe investor should invest $71,429 in the risky asset and $28,571 in the riskless asset. 6.An investor has $75,000 to allocate between a risky asset and a riskless asset. The equation for the trade-off line is determined to be E(r) = 0.06 + 0.1w. If the investor requires a portfolio composition with an expected rate of return of 0.12, how much should be invested in each asset?E(r) = 0.06 + 0.1w0.12 = 0.06 + 0.1w0.06 = 0.1w0.6 = w0.6($75,000) = $45,000 should be invested in the risky asset0.4($75,000 = $30,000 should be invested in the riskless assetThere would have to be 16 million uncorrelated drugs in the portfolio.12-107.Consider the portfolio of two risky assets with the following distribution of rates of return on riskassets.Risky Asset 1 Risky Asset 2MeanStandard Deviation 0.170.230.100.19What are the mean and standard deviation of a portfolio that is 60% Risky Asset 1 and 40% Risky Asset 2 if the correlation coefficient is 0.3?Answer:E(r) = wE(r1) + (1 - w)E(r2)= 0.6(0.17) + 0.4(0.10)= 0.142The mean is 14.2%σ2= w2σ12 + (1 - w)2σ22 + 2w(1-w)ρ1,2σ1σ2= (0.6)2(0.23)2 + (0.4)2(0.19)2 + 2(0.6)(0.4)(0.3)(0.23)(0.19) σ2= 0.03111σ= 0.17639The standard deviation is 17.6%8.An investor has a $150,000 investment to allocate betweena risky asset and a riskless asset. Theexpected rate of return for the risky asset is 0.18 and the expected rate of return for the riskless asset is 0.07. The standard deviation of the risky asset is 0.2. If the investor requires a portfoliocomposition corresponding to an expected rate of return of 0.15, what is the standard deviation of the portfolio?Answer:Use the trade-off line to find w:E(r) = r f + w[E(r s) – r f)0.15 = 0.07 + w[0.18 – 0.07]0.15 = 0.07 + 0.11w0.08 = 0.11w0.7272 = wSo the standard deviation of the portfolio is 0.2(0.7272) = 0.1455.12-119.Discuss how to create efficient portfolios when the raw materials are two risky assets and a risklessasset.Answer:Let us now summarize what we have learned about creating efficient portfolios when the rawmaterials are two risky assets and a riskless asset. There is a single portfolio of the two riskyassets that it is best to combine with the riskless asset. We call this particular risky portfolio the optimal combination of riskyassets. The preferred portfolio is always some combination of this tangency portfolio and the riskless asset10.The expected rate of return on a risky asset is 0.19 and the riskless rate is 0.05. The standard deviationof the risky asset is 0.3.a. What happens to the slope of the trade-off line if the riskless rate decreases to 0.04 and theexpected return on the risky asset increases to 0.2?b. What happens to the slope of the trade-off line if the riskless rate increases to 0.06 and theexpected return on the risky assets increases to 0.2?Answer:a. Slope = (E(r s) –r f)/σsSlope of original scenario: (0.19 – 0.05)/0.3 = 0.14/0.3 = 0.467 Slope in revised scenario: (0.20 – 0.04)/0.3 = 0.16/0.3 = 0.533 The slope rises from 0.467 to 0.533.b.Slope of original scenario: (0.19 – 0.05)/0.3 = 0.14/0.3 = 0.467 Slope in revised scenario: (0.20 – 0.06)/0.3 = 0.14/0.3 = 0.467 The slope is unchanged.12-12Longer Problems1. A mutual fund advertises a money market fund whose current rate is 0.06, and is deemed “safe.” Inaddition, the mutual fund also offers an equity fund that is considered very aggressive in terms of growth. Historical expected returns are 0.30 with a standard deviation of 0.25.(a) Derive the risk-reward trade-off line.(b) For each unit of extra risk that an investor bears, how much extra expected return willresult?(c) What allocation should be placed in the money market fund if an investor desires anexpected return of 18%?Answer:(a) E(r) = r f + w[E(r s) – r f)= 0.06 + w[0.3 – 0.06]= 0.06 +0 .24w= 0.06 +0 .24(σ/0.25)= 0.06 + 0.96σ(b) For each unit of extra risk that an investor bears, the extra expected return will be 0.96(the slope of the risk-reward line)(c) 0.18 = 0.06 + w[0.30 - 0.06]0.18 = 0.06 + 0.24w0.12 = 0.24w0.5 = wInvest 50% in the money market fund and 50% in the equity fund.12-132.Suppose you are the manager of a mutual fund and a client comes to you wanting to invest 65% of aportfolio into your mutual fund and the remaining 35% into a “safe” money market fund. The mutual fund that you manage has an expected rate of return of 0.18 and a standard deviation of 0.25. The money market fund rate is 0.065.(a) If your client invests as described above, what is the expected return and standarddeviation of his portfolio?(b) The fund that you manage has the following stocks andtheir corresponding proportions:Stock X: 30%, Stock Y: 35%, and Stock Z: 35%If we include the position in the riskless asset, what are the investment proportions ofyour client’s portfolio?Answer:(a) E(r) = r f + w[E(r s) – r f)= 0.065 +0 .65[0.18 – 0.065]= 0.065 + 0.65[0.115]= 0.13975σ= 0.65 (0.25)= 0.1625(b) Stock X: (0.65 x 30%) = 19.50%Stock Y: (0.65 x 35%) = 22.75%Stock Z: (0.65 x 35%) = 22.75%Riskless Asset: = 35.00%Total = 100.00%12-143.If we have many risky assets to choose from, how do we determine the optimal combination of riskyassets?Answer:When there are many risky assets we use a two-step method of portfolio constructionsimilar to the one used in the previous section. In the first step, we consider portfoliosconstructed from the risky assets only, and in the second step we find the tangencyportfolio of risky assets to combine with the riskless asset. Because the computationinvolves a lot of number crunching, it is best done using computers. The efficientportfolio frontier is defined as the set of portfolios of risky assets offering the highestpossible expected rate of return for any given standard deviation. The reason theindividual basic assets lie inside the efficient frontier is that there is usually somecombination of two or more basic securities that has a higher expected rate of returnthan the basic security for the same standard deviation.The optimal combination of risky assets is found as the point of tangency between astraight line from the point representing the riskless asset and the efficient frontier ofrisky assets. The straight line connecting the riskless asset and the tangency pointrepresenting the optimal combination or risky assets is the best feasible risk rewardtradeoff line.4.Suppose you have the following two stocks:Risky Asset A Risky Asset BMean 0.10 0.18Standard Deviation 0.12 0.25_____________________________________________________The minimum-variance portfolio of these assets requires investment proportions of 83.92% ofRisky Asset A and 16.08% of Risky Asset B. The correlation between the two stocks is 0.1?What is the corresponding expected return and standarddeviation of the portfolio?Answer:The corresponding E(r) = w1 E(r1) + (1 - w1) E(r2)= 0.8392 (0.1) + 0.1608 (0.18)= 0.113The corresponding σ2= w12σ12 + (1 - w1)2σ22 + 2w(1 - w1) ρ1,2σ1σ2σ2= 0.01257So σ= 0.11212-155.Is it true that investing in stocks is less risky in the long run than the short run? Why or why not?Answer:There is a widespread—but mistaken—belief that stocks are less risky in the long run than in the short run. Based on this belief, it is generally inferred that you should invest more of your money in stocks the longer your planned holding period. Two propositions have been used to persuadeskeptics that this so-called time diversification effect is valid: The longer the investor’s holdi ng period, the smaller the standard deviation of the annualized rate of return on stocks.The longer the investor’s holding period, the lower the probability that stocks will earn a rate of return less than the corresponding risk-free interest rate on bonds.Although they are true, these propositions do not support the validity of the claim that stocks are less risky in the long run than in the short run or that you should invest more in stocks because you have a longer planned holding period. Let us explain why. First, the fact that the standarddeviation of the annualized rate of return on an investmentin stocks declines as the length of the holding period increases is merely an artifact of expressing investment performance in terms of the annualized rate of return. There is no genuine diversification in this situation. You care about the amount of wealth that you will have at the end of the holding period, and there is no decline in its standard deviation. For example, compare the results of investing all of your money in stocks versus risk-free bonds for one year and for 25 years. Even though the standard deviation of your annualized rate of return for the 25-year period is approximately one-fifth of the one-year result, the standard deviation of your ending wealth for the 25-year holding period is five times greater than the one-year standard deviation. Second, it is true that the longer the holding period, thelower the probability of a shortfall, defined as the stock portfolio’s earning less than the ri sk-free interest rate over that same period. However, the risk of a shortfall depends on its severity when it happens as well as its probability of happening. If we consider measures of risk that take account of both the severity and the probability of a shortfall, there is no decline in risk as the holdingperiod lengthens. For example, consider as a measure of risk the price of insuring a stock portfolio against a shortfall. It actually increases with the length of the holding period.12-16。

Chapter OneFinancial EconomicsThis chapter contains 48 multiple choice questions, 20 short problems and 5 longer problems.Multiple Choice1.The primary goal of corporate management is to ________ shareholder wealth.(a)minimize(b)maximize(c)leverage(d)mitigateAnswer: (b)2. A ________ stock market imposes ________ discipline on managers to take actions to maximize themarket value of the firm’s shares.(a)competitive, strong(b)dispersed, weak(c)mature, no(d)dispersed, strongAnswer: (a)3. The ________ form is especially well suited to the separation of ownership and management of firms because it allows relatively frequent changes in owners by share transfer without affecting the operations of the firm.(a)corporate(b)sole proprietorship(c)partnership(d)householdAnswer: (a)4. ________ is anything that has economic value.(a)A partnership(b)An asset(c)A balance sheet(d)An income statementAnswer: (b)5. A household’s wealth or net worth is measured by the value of its ________ minus its ________.(a)liabilities; assets(b)assets; liabilities(c)stocks; bonds(d)bonds; liabilitiesAnswer: (b)6. The branch of finance dealing with financial decisions of firms is called ________ or ________.(a)investments; international finance(b)markets; institutions(c)business finance; institutions(d)business finance; corporate financeAnswer: (d)7. Bonds promise ________ cash payments, while stocks pay the ________ value left over after all other claimants have been paid.(a)variable; residual(b)residual; fixed(c)fixed; residual(d)fixed; variableAnswer: (c)8. The day-to-day financial affairs of the firm are usually referred to as ________.(a)working capital management(b)capital structure(c)capital budgeting(d)strategic planningAnswer: (a)9. A disadvantage of the sole proprietorship is the fact that the sole proprietor has ________.(a)limited liability for the debts of the firm(b)unlimited liability for the debts of the firm(c)expensive costs to establish the firm(d)limited authority over the day-to-day business decisions of the firmAnswer: (b)10. In the U.S. corporations with concentrated ownership are called ________ and corporations with broadly dispersed ownership are called ________.(a)private corporations; public corporations(b)public corporations; private corporations(c)public corporations; monopolies(d)private corporations; state owned corporationsAnswer: (a)11. Billy owns a house worth $350,000 and has a $55,000 bank account. Billy owes $270,000 to the bank on a home mortgage loan and has a $12,000 credit card debt outstanding. Calculate Billy’s net worth.(a)$135,000(b)$123,000(c)$497,000(d)$37,000Answer: (b)12. Marlowe owns a house worth $150,000, a car worth $25,000 and has an $18,000 bank account. Marlowe owes $135,000 to the bank on a home mortgage loan, $18,000 on the car loan and has an $18,000 credit card debt outstanding. Calculate Marlowe’s net worth.(a)$58,000(b)$123,000(c)$22,000(d)$37,000Answer: (c)13. An advantage of the corporate form of ownership is ________.(a)no liability(b)unlimited liability(c)limited liability(d)CEO liabilityAnswer: (c)14. In the corporate form, the separated structure creates the potential for ________ between owners and managers.(a)a conflict of interest(b)increased transactional costs(c)stability in relations(d)none of the aboveAnswer: (a)15. All of the following are reasons for having a separation of management and ownership of the firm except:(a)the “going concern” effect favors the separated structure(b)professional managers may be found who possess a superior ability to run the business(c)it prevents the possibility of a conflict of interest between the owners and management(d)it allows for savings in the cost of information gatheringAnswer: (c)16. ________ involves the evaluation of costs and benefits spread out over time, and it is largely a financial decision-making process.(a)Stock valuation(b)Bond valuation(c)Inventory costing(d)Strategic planningAnswer: (d)17. Shareholder wealth maximization depends on all of the following except:(a)production technology(b)market interest rates(c)risk aversion(d)market risk premiumsAnswer: (c)18. A problem with using the profit maximization criterion is ________.(a)deciding which period’s profit is to be maximized(b)the definition of “maximize profits” is ambiguous(c)the failure to consider risk(d)all of the aboveAnswer: (d)19. The existence of a well functioning stock market facilitates the efficient separation of the ownership and management of firms, since stock prices can be substituted for external information about ________.(a)the firm’s production technology(b)the wealth, preferences, and other investment opportunities of the owners(c)the historic costs of the firm’s infrastructure(d)the firm’s ability to meet its projected goalsAnswer: (b)20. One place to look for a statement of the goals of a corporation’s top managers is the ________.(a)balance sheet(b)income statement(c)annual report(d)bankruptcy filingAnswer: (c)21. In the absence of a stock market, managers would require information that is ________ to obtain.(a)costly if not impossible(b)costless(c)readily available(d)time-consuming but inexpensiveAnswer: (a)22. Management’s task is made much easier when it can observe the ________ of its own and other firms’ shares.(a)book prices(b)market prices(c)historical prices(d)security pricesAnswer: (b)23. ________ are entitled to a share of any of the distributions from the corporation such as cash dividends.(a)Sole proprietors(b)General partners(c)Professional managers(d)ShareholdersAnswer: (d)24. ________ is the founder of modern portfolio theory.(a)Harry Markowitz(b)Merton Miller(c)William Sharpe(d)Bill GatesAnswer: (a)25. In Germany, public corporations are identifiable by ________ after the company name, whereas private companies are denoted by ________.(a)PLC, Inc.(b)GmbH, AG(c)AG, GmbH(d)SpA, GmbHAnswer: (c)26. In the United Kingdom, public corporations are identifiable by ________ after the company name, whereas private companies are denoted by ________.(a)Inc, PLC(b)LTD, PLC(c)AG, GmbH(d)PLC, LTDAnswer: (d)27. Shareholders elect ________ who in turn select ________ to run the business.(a)a board of directors; a treasurer(b)a board of directors; managers(c)managers; a board of directors(d)a board of directors; accountantsAnswer: (b)28. In a competitive stock market, ________ offer(s) another important mechanism for aligning the incentives of managers with those of shareholders.(a)takeovers(b)increased taxes(c)liquidation(d)increased liabilityAnswer: (a)29. If a raider is interested in making a profit through the takeover of a prospective firm, the only expenses that need be incurred are ________.(a)the cost of identifying a mismanaged firm(b)the cost of acquiring the firm’s shares(c)physical capital(d)both (a) and (b)Answer: (d)30. The cost of identifying a mismanaged firm can be low if the raider is which of the following:(a)a supplier(b)a customer(c)a competitor(d)all of the aboveAnswer: (d)31. Takeover mechanisms can most effectively be reduced by ________.(a)directives from the board of directors(b)media intervention(c)government policies(d)public disapprovalAnswer: (c)32. The chief financial officer (CFO) of a corporation normally reports to the ________ of the company.(a)controller(b)treasurer(c)chief executive officer(d)chairman of the board of directorsAnswer: (c)33. All of the following departments typically report to the chief financial officer (CFO) except:(a)marketing(b)financial planning(c)treasury(d)controlAnswer: (a)34. The treasurer’s job includes managing all of the following except:(a)the firm’s exposure to currency and interest rate risks(b)the tax department(c)relations with the external investment community(d)the analysis of proposed mergers and acquisitionsAnswer: (d)35. The activities of the vice president for financial planning include all of the following except:(a)analyzing proposed mergers(b)analyzing proposed spin-offs(c)preparing internal reports comparing planned and actual costs(d)analyzing major capital expendituresAnswer: (c)36.Which of the following statements is most correct?(a)The shareholders of a corporation elect managers who in turn select a board of directors torun the business.(b)Partnerships do not pay corporate tax.(c) A disadvantage of the corporation is unlimited liability.(d)The government is powerless to discourage corporate takeovers.Answer: (b)37.For a typical firm, which of the following statements is most correct?(a)The CFO has three departments reporting to him: financial planning, treasury and control.(b)The treasurer oversees the accounting and auditing activities of the firm.(c)The controller has responsibility for managing the financing activities of the firm and forworking capital management.(d)The CEO is a senior vice president with responsibility for all the financial functions in thefirm.Answer: (a)38.Which of the following are financial decisions a firm has to make?(a)financing decisions(b)capital budgeting decisions(c)working capital decisions(d)all of the aboveAnswer: (d)39.The controller’s job includes responsibility for ________.(a)relations with the external investment community(b)preparation of financial statements for use by shareholders, creditors and regulatoryauthorities(c)analysis of proposed mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs(d)all of the aboveAnswer: (b)40.The basic unit of analysis in capital budgeting is the ________.(a)financing project(b)investment project(c)strategic project(d)variable projectAnswer: (b)41.The steps involved in any capital budgeting process include:(a)evaluating projects(b)deciding which projects to undertake(c)identifying ideas for new investment projects(d)all of the aboveAnswer: (d)42.Preferred stock, bonds, and convertible securities are also known as ________.(a)nonmarketable claims(b)standardized securities(c)variable securities(d)covenantsAnswer: (b)43.The basic unit of analysis in capital structure decisions is the ________.(a)firm as a whole(b)investment project(c)firm’s personnel(d)financial systemAnswer: (a)44.Which one of the following correctly orders the steps involved in capital structure decisions?(a)determining a feasible financing plan; identifying new ideas for investment projects(b)determining the optimal financing mix; determining a feasible financing plan(c)identifying ideas for investment projects; determining the optimal financing mix(d)determining a feasible financing plan; determining the optimal financing mixAnswer: (d)45.Which of the following is not a financial function of a corporation?(a)investor relations(b)tax administration(c)provision of capital(d)regulatory legislationAnswer: (d)46.Which of the following functions may be categorized as administration of funds?(a)custodial responsibilities(b)tax administration(c)internal auditing(d)all of the aboveAnswer: (a)47.Investor relations includes:(a)government reporting(b)establishment and maintenance of communications with company stockholders(c)relations with taxing agencies(d)consultation with and advice to other corporate executivesAnswer: (b)48.Oscar owns a boat worth $2 million, a house worth $lion and has $900,000 in a bank account.Oscar owes $1.1 million to the bank on the boat loan, $2 million on the home loan and has $20,000 credit card debt. Calculate Oscar’s net worth.(a)$3.12 million(b)$5.28 million(c)$7.28 million(d)$8.4 millionAnswer: (b)Short Problems1.Give a brief definition of the financial system.Answer: A financial system is defined as the set of markets and other institutions used for financial contracting and the exchange of assets and risks.2.List the markets that the financial system likely includes.Answer: A financial system includes the markets for stocks, bonds and other financial instruments, financial intermediaries, financial service firms and the regulatory bodies that govern all of these institutions.3.Briefly describe the distinction between physical capital and financial capital.Answer: Physical capital includes items such as buildings, machinery and other intermediate products used in the production process. Financial capital, however, includes stocks, bonds and loans used to finance the acquisition of physical capital.4. Give a brief description of the wide range of financial instruments and claims a firm can issue. Answer: These include common stock, preferred stock, bonds and convertible securities (standardized securities that can be traded in organized markets). Financial instruments and claims can also include nonmarketable claims such as bank loans, employee stock options, leases and pension liabilities.5.Siggy owns a house worth $200,000, a car worth $25,000 and has an $18,000 bank account. He alsohas furniture worth $4,000 and jewelry worth $10,000. However, Siggy owes $145,000 to the bank on a home mortgage loan, $17,000 on the car loan, $40,000 on student loans and has an $16,000 credit card debt outstanding. Calculate Siggy’s net worth.Answer: Net Worth = Total Assets – Total Liabilities= ($200,000 + $25,000 + $18,000 + $4,000 + $10,000) –($145,000 + $17,000 + $40,000 + $16,000)= $39,0006.Briefly list the problems associated with profit maximization as the chief goal of corporate managers. Answer: The profit-maximization criterion has two problems associated with it. The first is that it is difficult to determine which period’s profit is to be maximized if the production process requires many periods. Secondly, if either future revenues or expenses are uncertain, then what exactly is the meaning of “maximize profits” if profits are described by a probability distribution?7.Kecia owns a house worth $220,000, a car worth $20,000 and has a $13,000 bank account. She alsohas furniture worth $8,000. However, Kecia owes $165,000 to the bank on a home mortgage loan, $17,000 on the car loan, $50,000 on student loans and has an $18,000 credit card debt outstanding.Calculate Kecia's net worth.Answer: Net Worth = Total Assets – Total Liabilities= ($220,000 + $20,000 + $13,000 + $8,000) –($165,000 + $17,000 + $50,000 + $18,000)= $261,000 - $250,000= $11,0008.Give an example of a potential conflict of interest that can arise between owners and managers of afirm.Answer: Managers being concerned with their own personal welfare may lead to concern about job security in the long run. This concern about long run survival may cause managers to limit the risk incurred by the firm and make other decisions not with the objective of shareholder wealth maximization.9.What use does the existence of a stock market serve to the manager of a firm?Answer: Observing its own and other firms’ market price of shares helps it make decisions about maximizing the firm’s value to its shareholders. If there was not a stock market, then managers would be required to obtain information that is costly, if not impossible, to obtain. This includes the wealth, preferences and other investment opportunities of the owners.10.Outline the role of the takeover in aligning the incentives of managers with those of shareholders. Answer: The threat of a takeover provides a strong incentive for current managers to act in the interests of the firm’s current shareholders by maximizing market value. If managers fail to maximize the market value of the firm’s shares, the firm will be vulnerable to a takeover in which the managers may lose their jobs.11.Outline the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) in a corporation.Answer: The CFO is a senior vice president with responsibility for all the financial functions in the firm and reports directly to the CEO. Three departments report to the CFO: financial planning, treasury, and control.12.Discuss the role of the treasurer in a corporation.Answer: The treasurer has responsibility for managing the financing activities of the firm and for working capital management. The treasurer is responsible for managing relations with the external investor community, managing the firm’s exposure to currency and interest rate risks, and managing the tax department.13. Discuss the tasks performed by the controller of a corporation.Answer: The controller oversees the accounting and auditing tasks of the firm. The controller is responsible for the preparation of internal reports comparing planned and actual costs, revenues, and profits from the corporation’s various business units. The controller will also be involved with preparation of financial statements for use by shareholders, creditors and regulatory authorities.14. Discuss why voting rights for shareholders are not adequate to compel managers to act in the bestinterests of the shareholders.Answer: Because a major benefit of the separated structure is that the owners can remain relatively uninformed about the operations of the firm, it is not apparent how these owners could know whether their firm is being mismanaged. The value of voting rights is further cast into doubt if ownership of the firm is widely dispersed. If that is the situation, then the holdings of any single owner are likely to be so small that he or she would not incur the expense to become informed and to convey this information to the other owners.15.Is it possible for government to reduce the effectiveness of the takeover mechanism?Answer: Yes. It is possible for government policy to prevent the formation of monopolies in various product markets – as in the case of the United States Department of Justice, which can take legal action under the antitrust laws to prevent mergers and acquisitions that might reduce competition.16.In terms of the financial functions of a corporation, what responsibilities do administration of fundsentail?Answer: Management of cash; maintenance of banking arrangements; receipt, custody and disbursementof the company’s monies and securities; credit and collection management; management of pensionfunds; management of investments and custodial responsibilities.17.Discuss the liability a partnership faces.Answer: Unless otherwise specified, all partners have unlimited liability as in the sole proprietorship.However, it is possible to limit the liability for some partners called “limited partners”. At least one ofthe partners, called the general partner, has unlimited liability for the debts of the firm.18.Describe the advantages of the corporate form of business organization.Answer: The corporate form of ownership has the advantage that ownership shares can usually betransferred without disrupting the business. Limited liability is also another advantage of the corporateform. In this case, if the corporation fails to pay its debts, the creditors can seize the assets of thecorporation but have no recourse to the personal assets of the shareholders.19.Briefly outline the process of capital budgeting.Answer: The process of capital budgeting includes identifying ideas for new investment projects,evaluating them, deciding which ones to undertake, and then implementing them.20.Briefly discuss the process of working capital management.Answer: Working capital management refers to the day-to-day financial affairs of the business, such aswhether to extend credit to customers or demand cash on delivery or managing cash flow.Longer Problems1.Describe the four basic types of financial decisions faced by householders.Answer: Investment decisions – whether to invest in stocks or bondsConsumption/Savings Decisions – how much to save for one’s retirement or a child’s educationRisk management decisions – whether to buy disability insuranceFinancing decisions – what type of loan to adopt in order to finance the purchase of a homeorcar.2.Give a brief description of each of the four main areas of financial decision-making in a business.Answer: Strategic Planning: Evaluating the costs and benefits associated with the firm’sbusiness line, which may change over time.Capital Budgeting: Identifying ideas for new investment projects, evaluating them,deciding which ones to undertake, and then implementing them.Capital Structure: The initial step is deciding upon a feasible financing plan for the firm.The next decision involves the optimal debt/equity mix to use.Working Capital Management: The day-to-day affairs of the business. This includespaying bills as they come due, collecting from customers, managing the firm’s cashflows to ensure that operating cash flows deficits are financed and that cash flowsurpluses are efficiently invested to earn a good return.3.Explain the five basic reasons for separating the management from the ownership of an enterprise.Answer:•Professional managers may be found who have a superior ability to run the business.•To achieve the efficient scale of a business the resources of many households may have to be pooled.•In an uncertain economic environment, owners will want to diversify their risks across many firms.•The separated structure allows for savings in the costs of information gathering.•There is a “learning curve” or “going concern” effect, which favors to separated structure.4.Discuss the types of decisions that firms must make.Answer: Capital budgeting decisions – whether to build a new plant or produce a new product.Financing decisions – how much equity and how much debt a firm should adopt in its capital structure.Working Capital decisions – whether credit should be extended to a customer or cashdemanded on delivery.5.Outline the roles of the three departments that report to the Chief Financial Officer.Answer: Treasury: This department is responsible for managing the financing activitiesof the firm and for working capital management. This includes managing relations with theexternal investment community, managing the firm’s exposure to currency and interest raterisks, and managing the tax department.Financial Planning: This department is responsible for analyzing major capitalexpenditures such as proposals to enter new lines of business or to exit existing businesses.This includes analyzing proposed mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs.Controller: This department oversees the accounting and auditing activities of the firm.Activities include preparation of financial statements for use by shareholders, creditors andregulatory authorities, as well as the preparation of internal reports comparing planned andactual costs, revenues, and profits from the corporation’s various business units.。