金融学兹维博迪第二版 第一章答案

金融学习题集及参考答案解析（第二版）金融学习题集（第二版）带★内容为非金融学专业选做题目第一章货币概述一、单项选择题（在每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个是最符合题目要求的，请将其代码写在题后的括弧内。

）1．金融的本源性要素是【】A. 货币B. 资金C. 资本D. 市场2．商品价值最原始的表现形式是【】A. 货币价值形式B. 一般价值形式C.总和的或扩大的价值形式D. 简单的或偶然的价值形式3．一切商品的价值共同表现在某一种从商品世界中分离出来而充当一般等价物的商品上时，价值表现形式为【】A. 货币价值形式B. 一般价值形式C.总和的或扩大的价值形式D. 简单的或偶然的价值形式4．价值形式的最高阶段是【】A. 货币价值形式B. 一般价值形式C.总和的或扩大的价值形式D. 简单的或偶然的价值形式5．货币最早的形态是【】A. 实物货币B.代用货币C.信用货币D. 电子货币6．最适宜的实物货币是【】A. 天然贝B. 大理石C. 贵金属D. 硬质合金硬币7．中国最早的货币是【】A. 银圆B. 铜钱C. 金属刀币D. 贝币8．信用货币本身的价值与其货币价值的关系是【】A. 本身价值大于其货币价值B.本身价值等于其货币价值C. 本身价值小于其货币价值D. 无法确定9．在货币层次中M0是指【】A. 投放的现金B. 回笼的现金C. 流通的现金D. 贮藏的现金10．从近期来看，我国货币供给量相含层次指标系列中观察和控制的重点是【】A. M0B. M1C. M2D. M0和M111．从中长期来看，我国货币供给量相含层次指标系列中观察和控制的重点是【】A. M0B. M1C. M2D. M0和M112．货币在表现商品价值并衡量商品价值量的大小时，发挥的职能是【】A. 价值尺度B. 流通手段C. 贮藏手段D. 支付手段13．货币在充当商品流通媒介时发挥的职能是【】A. 价值尺度B. 流通手段C. 贮藏手段D. 支付手段14．当货币退出流通领域，被持有者当作独立的价值形态和社会财富的绝对值化身而保存起来时，货币发挥的职能是【】A. 价值尺度B. 流通手段C. 贮藏手段D. 支付手段15．货币在支付租金、赋税、工资等的时候发挥的职能是【】A. 价值尺度B. 流通手段C. 贮藏手段D. 支付手段16．观念货币可以发挥的职能是【】A. 价值尺度B. 流通手段C. 贮藏手段D. 支付手段17．货币最基本、最重要的职能是【】A. 价值尺度B. 流通手段C. 贮藏手段D. 支付手段18．“劣币驱逐良币现象”产生的货币制度背景是【】A. 银本位B. 平行本位C. 双本位D. 金本位19．最早实行金币本位制的国家是【】A. 美国B. 英国C. 中国D. 德国20．人民币是【】A. 实物货币B. 代用货币C. 金属货币D. 信用货币二、多项选择题（在小题列出的五个备选项中，至少有二个是符合题目要求的，请将其代码写在题后的括弧内。

第一章思考题A、B、C详解1.1 答案详解：A金银作为自然的产物，其只有在人类社会出现之后才作为货币，因此金银天然不是货币，B选项错误。

货币的本质是一般等价物，贝壳、铜在历史上都曾经做过货币，因此C选项错误。

金银只有在作为货币使用时才能作为一般等价物。

D选项也错误。

综合，A说法正确。

1.2 答案详解：A纸币是由国家发行的、强制使用的货币符号。

纸币的发行数量、面值等等都是由国家决定的，体现着一个国家的货币政策。

但是，货币的购买力不是由国家或者法律决定的，而是由货币发行数量和经济发展状况决定的。

如果生产力水平不变，社会生产出的总的商品数量不变，而流通中的货币数量为原来的两倍，那么商品的价格也会变成原来的两倍，此时每种面值的货币只代表原来一半的价值。

因此选A。

1.3 答案详解：ACDF在商品交换过程中，价值形式的发展经历的四个阶段有简单的价值形式、扩大的价值形式、相对价值形式、一般价值形式。

参见第一章第一节有关内容1.4 答案详解：银行券指由银行发行的以信用作为保证的可以兑现的银行票据，是以银行信用为担保所产生的一种信用工具银行券有其自身的发展历程。

开始时为安全的缘故，一些人将金银交由从事货币兑换业务的商铺保存，商铺则给客户开出相应收据，并承诺随时提取原有数量的金银；后来，由于交易和支付日益频繁，人们可以使用保管凭条进行直接收付，这就是银行券的雏形。

随着商业信用的不断扩大和发展，商业票据的运用范围日益广泛，但持票人只能到期才能兑现自己所持有的商业票据。

为了解决持票人临时需要资金的问题，银行进行金融创新，开展贴现业务，并且当银行的现款不足以支付持票人时，银行可以使用自己发行的银行券来支付。

1.5 答案详解：当货币在生活中日益重要时，一般说来，作为货币的商品有如下四个基本特征：一是价值比较高，这样可用较少的媒介完成较大量的商品交换；二是易于分割，一方面分割之后不会减少它的价值，另一方面分割成本较低，以便于同价值高低不等的商品交换；三是易于保存，即在保存过程中不会损失价值，费用很低；四是便于携带，以利于扩大化的商品交易。

博迪《金融学》（第2版）笔记和课后习题详解（修订版）完整版>精研学习䋞>无偿试用20％资料全国547所院校视频及题库全收集考研全套>视频资料>课后答案>往年真题>职称考试第1部分金融和金融体系第1章金融学1.1复习笔记1.2课后习题详解第2章金融市场和金融机构2.1复习笔记2.2课后习题详解第3章管理财务健康状况和业绩3.1复习笔记3.2课后习题详解第2部分时间与资源配置第4章跨期配置资源4.1复习笔记4.2课后习题详解第5章居民户的储蓄和投资决策5.1复习笔记5.2课后习题详解第6章投资项目分析6.1复习笔记6.2课后习题详解第3部分价值评估模型第7章市场估值原理7.1复习笔记7.2课后习题详解第8章已知现金流的价值评估：债券8.1复习笔记8.2课后习题详解第9章普通股的价值评估9.1复习笔记9.2课后习题详解第4部分风险管理与资产组合理论第10章风险管理的原理10.1复习笔记10.2课后习题详解第11章对冲、投保和分散化11.1复习笔记11.2课后习题详解第12章资产组合机会和选择12.1复习笔记12.2课后习题详解第5部分资产定价第13章资本市场均衡13.1复习笔记13.2课后习题详解第14章远期市场与期货市场14.1复习笔记14.2课后习题详解第15章期权市场与或有索取权市场15.1复习笔记15.2课后习题详解第6部分公司金融第16章企业的财务结构16.1复习笔记16.2课后习题详解第17章实物期权17.1复习笔记17.2课后习题详解。

兹维博迪金融学第二版试题库10T B(1)-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1Chapter TenPrinciples of Risk ManagementThis chapter contains 30 multiple choice questions, 10 short problems, and 5 longer problems. Multiple Choice1.________ that “matters” because if affects people's welfare. ________ exists whenever one doesnot know for sure what will occur in the future.(a)Uncertainty is risk; Uncertainty(b)Risk is uncertainty; Uncertainty(c)Risk is uncertainty; Risk(d)Uncertainty is risk; RiskAnswer: (b)2.________ is a measure of willingness to pay to reduce one's exposure to risk.(a)Risk aversion(b)Risk avariciousness(c)Risk predilection(d)Risk inflationAnswer: (a)3.When choosing among investment alternatives with the same expected rate of return, a risk averseindividual chooses the one with the ________ risk.(a)surest(b)most uncertain(c)lowest(d)highestAnswer: (c)14.________ is a particular type of risk people face because of the nature of their business or pattern ofconsumption.(a)Operational efficiency exposure(b)Opportunity exposure(c)Risk exposure(d)Risk reductionAnswer: (c)5.________ are investors who take positions that increase their exposure to certain risks in the hope ofincreasing their wealth.(a)Operations insurers(b)Foreign exporters(c)Hedgers(d)SpeculatorsAnswer: (d)6.The riskiness of an asset or a transaction ________ be assessed in isolation or in the abstract.(a)can(b)cannot(c)must(d)it varies according to the situationAnswer: (b)7.By definition, ________ are investors who take positions to reduce their exposures.(a)operations insurers(b)foreign exporters(c)hedgers(d)speculatorsAnswer: (c)28.The risk of loss arising from obsolescence due to technological change or changes in consumer tasteis an example of ________.(a)unemployment risk(b)liability risk(c)financial-asset risk(d)d consumer-durable asset riskAnswer: (d)9.The risk arising from holding different kinds of financial assets such as equities or fixed incomesecurities denominated in one or more currencies is an example of ________.(a)unemployment risk(b)liability risk(c)financial-asset risk(d)consumer-durable asset riskAnswer: (c)10.Business risks of the firm are borne by its ________.(a)shareholders(b)creditors(c)employees(d)all of the aboveAnswer: (d)11.________ consists of figuring out what the most important risk exposures are for the unit of analysis.(a)Risk assessment(b)Selection of risk management techniques(c)Implementation(d)Risk identificationAnswer: (d)312.Which of the following is most likely to need a lot of life insurance?(a)a single person with no dependents(b)a divorced person with no dependents(c) a double-income couple with no kids(d)married person with childrenAnswer: (d)13.________ is the quantification of the costs associated with the risks that have been identified in thefirst step of risk management.(a)Risk assessment(b)Selection of risk management techniques(c)Implementation(d)ReviewAnswer: (a)14.Selling a risky asset to someone else and buying insurance are examples of ________.(a)risk avoidance(b)loss prevention and control(c)risk transfer(d)risk retentionAnswer: (c)15.One is said to ________ a risk when the action taken to reduce one’s exposure to a loss also causesone to give up the possibility of a gain.(a)insure(b)diversify(c)hedge(d)pay a premium withAnswer: (c)416.When you ________ you pay a premium to eliminate the risk of loss and retain the potential for gain.(a)insure(b)diversify(c)hedge(d)speculateAnswer: (a)17.In order for diversification to reduce your risk exposure, the risks must be ________(a)less than perfectly correlated with each other(b)more than perfectly correlated with each other(c)uncorrelated(d)none of the aboveAnswer: (a)18.The demand for ways to manage risk has been increased by ________.(a)increased volatility of exchange rates(b)increased volatility of interest rates(c)increased volatility of commodity prices(d)all of the aboveAnswer: (d)19.Moral hazard and adverse selection are examples of ________.(a)transactions costs(b)incentive problems(c)transference costs(d)both a and bAnswer: (b)520.________ is defined as quantitative analysis for optimal risk management.(a)Portfolio theory(b)Corporate theory(c)Diversification theory(d)Probability theoryAnswer: (a)21.An asset portfolio's expected return is identified with the ________ of the distribution, and its riskwith the ________.(a)variance; average(b)mean; standard deviation(c)standard deviation; average(d)median; normal distributionAnswer: (b)22.Suppose you buy shares of RayFran stock at a price of $110 per share and intend to hold them for ayear. Suppose RayFran pays a dividend of $3.50 per share over that year. Compute the total rate of return on a share of RayFran stock if at the end of the year you sell it for $122.50 per share.(a)10.20%(b)11.36%(c)13.06%(d)14.55%Answer: (d)23.The ________ a stock's volatility, the ________ the range of possible outcomes and the ________ theprobabilities of those returns at the extremes of the range.(a)larger; narrower; larger(b)larger; narrower; smaller(c)larger; wider; larger(d)larger; wider; smallerAnswer: (c)624.Consider the probability distribution of rate of return on RayFran stock:Rate of Return Probability40% 0.2515% 0.55–8% 0.20Compute the expected rate of return on RayFran stock.(a)9.75%(b)15.60%(c)16.65%(d)19.85%Answer: (c)25.Refer to question 24. Now compute the standard deviation of RayFran stock.(a)12.95%(b)13.10%(c)16.10%(d)25.90%Answer: (c)26.Consider a stock with an expected return of 15% and a standard deviation of 8% that is normallydistributed. What is the 0.95 confidence interval for this stock's rate of return?(a)(7%, 23%)(b)(–9%, 39%)(c)(–1%, 39%)(d)(–1%, 31%)Answer: (d)7For questions 27 through 30, use the following table:27.What are the mean returns for Toys’R’Me and S.A.O. Rouge, respectively?(a)Toys R Me: 12.4%; S.A.O. Rouge: 10.2%(b)Toys R Me: 10.4%; S.A.O. Rouge: 7.4%(c)Toys R Me: 10.4%; S.A.O. Rouge: 10.2%(d)Toys R Me: 7.4%; S.A.O. Rouge: 10.4%Answer: (b)28.What is the standard deviation of returns for Toys R Me For S.A.O. Rouge29.(a)Toys R Me: 8.4%; S.A.O. Rouge: 7.4%(b)Toys R Me: 8.40%; S.A.O. Rouge: 8.16%(c)Toys R Me: 10.4%; S.A.O. Rouge: 7.4%(d)Toys R Me: 10.4%; S.A.O. Rouge: 8.16%Answer: (b)30.Suppose the returns for Toys R Me and S.A.O. Rouge are normally distributed. Determine the 0.68confidence interval for Toys R. Me.(a)(8.4%, 10.4%)(b)(–14.8%, 35.6%)(c)(–6.4%, 27.2%)(d)(2.00%; 18.80%)Answer: (d)831.Determine the 0.95 confidence interval for S.A.O. Rouge.(a)(7.14%, 8.16%)(b)(–0.76, 15.56%)(c)(-8.92, 23.72%)(d)(–17.08, 31.88%)Answer: (c)Short Problems1.Briefly distinguish between the three methods available to transfer risk: hedging, insuring anddiversifying.Answer:Hedging: One is said to hedge a risk when the action taken to reduce one’s exposure toa loss also causes one to give up the possibility of a gain.Insuring: Insuring means paying a premium to eliminate the risk of loss and retain thepotential for gain.Diversifying: Diversifying means holding similar amounts of many risky assets instead ofconcentrating all of your investment in only one. Diversification thereby limits yourexposure to the risk of any single asset.2.Outline the steps in the risk-management process.Answer:The risk management process can be broken down into five steps:1. Risk identification2. Risk assessment3. Selection of risk management techniques4. Implementation5. Review93.Think of a bookstore. What risks is such a business exposed to, and who bears them?4.Answer:Major risks:Risk that inventory will not arrive on timeRisk that employees will be late or absentRisk that computers/registers will break downRisk of new competition in the area (especially - the “superstores”)Risk that distributors' prices will increase dramaticallyThese risks are borne by shareholders, owners, employees, creditors, customers,suppliers.5.Explain why the sale/purchase of a house is similar to a forward contract in nature.Answer:Both parties eliminate the uncertainty associated with price volatility in the housingmarket during the months of settling the contract between them. Even though the transferof ownership for the house won't happen for many months, the buyer and seller of ahouse can contractually settle on a transaction price for the house.6.Explain the difference between insuring and hedging.Answer:When you hedge, you eliminate the risk of loss by giving up the potential for gain.However, when you insure, you pay a premium to eliminate the risk of loss and retain thepotential for gain.7.Discuss the two factors limiting the efficient allocation of risks.Answer:Transactions costs and incentive problems are the two key factors limiting the efficientallocation of risks. Transactions costs include the costs of establishing and runninginstitutions such as insurance companies or securities exchanges and the costs of writingand enforcing contracts.Moral hazard and adverse selection are examples of incentive problems, which stand inthe way of the development of institutions for efficient risk sharing. Moral hazard existswhen having insurance against some risk causes the insured party to take greater risk orto take less care in preventing the event that gives rise to the loss.The problem with adverse selection relates to the fact that those who purchase insuranceagainst risk are more likely than the general population to be at risk.108.In the case of insuring a ship, explain how the moral hazard problem can lead to unwillingness on thepart of the insurance company to insure against certain types of risk.Answer:If a ship owner buys insurance for his vessel, the existence of insurance may reduce theowner's incentive to spend money on the upkeep of the vessel. Failure to take suchprecautions makes a safety hazard a more likely occurrence. In an extreme case, theowner may be tempted to sabotage the ship in order to collect the insurance money, if thecoverage exceeds the market value of the ship.Due to this potential moral hazard, companies may limit the amount they will insure orsimply refuse to insure under certain circumstances or require rigid inspections of avessel to make sure its meets minimum safety standards.Consider the following table to answer questions 8 through 10:9.What is the mean share for OutDell For MiniMoo10.Answer:OutDell:E(r) = [–10% + (–2%) + 5% + 10% + 18%]/5= 4.2%MiniMoo:E(r) = [5% + 15% +(– 7%) + 12% + 22%]/5= 9.4%MiniMoo has the higher expected return.1111.What is the standard deviation of returns for OutDell For MiniMoo12.Answer:OutDell:SD=15[(-10%-4.2%2)+(-2%-4.2%2)+(5%-4.2%2)+(10%-4.2%2)+(18%-4.2%2)]SD=15(464.80%)SD=9.64%MiniMoo:SD=15[(5%-9.4%2)+(15%-9.42%)+(-7%-9.4%2)+(12%-9.4%2)+(22%-9.4%2)]SD=15(485.20%)SD=9.85%13.Suppose the returns for OutDell and MiniMoo have normally distributed returns with means andstandard deviations calculated in questions 8 and 9. For each stock, determine the range of returns within two standard deviations of the mean.Answer:OutDell:0.95 confidence interval = 4.2 ± (2 x 9.64)= 4.2 ± 19.28= (–15.08%, 23.48%)MiniMoo:0.95 confidence interval = 9.4 ± (2 x 9.85)= 9.4 ± 19.70= (–10.30%, 29.10%)12Challenging Questions1.Consider the following investment opportunity. You have the opportunity to open a restaurant in yourtown for $180,000. If business is healthy and strong, you could net $100,000 in after-tax cash flows each year over the next six years.a) Would you consider hedging or insuring Whyb) What risk is such a business exposed to:Answer:a) You would be more likely to consider insuring. You would insure the restaurantagainst fire or other disasters, take all necessary safety precautions. You wouldalso want to retain the potential for gain in operating your business.b) Risk that employees will be late or absent.Risk that inventory will not arrive on time.Risk that equipment will break down.Risk that fire may occur.Risk that restaurant may be robbed.Risk that the restaurant may be vandalized.Risk that raw material prices will increase unpredictability.Risk of new competition in the area.2.Consider a person's life cycle - that is, at various ages say, mid-twenties, late thirties to early forties,mid-fifties and late sixties and beyond. What risks is a person likely to face in each of these age groups and how would cash, bonds and stocks be perceived at these various stages of life?Answer:Mid-twenties: A person may tend to be more aggressive in terms of risk tolerance. Stocksare more likely to be the choice of investment, followed by bonds and cash.Late thirties to early forties: For “DINK,” the capacity for risk is still quite high.However, those who are parents may be faced with college tuition, life insurance, etc. sosome risk options diminish. A person in this group would perhaps be a little lessaggressive with stocks.Mid-fifties: People in this group need to start thinking more about retirement and incomeprotection. Major health costs may also be a consideration as it is for people in the sixtiesand beyond group. There tends to be little or no capacity for risk and the securities orinvestments sought at this stage tend to be very conservative.13e the following table:a) Compute the mean return on DinkiDi stock.b) Compute the standard deviation on DinkiDi stock.c) Comment on value you obtained in (b).Answer:a. E(r) = (0.20)(60%) + (0.60)(12%) + (0.20)(–20%)E(r) = 12% + 7.2% + (–4%)E(r) = 15.2%b.SD=0.20(60%-15.2%2)+0.60(12%-15.2%2)+0.20(-20%-15.2%2)SD=401.408%+6.144%+247.808%SD=25.6%c. On its own, the value obtained in (b) does not mean as much as it would were itcompared relative to another number or some industry standard.4.Suppose you are a U.K. citizen who has won a writer’s 30,000 pound scholarship to study in France.How can you hedge your foreign exchange risk How can you insure against it5.Answer:To hedge the risk you would enter into a contract now to sell your 30,000 pounds at afixed per euro.To insure against a decline in the euro price of the pound, you could pay a premium nofor a put option that would give you the right to sell your 30,000 pound scholarship at afixed euro price per pound.14e the table below:a) What is the mean return for DinkiDi For SirPassb) What is the standard deviation for DinkiDi For SirPassc) Suppose the returns for DinkiDi and SirPass have normally distributed returns withmeans and standard deviations calculated in both a and b. Calculate the range of returnswithin two expected deviations of the mean.Answer:a. DinkiDi:E(r) = 1/6 (11 + 16 – 5 – 3 + 15 + 8)= 7%SirPass:E(r) = 1/6 (8 + 17 – 7 – 4 + 17 + 11)= 7%Both stocks have the same mean return.b. DinkiDi:σ= 16 (406%)= 8.23% SirPass:σ= 16 (534%)= 9.43%SirPass has a wider dispersion or higher volatility.c. 0.95 confidence intervals:DinkiDi: 0.95 Confidence Intervals = 7 ± (2 x 8.23)= (–9.46%, 23.46%)SirPass: 0.95 Confidence Intervals =7 ± (2 x 9.43)= (–11.86%, 25.86%)15。

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。

金融学兹维博迪第二版第一章答案本页仅作为文档封面，使用时可以删除This document is for reference only-rar21year.MarchCHAPTER 1 – Financial Economics End-of-Chapter Problems Defining Finance 1. What are your main goals in life How does finance play a part in achieving those goals What are the major tradeoffs you face SAMPLE ANSWER: • • • Finish school Get good paying job which I like Get married and have children Own my own home Provide for family Pay for children’s education Retire How Finance Plays a Role: SAMPLE ANSWER: • Finance helps me pay for undergraduate and graduate education and helps me decide whether spending the money on graduate education will be a good investment decision or not. • • Higher education should enhance my earning power and ability to obtain a job I like. Once I am married and have children I will have additional financial responsibilities (dependents) and I will have to learn how to allocate resources among individuals in the household and learn how to set aside enough money to pay for emergencies, education, vacations etc. Finance also helps me understand how to manage risks such as for disability, life and health. • Finance helps me determine whether the home I want to buy is a good value or not. The study of finance also helps me determine the cheapest source of financing for the purchase of that home. Finance helps me determine how much money I will have to save in order to pay for my children’s • education as well as my own retirement. Major Tradeoffs: SAMPLE ANSWER • Spend money now by going to college (and possibly graduate school) but presumably make more money once I graduate due to my higher education. Consume now and have less money saved for future expenditures such as for a house and/or car or save • more money now but consume less than some of my friends Financial Decisions of Households 2. What is your net worth What have you included among your assets and your liabilities Would you list the value of your potential lifetime earning power as an asset or liability How does it compare in value to other assets you have listed Chapter 1 - 1SAMPLE ANSWER: $ ____________ (very possibly negative at this point) Assets: • • • • Checking account balance Savings account balance Furniture/Jewelry (watch) Car (possibly) Liabilities: • • • • Student loans Credit card balance If renting, remainder of rental agreement (unless subletting is a possibility) Car payments (possibly) Students typically don’t think about the high value of their potential lifetime earning power when calculating their net worth but for young people it is often their most valuable asset. 3. How are the financial decisions faced by a single person living alone different from those faced by the head of a household with responsibility for several children of school age Are the tradeoffs they have to make different, or will they evaluate the tradeoffs differently A single person needs only to support himself and therefore can make every financial decision on his own. If he does not want health insurance (and is willing to bear the financial risks associated with that decision) then no one will be affected by that decision other than that single person. In addition, this person needs to make no decisions about allocating income among dependents. A single person is very mobile and can choose to live almost anywhere.The tradeoffs this individual makes generally concern issues of consuming (or spending) today versus saving for consumption tomorrow. Since this person is supporting only himself, the need to save now is less important than for the head of household discussed next. The head of household with several children must share resources (income) among dependents. This individual must be prepared to deal with risk management issues such as how to be prepared for potential financial emergencies (such as a serious health problem experienced by a member of the family or home owners insurance in case of a fire or other mishap). Because there are more people in this household than with a single person, there are greater risks that someone will get sick or injured. And because there are dependents, the wage earner(s) should think carefully about life and disability insurance. In addition, the family is not as mobile as the single individual. Because of the school age children, the family might want to live near “good schools” thinking that a stronger education wi ll eventually help those children’s future well being and financial situation. Thus, the tradeoffs for the head o f household are more complex: more money is needed to consume today (he or she needs to support more dependents), but a lot more money is also needed to save for future expenses such as education and housing and more money is needed for risk management such as life and disability insurance. 4. Family A and family B both consist of a father, mother and two children of school age. In family A both spouses have jobs outside the home and earn a combined income of $100,000 per year. In family B, only one spouse works outside the home and earns $100,000 per year. How do the financial circumstances and decisions faced by the two families differ With two wage earners, there is less risk of a total loss of family income due to unemployment or disability than there is in a single wage earning household. The single wage earning family will probably want more disability and life insurance than the two wage earning family. On the flip side, however, the two wage earning family may need to spend extra money on child care expenses if they need to pay someone to watch the children after school. Chapter 1 - 25. Suppose we define financial independence as the ability to engage in the four basic household financial decisions with out resort to the use of relative’s resources when making financing decisions. At what age should children be expected to become financially independent Students will have differing responses to this question depending upon their specific experiences and opinions. Most will probably say independence should come after finishing their education, and they have a significant flow of income. 6. You are thinking of buying a car. Analyze the decision by addressing the following issues: a. Are there are other ways to satisfy your transportation requirements besides buying a car Make a list of all the alternatives and write down the pros and cons. Transportation Mode Walking Pros Cons Takes a long time Destination may be too far • Takes you directly where you want to go • • • • • No out of pocket costs Convenient Bicycle Bus • • Takes you directly to where you want to go Requires physical strength and endurance • • • • No out of pocket marginal costs Convenient Destination may be too far Inexpensive • May not take you directly where you want to go Reaches more distant destinations • • • Inconvenient schedules to go Many stops, not efficient Subway • • Inexpensive Fast May not take you directly where you want to go • Local destinations only on limited network Train • • • Reaches distant destinations Moderately expensive May not take you directly where you want to go Airplane • • • • Reaches distant destinations Fast Most expensive Will not take you directly where you want to go b. What are the different ways you can finance the purchase of a car Finance through a bank loan or lease, finance through a car dealer with a loan or a lease or finance the car out of your own savings. c. Obtain information from at least three different providers of automobile financing on the terms they offer. d. What criteria should you use in making your decision Your decision will be to select the financing alternative that has the lowest cost to you. When analyzing the information, you should consider the following: • Do you have the cash saved to make an outright purchase What interest rate would you be giving up to make that purchase Do you pay a different price for the car if you pay cash rather than financeChapter 1 - 3• For differing loan plans, what is the down payment today What are the monthly payments For how long What is the relevant interest rate you will be paying Does the whole loan get paid through monthly payments or is there a balloon payment at the end Are taxes and/or insurance payments included in the monthly payments • For differing lease plans, what is the down payment today What are the monthly payments For how long Do you own the car at the end of the lease If not, what does it cost to buy the car Do you have to buy the car at the end of the lease or is it an option Is there a charge if you decide not to buy the car What relevant interest rate will you be paying Are taxes and/or insurance payments included in the monthly payments Are there mileage restrictions 7. Match each of the following examples with one of the four categories of basic types of household financial decisions. At the Safeway paying with your debit card rather than taking the time to write a check Deciding to take the proceeds from your winning lottery ticket and use it to pay for an extended vacation on the Italian Riviera Following Hillary’s advice and selling y our Microsoft shares to invest in pork belly futures Helping your 15-year old son learn to drive by letting putting him behind the wheel on the back road into town Taking up the offer from the pool supply company to pay off your new hot tub with a 15-month loan with zero payments for the first three months The first is the most difficult since in practice it is simply a cash transaction involving no financing. As such the purchase is a consumption decision only and the payment choice is not a financing decision. The second is also a consumption/saving decision. The third is an exchange of one financial asset for another and therefore an investment decision. The fourth is a risk-management decision since you have subjected yourself to increased risk that is not covered by insurance. The final example is a financing decision involving a loan to finance a purchase. Forms of Business Organization 8. You are thinking of starting your own business, but have no money. a. Think of a business that you could start without having to borrow any money. Any business that involves a student’s own personal service would be cheap to start up. For instance he or she could start a business running errands for others, walking their dogs, shopping etc. Along those same lines they could start some kind of consulting business. Both of these businesses could be run out of their dorm room or their own home and could be started with very little capital. If they wanted to hire additional workers, they would have to be paid on a commission basis to limit upfront expenses. b. Now think of a business that you would want to start if you could borrow any amount of money at the going market interest rate. Certainly there are many interesting businesses that could be started if one could finance 100% of the business with borrowed capital and no equity. Since you will be able to borrow 100% of the financing, you will be willing to take a lot greater risk than if you were investing your own money. c. What are the risks you would face in this business [Answer is, of course, dependent on answer to question “b.”] d. Where can you get financing for your new business Depending upon the size of the financing needed, students should be looking for both debt and equity financing. The sources of this financing ranges from individuals and credit cards (for very small sums) to banks, venture capitalists, public debt and equity markets, insurance companies and pension funds Chapter 1 - 49. Choose an organization that is not a firm, such as a club or church group and list the most important financial decisions it has to make. What are the key tradeoffs the organization faces What role do preferences play in choosing among alternatives Interview the financial manager of the organization and check to see if he or she agrees with you. SAMPLE ANSWER: Local Church group. Most important financial decisions: • Whether or not to repair damage done to church and grounds during last big hurricane (specifically repairing the leaking roof) • • • • What project to put off in order to pay for repair damage How to pay for renovations to downstairs Sunday school rooms How to increase member attendance and contributions How to organize and solicit volunteers for the annual Church Sale (largest fund raiser of the year) Key Tradeoffs and Preferences: Church group funds are severely limited, so the organization needs to prioritize expenses based upon cost and need. Not all projects that are needed will be undertaken due to the expense involved. An equally large amount of time will be spent trying to raise financing since funds inflow is variable. Since not all projects can be financed, preferences of different important individuals (such as the pastor) take on great significance in the decision-making process. Market Discipline: Takeovers 10. Challenge Question: While there are clear advantages to the separation of management from ownership of business enterprises, there is also a fundamental disadvantage in that it may be costly to align the goals of management with those of the owners. Suggest at least two methods, other than the takeover market, by which the conflict can be reduced, albeit at some cost. One way is to provide incentives for the managers so that they increase their pay when owners interests are improved. An example would be compensating managers with stock options, the value of which increase with the market value of shareholder’s interests. A second method is to more closely monitor the behavior of the managers. Outside management consultants and auditors serve this role in part particularly to the extent that they report their findings to representatives from ownership groups. Both of these solutions assume the management cannot effectively deceive markets or consultant/auditors through misleading information or actions to inflate the market value of the ownership shares or there performance records. 11. Challenge Question: Consider a poorly run local coffee shop with its prime location featuring a steady stream of potential clients passing by on their way to and from campus. How does the longtime disgruntled, sloppy and inefficient owner-manager of Cup-a-Joe survive and avoid disciplining from the takeover market This is not a question about a misalignment of the goals of the owner(s) and manager(s) of a firm since we have explicitly said the firm is owner-managed. If in fact the coffee shop is mismanaged the potential exists for an outsider to purchase a controlling interest in the operation and put more efficient management into place if the purchase price does not exceed the value of profits to be generated by the efficiently managed firm. If the present owner chooses not to sell he must value the firm for more than the value of the profits generated by an efficiently managed firm. Therefore his position in the firm must generate for him non-pecuniary benefits, or benefits unrelated to the firm’s profitability and he is therefore not a value maximizer. Perhaps he enjoys making fun of his clients or takes pride in his eclectic tastes in interior decorating. In any case the takeover market does discipline him in the sense that he will be forced to pay for his non-pecuniary benefits in the sense that he trades off profits. Chapter 1 - 5Copyright ©The same could be said of an owner-manager who lacks the required specialized skills to properly run the firm but never the less continues to operate the compa ny inefficiently because he ‘likes’ the work! The Role of the Finance Specialist in a Corporation 12. Which of the following tasks undertaken within a corporate office are likely to fall under the supervision of the treasurer The controller Arranging to extend a line of credit from a bank Arranging with an investment bank for a foreign exchange transaction Producing a detailed analysis of the cost structure of the company’s alternative product lines Taking cash payments for company sales and purchasing . Treasury Bills Filing quarterly statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission The first two and the fourth items are responsibilities of the treasurer while the third and fifth items fall under the workload of the controller’s office. Chapter 1 - 62009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall. Objectives Define finance. Explain why finance is worth studying. Introduce two of the main players in the world of finance —households and firms —and the kinds of financial decisions they make. The other main players, financial intermediaries and government, are introduced in chapter 2. Contents Defining Finance Why Study Finance Financial Decisions of Households Financial Decisions of Firms Forms of Business Organization Separation of Ownership and Management The Goal of Management Market Discipline: Takeovers The Role of the Finance Specialist in a Corporation Summary Finance is the study of how to allocate scarce resources over time. The two features that distinguish finance are that the costs and benefits of financial decisions are spread out over time and are usually not known with certainty in advance by either the decision maker or anybody else. A basic tenet of finance is that the ultimate function of the system is to satisfy people’s consumption preferences. Economic organizations such as firms and governments exist in order to facilitate the achievement of that ultimate function. Many financial decisions can be made strictly on the basis of improving the trade-offs available to people without knowledge of their consumption preferences. There are at least five good reasons to study finance: y y y y y To manage your personal resources. To deal with the world of business. To pursue interesting and rewarding career opportunities. To make informed public choices as a citizen. To expand your mind. The players in finance theory are households, business firms, financial intermediaries, and governments. Households occupy a special place in the theory because the ultimate function of the system is to satisfy the preferences of people, and the theory treats those preferences as given. Finance theory explains household behavior as an attempt to satisfy those preferences. The behavior of firms is viewed from the perspective of how it affects the welfare of households. Households face four basic types of financial decisions: y y y Saving decisions: How much of their current income should they save for the future Investment decisions: How should they invest the money they have saved Financing decisions: When and how should they use other people’s money to satisfy their wants and needs y Risk-management decisions: How and on what terms should they seek to reduce the economic uncertaintiesthey face or to take calculated risks There are three main areas of financial decision making in a business: capital budgeting, capital structure, and working capital management. Chapter 1 - 7Financial Economics Solutions ManualThere are five reasons for separating the management from the ownership of a business enterprise: y y y 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. Such efficient diversification is difficult to achieve without separation of ownership and management. y y To achieve savings in the costs of gathering information. The “learning curve” or “going concern” effect: When th e owner is also the manager, the new owner has to learn the business from the former owner in order to manage it efficiently. If the owner is not the manager, then when the business is sold, the manager continues in place and works for the new owner. The corporate 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. The primary goal of corporate management is to maximize shareholder wealth. It leads managers to make the same investment decisions that each of the individual owners would have made had they made the decisions themselves. A competitive stock market imposes a strong discipline on managers to take actions to maximize the market value of the firm’s shares. Chapter 1 - 8 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall.。

金融学第二版课后习题答案金融学第二版课后习题答案金融学是一门研究金融市场、金融机构和金融工具的学科，它对于理解和解决现代金融问题具有重要意义。

而课后习题则是帮助学生巩固所学知识、提高解决问题能力的重要工具。

本文将为读者提供金融学第二版课后习题的答案，以帮助读者更好地理解金融学的概念和理论。

第一章：金融的基本概念和职能1. 金融的基本概念是指金融的定义和范围。

金融的定义是指金融活动和金融制度的总称。

金融的范围包括金融市场、金融机构和金融工具等。

2. 金融的职能是指金融对于经济发展和社会进步的作用。

金融的主要职能包括储蓄和融资、支付和结算、风险管理和信息中介等。

第二章：金融市场1. 金融市场的分类包括货币市场、资本市场和衍生品市场等。

货币市场是指短期资金融通的市场，资本市场是指长期资金融通的市场，衍生品市场是指金融衍生品交易的市场。

2. 金融市场的功能包括资源配置、风险管理和信息传递等。

资源配置是指将资金从供给者转移给需求者的过程，风险管理是指通过金融市场进行风险的转移和分散，信息传递是指金融市场通过价格和交易信息传递经济信息。

第三章：金融机构1. 金融机构的分类包括银行、非银行金融机构和金融市场机构等。

银行是最重要的金融机构，它包括商业银行、中央银行和政策性银行等。

2. 金融机构的职能包括储蓄和融资、支付和结算、风险管理和信息中介等。

储蓄和融资是指金融机构接受存款并提供贷款的过程，支付和结算是指金融机构提供支付和结算服务的过程，风险管理是指金融机构通过风险评估和风险转移来管理风险，信息中介是指金融机构通过收集、加工和传递信息来提供金融服务。

第四章：金融工具1. 金融工具的分类包括货币工具、债券、股票和衍生品等。

货币工具是指短期借贷和短期投资的金融工具，债券是指借款人向债权人发行的债务凭证，股票是指公司向股东发行的所有权凭证，衍生品是指衍生自其他金融资产的金融工具。

2. 金融工具的特点包括流动性、收益性和风险性等。