Chapter 4: Q2DQ (page 436)
Discuss the concept of risk and how it might be measured.
The risk is a variability of outcomes from an investment and it can be measured using coefficient variations.
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North Pole Cruise Lines issued preferred stock many years ago. It carries a fixed dividend of $6 per share. With the passage of time, yields have soared from the original 6 percent to 14 percent (yield is the same as required rate of return).
a. What was the original issue price?
b. What is the current value of this preferred stock?
c. If the yield on the Standard & Poor’s Preferred Stock Index declines, how will the price of the preferred stock be affected?
With inflation, what are the implications of using LIFO and FIFO inventory methods? How do they affect the cost of goods sold?
How is the future value related to the present value of a single sum?
Question: Beverly Hills started a paper route on January 1. Every three months, she deposits $550 in her bank account, which earns 8 percent annually but is compounded quarterly. Four years later, she used the entire balance in her bank account to invest in an investment at 7 percent annually. How much will she have after three more years?
Question: Betty Bronson has just retired after 25 years with the electric company. Her total pension funds have an accumulated value of $180,000, and her life expectancy is 15 more years. Her pension fund manager assumes he can earn a 9 percent return on her assets. What will be her yearly annuity for the next 15 years?
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