Chapter 4

Which of the following are true concerning the distinction between interest rates and returns? A) The rate of return on a bond will not necessarily equal the interest rate on that bond. B) The return can be expressed as the difference between the current yield and the rate of capital gains. C) The rate of return will be greater than the interest rate when the price of the bond falls between time t and time t + 1. D) The return can be expressed as the sum of the discount yield and the rate of capital gains.

A

Which of the following bonds would you prefer to be buying? A) A $10,000 face-value security with a 10 percent coupon selling for $9,000 B) A $10,000 face-value security with a 7 percent coupon selling for $10,000 C) A $10,000 face-value security with a 9 percent coupon selling for $10,000 D) A $10,000 face-value security with a 10 percent coupon selling for $10,000

A

) Comparing a discount bond and a coupon bond with the same maturity, A) the coupon bond has the greater effective maturity. B) the discount bond has the greater effective maturity. C) the effective maturity cannot be calculated for a coupon bond. D) the effective maturity cannot be calculated for a discount bond.

B

A coupon bond that has no maturity date and no repayment of principal is called a A) consol. B) cabinet. C) Treasury bill. D) Treasury note.

A

A credit market instrument that provides the borrower with an amount of funds that must be repaid at the maturity date along with an interest payment is known as a A) simple loan. B) fixed-payment loan. C) coupon bond. D) discount bond

A

A credit market instrument that requires the borrower to make the same payment every period until the maturity date is known as a A) simple loan. B) fixed-payment loan. C) coupon bond. D) discount bond.

B

A fully amortized loan is another name for A) a simple loan. B) a fixed-payment loan. C) a commercial loan. D) an unsecured loan.

B

All of the following are examples of coupon bonds except A) Corporate bonds. B) U.S. Treasury bills. C) U.S. Treasury notes. D) U.S. Treasury bonds.

B

An asset's interest rate risk ________ as the duration of the asset ________. A) increases; decreases B) decreases; decreases C) decreases; increases D) remains constant; increases

B

The ________ interest rate more accurately reflects the true cost of borrowing. A) nominal B) real C) discount D) market

B

Which of the following are true for discount bonds? A) A discount bond is bought at par. B) The purchaser receives the face value of the bond at the maturity date. C) U.S. Treasury bonds and notes are examples of discount bonds. D) The purchaser receives the par value at maturity plus any capital gains.

B

A consol paying $20 annually when the interest rate is 5 percent has a price of A) $100. B) $200. C) $400. D) $800.

C

Duration is A) an asset's term to maturity. B) the time until the next interest payment for a coupon bond. C) the average lifetime of a debt security's stream of payments. D) the time between interest payments for a coupon bond

C

Economists consider the ________ to be the most accurate measure of interest rates. A) simple interest rate. B) current yield. C) yield to maturity. D) real interest rate.

C

The ________ is calculated by multiplying the coupon rate times the par value of the bond. A) present value B) par value C) coupon payment D) maturity payment

C

The ________ is defined as the payments to the owner plus the change in a security's value expressed as a fraction of the security's purchase price. A) yield to maturity B) current yield C) rate of return D) yield rate

C

Which of the following $1,000 face-value securities has the highest yield to maturity? A) A 5 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000 B) A 10 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000 C) A 12 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000 D) A 12 percent coupon bond selling for $1,100

C

With an interest rate of 6 percent, the present value of $100 next year is approximately A) $106. B) $100. C) $94. D) $92.

C

An increase in the time to the promised future payment ________ the present value of the payment. A) decreases B) increases C) has no effect on D) is irrelevant to

A

Examples of discount bonds include A) U.S. Treasury bills. B) corporate bonds. C) U.S. Treasury notes. D) municipal bonds.

A

If a $1000 face value coupon bond has a coupon rate of 3.75 percent, then the coupon payment every year is A) $37.50. B) $3.75. C) $375.00. D) $13.75

A

If a $5,000 face-value discount bond maturing in one year is selling for $5,000, then its yield to maturity is A) 0 percent. B) 5 percent. C) 10 percent. D) 20 percent.

A

If the interest rates on all bonds rise from 5 to 6 percent over the course of the year, which bond would you prefer to have been holding? A) A bond with one year to maturity B) A bond with five years to maturity C) A bond with ten years to maturity D) A bond with twenty years to maturity

A

Interest-rate risk is the riskiness of an asset's returns due to A) interest-rate changes. B) changes in the coupon rate. C) default of the borrower. D) changes in the asset's maturity

A

The ________ interest rate is adjusted for expected changes in the price level. A) ex ante real B) ex post real C) ex post nominal D) ex ante nominal

A

The ________ is below the coupon rate when the bond price is ________ its par value. A) yield to maturity; above B) yield to maturity; below C) discount rate; above D) discount rate; below

A

The ________ of a coupon bond and the yield to maturity are inversely related. A) price B) par value C) maturity date D) term

A

The ________ states that the nominal interest rate equals the real interest rate plus the expected rate of inflation. A) Fisher equation B) Keynesian equation C) Monetarist equation D) Marshall equation

A

The concept of ________ is based on the common-sense notion that a dollar paid to you in the future is less valuable to you than a dollar today. A) present value B) future value C) interest D) deflation

A

The duration of a coupon bond increases A) the longer is the bond's term to maturity. B) when interest rates increase. C) the higher the coupon rate on the bond. D) the higher the bond price.

A

The interest rate on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities is a direct measure of A) the real interest rate. B) the nominal interest rate. C) the rate of inflation. D) the rate of deflation.

A

The interest rate that describes how well a lender has done in real terms after the fact is called the A) ex post real interest rate. B) ex ante real interest rate. C) ex post nominal interest rate. D) ex ante nominal interest rate

A

The nominal interest rate minus the expected rate of inflation A) defines the real interest rate. B) is a less accurate measure of the incentives to borrow and lend than is the nominal interest rate. C) is a less accurate indicator of the tightness of credit market conditions than is the nominal interest rate. D) defines the discount rate.

A

The present value of a fixed-payment loan is calculated as the ________ of the present value of all cash flow payments. A) sum B) difference C) multiple D) log

A

The present value of an expected future payment ________ as the interest rate increases. A) falls B) rises C) is constant D) is unaffected

A

The sum of the current yield and the rate of capital gain is called the A) rate of return. B) discount yield. C) pertuity yield. D) par value.

A

The yield to maturity for a discount bond is ________ related to the current bond price. A) negatively B) positively C) not D) directly

A

The yield to maturity for a one-year discount bond equals the increase in price over the year, divided by the A) initial price. B) face value. C) interest rate. D) coupon rate.

A

The yield to maturity for a perpetuity is a useful approximation for the yield to maturity on long-term coupon bonds. It is called the ________ when approximating the yield for a coupon bond. A) current yield B) discount yield C) future yield D) star yield

A

There is ________ for any bond whose time to maturity matches the holding period. A) no interest-rate risk B) a large interest-rate risk C) rate-of-return risk D) yield-to-maturity risk

A

When talking about a coupon bond, face value and ________ mean the same thing. A) par value B) coupon value C) amortized value D) discount value

A

A bond that is bought at a price below its face value and the face value is repaid at a maturity date is called a A) simple loan. B) fixed-payment loan. C) coupon bond. D) discount bond.

D

A discount bond selling for $15,000 with a face value of $20,000 in one year has a yield to maturity of A) 3 percent. B) 20 percent. C) 25 percent. D) 33.3 percent.

D

An equal increase in all bond interest rates A) increases the return to all bond maturities by an equal amount. B) decreases the return to all bond maturities by an equal amount. C) has no effect on the returns to bonds. D) decreases long-term bond returns more than short-term bond returns.

D

For a 3-year simple loan of $10,000 at 10 percent, the amount to be repaid is A) $10,030. B) $10,300. C) $13,000. D) $13,310.

D

In the United States during the late 1970s, the nominal interest rates were quite high, but the real interest rates were negative. From the Fisher equation, we can conclude that expected inflation in the United States during this period was A) irrelevant. B) low. C) negative. D) high.

D

The interest rate on a consol equals the A) price times the coupon payment. B) price divided by the coupon payment. C) coupon payment plus the price. D) coupon payment divided by the price.

D

The price of a consol equals the coupon payment A) times the interest rate. B) plus the interest rate. C) minus the interest rate. D) divided by the interest rate

D

The riskiness of an asset's returns due to changes in interest rates is A) exchange-rate risk. B) price risk. C) asset risk. D) interest-rate risk.

D

To claim that a lottery winner who is to receive $1 million per year for twenty years has won $20 million ignores the process of A) face value. B) par value. C) deflation. D) discounting the future.

D