Money & Banking Chapter 4.1

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

Answer: 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

Answer: 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

Answer: 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.

Answer: B

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.

Answer: C

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.

Answer: 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.

Answer: D

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.

Answer: B

If a security pays $110 next year and $121 the year after that, what is its yield to maturity if it sells for $200? A) 9 percent B) 10 percent C) 11 percent D) 12 percent

Answer: B

A ________ pays the owner a fixed coupon payment every year until the maturity date, when the ________ value is repaid. A) coupon bond; discount B) discount bond; discount C) coupon bond; face D) discount bond; face

Answer: C

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

Answer: C

A credit market instrument that pays the owner a fixed coupon payment every year until the maturity date and then repays the face value is called a A) simple loan. B) fixed-payment loan. C) coupon bond. D) discount bond.

Answer: C

If the amount payable in two years is $2420 for a simple loan at 10 percent interest, the loan amount is A) $1000. B) $1210. C) $2000. D) $2200.

Answer: C

The ________ is the final amount that will be paid to the holder of a coupon bond. A) discount value B) coupon value C) face value D) present value

Answer: C

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.

Answer: 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.

Answer: D

The price of a coupon bond and the yield to maturity are ________ related; that is, as the yield to maturity ________, the price of the bond ________. A) positively; rises; rises B) negatively; falls; falls C) positively; rises; falls D) negatively; rises; falls

Answer: 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.

Answer: D

n Japan in 1998 and in the U.S. in 2008, interest rates were negative for a short period of time because investors found it convenient to hold six-month bills as a store of value because A) of the high inflation rate. B) these bills sold at a discount from face value. C) the bills were denominated in small amounts and could be stored electronically. D) the bills were denominated in large amounts and could be stored electronically.

Answer: D

A $10,000 8 percent coupon bond that sells for $10,000 has a yield to maturity of A) 8 percent. B) 10 percent. C) 12 percent. D) 14 percent.

Answer: A

A discount bond A) pays the bondholder a fixed amount every period and the face value at maturity. B) pays the bondholder the face value at maturity. C) pays all interest and the face value at maturity. D) pays the face value at maturity plus any capital gain.

Answer: B

Which of the following are true of fixed payment loans? A) The borrower repays both the principal and interest at the maturity date. B) Installment loans and mortgages are frequently of the fixed payment type. C) The borrower pays interest periodically and the principal at the maturity date. D) Commercial loans to businesses are often of this type.

Answer: B

For simple loans, the simple interest rate is ________ the yield to maturity. A) greater than B) less than C) equal to D) not comparable to

Answer: 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

Answer: 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.

Answer: C

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.

Answer: D

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

Answer: A

Which of the following $5,000 face-value securities has the highest to maturity? A) A 6 percent coupon bond selling for $5,000 B) A 6 percent coupon bond selling for $5,500 C) A 10 percent coupon bond selling for $5,000 D) A 12 percent coupon bond selling for $4,500

Answer: D

Open Question If the interest rate is 5%, what is the present value of a security that pays you $1, 050 next year and $1,102.50 two years from now? If this security sold for $2200, is the yield to maturity greater or less than 5%? Why?

Answer: PV = $1,050/(1. +.05) + $1,102.50/(1 + 0.5)2 PV = $2,000 If this security sold for $2200, the yield to maturity is less than 5%. The lower the interest rate the higher the present value.

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.

Answer: 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.

Answer: A

An $8,000 coupon bond with a $400 coupon payment every year has a coupon rate of A) 5 percent. B) 8 percent. C) 10 percent. D) 40 percent.

Answer: A

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

Answer: A

If $22,050 is the amount payable in two years for a $20,000 simple loan made today, the interest rate is A) 5 percent. B) 10 percent. C) 22 percent. D) 25 percent.

Answer: A

If a $5,000 coupon bond has a coupon rate of 13 percent, then the coupon payment every year is A) $650. B) $1,300. C) $130. D) $13.

Answer: A

If a $5000 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.

Answer: 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

Answer: A

The dollar amount of the yearly coupon payment expressed as a percentage of the face value of the bond is called the bonds A) coupon rate. B) maturity rate. C) face value rate. D) payment rate.

Answer: 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

Answer: A

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

Answer: A

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

Answer: 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.

Answer: A

Which of the following $1,000 face-value securities has the highest yield to maturity? A) A 5 percent coupon bond with a price of $600 B) A 5 percent coupon bond with a price of $800 C) A 5 percent coupon bond with a price of $1,000 D) A 5 percent coupon bond with a price of $1,200

Answer: A

Which of the following $1,000 face-value securities has the lowest 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 15 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000 D) A 15 percent coupon bond selling for $900

Answer: A

Which of the following are true for a coupon bond? A) When the coupon bond is priced at its face value, the yield to maturity equals the coupon rate. B) The price of a coupon bond and the yield to maturity are positively related. C) The yield to maturity is greater than the coupon rate when the bond price is above the par value. D) The yield is less than the coupon rate when the bond price is below the par value.

Answer: A

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

Answer: B

If a perpetuity has a price of $500 and an annual interest payment of $25, the interest rate is A) 2.5 percent. B) 5 percent. C) 7.5 percent. D) 10 percent.

Answer: B

If a security pays $55 in one year and $133 in three years, its present value is $150 if the interest rate is A) 5 percent. B) 10 percent. C) 12.5 percent. D) 15 percent.

Answer: B

The yield to maturity is ________ than the ________ rate when the bond price is ________ its face value. A) greater; coupon; above B) greater; coupon; below C) greater; perpetuity; above D) less; perpetuity; below

Answer: 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.

Answer: B

The interest rate that equates the present value of payments received from a debt instrument with its value today is the A) simple interest rate. B) current yield. C) yield to maturity. D) real interest rate.

Answer: C

A ________ is bought at a price below its face value, and the ________ value is repaid at the maturity date. A) coupon bond; discount B) discount bond; discount C) coupon bond; face D) discount bond; face

Answer: D

If a $10,000 face-value discount bond maturing in one year is selling for $5,000, then its yield to maturity is A) 5 percent. B) 10 percent. C) 50 percent. D) 100 percent.

Answer: D