CH8 TB RISK AND RETURN Flashcards
Investment A guarantees its holder $100 return. Investment B earns $0 or $200 with equal chances (i.e., an average of $100) over the same period. Both investments have equal risk.
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The return on an asset is the change in its value plus any cash distribution over a given period of time, expressed as a percentage of its ending value.
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The return on an asset is the change in its value plus any cash distribution over a given period of time, expressed as a percentage of its beginning value.
For a risk-seeking investor, no increase in return would be required for an increase in risk.
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For a risk-averse investor, required return would decrease for an increase in risk.
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FALSE
For a risk-averse investor, required return would increase for an increase in risk.
For a risk-indifferent investor, no change in return would be required for an increase in risk.
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Most investors are risk-averse, since for a given increase in risk they require an increase in return.
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For a risk-averse investor, the required return increases for an increase in risk.
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TRUE
Interest rate risk is the chance that changes in interest rates will adversely affect the value of an investment.
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The term “risk” is used interchangeably with “uncertainty” to refer to the unpredictability of returns associated with a given asset.
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In the most basic sense, risk is a measure of the uncertainty surrounding the return that an investment will earn.
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An investment’s total return is the sum of any cash distributions minus the change in the investment’s value, divided by the beginning-of-period value.
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Stocks are less risky than either bonds or bills.
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The interest rate risk associated with Treasury bonds is much higher than with bills.
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Which of the following is true of risk?
A) Risk and return are inversely proportionate to each other.
B) Higher the risk associated with a security the lower is its return.
C) Risk is a measure of the uncertainty surrounding the return that an investment will earn.
D) Riskier investments tend to have lower returns as compared to T-bills which are risk free.
C
Nico bought 100 shares of Cisco Systems stock for $30.00 per share on January 1, 2018. He received a dividend of $2.00 per share at the end of 2018 and $3.00 per share at the end of 2019. At the end of 2020, Nico collected a dividend of $4.00 per share and sold his stock for $33.00 per share. What was Nico’s realized holding period return?
A) -40%
B) +40%
C) -36.36%
D) +36.36%
B
The total rate of return on an investment over a given period of time is calculated by ________.
A) dividing the asset’s cash distributions during the period, plus change in value, by its beginning-of
period investment value
B) dividing the asset’s cash distributions during the period, plus change in value, by its ending-of period
investment value
C) dividing the asset’s cash distributions during the period, minus change in value, by its ending-of
period investment value
D) dividing the asset’s cash distributions during the period, minus change in value, by its beginning-of
period investment value
A
Last year, Mike bought 100 shares of Dallas Corporation common stock for $53 per share. During the
year he received dividends of $1.45 per share. The stock is currently selling for $60 per share. What rate of
return did Mike earn over the year?
A) 11.7 percent
B) 13.2 percent
C) 14.1 percent
D) 15.9 percent
D
If an investor prefers a higher return investment regardless of its risk, then he is following a ________ strategy.
A) risk-seeking
B) risk-neutral
C) risk-averse
D) risk-aware
B
If an investor prefers investments with greater risk even if they have lower expected returns, then he
is following a ________ strategy.
A) risk-seeking
B) risk-indifferent
C) risk-averse
D) risk-neutral
A
Risk aversion is the behavior exhibited by investors who require ________.
A) an increase in return, for a given decrease in risk
B) an increase in return, for a given increase in risk
C) no changes in return, for a given increase in risk
D) decrease in return, for a given increase in risk
B
If an investor requires greater return when risk increases, then he is said to be ________.
A) risk-seeking
B) risk-indifferent
C) risk-averse
D) risk-aware
C
The range of an asset’s risk is found by subtracting the worst outcome from the best outcome.
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Risk can be assessed by means of scenario analysis and probability distributions.
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An approach for assessing risk that uses a number of possible return estimates to obtain a sense of the variability among outcomes is called scenario analysis.
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TRUE