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1、Chapter 3 What Do Interest Rates Mean and What Is Their Role in Valuation? 3.1 Single Choice 1) A loan that requires the borrower to make the same payment every period until the maturity date is called a A) simple loan. B) fixed-payment loan. C) discount loan. D) same-payment loan. E) none of the ab

2、ove. 2) A coupon bond pays the owner of the bond A) the same amount every month until maturity date. B) a fixed interest payment every period and repays the face value at the maturity date. C) the face value of the bond plus an interest payment once the maturity date has been reached. D) the face va

3、lue at the maturity date. E) none of the above. 3) A bonds future payments are called its A) cash flows. B) maturity values. C) discounted present values. D) yields to maturity. 4) A credit market instrument that pays the owner the face value of the security at the maturity date and nothing prior to

4、 then is called a A) simple loan. B) fixed-payment loan. C) coupon bond. D) discount bond. 5) (I) A simple loan requires the borrower to repay the principal at the maturity date along with an interest payment. (II) A discount bond is bought at a price below its face value, and the face value is repa

5、id at the maturity date. A) (I) is true, (II) false. B) (I) is false, (II) true. C) Both are true. D) Both are false. 6) Which of the following are true of coupon bonds? A) The owner of a coupon bond receives a fixed interest payment every year until the maturity date, when the face or par value is

6、repaid. B) U.S. Treasury bonds and notes are examples of coupon bonds. C) Corporate bonds are examples of coupon bonds. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页，共 12 页D) All of the above. E) Only A and B of the above. 7) Which of the following are generally true of all bonds? A) The longer

7、 a bonds maturity, the lower is the rate of return that occurs as a result of the increase in an interest rate. B) Even though a bond has a substantial initial interest rate, its return can turn out to be negative if interest rates rise. C) Prices and returns for long-term bonds are more volatile th

8、an those for shorter-term bonds. D) All of the above are true. E) Only A and B of the above are true. 8) (I) A discount bond requires the borrower to repay the principal at the maturity date plus an interest payment. (II) A coupon bond pays the lender a fixed interest payment every year until the ma

9、turity date, when a specified final amount (face or par value) is repaid. A) (I) is true, (II) false. B) (I) is false, (II) true. C) Both are true. D) Both are false. 9) 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

10、. E) None of the above. 10) An $8,000 coupon bond with a $400 annual coupon payment has a coupon rate of A) 5 percent. B) 8 percent. C) 10 percent. D) 40 percent. 11) 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 to

11、day. A) present value B) future value C) interest D) deflation 12) Dollars received in the future are worth _ than dollars received today. The process of calculating what dollars received in the future are worth today is called _ A) more; discounting. B) less; discounting. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名

12、师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 12 页C) more; inflating. D) less; inflating. 13) The process of calculating what dollars received in the future are worth today is called A) calculating the yield to maturity. B) discounting the future. C) compounding the future. D) compounding the present. 14) With an inte

13、rest rate of 5 percent, the present value of $100 received one year from now is approximately A) $100. B) $105. C) $95. D) $90. 15) With an interest rate of 10 percent, the present value of a security that pays $1,100 next year and $1,460 four years from now is approximately A) $1,000. B) $2,000. C)

14、 $2,560. D) $3,000. 16) With an interest rate of 8 percent, the present value of $100 received one year from now is approximately A) $93. B) $96. C) $100. D) $108. 17) With an interest rate of 6 percent, the present value of $100 received one year from now is approximately A) $106. B) $100. C) $94.

15、D) $92. 18) The interest rate that equates the present value of the cash flow received from a debt instrument with its market price today is the A) simple interest rate. B) discount rate. C) yield to maturity. D) real interest rate. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 3 页，共 12 页19) The in

16、terest rate that financial economists consider to be the most accurate measure is the A) current yield. B) yield to maturity. C) yield on a discount basis. D) coupon rate. 20) Financial economists consider the _ to be the most accurate measure of interest rates. A) simple interest rate B) discount r

17、ate C) yield to maturity D) real interest rate 21) For a simple loan, the simple interest rate equals the A) real interest rate. B) nominal interest rate. C) current yield. D) yield to maturity. 22) For simple loans, the simple interest rate is _ the yield to maturity. A) greater than B) less than C

18、) equal to D) not comparable to 23) The yield to maturity of a one-year, simple loan of $500 that requires an interest payment of $40 is A) 5 percent. B) 8 percent. C) 12 percent. D) 12.5 percent. 24) The yield to maturity of a one-year, simple loan of $400 that requires an interest payment of $50 i

19、s A) 5 percent. B) 8 percent. C) 12 percent. D) 12.5 percent. 25) 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. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 4 页，共 12 页26) Which of the following $1,000 f

20、ace 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 27) Which of the following $1,000 face value securities h

21、as 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 15 percent coupon bond selling for $1,000 D) A 15 percent coupon bond selling for $900 28) Which of the following are true for a coupon bond? A) When the coupon bond is

22、 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 negatively related. C) The yield to maturity is greater than the coupon rate when the bond price is below the par value. D) All of the above are true. E) Only A and B

23、of the above are true. 29) 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 negatively related. C) The yield to maturity is greater than th

24、e coupon rate when the bond price is above the par value. D) All of the above are true. E) Only A and B of the above are true. 30) 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 c

25、oupon 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) All of the above are true. E) Only A and B of the above are true. 31) A consol bond is a bond that A) pays interest annually and its fa

26、ce value at maturity. B) pays interest in perpetuity and never matures. C) pays no interest but pays face value at maturity. D) rises in value as its yield to maturity rises. 32) The yield to maturity on a consol bond that pays $100 yearly and sells for $500 is 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - -

27、- - - -第 5 页，共 12 页A) 5 percent. B) 10 percent. C) 12.5 percent. D) 20 percent. E) 25 percent. 33) The yield to maturity on a consol bond that pays $200 yearly and sells for $1000 is A) 5 percent. B) 10 percent. C) 20 percent. D) 25 percent. 34) A frequently used approximation for the yield to matur

28、ity on a long-term bond is the A) coupon rate. B) current yield. C) cash flow interest rate. D) real interest rate. 35) The current yield on a coupon bond is the bonds _ divided by its _. A) annual coupon payment; price B) annual coupon payment; face value C) annual return; price D) annual return; f

29、ace value 36) When a bonds price falls, its yield to maturity _ and its current yield _. A) falls; falls B) rises; rises C) falls; rises D) rises; falls 37) The yield to maturity for a one-year discount bond equals A) the increase in price over the year, divided by the initial price. B) the increase

30、 in price over the year, divided by the face value. C) the increase in price over the year, divided by the interest rate. D) none of the above. 38) If a $10,000 face value discount bond maturing in one year is selling for $8,000, then its yield to maturity is A) 10 percent. B) 20 percent. C) 25 perc

31、ent. D) 40 percent. 39) If a $10,000 face value discount bond maturing in one year is selling for $9,000, then its yield 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 6 页，共 12 页to maturity is A) 9 percent. B) 10 percent. C) 11 percent. D) 12 percent. 40) If a $10,000 face value discount bond maturi

32、ng 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. 41) 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.

33、 42) The Fisher equation states that A) the nominal interest rate equals the real interest rate plus the expected rate of inflation. B) the real interest rate equals the nominal interest rate less the expected rate of inflation. C) the nominal interest rate equals the real interest rate less the exp

34、ected rate of inflation. D) both A and B of the above are true. E) both A and C of the above are true. 43) If you expect the inflation rate to be 15 percent next year and a one-year bond has a yield to maturity of 7 percent, then the real interest rate on this bond is A) 7 percent. B) 22 percent. C)

35、 -15 percent. D) -8 percent. E) none of the above. 44) If you expect the inflation rate to be 5 percent next year and a one-year bond has a yield to maturity of 7 percent, then the real interest rate on this bond is A) -12 percent. B) -2 percent. C) 2 percent. D) 12 percent. 45) The nominal interest

36、 rate minus the expected rate of inflation A) defines the real interest rate. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 7 页，共 12 页B) is a better measure of the incentives to borrow and lend than is the nominal interest rate. C) is a more accurate indicator of the tightness of credit market cond

37、itions than is the nominal interest rate. D) all of the above. E) only A and B of the above. 46) 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)

38、is a less accurate indicator of the tightness of credit market conditions than is the nominal interest rate. D) defines the discount rate. 47) In which of the following situations would you prefer to be making a loan? A) The interest rate is 9 percent and the expected inflation rate is 7 percent. B)

39、 The interest rate is 4 percent and the expected inflation rate is 1 percent. C) The interest rate is 13 percent and the expected inflation rate is 15 percent. D) The interest rate is 25 percent and the expected inflation rate is 50 percent. 48) In which of the following situations would you prefer

40、to be borrowing? A) The interest rate is 9 percent and the expected inflation rate is 7 percent. B) The interest rate is 4 percent and the expected inflation rate is 1 percent. C) The interest rate is 13 percent and the expected inflation rate is 15 percent. D) The interest rate is 25 percent and th

41、e expected inflation rate is 50 percent. 49) What is the return on a 5 percent coupon bond that initially sells for $1,000 and sells for $1,200 one year later? A) 5 percent B) 10 percent C) -5 percent D) 25 percent E) None of the above 50) What is the return on a 5 percent coupon bond that initially

42、 sells for $1,000 and sells for $900 one year later? A) 5 percent B) 10 percent C) -5 percent D) -10 percent E) None of the above 51) The return on a 5 percent coupon bond that initially sells for $1,000 and sells for $1,100 one year later is A) 5 percent. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - -

43、 -第 8 页，共 12 页B) 10 percent. C) 14 percent. D) 15 percent. 52) The return on a 10 percent coupon bond that initially sells for $1,000 and sells for $900 one year later is A) -10 percent. B) -5 percent. C) 0 percent. D) 5 percent. 53) Which of the following are generally true of all bonds? A) The onl

44、y bond whose return equals the initial yield to maturity is one whose time to maturity is the same as the holding period. B) A rise in interest rates is associated with a fall in bond prices, resulting in capital losses on bonds whose term to maturities are longer than the holding period. C) The lon

45、ger a bonds maturity, the greater is the price change associated with a given interest rate change. D) All of the above are true. E) Only A and B of the above are true. 54) Which of the following are true concerning the distinction between interest rates and return? A) The rate of return on a bond w

46、ill not necessarily equal the interest rate on that bond. B) The return can be expressed as the sum of 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) All of the above are

47、 true. E) Only A and B of the above are true. 55) 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

48、D) A bond with twenty years to maturity 56) Suppose you are holding a 5 percent coupon bond maturing in one year with a yield to maturity of 15 percent. If the interest rate on one-year bonds rises from 15 percent to 20 percent over the course of the year, what is the yearly return on the bond you a

49、re holding? A) 5 percent B) 10 percent C) 15 percent D) 20 percent 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 9 页，共 12 页57) (I) Prices of longer-maturity bonds respond more dramatically to changes in interest rates. (II) Prices and returns for long-term bonds are less volatile than those for sho

50、rt-term bonds. A) (I) is true, (II) false. B) (I) is false, (II) true. C) Both are true. D) Both are false. 58) (I) Prices of longer-maturity bonds respond less dramatically to changes in interest rates. (II) Prices and returns for long-term bonds are less volatile than those for shorter-term bonds.