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1、学习必备欢迎下载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 o
2、f the above. 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
3、 face value 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
4、prior to 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
5、 is repaid 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 v
6、alue is 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 页学习必备欢迎下载D) All of the above. E) Only A and B of the above. 7) Which of the following are generally true of all bond
7、s? A) The longer 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
8、more volatile than 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 y
9、ear until the maturity 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.
10、 C) $130. D) $13. 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
11、than a dollar today. 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 - -
12、 - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 12 页学习必备欢迎下载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 p
13、resent. 14) With an interest 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
14、A) $1,000. B) $2,000. C) $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)
15、 $106. B) $100. C) $94. 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 - - - - - -
16、 -第 3 页，共 12 页学习必备欢迎下载19) The interest 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) si
17、mple interest rate B) discount rate 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
18、. A) greater than B) less than C) 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 requi
19、res an interest payment of $50 is 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 页学习必
20、备欢迎下载26) 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 27) Which of the
21、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 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
22、 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 the coupon rate when the bond price is below the par value. D) All
23、 of the above are true. E) Only A and B 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)
24、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. 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 equ
25、als 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) All of the above are true. E) Only A and B of the above are true. 31) A consol bond is a bond t
26、hat A) pays interest annually and its face 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 i
27、s 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 5 页，共 12 页学习必备欢迎下载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 freq
28、uently used approximation for the yield to maturity 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 v
29、alue C) annual return; price D) annual return; face 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 yea
30、r, divided by the initial price. B) the increase 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 matu
31、rity is A) 10 percent. B) 20 percent. C) 25 percent. 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 页学习必备欢迎下载to maturity is A) 9 percent. B) 10 percent. C) 11 percent. D) 12 p
32、ercent. 40) 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. 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
33、) 0 percent. B) 5 percent. C) 10 percent. D) 20 percent. 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
34、interest rate equals the real interest rate less the expected 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 inter
35、est rate on this bond is A) 7 percent. B) 22 percent. C) -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 percen
36、t. C) 2 percent. D) 12 percent. 45) The nominal interest 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 页学习必备欢迎下载B) is a better measure of the incentives to borrow and lend than is the nominal interest rate. C) is
37、a more accurate indicator of the tightness of credit market conditions 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 ince
38、ntives 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. 47) In which of the following situations would you prefer to be making a loan? A) The interest ra
39、te 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 the expected inflation rate is 50 per
40、cent. 48) In which of the following situations would you prefer 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 inflati
41、on rate is 15 percent. D) The interest rate is 25 percent and the 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
42、50) What is the return on a 5 percent coupon bond that initially 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 la
43、ter is A) 5 percent. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 8 页，共 12 页学习必备欢迎下载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
44、. 53) Which of the following are generally true of all bonds? A) The only 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
45、 whose term to maturities are longer than the holding period. C) The longer 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 distinct
46、ion between interest rates and return? 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 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
47、of the bond falls between time t and time t + 1. D) All of the above are 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)
48、A bond with five years to maturity C) A bond with ten years to maturity 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
49、over the course of the year, what is the yearly return on the bond you are 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 页学习必备欢迎下载57) (I) Prices of longer-maturity bonds respond more dramatically to changes in interest rates.
50、(II) Prices and returns for long-term bonds are less volatile than those for short-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
51、returns for long-term bonds are less volatile than those for shorter-term bonds. A) (I) is true, (II) false. B) (I) is false, (II) true. C) Both are true. D) Both are false. 59) The riskiness of an assets return that results from interest rate changes is called A) interest-rate risk. B) coupon-rate
52、risk. C) reinvestment risk. D) yield-to-maturity risk. 60) If an investors holding period is longer than the term to maturity of a bond, he or she is exposed to A) interest-rate risk. B) reinvestment risk. C) bond-market risk. D) yield-to-maturity risk. 61) Reinvestment risk is the risk that A) a bo
53、nds value may fall in the future. B) a bonds future coupon payments may have to be invested at a rate lower than the bonds yield to maturity. C) an investors holding period will be short and equal in length to the maturity of the bonds he or she holds. D) a bonds issuer may fail to make the future c
54、oupon payments and an investor will have no cash to reinvest. 62) (I) The average lifetime of a debt securitys stream of payments is called duration. (II) The duration of a portfolio is the weighted average of the durations of the individual securities, with the weights reflecting the proportion of
55、the portfolio invested in each. A) (I) is true, (II) false. B) (I) is false, (II) true. C) Both are true. D) Both are false. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 10 页，共 12 页学习必备欢迎下载63) The duration of a ten-year, 10 percent coupon bond when the interest rate is 10 percent is 6.76 years. Wh
56、at happens to the price of the bond if the interest rate falls to 8 percent? A) it rises 20 percent B) it rises 12.3 percent C) it falls 20 percent D) it falls 12.3 percent 64) When the lender provides the borrower with an amount of funds that must be repaid to the lender at the maturity date, along
57、 with an additional payment for the interest, it is called a _. A) fixed-payment loan B) discount loan C) simple loan D) none of the above 65) A discount bond A) is also called a coupon bond. B) is also called a zero-coupon bond. C) is also called a fixed-payment bond. D) is also called a corporate
58、bond. 66) The interest rate that is adjusted for actual changes in the price level is called the A) ex post real interest rate. B) expected interest rate. C) ex ante real interest rate. D) none of the above. 67) The change in the bonds price relative to the initial purchase price is A) the current y
59、ield. B) coupon payment. C) yield to maturity. D) rate of capital gain. 68) The return on a bond is equal to the yield to maturity when A) the holding period is longer than the maturity of the bond. B) the maturity of the bond is longer than the holding period. C) the holding period and the maturity
60、 of the bond are identical. D) none of the above. 69) Bonds whose term to maturity is shorter than the holding period are also subject to A) default. B) reinvestment risk. C) both of the above. D) none of the above. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 11 页，共 12 页学习必备欢迎下载70) A _ is a type
61、of loan that has the same cash flow payment every year throughout the life of the loan. A) discount loan B) simple loan C) fixed-payment loan D) interest-free loan 答案：1-5：BBADC 6-10:DDBAA 11-15:ABBCB 16-20:ACCBC 21-25:DCBDA 26-30:CDDEA 31-35:BDCBA 36-40:BACCD 41-45:ADDCD 46-50:ABDDC 51-55:DCDEA 56-60:CADAB 61-65:BCBCB 66-70：ADCBC 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 12 页，共 12 页
