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1. When a bond matures, the issuer repays the bond’s face value.
True False
2. When the market interest rate exceeds the coupon rate, bonds sell for less than face value.
True False
3. Current yield overstates the return of premium bonds since investors who buy a bond at a premium face a capital loss over the
life of the bond.
True False
4. A bond's rate of return is equal to its coupon payment divided by the price paid for the bond.
True False
True False
6. A long-term investor would more likely be interested in a bond's current yield rather than its yield to maturity.
True False
7. Bonds that have a Standard & Poor's rating of BBB or better are considered to be investment-grade bonds.
True False
True False
9. TIPS are unlike most bonds in that their cash flows increase when the national rate of gross domestic product increases.
True False
10. The return to bondholders is guaranteed to equal the yield to maturity only if the bond is held until maturity.
True False
11. It would be realistic to read an ask price listed as 100.127 and a bid price of 100.143.
True False
12. Indexed bonds in the United States are known as Treasury Interest-Paid Securities, or TIPS.
True False
13. The current yield measures the bond's total rate of return.
True False
14. When a financial calculator or spreadsheet program finds a bond's yield to maturity, it uses a trial-and-error process.
True False
15. Even when the yield curve is upward-sloping, investors might rationally stay away from long-term bonds.
True False
16. Bonds with a rating of Ba or below by Moody's are referred to as speculative grade, high-yield, or junk bonds.
True False
17. Bonds rated BB or above by Standard & Poor's are called investment grade.
True False
18. Bonds rated Ba by Moody's have the same safety rating as the bonds rated BB by Standard & Poor's.
True False
19. Zero-coupon bonds are issued at prices below face value, and the investor's return comes from the difference between the
purchase price and the payment of face value at maturity.
True False
20. Issuers compensate investors for default risk by putting a high face value on their bonds.
True False
21. Credit risk implies that the promised yield to maturity on the bond is higher than the expected yield.
True False
True False
26. Assume a bond is currently selling at par value. What will happen in the future if the yield on the bond is lower than the coupon
rate?
28. How much does the $1,000 to be received upon a bond's maturity in 4 years add to the bond's price if the appropriate discount
rate is 6%?
A. $209.91
B. $260.00
C. $760.00
D. $792.09
30. How much should you pay for a $1,000 bond with 10% coupon, annual payments, and 5 years to maturity if the interest rate is
12%?
A. $927.90
B. $981.40
C. $1,000.00
D. $1,075.82
31. How much would an investor expect to pay for a $1,000 par value bond with a 9% annual coupon that matures in 5 years if the
interest rate is 7%?
A. $696.74
B. $1,075.82
C. $1,082.00
D. $1,123.01
32. Which of the following statements is correct for a 10% coupon bond that has a current yield of 7%?
33. If an investor purchases a bond when its current yield is higher than the coupon rate, then the bond's price will be expected to:
35. What is the current yield of a bond with a 6% coupon, 4 years until maturity, and a price quote of 84?
A. 6.00%
B. 7.14%
C. 5.04%
D. 6.38%
A. coupon payment.
B. present value.
C. market value.
D. face value.
A. dividend yield.
B. yield to maturity.
C. current yield.
D. coupon rate.
39. What is the coupon rate for a bond with 3 years until maturity, a price of $1,053.46, and a yield to maturity of 6%? Interest is
paid annually.
A. 6%
B. 8%
C. 10%
D. 11%
40. What is the yield to maturity for a bond paying $100 annually that has 6 years until maturity and sells for $1,000?
A. 6.0%
B. 8.5%
C. 10.0%
D. 12.5%
41. Consider a 3-year bond with a par value of $1,000 and an 8% annual coupon. If interest rates change from 8 to 6% the bond's
price will:
A. increase by $51.54.
B. decrease by $51.54.
C. increase by $53.46.
D. decrease by $53.46.
42. Which one of the following bond values will change when interest rates change?
43. What happens to the coupon rate of a $1,000 face value bond that pays $80 annually in interest if market interest rates change
from 9% to 10%?
44. Which one of the following is fixed for the life of a given bond?
A. Current price
B. Current yield
C. Yield to maturity
D. Coupon rate
45. What is the rate of return for an investor who pays $1,054.47 for a 3-year bond with an annual coupon payment of 6.5% and sells
the bond 1 year later for $1,037.19?
A. 4.53%
B. 5.33%
C. 5.16%
D. 4.92%
46. If a bond investor's yield for a particular period does not change, then during that period, the bond's return :
A. is zero.
B. increases.
C. equals the yield.
D. is indeterminate.
47. What is the relationship between a bondholder's rate of return and the bond's yield to maturity if he does not hold the bond until
it matures?
48. If the coupon rate on an outstanding bond is lower than the relevant current interest rate, then the yield to maturity will be:
49. If a 4-year bond with a 7% coupon and a 10% yield to maturity is currently worth $904.90, how much will it be worth 1 year
from now if interest rates are constant?
A. $904.90
B. $925.39
C. $947.93
D. $1,000.00
50. What price will be paid for a U.S. Treasury bond with an ask price of 135.4062 if the face value is $100,000?
A. $100,135.41
B. $135,000.41
C. $136,269.38
D. $135,406.20
51. You purchased a 6% annual coupon bond at face value and sold it one year later for $1,015.16. What was your rate of return on
this investment if the face value at maturity was $1,000?
A. 4.48%
B. 6.15%
C. 7.52%
D. 6.07%
52. How does a bond dealer generate profits when trading bonds?
53. A bond is priced at $1,100, has 10 years remaining until maturity, and has a 10% coupon, paid semiannually. What is the amount
of the next interest payment?
A. $50
B. $55
C. $100
D. $110
57. Which one of these is included in the yield of a bond with a low credit rating but not included in a U.S. Treasury bond yield?
Assume both bonds are selling at a premium.
A. Yield to maturity
B. Discount bond
C. Current yield
D. Interest-rate risk
60. Which one of the following bonds would be likely to exhibit a greater degree of interest rate risk?
62. Rosita purchased a bond for $989 that had a 7% coupon and semiannual interest payments. She sold the bond after 6 months and
earned a total return of 4.8% on this investment. At what price, did she sell the bond?
A. $1,001.47
B. $974.28
C. $981.06
D. $1,003.18
63. A U.S. Treasury security that pays a fixed coupon and has an initial maturity of 2 to 10 years is called a:
A. TIPS.
B. Treasury bill.
C. Treasury bond.
D. Treasury note.
64. Which one of the following must be correct for a bond currently selling at a premium?
65. A bond has a coupon rate of 8%, pays interest semiannually, sells for $960, and matures in 3 years. What is its yield to maturity?
A. 4.78%
B. 5.48%
C. 9.57%
D. 12.17%
66. Which type of bond is certain to provide a capital loss if held to maturity?
A. Discount bond
B. Premium bond
C. Zero-coupon bond
D. Junk bond
67. Investors who purchase bonds having lower credit ratings should expect:
68. A bond has a face value of $1,000, has 5 years until maturity, and an annual coupon rate of 7%? It yields 5% currently. By how
much will the price change over the next year if the yield remains constant?
A. zero
B. decline by $86.59
C. decline by $15.67
D. rise by $15.67
71. What is the amount of the annual coupon payment for a bond that has 6 years until maturity, sells for $1,050, and has a yield to
maturity of 9.37%?
A. $98.64
B. $95.27
C. $101.38
D. $104.97
72. This morning, you purchased a TIPS. Which one of these should you expect to occur if you hold this bond during an inflationary
period?
74. Two years ago bonds were issued at par with 10 years until maturity and a 7% annual coupon. If interest rates for that grade of
bond are currently 8.25%, what will be the market price of these bonds?
A. $917.06
B. $928.84
C. $987.50
D. $1,000.00
75. If a bond offers a current yield of 5% and a yield to maturity of 5.45%, then the:
76. What is the total return to an investor who buys a bond for $1,100 when the bond has a 9% annual coupon and 5 years until
maturity, then sells the bond after 1 year for $1,085?
A. 6.82%
B. 6.91%
C. 7.64%
D. 9.00%
77. How much would an investor lose the first year if she purchased a 30-year zero-coupon bond with a $1,000 par value and a 10%
yield to maturity, only to see market interest rates increase to 12% one year later?
A. $19.93
B. $20.00
C. $23.93
D. $25.66
78. Assume a bond has been owned by four different investors during its 20-year history. Which one of the following is most likely
to have been different for each of these owners?
A. Coupon rate
B. Coupon frequency
C. Par value
D. Yield to maturity
79. If an investor purchases a 3%, 5-year TIPS at its par value of $1,000 and the CPI increases 3% over each of the next 5 years,
what will be the real value of the principal at maturity?
A. $1,000.00
B. $1,030.00
C. $1,060.90
D. $1,061.36
80. Which one of the following is correct concerning real interest rates?
81. An investor holds two bonds, one with 5 years until maturity and the other with 20 years until maturity. Which of the following
is more likely if interest rates suddenly increase by 2%?
82. How much should you be prepared to pay for a 10-year bond with an annual coupon of 6% and a yield to maturity of 7.5%?
A. $411.84
B. $897.04
C. $985.00
D. $1,000.00
83. How much should you be prepared to pay for a 10-year bond with a 6% coupon, semiannual payments, and a semiannually
compounded yield of 7.5%?
A. $895.78
B. $897.04
C. $938.40
D. $1,312.66
84. The market price of a bond with 12 years until maturity and an annual coupon rate of 8% increased yesterday. Which one of
these may have caused this price increase?
A. 9.00%
B. 9.23%
C. 9.65%
D. 10.26%
86. An investor buys a 10-year, 7% coupon bond for $1,050, holds it for 1 year, and then sells it for $1,040. What was the investor's
rate of return?
A. 5.71%
B. 6.00%
C. 6.67%
D. 7.00%
87. An investor purchased a fixed-coupon bond at a time when the bond's yield to maturity was 6.9%. The investor sold the bond
prior to maturity and realized a total return of 7.1%. Which of these most likely occurred while the investor owned the bond?
A. The bond's current yield increased above the bond's coupon rate.
B. The inflation rate increased.
C. Market interest rates declined.
D. Market interest rates increased.
88. A bond has an ask quote of 99.5625 and a bid quote of 99.5475. How much will the bond dealer make on the purchase and resale
of a $100,000 bond?
A. $150
B. $1,500
C. $15
D. $1.50
89. What are the conditions imposed on a debt issuer that are designed to protect bondholders ?
A. Collateral agreements
B. Vanilla wrappers
C. Protective covenants
D. Default provisions
90. The holder of which one of these securities has first claim on the assets of a firm?
A. Senior debt
B. Common stock
C. Subordinated debt
D. Preferred stock
91. When market interest rates exceed a bond's coupon rate, the bond will:
93. Which of these bond ratings is the lowest of Moody's investment-grade ratings?
A. A
B. Ba
C. Aa
D. Baa
94. If a bond offers an investor 11% in nominal return during a year in which the rate of inflation is 4%, then the investor's real
return is:
A. 6.73%.
B. 6.31%.
C. 15.44%.
D. 10.56%.
95. What nominal return would an investor need to receive if he desires a real return of 4% and the rate of inflation is 5%?
A. 4.20%
B. 8.64%
C. 9.00%
D. 9.20%
96. If you purchase a 5-year, zero-coupon bond for $691.72, how much could it be sold for 3 years later if interest rates have
remained stable?
A. $848.12
B. $923.50
C. $862.92
D. $911.15
97. An investor buys a 10-year annual coupon bond at a yield of 8.7% and sells it 2 years later when it still yields 8.7%. What is his
rate of return over this period?
A. zero.
B. 8.7%.
C. Can’t say without knowing the coupon.
D. 17.4%.
A. Investment-quality ratings
B. Long periods until maturity
C. Coupon rates that exceed market rates
D. Speculative-grade ratings
99. The current yield tends to overstate a bond's total return when the bond sells for a premium because:
100. The current yield tends to understate a bond's total return when the bond sells for a discount because:
101. When comparing a highly liquid bond with a comparable but less liquid bond, the highly liquid bond is most apt to have:
A. a lower yield.
B. a shorter maturity.
C. a higher yield.
D. a longer maturity.
A. When a foreign government borrows dollars, investors worry that in some future crisis the government will not have
sufficient dollars to repay the debt.
B. When the Japanese government borrows yen, investors worry that in some future crisis the government will not have
sufficient yen to repay the debt.
C. When a Eurozone government borrows euros, investors worry that in some future crisis the government will not have
sufficient euros to repay the debt.
D. When the U.S. government issues Treasury bonds, investors never need to worry that they will not be paid back.
Chapter 06 Test Bank - Static Key
1. When a bond matures, the issuer repays the bond’s face value.
TRUE
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Topic: Bond features
2. When the market interest rate exceeds the coupon rate, bonds sell for less than face value.
TRUE
3. Current yield overstates the return of premium bonds since investors who buy a bond at a premium face a capital loss over
the life of the bond.
TRUE
4. A bond's rate of return is equal to its coupon payment divided by the price paid for the bond.
FALSE
TRUE
6. A long-term investor would more likely be interested in a bond's current yield rather than its yield to maturity.
FALSE
7. Bonds that have a Standard & Poor's rating of BBB or better are considered to be investment-grade bonds.
TRUE
FALSE
9. TIPS are unlike most bonds in that their cash flows increase when the national rate of gross domestic product increases.
FALSE
10. The return to bondholders is guaranteed to equal the yield to maturity only if the bond is held until maturity.
TRUE
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Topic: Bond yields and returns
11. It would be realistic to read an ask price listed as 100.127 and a bid price of 100.143.
FALSE
12. Indexed bonds in the United States are known as Treasury Interest-Paid Securities, or TIPS.
FALSE
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Topic: Bond types
13. The current yield measures the bond's total rate of return.
FALSE
14. When a financial calculator or spreadsheet program finds a bond's yield to maturity, it uses a trial-and-error process.
TRUE
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15. Even when the yield curve is upward-sloping, investors might rationally stay away from long-term bonds.
TRUE
TRUE
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Topic: Bond ratings and credit risk
17. Bonds rated BB or above by Standard & Poor's are called investment grade.
FALSE
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18. Bonds rated Ba by Moody's have the same safety rating as the bonds rated BB by Standard & Poor's.
TRUE
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Topic: Bond ratings and credit risk
19. Zero-coupon bonds are issued at prices below face value, and the investor's return comes from the difference between the
purchase price and the payment of face value at maturity.
TRUE
20. Issuers compensate investors for default risk by putting a high face value on their bonds.
FALSE
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21. Credit risk implies that the promised yield to maturity on the bond is higher than the expected yield.
TRUE
TRUE
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Topic: Bond coupons
25. As the coupon rate of a bond increases, the bond's:
26. Assume a bond is currently selling at par value. What will happen in the future if the yield on the bond is lower than the
coupon rate?
A. $209.91
B. $260.00
C. $760.00
D. $792.09
30. How much should you pay for a $1,000 bond with 10% coupon, annual payments, and 5 years to maturity if the interest rate
is 12%?
A. $927.90
B. $981.40
C. $1,000.00
D. $1,075.82
Price = $927.90
31. How much would an investor expect to pay for a $1,000 par value bond with a 9% annual coupon that matures in 5 years if
the interest rate is 7%?
A. $696.74
B. $1,075.82
C. $1,082.00
D. $1,123.01
Price = $1,082.00
32. Which of the following statements is correct for a 10% coupon bond that has a current yield of 7%?
33. If an investor purchases a bond when its current yield is higher than the coupon rate, then the bond's price will be expected
to:
35. What is the current yield of a bond with a 6% coupon, 4 years until maturity, and a price quote of 84?
A. 6.00%
B. 7.14%
C. 5.04%
D. 6.38%
Current yield = $60 / (0.84 × $1,000) = 0.0714, or 7.14%
A. coupon payment.
B. present value.
C. market value.
D. face value.
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37. A bond's yield to maturity takes into consideration:
38. The discount rate that makes the present value of a bond's payments equal to its price is termed the:
A. dividend yield.
B. yield to maturity.
C. current yield.
D. coupon rate.
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39. What is the coupon rate for a bond with 3 years until maturity, a price of $1,053.46, and a yield to maturity of 6%? Interest is
paid annually.
A. 6%
B. 8%
C. 10%
D. 11%
PMT = $80
A. 6.0%
B. 8.5%
C. 10.0%
D. 12.5%
Since the bond is selling at par, the yield to maturity must equal the coupon rate which is:
41. Consider a 3-year bond with a par value of $1,000 and an 8% annual coupon. If interest rates change from 8 to 6% the bond's
price will:
A. increase by $51.54.
B. decrease by $51.54.
C. increase by $53.46.
D. decrease by $53.46.
Price = $1,053.46
This is a price increase of $53.46, since the bond had sold at par.
42. Which one of the following bond values will change when interest rates change?
43. What happens to the coupon rate of a $1,000 face value bond that pays $80 annually in interest if market interest rates
change from 9% to 10%?
44. Which one of the following is fixed for the life of a given bond?
A. Current price
B. Current yield
C. Yield to maturity
D. Coupon rate
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45. What is the rate of return for an investor who pays $1,054.47 for a 3-year bond with an annual coupon payment of 6.5% and
sells the bond 1 year later for $1,037.19?
A. 4.53%
B. 5.33%
C. 5.16%
D. 4.92%
Rate of return = [$1,037.19 + (0.065 × $1,000) − $1,054.47] / $1,054.47 = 0.0453, or 4.53%
A. is zero.
B. increases.
C. equals the yield.
D. is indeterminate.
47. What is the relationship between a bondholder's rate of return and the bond's yield to maturity if he does not hold the bond
until it matures?
48. If the coupon rate on an outstanding bond is lower than the relevant current interest rate, then the yield to maturity will be:
A. $904.90
B. $925.39
C. $947.93
D. $1,000.00
Price = $925.39
50. What price will be paid for a U.S. Treasury bond with an ask price of 135.4062 if the face value is $100,000?
A. $100,135.41
B. $135,000.41
C. $136,269.38
D. $135,406.20
Price = 1.354062 × $100,000 = $135,406.20
51. You purchased a 6% annual coupon bond at face value and sold it one year later for $1,015.16. What was your rate of return
on this investment if the face value at maturity was $1,000?
A. 4.48%
B. 6.15%
C. 7.52%
D. 6.07%
Rate of return = [$1,015.16 + (0.06 × $1,000) − $1,000] / $1,000 = 0.0752, or 7.52%
52. How does a bond dealer generate profits when trading bonds?
53. A bond is priced at $1,100, has 10 years remaining until maturity, and has a 10% coupon, paid semiannually. What is the
amount of the next interest payment?
A. $50
B. $55
C. $100
D. $110
Coupon payment = (0.10 × $1,000) / 2 = $50
57. Which one of these is included in the yield of a bond with a low credit rating but not included in a U.S. Treasury bond yield?
Assume both bonds are selling at a premium.
59. Which of the following would not be associated with a zero-coupon bond?
A. Yield to maturity
B. Discount bond
C. Current yield
D. Interest-rate risk
60. Which one of the following bonds would be likely to exhibit a greater degree of interest rate risk?
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Learning Objective: 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity.
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62. Rosita purchased a bond for $989 that had a 7% coupon and semiannual interest payments. She sold the bond after 6 months
and earned a total return of 4.8% on this investment. At what price, did she sell the bond?
A. $1,001.47
B. $974.28
C. $981.06
D. $1,003.18
63. A U.S. Treasury security that pays a fixed coupon and has an initial maturity of 2 to 10 years is called a:
A. TIPS.
B. Treasury bill.
C. Treasury bond.
D. Treasury note.
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Learning Objective: 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity.
Topic: Bond features
64. Which one of the following must be correct for a bond currently selling at a premium?
A. 4.78%
B. 5.48%
C. 9.57%
D. 12.17%
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Learning Objective: 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in
opposite directions.
Topic: Bond yields and returns
66. Which type of bond is certain to provide a capital loss if held to maturity?
A. Discount bond
B. Premium bond
C. Zero-coupon bond
D. Junk bond
67. Investors who purchase bonds having lower credit ratings should expect:
A. zero
B. decline by $86.59
C. decline by $15.67
D. rise by $15.67
Price next year = $70(1 / 0.05+1 / (0.05 × 1.053)) + $1,070 / 1.054 = $1,070.92
A. $98.64
B. $95.27
C. $101.38
D. $104.97
PMT = $104.97
72. This morning, you purchased a TIPS. Which one of these should you expect to occur if you hold this bond during an
inflationary period?
73. Many investors may be drawn to municipal bonds because of the bonds':
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74. Two years ago bonds were issued at par with 10 years until maturity and a 7% annual coupon. If interest rates for that grade
of bond are currently 8.25%, what will be the market price of these bonds?
A. $917.06
B. $928.84
C. $987.50
D. $1,000.00
Price = (0.07 × $1,000) {(1 / 0.0825) − [1 / 0.0825(1.0825)10 − 2]} + $1,000 / 1.082510 − 2
75. If a bond offers a current yield of 5% and a yield to maturity of 5.45%, then the:
76. What is the total return to an investor who buys a bond for $1,100 when the bond has a 9% annual coupon and 5 years until
maturity, then sells the bond after 1 year for $1,085?
A. 6.82%
B. 6.91%
C. 7.64%
D. 9.00%
Total return = [$1,085 + (0.09 × $1,000) − $1,100] / $1,100 = 0.0682, or 6.82%
A. $19.93
B. $20.00
C. $23.93
D. $25.66
78. Assume a bond has been owned by four different investors during its 20-year history. Which one of the following is most
likely to have been different for each of these owners?
A. Coupon rate
B. Coupon frequency
C. Par value
D. Yield to maturity
79. If an investor purchases a 3%, 5-year TIPS at its par value of $1,000 and the CPI increases 3% over each of the next 5 years,
what will be the real value of the principal at maturity?
A. $1,000.00
B. $1,030.00
C. $1,060.90
D. $1,061.36
The real value of the principal will remain constant at the par value.
80. Which one of the following is correct concerning real interest rates?
81. An investor holds two bonds, one with 5 years until maturity and the other with 20 years until maturity. Which of the
following is more likely if interest rates suddenly increase by 2%?
82. How much should you be prepared to pay for a 10-year bond with an annual coupon of 6% and a yield to maturity of 7.5%?
A. $411.84
B. $897.04
C. $985.00
D. $1,000.00
Price = $897.04
A. $895.78
B. $897.04
C. $938.40
D. $1,312.66
Price = $895.78
84. The market price of a bond with 12 years until maturity and an annual coupon rate of 8% increased yesterday. Which one of
these may have caused this price increase?
85. An investor buys a 5-year, 9% coupon bond for $975, holds it for 1 year, and then sells the bond for $985. What was the
investor's rate of return?
A. 9.00%
B. 9.23%
C. 9.65%
D. 10.26%
Rate of return = [$985 + (0.09 × $1,000) − $975] / $975 = 0.1026, or 10.26%
86. An investor buys a 10-year, 7% coupon bond for $1,050, holds it for 1 year, and then sells it for $1,040. What was the
investor's rate of return?
A. 5.71%
B. 6.00%
C. 6.67%
D. 7.00%
Rate of return = [$1,040 + (0.07 × $1,000) − $1,050] / $1,050 = 0.0571, or 5.71%
87. An investor purchased a fixed-coupon bond at a time when the bond's yield to maturity was 6.9%. The investor sold the bond
prior to maturity and realized a total return of 7.1%. Which of these most likely occurred while the investor owned the
bond?
A. The bond's current yield increased above the bond's coupon rate.
B. The inflation rate increased.
C. Market interest rates declined.
D. Market interest rates increased.
88. A bond has an ask quote of 99.5625 and a bid quote of 99.5475. How much will the bond dealer make on the purchase and
resale of a $100,000 bond?
A. $150
B. $1,500
C. $15
D. $1.50
Dealer profit = (0.995625 − 0.995475) × $100,000 = $15
89. What are the conditions imposed on a debt issuer that are designed to protect bondholders ?
A. Collateral agreements
B. Vanilla wrappers
C. Protective covenants
D. Default provisions
AACSB: Communication
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings.
Topic: Bond features
90. The holder of which one of these securities has first claim on the assets of a firm?
A. Senior debt
B. Common stock
C. Subordinated debt
D. Preferred stock
AACSB: Communication
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings.
Topic: Bond features
91. When market interest rates exceed a bond's coupon rate, the bond will:
92. Which one of the following is most likely for a CCC-rated bond, compared to a BBB-rated bond?
93. Which of these bond ratings is the lowest of Moody's investment-grade ratings?
A. A
B. Ba
C. Aa
D. Baa
AACSB: Communication
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings.
Topic: Bond ratings and credit risk
94. If a bond offers an investor 11% in nominal return during a year in which the rate of inflation is 4%, then the investor's real
return is:
A. 6.73%.
B. 6.31%.
C. 15.44%.
D. 10.56%.
1 + real return = 1.11 / 1.04 − 1 = 0.0673, or 6.73%
95. What nominal return would an investor need to receive if he desires a real return of 4% and the rate of inflation is 5%?
A. 4.20%
B. 8.64%
C. 9.00%
D. 9.20%
Nominal return = (1.04 ×1.05) − 1 = 0.0920, or 9.20%
A. $848.12
B. $923.50
C. $862.92
D. $911.15
i = 0.0765
Price = $862.92
97. An investor buys a 10-year annual coupon bond at a yield of 8.7% and sells it 2 years later when it still yields 8.7%. What is
his rate of return over this period?
A. zero.
B. 8.7%.
C. Can’t say without knowing the coupon.
D. 17.4%.
A. Investment-quality ratings
B. Long periods until maturity
C. Coupon rates that exceed market rates
D. Speculative-grade ratings
99. The current yield tends to overstate a bond's total return when the bond sells for a premium because:
100. The current yield tends to understate a bond's total return when the bond sells for a discount because:
101. When comparing a highly liquid bond with a comparable but less liquid bond, the highly liquid bond is most apt to have:
A. a lower yield.
B. a shorter maturity.
C. a higher yield.
D. a longer maturity.
A. When a foreign government borrows dollars, investors worry that in some future crisis the government will not have
sufficient dollars to repay the debt.
B. When the Japanese government borrows yen, investors worry that in some future crisis the government will not have
sufficient yen to repay the debt.
C. When a Eurozone government borrows euros, investors worry that in some future crisis the government will not have
sufficient euros to repay the debt.
D. When the U.S. government issues Treasury bonds, investors never need to worry that they will not be paid back.
AACSB: Communication
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher interest rate for bonds with low ratings.
Topic: Sovereign debt
Test Bank for Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 9th Edition, Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers
Category # of Questions
AACSB: Analytical Thinking 26
AACSB: Communication 18
AACSB: Reflective Thinking 56
AACSB: Technology 2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 102
Blooms: Analyze 27
Blooms: Apply 7
Blooms: Remember 18
Blooms: Understand 50
Difficulty: 1 Easy 25
Difficulty: 2 Medium 74
Difficulty: 3 Hard 3
Gradable: automatic 102
Learning Objective: 06-01 Distinguish among a bond’s coupon rate, current yield, and yield to maturity. 28
Learning Objective: 06-02 Find the market price of a bond given its yield to maturity, find a bond’s yield given 39
its price, and demonstrate why prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Learning Objective: 06-03 Show why bonds exhibit interest rate risk. 16
Learning Objective: 06-04 Understand why investors draw a plot of bond yields against maturity. 3
Learning Objective: 06-05 Understand why investors pay attention to bond ratings and demand a higher 16
interest rate for bonds with low ratings.
Topic: Bond coupons 7
Topic: Bond features 8
Topic: Bond quotes and trading 6
Topic: Bond ratings and credit risk 11
Topic: Bond types 4
Topic: Bond valuation 16
Topic: Bond yields and returns 34
Topic: Interest rate risk 9
Topic: Nominal and real rates 3
Topic: Sovereign debt 1
Topic: Treasury yield curve 3