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If firms suddenly become more optimistic about the profitability of investment and planned investment spending rises by $100 billion, while consumers become more pessimistic and autonomous
Why do companies cut production when they find that their unplanned inventory investment is greater than zero? If they didn’t t cut production, what effect would this have on their profits? Why?
What is the definition of the velocity of money? Use the concept of velocity to explain how a given quantity of money balances can be used to pay for a relatively large volume of con
In Tobin s analysis of the speculative demand for money, people will hold both money and bonds, even if bonds are expected to earn a positive return. Is this statement true, false, or uncertain? Expla
Explain why you would be more or less willing to buy long-term Air Canada bonds under the following circumstances:
Suppose that the interest rate is 5%. Which of the following statements are true and which are false?
What is the real interest rate if the nominal interest rate is 8% and the expected inflation rate is 10% over the course of a year
This is an extremely unusual event because no other country in the world has seen negative interest rates during the last fifty years. How could this happen?
As an example of how the present value concept can be used, let s assume that you just hit the $20 million jackpot in a lottery, which promises you a payment of $1 million for the next twenty years. Y
During the Great Depression, Tobin"s q A) rose dramatically, as did real interest rates.fell to unprecedentedly low levels.
What are the indicators used in developing this index and which of the indicators, in your opinion, would have a greater impact for a company that markets laptop computers?
You are the holder of a variable-coupon bond that is convertible to a fixed-coupon bond. If you expect interest rates to rise, should you exercise your conversion option? Explain. What if you expect i
Suppose you expect interest rates to increase in the future. You are not indifferent toward interest rate risk and the desire to maximize expected return. If you hold a portfolio consisting of 50 perc
Suppose you hold a corporate bond that is convertible into the firm"s stock. Stock prices are falling and interest rates are also falling. Would it be a good idea to exercise your conversion option un
David Hoffman purchases a $1,000 20-year bond with an 8 percent coupon rate (annual payments). Yields on comparable bonds are 10 percent. David expects that
Define interest rate risk. Explain the two types of interest rate risk. How can an investor with a given holding period use duration to reduce interest rate risk?
Calculate the duration for a $1,000, 4-year bond with a 4.5 percent annual coupon, currently selling at par. Use the bond"s duration to estimate the percentage change in the bond"s price for a decreas
A commercial bank made a 5-year term loan at 13 percent. The bank"s economics department forecasts that 1 and 3 years in the future the 2-year interest rate will be 12 percent and 14 percent, respecti
A new-issue municipal bond rated Aaa by Moody"s Investors Service is priced to yield 8 percent. If you are in the 33 percent tax bracket, what yield would you need to earn on a taxable bond to be indi
Under which scenario, rising interest rates or falling interest rates, would a bond investor be most likely to exercise a put option on a bond? Explain.
What is the yield-to-maturity of a corporate bond with a 3-year maturity, 5 percent coupon (semiannual payments), and $1,000 face value if the bond sold for $978.30?
Why does the U.S. government need to intervene in international trade by setting up the U.S. Commercial Service and what are the effects of new information and communication technology, such as intern
Find the price of a corporate bond maturing in 5 years that has a 5 percent coupon (annual payments), a $1,000 face value, and an AA rating. A local newspaper"s financial section reports that the yiel
Explain the sense in which the Fed is independent of the federal government. How independent is the Fed in reality? What is your opinion about the importance of the Fed"s independence for the U.S. eco
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