121. Suppose the real rate is 9.5 percent and the
inflation rate is 1.8 percent. What rate would you expect to see on a Treasury
bill?
A. 9.50 percent
B. 11.30 percent
C. 11.47 percent
D. 11.56 percent
E. 11.60 percent
122. An investment offers a 10.5 percent total return
over the coming year. Sam Bernanke thinks the total real return on this
investment will be only 4.5 percent. What does Sam believe the inflation rate
will be for the next year?
A. 5.60 percent
B. 5.67 percent
C. 5.74 percent
D. 6.00 percent
E. 6.21 percent
123. Bond S is a 4 percent coupon bond. Bond T is a 10
percent coupon bond. Both bonds have 11 years to maturity, make semiannual payments,
and have a yield-to-maturity of 7 percent. If interest rates suddenly rise by 2
percent, what will the percentage change in the price of Bond T be?
A. -15.16 percent
B. -14.87 percent
C. -13.56 percent
D. -12.92 percent
E. -12.67 percent
124. Technical Sales, Inc. has 6.6 percent coupon
bonds on the market with 9 years left to maturity. The bonds make semiannual
payments and currently sell for 88.79 percent of par. What is the effective
annual yield?
A. 8.34 percent
B. 8.40 percent
C. 8.52 percent
D. 8.58 percent
E. 8.60 percent
125. Bonner Metals wants to issue new 18-year bonds
for some much-needed expansion projects. The company currently has 11 percent
bonds on the market that sell for $1,459.51, make semiannual payments, and
mature in 18 years. What should the coupon rate be on the new bonds if the firm
wants to sell them at par?
A. 5.75 percent
B. 6.23 percent
C. 6.41 percent
D. 6.60 percent
E. 6.79 percent
126. You purchase a bond with an invoice price of
$1,460. The bond has a coupon rate of 9.4 percent, and there are 3 months to
the next semiannual coupon date. What is the clean price of this bond?
A. $1,436.50
B. $1,452.17
C. $1,460.00
D. $1,467.83
E. $1,483.50
127. Suppose the following bond quote for the Beta
Company appears in the financial page of today’s newspaper. Assume the bond has
a face value of $1,000 and the current date is April 15, 2009. What is the
yield to maturity on this bond?
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A. 6.64 percent
B. 8.96 percent
C. 10.23 percent
D. 12.47 percent
E. 13.27 percent
128. You want to have $1.04 million in real dollars in
an account when you retire in 46 years. The nominal return on your investment
is 8 percent and the inflation rate is 3.5 percent. What is the real amount you
must deposit each year to achieve your goal?
A. $6,667.67
B. $6,878.49
C. $7,433.02
D. $7,515.09
E. $7,744.12
129. The yield-to-maturity on a bond is the interest
rate you earn on your investment if interest rates do not change. If you
actually sell the bond before it matures, your realized return is known as the
holding period yield. Suppose that today, you buy a 12 percent annual coupon
bond for $1,000. The bond has 13 years to maturity. Two years from now, the
yield-to-maturity has declined to 11 percent and you decide to sell. What is your
holding period yield?
A. 8.84 percent
B. 9.49 percent
C. 12.00 percent
D. 13.01 percent
E. 14.89 percent