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ExamFM November2005 November20054CourseFM 1.Aninsurancecompanyearnedasimplerateofinterestof8overthelastcalendaryear basedonthefollowinginformation: Assets,beginningofyear25,000,000 SalesrevenueX Netinvestmentincome2,000,000 Salariespaid2,200,000 Otherexpensespaid750,000 Allcashflowsoccuratthemiddleoftheyear. Calculatetheeffectiveyieldrate. (A)7.7 (B)7.8 (C)7.9 (D)8.0 (E)8.1 November20055CourseFM 2.CalculatetheMacaulaydurationofaneight-year100parvaluebondwith10annual couponsandaneffectiverateofinterestequalto8. (A)4 (B)5 (C)6 (D)7 (E)8 November20056CourseFM 3.Aninvestoraccumulatesafundbymakingpaymentsatthebeginningofeachmonthfor 6years.Hermonthlypaymentis50forthefirst2years,100forthenext2years,and 150forthelast2years.Attheendofthe7thyearthefundisworth10,000. Theannualeffectiveinterestrateisi,andthemonthlyeffectiveinterestrateisj. Whichofthefollowingformulasrepresentstheequationofvalueforthisfund accumulation? (A)()()()42 2411213200isiii = (B)()()()42 2411213200isjjj = (C)()()()42 2411213200jsiii = (D)()()()42 2411213200jsiii = (E)()()()42 2411213200isjjj = November20057CourseFM 4.Aten-year100parvaluebondpays8couponssemiannually.Thebondispricedat 118.20toyieldanannualnominalrateof6convertiblesemiannually. Calculatetheredemptionvalueofthebond. (A)97 (B)100 (C)103 (D)106 (E)109 November20058CourseFM 5.Alexisaninvestmentanalystforalargefundmanagementfirm.Hespecializes infindingrisk-freearbitrageopportunitiesinthestockmarket. Hisstrategyconsistsofsellingaspecificnumberofcalloptionsforeachshareofstock selectedinthefund. WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthetechniqueusedbyAlextoachievehisgoal? (A)BlackScholesoptionpricingmodel (B)CapitalAssetPricingModel (C)Fullimmunization (D)Shortsales (E)Hedgeratio November20059CourseFM 6.Considerayieldcurvedefinedbythefollowingequation: 20.090.0020.001kikk= − whereikistheannualeffectiverateofreturnforzerocouponbondswithmaturity ofkyears. Letjbetheone-yeareffectiverateduringyear5thatisimpliedbythisyieldcurve. Calculatej. (A)4.7 (B)5.8 (C)6.6 (D)7.5 (E)8.2 November200510CourseFM |
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