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Corporate Finance · End Term · Sep 2024 · AN

Corporate Finance · End Term · Sep 2024 AN

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Question 289 MCQ · 2.0 marks

The total number of spots on TV for each brand in a category?
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Consumer panel
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Indian Readership Study
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TV Audience panel
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Retail audit
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Radio Audience Panel
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Press ad expenditure track
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TV ad expenditure track
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Radio ad expenditure track
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Prescription audit       **Corporate Finance** **Section Id :** 64065375583 **Section Number :** 13 **Section type :** Online **Mandatory or Optional :** Mandatory **Number of Questions :** 36 **Number of Questions to be attempted :** 36 **Section Marks :** 100 **Display Number Panel :** Yes **Section Negative Marks :** 0 **Group All Questions :** No **Enable Mark as Answered Mark for Review and** No **Clear Response :** **Section Maximum Duration :** 0 **Section Minimum Duration :** 0 **Section Time In :** Minutes **Maximum Instruction Time :** 0

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Question 291 MCQ · 2.0 marks

The put-call parity result for a non-dividend-paying stock states that the European put price plus the present value of the strike price must equal the European call price plus the stock price.
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TRUE
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FALSE

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Question 292 MCQ · 2.0 marks

The delta of an option is the ratio of a change in the option price to the corresponding change in the stock price.
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TRUE
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FALSE

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Question 293 MCQ · 2.0 marks

In the Black-Scholes pricing formula, stock prices are considered to be log-normally distributed.
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TRUE
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FALSE

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Question 294 MCQ · 2.0 marks

A call option is in-the-money when the stock price is higher than the strike price.
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TRUE
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FALSE

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Question 295 MCQ · 2.0 marks

Liabilities of a commercial bank include loans, deposits with other banks and the central bank, and various securities that the bank holds.
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TRUE
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FALSE

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Question 296 MCQ · 2.0 marks

The part of the minimum-variance frontier that lies above the global minimum-variance portfolio is called the efficient frontier.
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TRUE
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FALSE

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Question 297 MCQ · 2.0 marks

According to CAPM, projects with higher beta require a lower expected rate of return.
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TRUE
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FALSE

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Question 298 MCQ · 2.0 marks

When assets have a perfect positive correlation, there are no benefits from diversification.
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TRUE
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FALSE

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Question 299 MCQ · 2.0 marks

The yield curve shows the relation between interest rates and maturity.
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TRUE
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FALSE

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Question 300 MCQ · 2.0 marks

An investor can diversify the systematic risk.
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TRUE
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FALSE

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Question 301 MCQ · 3.0 marks

You found an ancient painting in your home that was purchased by your father 20 years ago for Rs 1,000. You auction it and sell it for Rs 30,000. What is the annualized rate of return that is earned on the painting?
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8.52%
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18.54%
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27.38%
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32.14%

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Question 302 MCQ · 3.0 marks

The Tata Steel stock is trading at Rs 300 today. Tata Steel is expected to pay a dividend of Rs 20 per share next year. If the growth rate of Tata Steel's dividend is 2% every year and the appropriate rate of return is 7% per year, then according to the Gordon growth model
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The Tata Steel stock is underpriced, and an investor should buy Tata Steel shares.
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The Tata Steel stock is overpriced, and an investor should buy Tata Steel shares.
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The Tata Steel stock is underpriced, and an investor should sell Tata Steel shares.
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The Tata Steel stock is overpriced, and an investor should sell Tata Steel shares.

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Question 303 MCQ · 3.0 marks

There are two assets: a risk-free asset that offers a 6% rate of return and a risky asset that has an expected rate of return of 15% and a standard deviation of 10%. What is the slope of the Capital Allocation Line consisting of these two assets?
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1.5
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0.9
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-0.9
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-1.5

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Question 304 MCQ · 3.0 marks

There are two risky assets that are negatively correlated with ρ = – 0.5. Asset 1 has an expected return of 15% and a standard deviation of 10%. Asset 2 has an expected return of 20% and a standard deviation of 12%. What are the weights of the assets in the minimum variance portfolio?
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Question 305 MCQ · 3.0 marks

Sahitya Inc. is considering two different projects, A and B, for investment and can choose at most one project to invest in. Project A costs Rs 12,000 and is expected to generate Rs 5,000 in year one and Rs 10,000 in year two. Project B costs Rs 10,000 and is expected to generate Rs 5,000 in year one, Rs 4,000 in year two, Rs 3,000 in year three, and Rs 2,000 in year four. Sahitya Inc.’s required rate of return for these projects is 5%. Which of the following is true?
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Sahitya Inc. should prefer Project B as it has a higher net present value than Project A.
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Sahitya Inc. should prefer Project A as it has a higher net present value than Project B.
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Sahitya Inc. is indifferent between Project A and Project B as both have the same net present value.
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Sahitya Inc. should not invest in either projects A or B as both have negative net present value.

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Question 306 MCQ · 3.0 marks

A British Pound buys 100 Russian Rubles. The GDP deflator in Russia is 110, while the GDP deflator in the UK is 105. What is the real GBP to RUB exchange rate? [Note: Exchange rate is defined with the UK as a home country and Russia as a foreign country]
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83.81
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76.36
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95.45
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104.76

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Question 307 MCQ · 3.0 marks

The prevailing interest rate in India is 9%, and the prevailing interest rate in the UK is 5%. What is the expected rate of appreciation of INR to GBP exchange rate?
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-3.67%
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-1.84%
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3.81%
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1.62%

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Question 308 MCQ · 3.0 marks

The share price for Infosys is Rs 500 today. A trader invests in Infosys by buying 100 European call options on Infosys for Rs 10 each with a strike price of Rs 490 and maturity of three months. What is the gain or loss if the share price on the maturity date is Rs 495?
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Rs 0, no gain, no loss
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Rs 500 loss
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Rs 500 gain
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Rs 1000 loss

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Question 309 MCQ · 3.0 marks

Which of the following describes a short position in an option?
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A position in an option lasting less than one month.
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A position in an option lasting less than one year.
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A position where an option has been sold.
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A position where an option has been purchased.

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Question 310 MCQ · 3.0 marks

Consider a put option and a call option with the same strike price and time to maturity. Which of the following is TRUE?
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It is possible for both options to be in the money.
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It is possible for both options to be out of the money.
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One of the options must be at the money.
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One of the options must be either in the money or at the money.

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Question 311 MCQ · 3.0 marks

The price of a stock is Rs 84. A trader buys a put option on the stock with a strike price of Rs 80 when the option price is Rs 10. When does the trader make a profit?
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When the stock price is below Rs 90
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When the stock price is below Rs 84
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When the stock price is below Rs 77
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When the stock price is below Rs 74

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Question 312 MCQ · 3.0 marks

When volatility increases with all else remaining the same, which of the following is true?
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Both calls and puts increase in value
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Both calls and puts decrease in value
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Calls increase in value while puts decrease in value
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Puts increase in value while calls decrease in value

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Question 313 MCQ · 3.0 marks

When the strike price increases with all else remaining the same, which of the following is true?
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Both call and put increase in value
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Both calls and puts decrease in value.
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Calls increase in value while puts decrease in value
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Puts increase in value while calls decrease in value

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Question 314 MCQ · 3.0 marks

Which of the following describes a protective put?
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Buy a put option on a stock plus a long position in the stock.
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Buy a put option on a stock plus a short position in the stock.
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Sell a put option on a stock plus a short call option on the stock.
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Sell a put option on a stock plus a long position in the stock.

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Question 315 MCQ · 3.0 marks

You purchase two one-year call options with a strike price of Rs 80 and a one-year put option with a strike price of Rs 80. The call premium is Rs 4, and the put premium is Rs 3. The current share price is Rs 78. If one year later, the share price increases to Rs 87
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You make a profit of Rs 14.
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You make a profit of Rs 3.
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You incur a loss of Rs 3.
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You incur a loss of Rs 11.

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Question 316 MCQ · 3.0 marks

The price of a three-month European put option on a non-dividend-paying stock with a strike price of Rs 60 is Rs 6. The stock price is Rs 58, and the annual risk-free rate is 8% (continuously compounded). What is the price of a three-month European call option on the stock with a strike price of Rs 60?
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Rs 9.45
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Rs 5.19
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Rs 2.09
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Rs 0.64

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Question 317 MCQ · 3.0 marks

A stock is trading at Rs 100 today. In 3 months, the stock price can either increase to Rs 120 or decrease to Rs 90. The three-month risk-free rate is 5%. A three-month call option has an exercise price of Rs 105. What is the risk-neutral probability that stock price increases?
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40.0%
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50.0%
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53.3%
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60.0%

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Question 318 MCQ · 3.0 marks

Source diagram or notation
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The call option price increases by Rs 1.
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The call option price increases by Rs 0.6.
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The call option price increases by Rs 0.5.
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The call option price decreases by Rs 0.6

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Question 319 MCQ · 3.0 marks

You invest 60% of your money in a security with a beta of 1.35 and the rest of your money in risk- free security. The beta of your portfolio is
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0.81
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1.25
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1.81
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2.25

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Question 320 MCQ · 3.0 marks

Your opinion is that Cipla stock has an expected rate of return of 15%. Cipla has a beta of 1.5. The risk-free rate of return is 5%, and the expected market rate of return is 12%. According to the capital asset pricing model, Cipla is
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Overpriced
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Underpriced
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Fairly priced
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Insufficient information

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Question 321 NAT · 4.0 marks

The current price of a non-dividend-paying stock is Rs 50. Over the next six months, it is expected to rise to Rs 70 or fall to Rs 40. Assume the risk-free rate is zero. A six-month call option with a strike price of Rs 55 is trading at Rs 5. How many options are required to hedge the purchase of 2 shares of the stock? **Note:**The answer is a single digit integer between 0-9.

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Question 322 NAT · 4.0 marks

A risky asset has a 10% expected rate of return and a 20% standard deviation of the rate of return. If the Sharpe ratio of this risky asset is 0.8, then what is the prevailing risk-free rate of return (in %)? **Note:**The answer is a single digit integer between 0-9.

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Question 323 NAT · 4.0 marks

You purchase a one-year call option with a strike price of Rs 20 and a one-year put option with a strike price of Rs 20. The call premium is Rs 1, and the put premium is Rs 2. The current share price is Rs 19. If one year later, the share price decreases to Rs 15, then how much profit you earn (in Rs)? **Note:**The answer is a single digit integer between 0-9.

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Question 324 NAT · 4.0 marks

Suppose the risk-free rate is 4% and the expected market return is 9%. If the value of the beta of security A is 0.6 according to CAPM, what is the expected rate of return (in %) on security A? **Note:**The answer is a single digit integer between 0-9.

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Question 325 NAT · 4.0 marks

Security A has an expected return of 18% and a standard deviation of 20%. Security B has an expected return of 16% and a standard deviation of 25%. If the rates of return of the two securities have a correlation coefficient of 0.4, what is their covariance (in %)? **Note:**The answer is a single digit integer between 0-9.

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