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(d)Riskinflation
(a)
3.Whenchoosingamonginvestmentalternativeswiththesameexpectedrateofreturn,ariskaverseindividualchoosestheonewiththe________risk.
(a)surest
(b)mostuncertain
(c)lowest
(d)highest
(c)
4.________isaparticulartypeofriskpeoplefacebecauseofthenatureoftheirbusinessorpatternofconsumption.
(a)Operationalefficiencyexposure
(b)Opportunityexposure
(c)Riskexposure
(d)Riskreduction
5.________areinvestorswhotakepositionsthatincreasetheirexposuretocertainrisksinthehopeofincreasingtheirwealth.
(a)Operationsinsurers
(b)Foreignexporters
(c)Hedgers
(d)Speculators
(d)
6.Theriskinessofanassetoratransaction________beassessedinisolationorintheabstract.
(a)can
(b)cannot
(c)must
(d)itvariesaccordingtothesituation
7.Bydefinition,________areinvestorswhotakepositionstoreducetheirexposures.
(a)operationsinsurers
(b)foreignexporters
(c)hedgers
(d)speculators
8.Theriskoflossarisingfromobsolescenceduetotechnologicalchangeorchangesinconsumertasteisanexampleof________.
(a)unemploymentrisk
(b)liabilityrisk
(c)financial-assetrisk
(d)dconsumer-durableassetrisk
9.Theriskarisingfromholdingdifferentkindsoffinancialassetssuchasequitiesorfixedincomesecuritiesdenominatedinoneormorecurrenciesisanexampleof________.
(d)consumer-durableassetrisk
10.Businessrisksofthefirmarebornebyits________.
(a)shareholders
(b)creditors
(c)employees
(d)alloftheabove
11.________consistsoffiguringoutwhatthemostimportantriskexposuresarefortheunitofanalysis.
(a)Riskassessment
(b)Selectionofriskmanagementtechniques
(c)Implementation
(d)Riskidentification
12.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoneedalotoflifeinsurance?
(a)asinglepersonwithnodependents
(b)adivorcedpersonwithnodependents
(c)adouble-incomecouplewithnokids
(d)marriedpersonwithchildren
13.________isthequantificationofthecostsassociatedwiththerisksthathavebeenidentifiedinthefirststepofriskmanagement.
(d)Review
14.Sellingariskyassettosomeoneelseandbuyinginsuranceareexamplesof________.
(a)riskavoidance
(b)losspreventionandcontrol
(c)risktransfer
(d)riskretention
15.Oneissaidto________ariskwhentheactiontakentoreduceone’sexposuretoalossalsocausesonetogiveupthepossibilityofagain.
(a)insure
(b)diversify
(c)hedge
(d)payapremiumwith
16.Whenyou________youpayapremiumtoeliminatetheriskoflossandretainthepotentialforgain.
(d)speculate
17.Inorderfordiversificationtoreduceyourriskexposure,therisksmustbe________
(a)lessthanperfectlycorrelatedwitheachother
(b)morethanperfectlycorrelatedwitheachother
(c)uncorrelated
(d)noneoftheabove
18.Thedemandforwaystomanageriskhasbeenincreasedby________.
(a)increasedvolatilityofexchangerates
(b)increasedvolatilityofinterestrates
(c)increasedvolatilityofcommodityprices
19.Moralhazardandadverseselectionareexamplesof________.
(a)transactionscosts
(b)incentiveproblems
(c)transferencecosts
(d)bothaandb
20.
________isdefinedasquantitativeanalysisforoptimalriskmanagement.
(a)Portfoliotheory
(b)Corporatetheory
(c)Diversificationtheory
(d)Probabilitytheory
21.Anassetportfolio'
sexpectedreturnisidentifiedwiththe________ofthedistribution,anditsriskwiththe________.
(a)variance;
average
(b)mean;
standarddeviation
(c)standarddeviation;
(d)median;
normaldistribution
22.SupposeyoubuysharesofRayFranstockatapriceof$110pershareandintendtoholdthemforayear.SupposeRayFranpaysadividendof$pershareoverthatyear.ComputethetotalrateofreturnonashareofRayFranstockifattheendoftheyearyousellitfor$pershare.
(a)%
(b)%
(c)%
(d)%
23.The________astock'
svolatility,the________therangeofpossibleoutcomesandthe________theprobabilitiesofthosereturnsattheextremesoftherange.
(a)larger;
narrower;
larger
(b)larger;
smaller
(c)larger;
wider;
(d)larger;
24.
ConsidertheprobabilitydistributionofrateofreturnonRayFranstock:
RateofReturnProbability
40%
15%
–8%
ComputetheexpectedrateofreturnonRayFranstock.
25.Refertoquestion24.NowcomputethestandarddeviationofRayFranstock.
26.Considerastockwithanexpectedreturnof15%andastandarddeviationof8%thatisnormallydistributed.Whatistheconfidenceintervalforthisstock'
srateofreturn?
27.
(a)(7%,23%)
(b)(–9%,39%)
(c)(–1%,39%)
(d)(–1%,31%)
Forquestions27through30,usethefollowingtable:
HistoricalReturns
Year
Toys’R’Me
Rouge
1
2
3
4
5
15%
20%
-5%
12%
10%
13%
17%
-7%
8%
6%
28.WhatarethemeanreturnsforToys’R’MeandRouge,respectively?
29.
(a)ToysRMe:
%;
Rouge:
%
(b)ToysRMe:
(c)ToysRMe:
(d)ToysRMe:
30.WhatisthestandarddeviationofreturnsforToysRMeForRouge
31.SupposethereturnsforToysRMeandRougearenormallydistributed.DeterminetheconfidenceintervalforToysR.Me.
(a)%,%)
(b)(–%,%)
(c)(–%,%)
(d)%;
%)
32.
DeterminetheconfidenceintervalforRouge.
(b)(–,%)
(c),%)
(d)(–,%)
ShortProblems
1.Brieflydistinguishbetweenthethreemethodsavailabletotransferrisk:
hedging,insuringanddiversifying.
Hedging:
Oneissaidtohedgeariskwhentheactiontakentoreduceone’sexposuretoalossalsocausesonetogiveupthepossibilityofagain.
Insuring:
Insuringmeanspayingapremiumtoeliminatetheriskoflossandretainthepotentialforgain.
Diversifying:
Diversifyingmeansholdingsimilaramountsofmanyriskyassetsinsteadofconcentratingallofyourinvestmentinonlyone.Diversificationtherebylimitsyourexposuretotheriskofanysingleasset.
2.Outlinethestepsintherisk-managementprocess.
Theriskmanagementprocesscanbebrokendownintofivesteps:
1.Riskidentification
2.Riskassessment
3.Selectionofriskmanagementtechniques
4.Implementation
5.Review
3.
Thinkofabookstore.Whatrisksissuchabusinessexposedto,andwhobearsthem?
4.
5.
Majorrisks:
Riskthatinventorywillnotarriveontime
Riskthatemployeeswillbelateorabsent
Riskthatcomputers/registerswillbreakdown
Riskofnewcompetitioninthearea(especially-the“superstores”)
Riskthatdistributors'
priceswillincreasedramatically
Theserisksarebornebyshareholders,owners,employees,creditors,customers,suppliers.
6.Explainwhythesale/purchaseofahouseissimilartoaforwardcontractinnature.
Bothpartieseliminatetheuncertaintyassociatedwithpricevolatilityinthehousingmarketduringthemonthsofsettlingthecontractbetweenthem.Eventhoughthetransferofownershipforthehousewon'
thappenformanymonths,thebuyerandsellerofahousecancontractuallysettleonatransactionpriceforthehouse.
7.Explainthedifferencebetweeninsuringandhedging.
Whenyouhedge,youeliminatetheriskoflossbygivingupthepotentialforgain.However,whenyouinsure,youpayapremiumtoeliminatetheriskoflossandretainthepotentialforgain.
8.Discussthetwofactorslimitingtheefficientallocationofrisks.
Transactionscostsandincentiveproblemsarethetwokeyfactorslimitingtheefficientallocationofrisks.Transactionscostsincludethecostsofestablishingandrunninginstitutionssuchasinsurancecompaniesorsecuritiesexchangesandthecostsofwritingandenforcingcontracts.
Moralhazardandadverseselectionareexamplesofincentiveproblems,whichstandinthewayofthedevelopmentofinstitutionsforefficientrisksharing.Moralhazardexistswhenhavinginsuranceagainstsomeriskcausestheinsuredpartytotakegreaterriskortotakelesscareinpreventingtheeventthatgivesrisetotheloss.
Theproblemwithadverseselectionrelatestothefactthatthosewhopurchaseinsuranceagainstriskaremorelikelythanthegeneralpopulationtobeatrisk.
9.Inthecaseofinsuringaship,explainhowthemoralhazardproblemcanlead