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Jennifer and Ben have been extremely successful in transferring some of their money to their children over the past several years. The following events took place in the current year: Jan, age 13, earned $1,300 in interest. Bill, age 20 and NOT a student, earned $2,500 in dividends, interest, and capital gains and $1,800 working…

Three years prior to Matthew’s death, he inherited property that was taxed in his father’s estate. What percent credit would Matthew receive on this inherited property in his own estate? A. 100% B.  80% C.  60% D.  40% E.    0% CLICK TO REVEAL ANSWER Correct answer is B. Full credit is allowed if the death…

Which of the following are logical reasons for writing a covered call? (1)   To profit when stock prices increase (2)   To utilize leverage (3)   To provide additional income in a flat market (4)   To provide additional gain while disposing of a long stock position A. (1) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (1), (2),…

Which of the following statements correctly describes duration? A. There is a positive relationship between the coupon rate and duration. B. There is an inverse relationship between the yield to maturity and duration. C. Bonds with shorter durations are more volatile. D. There is an inverse relationship between maturity and duration. CLICK TO REVEAL ANSWER…

Bill asks you to price a zero-coupon bond that matures in seven years for $1,000. Bonds with similar risk and maturity yield 10.5%. What is a fair price for Bill to pay for this bond? $473 $481 $489 $497 CLICK TO REVEAL ANSWER The correct answer is C.   TI BA-II Plus                                  HP-12C 7, x,…

Portfolio X has a weighted beta coefficient of 1.5, and Portfolio Y has a weighted beta coefficient of .8. Both portfolios are expected to earn the same weighted-average expected return. With these assumptions, which of the following statements is correct? An investor should choose Portfolio X because of its higher beta. An investor should choose…