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You own a portfolio which is invested equally in two stocks and a risk-free security. The stock betas are 0.87 for Stock A and 1.24 for Stock B. Which one of the following will increase the portfolio beta, all else constant?

Compute the Macaulay duration of a 6.1% coupon, 3-year corporate bond that makes annual coupon payments and has a yield to maturity of 6.8%.

Bonds rated ________ or better (i.e. higher) by Standard & Poor’s are considered investment grade.

Based on the following information, what is the standard deviation on an equally weighted portfolio of these three stocks?State of Probability of   Rate of Return if State OccursEconomy State of Economy  Stock A Stock B Stock CBoom           0.35                    0.15    0.33     0.18Bust             0.65                  –0.30  –0.21   –0.06

Which one of the following will decrease the current yield of a bond?

A coupon bond that pays interest semiannually has a par value of $1,000, matures in 10 years, and has a yield to maturity of 9%. If the coupon rate is 8%, the price of the bond today will be ________.

The yield-to-maturity assumes which one of the following?

The yield that a bond will earn given that it is bought back by the issuer at the earliest possible date is the:

Hemolysis is a process that replaces old or damaged cells.  It becomes pathologic when too many cells are destroyed, or cells are destroyed early.  Which of the following is a correct statement about hemolysis

Neurogenic bladder is a condition that causes problems storing or emptying urine. Neural control of bladder function can be interrupted at any level.  Which one of the following conditions can cause neurogenic bladder: