Stocks and Bonds Answers

Examine the following typical corporate bond listing: In the name column, NYTel is the abbreviated name of the company (New York Telephone) issuing the bond. What was the closing price of the bond? What was the dollar amount? a. 101; $101,750 b. 7; $7250 c. 101; $1017.50 d. 107; $1072.50 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Examine the following typical corporate bond listing: In the name column, NYTel is the abbreviated name of the company (New York Telephone) issuing the bond. What does the number 7 represent? a. interest or coupon rate b. maturity date of the bond c. current yield of the bond d. the difference in price from the previous close Please select the best answer from the choices provided

What does it mean when an investor buys stock in a company?a.the investor owns the companyc.the investor owns a share of the companyb.the investor is investing in the governmentd.the investor is rich

Your current CD matures in a few days. You would like to find an investment with a higher rate of return than the CD. Stocks historically have a rate of return between 10% and 12%, but you do not like the risk involved. You have been looking at bond listings in the newspaper. A friend wants you to look at the following corporate bonds as a possible investment. What price would you pay for each bond if you purchased one of them today? (Remember the face value is $1000.) a. ABC: $1047.50 XYZ: $1005.00 b. ABC: $1104.75 XYZ: $1100.50 c. ABC: $872 XYZ: $983 d. ABC: $750 XYZ: $840 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Using the table below, determine how much you will receive in dividends for the year from Google given that you currently hold 25 shares. a. $87.17 c. $157.00 b. $380.00 d. $143.00 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

You were given 25 shares of Microsoft stock as a graduation present from your parents. The television lists the value of that stock at $45.12. When your parents purchased the stock, it was valued at $29.32. Determine the amount you would get if you had sold all your shares at the present value.a.$1,128.00c.$902.40b.$782.00d.$992.64

You purchase 8 municipal bonds on the first of the year. The current market value price is 99. The commission charge is $6 per bond. What is the cost of the purchasing these bonds? a. $1039.25 b. $991.25 c. $7978 d. $7930 Please select the best answer from the choices provided

You purchase 20 shares of common stock at $15.20 per share. A few months later, you sell the shares for $10.12. No dividends were paid. Your stockbroker charges 2.5% commission on transactions of less than 100 shares. Determine the gain (or loss) of the stock transaction. Round your answer to the nearest cent.a.A gain of $114.26c.A gain of $197.34b.A loss of $114.26d.A loss of $197.34