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01Question
How banks earn, and how loans go badA bank holds ৳8,00,000 of loans earning 9% funded by ৳7,20,000 of deposits costing 4%. What is net interest income?
02Question
How banks earn, and how loans go badA portfolio of ৳10,00,000 has a 3% probability of default and a 60% loss given default. What is the expected loss?
03Question
How banks earn, and how loans go badNet income is ৳17,400 and equity is ৳80,000. What is return on equity, in percent?
04Question
How banks earn, and how loans go badWhich change lowers a bank's net interest margin, all else equal?
05Question
Fintech: payments, wallets, and digital lendingA loan earns ৳1,800, expected loss is ৳500, and servicing costs ৳300. What is the contribution per loan?
06Question
Fintech: payments, wallets, and digital lendingFixed platform costs are ৳25,00,000 a month and contribution per loan is ৳1,000. How many loans are needed to break even each month?
07Question
Fintech: payments, wallets, and digital lendingA platform processes ৳5,00,000,000 at a 0.35% merchant rate and incurs ৳10,00,000 of transaction cost. What is the net monthly revenue?
08Question
Fintech: payments, wallets, and digital lendingWhy is fraud more dangerous in instant payments than in card payments?
09Question
Forwards, futures, and how hedging worksAn asset costs ৳100 today and the one-year rate is 8%. Ignoring storage, what is the no-arbitrage forward price?
10Question
Forwards, futures, and how hedging worksA call has a strike of ৳600 and a premium of ৳25. The underlying finishes at ৳680. What is the net profit per unit?
11Question
Forwards, futures, and how hedging worksA farmer sells futures on 1,000 tonnes at ৳32,000. The spot price at harvest is ৳29,000. What are total proceeds, including the futures gain?
12Question
Forwards, futures, and how hedging worksWhich best describes the difference between a future and a forward?
13Question
Cost-volume-profit analysisRise Bakery sells each box for ৳60 with a variable cost of ৳24. What is the contribution margin per box?
14Question
Cost-volume-profit analysisWith fixed costs of ৳120,000 and a contribution margin of ৳36, what is the break-even volume in boxes? Round to two decimals.
15Question
Cost-volume-profit analysisAt 5,000 boxes, what is the monthly operating profit?
16Question
Cost-volume-profit analysisWhich single change lowers the break-even volume?
17Question
Bond pricing and yieldA 2-year bond has a ৳1,000 face value and a 10% coupon, and the market yield is 10%. What is its price?
18Question
Bond pricing and yieldThe same 2-year, 10% coupon bond now yields 12%. What is its price? Round to two decimals.
19Question
Bond pricing and yieldUsing the ৳966.20 price and the ৳100 annual coupon, what is the current yield? Answer as a percentage, rounded to two decimals.
20Question
Bond pricing and yieldRates are expected to fall. Which bond should gain the most in price?
21Question
Financial ratios, explained simplyCurrent assets are ৳420,000 and current liabilities are ৳260,000. What is the current ratio? Round to two decimals.
22Question
Financial ratios, explained simplyNet income is ৳90,000 and shareholders' equity is ৳600,000. What is ROE as a percentage? Round to one decimal.
23Question
Financial ratios, explained simplyWhich ratio best measures how much a business relies on borrowing?
24Question
Exchange rates, parity, and the cost of crossing bordersThe spot rate is 118 taka per dollar, the taka rate is 9%, and the dollar rate is 4%. What is the one-year parity forward rate?
25Question
Exchange rates, parity, and the cost of crossing bordersHome inflation is 7% and foreign inflation is 3%. From a spot rate of 118, what spot rate does relative purchasing power parity suggest after one year?
26Question
Exchange rates, parity, and the cost of crossing bordersYou convert ৳1,00,000 at a spot rate of 118 taka per dollar. How many dollars do you receive, to two decimals?
27Question
Exchange rates, parity, and the cost of crossing bordersWhich parity links spot rates, forward rates, and interest rates?
28Question
Financial modelling and integrated statementsRevenue is ৳100,000,000 and the model grows it 12%. What is the forecast revenue?
29Question
Financial modelling and integrated statementsUsing the forecast revenue of ৳112,000,000, a 40% gross margin, opex of 25% of revenue, interest of ৳3,600,000, and a 25% tax rate, what is net income?
30Question
Financial modelling and integrated statementsA model's balance-check row shows 1,240 instead of 0. What does that tell you?
31Question
Cost of capital and WACCThe risk-free rate is 5%, beta is 1.2, and the expected market return is 11%. What is the cost of equity?
32Question
Cost of capital and WACCPre-tax cost of debt is 8% and the tax rate is 25%. What is the after-tax cost of debt?
33Question
Cost of capital and WACCWith 60% equity at a cost of 12.2% and 40% debt at an after-tax cost of 6%, what is WACC?
34Question
Cost of capital and WACCA division is clearly riskier than the group average. Which discount rate should its project use?
35Question
Valuing a business: multiples and discounted cash flowA peer trades at 7.5 times EBITDA and the target earns ৳40,00,000 of EBITDA. What is the enterprise value?
36Question
Valuing a business: multiples and discounted cash flowThe enterprise value is ৳3,00,00,000 and net debt is ৳80,00,000. What is the equity value?
37Question
Valuing a business: multiples and discounted cash flowFree cash flow next year is ৳25,00,000, the cost of capital is 12%, and growth is 4%. What is the value using the perpetuity growth formula?
38Question
Valuing a business: multiples and discounted cash flowWhich multiple is least affected by differences in capital structure?
39Question
Valuing a business: multiples and discounted cash flowEquity is worth ৳2,32,50,000 across 1,00,000 shares. What is the value per share?
40Question
Bond duration and interest-rate riskA bond has a modified duration of 5.2 years. Roughly what percentage price change follows a rise in yield of one percentage point? Include the sign.
41Question
Bond duration and interest-rate risk৳1,000 face value, 6% annual coupon, ten years to maturity, priced at a 6% yield. What is the modified duration in years, to two decimals?
42Question
Bond duration and interest-rate riskTwo bonds have identical yields. Which falls most in price if the yield rises by one percentage point?
43Question
The dividend discount modelA share just paid a dividend of ৳32 and dividends grow at 6% a year. What is next year's dividend, D₁?
44Question
The dividend discount modelWith D₁ of ৳33.92, a required return of 13%, and growth of 6%, what is the value per share? Round to two decimals.
45Question
The dividend discount modelIf the shares trade at ৳500 while D₁ is ৳33.92 and growth is 6%, what required return does the price imply? Answer as a percentage, rounded to two decimals.
46Question
The dividend discount modelWhich company does the Gordon growth model fit best?
47Question
Market, credit, and liquidity riskRate-sensitive assets are ৳500 million and rate-sensitive liabilities are ৳620 million. If rates rise by 1 percentage point, what is the change in net interest income, in ৳ million?
48Question
Market, credit, and liquidity riskA position is worth ৳10,00,000 with a daily standard deviation of 1.6%. Using a 95% multiplier of 1.645, what is the one-day value at risk?
49Question
Market, credit, and liquidity riskHigh-quality liquid assets are ৳6,00,000 and stressed net outflows over 30 days are ৳5,00,000. What is the liquidity coverage ratio, in percent?
50Question
Market, credit, and liquidity riskWhich statement about value at risk is correct?
51Question
The time value of moneyAt an 8% annual rate, what is ৳10,000 worth after 2 years? Round to the nearest taka.
52Question
The time value of moneyWhat is the present value of ৳5,000 received in 3 years at a 6% annual rate? Round to two decimals.
53Question
The time value of moneyWhich change makes a future cash flow worth less today, holding the amount fixed?
54Question
Portfolio risk and diversificationTwo assets are held in equal weights. Each has a volatility of 20% and their correlation is 0.3. What is the portfolio volatility, in percent, to one decimal place?
55Question
Portfolio risk and diversificationAn asset's covariance with the market is 0.045 and the market's variance is 0.02. What is its beta?
56Question
Portfolio risk and diversificationWhich component of risk does the market reward?
57Question
Operating and financial leverageContribution is ৳1,845,000 and EBIT is ৳1,065,000. What is the degree of operating leverage? Round to two decimals.
58Question
Operating and financial leverageEBIT is ৳1,065,000 and interest is ৳313,500. What is the degree of financial leverage? Round to two decimals.
59Question
Operating and financial leverageProfit before tax is ৳751,500, the tax rate is 25%, and there are 500,000 shares. What is earnings per share? Round to two decimals.
60Question
Operating and financial leverageA firm with high combined leverage expects a sales downturn. What does the measurement warn?
61Question
Ethics, conflicts of interest, and the numbers that miss the pointThere is a 15% chance of a ৳1,20,00,000 penalty. What is the expected fine?
62Question
Ethics, conflicts of interest, and the numbers that miss the pointThe expected fine of ৳18,00,000 lands in two years. At a 10% discount rate, what is its present value?
63Question
Ethics, conflicts of interest, and the numbers that miss the pointWhich situation is a conflict of interest?
64Question
Ethics, conflicts of interest, and the numbers that miss the pointYou find a material error in a report due for release. What is the correct first step?
65Question
Risk, return, and diversificationAn investment returns 20% with probability 0.5 and 0% with probability 0.5. What is the expected return as a percentage?
66Question
Risk, return, and diversificationA bond returns 12% while inflation is 4%. Using the Fisher relationship, what is the real return as a percentage? Round to two decimals.
67Question
Risk, return, and diversificationDiversification mainly removes which kind of risk?
68Question
Working capital and everyday operationsCurrent assets are ৳420,000 and current liabilities are ৳260,000. What is net working capital?
69Question
Working capital and everyday operationsInventory days are 50, receivable days are 50, and payable days are 30. What is the cash conversion cycle in days?
70Question
Working capital and everyday operationsWhich action shortens the cash conversion cycle?
71Question
Behavioural finance and decision biasWhat does ৳1,000,000 become after 20 years at 9% a year, compounded annually? Round to the nearest taka.
72Question
Behavioural finance and decision biasWhat does ৳500,000 become after 10 years at 10% a year, compounded annually? Round to the nearest taka.
73Question
Behavioural finance and decision biasA project has already spent ৳2,000,000 and needs another ৳500,000 to finish, after which it will return ৳400,000. What should the decision turn on?
74Question
Break-even analysisFixed costs are ৳90,000, price is ৳180, and variable cost is ৳70. What is the contribution margin per unit?
75Question
Break-even analysisUsing the same figures, what is the break-even number of orders? Round to two decimals.
76Question
Break-even analysisAt 1,200 orders, with a ৳110 contribution margin and ৳90,000 fixed costs, what is the monthly profit?
77Question
Break-even analysisWhich change lowers the break-even volume?
78Question
Net present value, clearly explainedA project costs ৳10,000 and returns ৳6,000 at the end of each of the next two years. At 10%, what is the NPV? Round to two decimals.
79Question
Net present value, clearly explainedA project costs ৳8,000 and returns ৳5,000 at each year-end for two years. At 10%, what is the NPV? Round to two decimals.
80Question
Net present value, clearly explainedFor a project with positive future cash flows, what does a higher discount rate do to NPV?
81Question
Compound interest vs simple interestUsing simple interest, what does ৳10,000 grow to after 3 years at 8%?
82Question
Compound interest vs simple interestUsing compound interest, what does ৳10,000 grow to after 3 years at 8%? Round to two decimals.
83Question
Compound interest vs simple interestWhich statement best explains why compounding pulls ahead over time?
84Question
IRR, MIRR, and paybackAn investment of ৳120,000 returns ৳45,000, ৳50,000, ৳50,000, ৳40,000, and ৳30,000. What is the payback period in years? Round to two decimals.
85Question
IRR, MIRR, and paybackThe same project has an IRR of 24.92% and the cost of capital is 10%. By how many percentage points does the IRR exceed the hurdle rate? Round to two decimals.
86Question
IRR, MIRR, and paybackWhat does an IRR of 24.92% mean?
87Question
IRR, MIRR, and paybackTwo projects are mutually exclusive and differ greatly in scale. Which metric should decide?
88Question
Reading the three financial statementsWhich statement shows what a business owns and owes at a single date?
89Question
Reading the three financial statementsRevenue of ৳100,000 grows 10% a year for two years. What is the revenue in year two?
90Question
Reading the three financial statementsA company records a credit sale. What happens immediately?