Copyright © 20 20 McGraw -Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw -Hill Education. CHAPTER 01 INVESTMENTS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES 1.Equity is a lower -priority claim on earnings (expressed as dividends) that represents an
ownership share in a corporation . Fixed-income ( debt) security is a higher -priority
claim that legally obligates the issuer to pay the holder of the debt, but does n ot have an
ownership interest. Fixed -income securit ies typically pay a specified cash flow at pre -
contracted time interval s until the last payment on the maturity date . Shares of equity
have an indefinite life.
2.A primary (financial) asset has a claim on the real assets of a firm, whereas a derivative
asset provides a payoff that depends on the price s of a primary asset but does not
include the claim on the real assets.
3.Asset allocation is the allocation of an investment portfolio across broad asset classes.
Security selection is the choice of specific securities within each asset class.
4.Agency problems are conflicts of interest between managers and st ockholders. They
can be addressed through corporate governance mechanism s, such as the design of
executive compensation , oversight by the B oard, and monitoring from the institutional
investors.
5.Real assets have productive capacity; they are assets used to produce goods and
services. Real assets can be tangible (e.g., machinery) or intangible (e.g., a patent).
Financial assets are claims on real assets or the income generated by them.
6.Investment bankers are firms specializing in the sale of new securities to the public,
typically by underwriting the issue. Commercial banks accept deposits and lend the
money to other borrowers. After the Glass -Steagall Act was repealed in 1999, some
commercial banks started transforming to “universal banks” which provide the services
of both commercial banks and investment banks. With the passage of the Dodd –Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010, Glass -Steagall was partially
restored via the Vol cker Rule (which generally prohibits commercial banks from
conducting certain investment activities with their own accounts and investing in hedge
funds and private equity funds) . In 2018, Congress passed The Economic Growth,
Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act established a threshold ($10 billion)
for banks to be exempt from the Volcker Rule.Essentials of Investments, 12e Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan Marcus (Solutions Manual All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade) All Chapters Solutions Manual Supplement files download link at the end of this file. Chapter 01 - Investments: Background and Issues Copyright © 20 20 McGraw -Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw -Hill Education. 7. Financial and Real Assets a. Toyota creates a real asset —the factory. The loan is a fi nancial asset that is created in the transaction. b. When the loan is repaid, the financial asset is destroyed but the real asset continues to exist. c. The cash is a financial asset that is traded in exchange for a real asset, inventory. 8. Real Estate as a Real Asset a. No. The real estate in existence has not changed, only the perception of its value has. b. Yes. The financial asset value of the claims on the real estate has changed, and thus the balance sheet of individual investors has been reduced. c. The difference between these two answers reflects the difference between real and financial asset values. Real assets still exist, yet the value of the claims on those assets or the cash flows they generate do change. Thus, the re is the difference. 9. Real and Financial Assets a. The bank loan is a financial liability for Lanni. Lanni's $50,000 IOU is the bank's financial asset. The cash Lanni receives is a financial asset. The new financial asset created is Lanni's promissory note held by the bank. b. The cash paid by Lanni (both the loan and its own cash) is the transfer of a financial asset to the software developer. In return, Lanni gets a real asset, the completed software. No financial assets are created or destroyed . Cash is simply transferred from one firm to another. c. Lanni sells the software , which is a real asset, to Microsoft . In exchange Lanni receives a financial asset, 1,000 shares of Microsoft stock. If Microsoft issues new shares in order to pay Lanni, that would be the creation of a new financial asset. d. In selling 1,000 shares of stock for $1 40,000, Lanni is exchanging one financial asset for another. In paying off the IOU with $50,000 , Lanni is exchanging financial asset s. The loan is "destroyed" in the transaction since it is retired when paid . Chapter 01 - Investments: Background and Issues Copyright © 20 20 McGraw -Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw -Hill Education. 10. a. Cash $70,000 Bank loan $50,000 Computers 30,000 Shareholders’ equity 50,000
Total $100,000 Total $100,000 AssetsLiabilities & Shareholders’ Equity Ratio of real to total a ssets = 000,100$000,30$ = 0.3 b. Software product* $70,000 Bank loan $50,000 Computers 30,000 Shareholders’ equity 50,000
Total $100,000 Total $100,000 *Value at costAssetsLiabilities & Shareholders’ Equity Ratio of real to total assets = 000,100$000,100$ = 1.0 c. Microsoft shares ($70/share) $140,000 Bank loan $50,000 Computers 30,000 Shareholders’ equity 120,000
Total $170,000 Total $170,000 Assets Liabilities & Ratio of real to total assets = 000,155$000,30$ = 0.2 Conclusion: When the firm starts up and raises working capital, it will be characterized by a low ratio of real to total assets. When it is in full production, it will have a high ratio of real assets. When the project "shuts down" and the firm sells it , the percentage of real assets to total assets goes down again because the product is again exchanged into financial assets. Chapter 01 - Investments: Background and Issues Copyright © 20 20 McGraw -Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw -Hill Education. 11. Passed in 2010, the Dodd -Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act propose d several mechanisms to mitigate systemic risk. The act attempts to limit the risky activitie s in which the banks can engage and calls for stricter rules for bank capital, liquidity, and risk management practices, especially as banks become larger and their potential failure becomes more threatening to other institutions. The act seeks to unify and clarify the lines of regulatory authority and responsibility in government agencies and to address the incentive issue by forcing employee compensation to reflect longer -term performance. It also m andates increased transparency, esp ecially in derivatives markets. 12. a. For comme rcial banks, the ratio is: $184.2
$18,090.1 = 0.0 102 b. For non -financial firms, the ratio is: $23,907
$45,643 = 0.5238 c. The difference should be expected since the business of financial institutions is to make loans that are financial assets. 13. National wealth is a measurement of the real assets used to produce GDP in the economy. Financial assets are claims on those assets held by individuals. Financial assets owned by households represent their claims on th e real assets of the issuers, and thus show up as wealth to households. Their interests in the issuers , on the other hand , are obligations to the issuers. At the nation al level, the financial interests and the obligation s cancel each other out, so only the real assets are measured as the wealth of the economy. The financial assets are important since they drive the efficient use of real assets and help us allocate resources, specifically in terms of risk return trade -offs. 14. Compensation and Agency Problems a. A fixed salary means compensation is (at least in the short run) independent of the firm's success. This salary structure does not tie the manager’s immediate compensation to the success of the firm , and thus allows the manager to envision and seek the sustainable operation of the company . However, since the compensation is secured and not tie d to the performance of the firm , the manager mig ht not be motivated to take any risk to maximize the value of the company.
