CFA (CFA)

CFA Level 1 Formulas Exam Questions with Correct Answers 95% confidence interval - Answer-+/- 1.96 SDs 99% confidence interval - Answer-+/- 2.58 SDs Z score - Answer-(x-mean)/SD Roy's safety first ratio - Answer-(E(Rp) - Rtarget)/SD Mean sampling error - Answer-mean - miu Standard error - Answer-SD/ sqrt (n) Confidence interval - Answer-x+/- z*(SD/sqrt(n)) Type 1 error - Answer-rejection of null hypothesis when it is actually true Type 2 error - Answer-Accepting the n...

CFA level 1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Payables turnover = COGS/avg payables = 1969/(361+346)/2 = 5.57 Days in payables = 365/payables turnover = 65.6 CCC = DOH +DSO - Days in Pay = 49.4+39.4-65.6=23.2 - Answer-find the cash conversion cycle sales COGS Interest 123 110 Cash 108 105 receivables 318 286 inventories 248 285 Payables 361 346 notes payable 50 99 the deferred tax liability equals the difference between the value for accounting and tax purposes times t...

CFA Level 1 Exam Questions with Complete Solutions A standard normal probability distribution has a mean of zero, so subtracting the mean from a normal random variable before dividing by its standard deviation is necessary to produce a standard normal probability distribution. An analyst wants to construct a hypothesis test to determine whether the mean weekly return on a stock is positive. The null hypothesis for this test should be that the mean return is: A) Greater than zero B) Les...

CFA Level 1 - Quantitative Methods Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Working Capital Management - Answer-The management of the company's short-term assets (such as inventory) and short term liabilities (such as money owed to suppliers). NPV Decision Rule - Answer-If the investments NPV is positive - Accept Project If the investments NPV is negative - Decline Project If the investor has 2 (Mutually Exclusive) projects - Accept the Higher NPV IRR Decision Rule - Answer-IRR is gr...

CFA Level 1 - Fixed Income Exam Questions with Correct Answers Coupon Rate Floor - Answer-Minimum periodic coupon interest payment received by lender/security owner. Coupon Rate Collar - Answer-Simultaneous combination of both cap and floor. Regular Redemption - Answer-When bonds are redeemed under the call provisions specified in the bond indenture. Special Redemption - Answer-When bonds are redeemed to comply with a sinking fund provision or because of a property sale mandated by...

CFA Level 1 – Economics Exam Questions and Answers (Definite Pass) When demand is less elastic than supply- consumers bear higher or lower burden - Answer-HIGHER When supply is less elastic than demand- consumers bear higher or lower burden - Answer-LOWER, suppliers will bear a higher burden Inelastic means more or less DWL - Answer-Less Three Constraints to Profit Maximization - Answer-TMI 1) Technological, 2) Informational, 3) Market Constraints Technological Efficiency - Answ...

CFA Assessment Test Questions and Answers The records also contained an account titled Retained Earnings. Based on this information the balance of the retained earnings account must be - Answer-$700 The following accounting equation represents the financial position of Qualtro Company. Based on this equation, Qualtro - Answer-Can pay a $300 cash dividend The following accounting equation represents the financial position of Bentley Company. Based on this equation, Bentley - ...

CFA 1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Answers Latest Cobb, Inc., has hired Jude Kasten, CFA, to manage its pension fund. The client(s) to whom Kasten owes a duty of loyalty are: A. Cobb's management. B. the shareholders of Cobb, Inc. C. the beneficiaries of the pension fund. - Answer-C Standard III(A) Loyalty, Prudence, and Care specifies that for the manager of a pension or trust, the duty ofloyalty is owed to the beneficiaries, not to the individuals who hired the manager. Whi...

CFA Level 1 Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers What is the key assumption of technical analysis? - Answer-Market prices reflect both rational and irrational investor behavior What are the 4 different types of Oscillators? - Answer-1. Rate of Change Oscillator (100x the difference between the latest closing price and the closing price n periods earlier) 2. Relative Strength Index (Ratio of total price increases to price decreases) 3. Moving Average Convergence/Divergence 4. Stochasti...

CFA Level 1 Test Exam Questions and Answers The percentage changes in annual earnings for a company are approximately normally distributed with a mean of 5% and a standard deviation of 12%. The probability that the average change in earnings over the 5 years will be greater than 15.5% is closest to: A) 2.5% B) 5.0% C) 10% - Answer-A = 2.5% The standard error of a 5-year average of earnings changes is 12%√5=5.366.% 15.5% is 15.5−5/5.366=1.96 standard errors above the mean The pro...