1. The percentage returns for a stock for a 5-year period are provided below:

2008: 12%
2009: 9%
2010: -2%
2011: 12%
2012: 8%

What is the standard deviation of the stock returns? You should treat the 5 year period as the population, not as a sample.

2. If you were to finance a $25,000 car purchase with a 6 year, 5% compounded monthly loan, your monthly payments will be closest to:

3. The market values of a firm’s capital are given below:

Total debt: USD7 million
Outstanding preferred stock: USD2 million
Outstanding common stock: USD12 million
Before-tax cost of debt: 8%
Before-tax cost of common equity: 12%
Before-tax cost of preferred stock: 9%

Assuming company’s marginal tax rate is 35%, what is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the firm?

4. Medialink is an American company specializing in business intelligence consulting. One of Medialink’s current project is a 2-year commitment with Isotics, with a total estimated revenue of USD2.0 million and estimated cost of USD1.0 million. Costs are expected to be spread out evenly over each month.

After the first month, under IFRS, Medialink’s recognized revenue is expected to be closest to:

5. The exchange rate between two currencies has decreased to 101.34. The price currency has appreciated by 7.5 percent against the base currency. The initial exchange between the two currencies was closest to: