CFA Level 1 Free Practice Test

1. 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:

2. Which of the following statements relating to Z-spread, Option-adjusted spread (OAS) and option cost for callable and putable bonds is/are most likely correct?

I: For callable bonds, Z-spread is greater than OAS and option cost is greater than 0
II: For callable bonds, Z-spread is less than OAS and option cost is greater than 0
III: For putable bonds, Z-spread is less than OAS and option cost is greater than 0

3. The standard deviation of the market portfolio is 0.2. The beta of a company with standard deviation 0.6 and market correlation of 0.4 is closest to:

4. Which of the following statements is/are most likely correct?

I: The demand for a country’s currency is a downward-sloping function of its exchange rate.
II: Purchasing power parity refers to the relation between interest rates for two currencies and changes in their exchange rates.
III: Interest rate parity refers to the relation between countries’ inflation rates and exchange rates of their currencies.

5. You are provided with the following information on a non-callable, non-convertible preferred stock:

Face value: GBP65.00
Annual dividend: GBP6.35
Maturity: Perpetual
Embedded options: None
Required rate of return: 8.75%

The intrinsic value of this stock is closest to: