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Question 1.
Let’s say stock in Sony is trading at $127.50 on the Shanghai Exchange. That same stock is trading at $129.50 on Nasdaq. I decide to buy 50 stocks in the Shanghai Exchange and then sell them in Nasdaq. Which statement is correct below:
A) This is considered backwardation. My Profit is $50. The decrease in demand for the lower stock pushes the price of the higher stock up.
B) This is considered arbitrage. My Profit is $75. The decrease in demand for the lower stock pushes the price of the higher stock down.
C) This is considered arbitrage. My Profit is $100. The increase in demand for the lower stock pushes the price of the higher stock down.
D) None of these statements are correct.
Question 2.
Contango vs Backwardation, which statement below is correct?
A) Contango is when the future price is anticipated to be less expensive than the spot price. Backwardation is when the future price is anticipated to be more expensive than the spot price.
B) Contango is when the future price is anticipated to be more expensive than the spot price. Backwardation is when the future price is anticipated to be less expensive than the spot price.
C) Contango is when the future price is anticipated to be less expensive than the spot price. Backwardation is when the future price is anticipated to be less expensive than the spot price.
D) None of these statements are correct.

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1)Your grandparents would like to establish a trust fund that will pay you and your heirs $185,000 per year forever with the first payment 8 years from today. If the trust fund earns an annual return of 3.6 percent, how much must your grandparents deposit today?

2)Smashed Pumpkins Co. paid $152 in dividends and $582 in interest over the past year. The company increased retained earnings by $486 and had accounts payable of $618. Sales for the year were $16,335 and depreciation was $728. The tax rate was 38 percent. What was the company’s EBIT?

3)Roger has just lost a lawsuit and has agreed to make equal annual payments of $18,300 for the next 5 years with the first payment due today. The value of this liability today is $77,000. What is the interest rate on the payments?

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