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精品文档---下载后可任意编辑CHAPTER 2: ASSET CLASSES AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSPROBLEM SETS1.Preferred stock is like long-term debt in that it typically promises a fixed payment each year. In this way, it is a perpetuity. Preferred stock is also like long-term debt in that it does not give the holder voting rights in the firm.Preferred stock is like equity in that the firm is under no contractual obligation to make the preferred stock dividend payments. Failure to make payments does not set off corporate bankruptcy. With respect to the priority of claims to the assets of the firm in the event of corporate bankruptcy, preferred stock has a higher priority than common equity but a lower priority than bonds.2.Money market securities are called cash equivalents because of their high level of liquidity. The prices of money market securities are very stable, and they can be converted to cash ., sold) on very short notice and with very low transaction costs. Examples of money market securities include Treasury bills, commercial paper, and banker's acceptances, each of which is highly marketable and traded in the secondary market.3. (a) A repurchase agreement is an agreement whereby the seller of a security agrees to “repurchase” it from the buyer on an agreed upon date at an agreed upon price. Repos are typically used by securities dealers as a means for obtaining funds to purchase securities. 4.Spreads between risky commercial paper and risk-free government securities will widen. Deterioration of the economy increases the likelihood of default on commercial paper, making them more risky. Investors will demand a greater premium on all risky debt securities, not just commercial paper.5.Corp. BondsPreferred ...