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Guidance for Standards I-VII, CFA Institute

2012 Modular Level I, Vol. 1, pp. 71-72
Study Session 1-2-c
Recommend practices and procedures designed to prevent violations of the Code of Ethics and
Standards of Professional Conduct.
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B is correct because, according to Standard III (B) Fair Dealing, members and candidates may provide
more personal, specialized, or in-depth service to clients willing to pay for premium services through
higher management fees or higher levels of brokerage. Members and candidates can differentiate their
services to clients, but different levels of service must not disadvantage or negatively affect clients.
In addition, the different service levels should be disclosed to clients and prospective clients and be
available to everyone (i.e., different service levels should not be offered selectively). The newsletter
recipients are not even clients, because the newsletter is free, and the manager does not even know if
the recipients of the newsletter have acted on her recommendations, nor does she know whom these
recipients are, so the managers obligation is to first serve clients who are paying her a management
fee.

2012 Modular Level I, Vol. 1, pp. 85-87, 88-89
Study Session 1-2-b
Distinguish between conduct that conforms to the Code and Standards and conduct that violates the
Code and Standards.
B is correct because Standard III (D) Performance Presentation does not prohibit showing past
performance of funds managed at a prior firm as part of a performance track record as long as showing
that record is accompanied by appropriate disclosures about where the performance took place and the
persons specific role in achieving that performance, which has been done in this case.

Study Session 1-2-c
A is correct because golf is a business independent of the financial industry and the board obligation
would not be a conflict of interest requiring disclosure according to Standard IV (B) Additional
Compensation Arrangements, which requires members and candidates to obtain permission from their
employer before accepting compensation or other benefits from third parties for the services rendered
to the employer or for any services that might create a conflict with their employers interest.

2012 Modular Level I, Vol. 1, p. 101
Study Session 1-2-b
Code and Standards.
B is correct because a supervisors responsibilities under Standard IV (C) Responsibilities of
Supervisors include instructing those subordinates to whom supervision is delegated about methods to
prevent and detect violations of laws, rules, regulations, and the Code and Standards. Laws would also
include legal restrictions.

2012 Modular Level I, Vol. 1, pp. 63-64, 71-72, 107-110, 131-132
Study Session 1-2-b
Code and Standards.
A is correct as the analyst violated Standard III (B) Fair Dealing by selectively distributing the
recommendation internally at the investment bank prior to communicating her recommendation to
clients. This might also be a violation of Standard III (A) Loyalty, Prudence, and Care, which requires
that members must act for the benefit of their clients and place their clients interests before their
employers or their own interests.

Study Session 1-2-b
Code and Standards.
A is correct because Standard V (A) Diligence and Reasonable Basis applies to the level of review
necessary in selecting an external adviser or subadviser and would include reviewing the advisers
adherence to its stated strategy.

Study Session 1-2-c
C is correct because the referral arrangements should be disclosed to clients before entry into any
formal agreement for services and not after the fact.

Study Session 1-2-b
Code and Standards.
C is correct because discussing the level of difficulty of the examination did not violate Standard VII
(A) Conduct as Members and Candidates in the CFA Program. Standard VII (A) and the Candidate
Pledge was violated by candidates revealing broad topical areas and formulas tested or not tested on
the exam.

Study Session 1-2-b
Code and Standards.
C is correct because according to Standard VII (B) Reference to CFA Institute, the CFA Designation,
and the CFA Program, this is an accurate statement concerning the CFA designation.
The Time Value of Money, Richard A. Defusco, CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA, Jerald E. Pinto,
CFA, and David E. Runkle, CFA
Study Session 2-5-d, e, f
Solve time value of money problems for different frequencies of compounding.
Calculate and interpret the future value (FV) and present value (PV) of a single sum of money, an
ordinary annuity, an annuity due, a perpetuity (PV only), and a series of unequal cash flows.
Demonstrate the use of a timeline in modeling and solving time value of money problems.
After year 3 the 30-year fixed-rate loan has the lowest payment. The loan payments, summarized in the
table, are calculated using a financial calculator following the table.
Loan
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30-year fixed
15-year fixed
ARM
Initial Payment
($)
536.82
759.82
463.12
Payment after 3 years

($)
536.82
759.82
559.15
Payment on the 30-year fixed is:

N = 12 30 = 360; I / Y = (5 / 12) = 0.41667; PV = 100,000; FV = 0;
calculate PMT = 536.82
Payment on the 15-year fixed is:
N = 12 15 = 180; I / Y = (4.385 / 12) = 0.36542; PV = 100,000; FV = 0;
Calculations for the ARM
Initial payment:
N = 12 30 = 360; I / Y = (3.75 / 12) = 0.31250; PV = 100,000; FV = 0;
Balance at end of year 3:
N = 12 27 = 324; I / Y = (3.75 / 12) = 0.31250; FV = 0; PMT = 463.12;
calculate PV = 94,270.54
Payment after the end of year 3:
N = 324; I / Y = (5.5 / 12) = 0.45833; PV = 94,270.54; FV = 0;
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Statistical Concepts and Market Returns, Richard A. Defusco, CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA,
Jerald E. Pinto, CFA, and David E. Runkle, CFA
Study Session 2-7-l
Explain measures of sample skewness and kurtosis.
Most equity return series have been found to be leptokurtotic.
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Probability Concepts, Richard A. Defusco, CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA, Jerald E. Pinto, CFA,
and David E. Runkle, CFA
Study Session 2-8-b
Explain the two defining properties of probability and distinguish among empirical, subjective, and a
priori probabilities.
The two defining properties of a probability are as follows:
1. The probability of any eventEis a number between 0 and 1.
2. The sum of the probabilities of any set of mutually exclusive and exhaustive events equals 1.
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Probability Concepts, Richard A. Defusco, CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA, Jerald E. Pinto, CFA,
Study Session 2-8-f
Calculate and interpret (1) the joint probability of two events, (2) the probability that at least one of
two events will occur, given the probability of each and the joint probability of the two events, and (3)
a joint probability of any number of independent events.
Given that X and Y are independent, their joint probability is equal to the product of their individual
probabilities. In this problem, we calculate 0.2 0.5 = 0.1.
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Common Probability Distributions, Richard A. Defusco, CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA, Jerald E.
Pinto, CFA, and David E. Runkle, CFA
Study Session 3-9-c, l
Interpret a cumulative distribution function.
Determine the probability that a normally distributed random variable lies inside a given interval.
First standardize the value of interest, 0.40, for the given normal distribution:
Z = (X ) / = (0.40 5.00) / 2 = 2.70.
Then use the given table of values to find the probability of a Z value being 2.70 standard
deviationsbelowthe mean (i.e., when z 0). The value is 1 P(Z +2.70).
In this problem, the solution is: 1 0.9965 = 0.0035 = 0.35%
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Discounted Cash Flow Applications, Richard A. Defusco, CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA, Jerald
E. Pinto, CFA, and David E. Runkle, CFA
Study Session 3-11-a
Define a hypothesis, describe the steps of hypothesis testing, describe and interpret the choice of the
null and alternative hypotheses, and distinguish between one-tailed and two-tailed tests of hypotheses.
When the null and alternative hypotheses are of the form: H0: = 0versusHa: 0, the correct
approach is to use a two-tailed test.
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Hypothesis Testing, Richard A. Defusco, CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA, Jerald E. Pinto, CFA,
Study Session 3-11-i
Identify the appropriate test statistic and interpret the results for a hypothesis test concerning (1) the
variance of a normally distributed population, and (2) the equality of the variances of two normally
distributed populations based on two independent random samples.
The test statistic is the ratio of the variances, with the larger variance in the numerator. Here the test
statistic is 28 4 = 7. The degrees of freedom are 4 by 4. As it is a two-tailed test, the correct critical
value at = 5% is 9.60. As the test statistic is less than the critical value, we cannot reject the null
hypothesis. We therefore accept the null hypothesis.
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Demand and Supply Analysis: Introduction, Richard V. Eastin and Gary L. Arbogast, CFA
Study Session 4-13-m
Calculate and interpret price, income, and cross elasticities of demand, including factors that affect
each measure.
The cross-price elasticity is positive, indicating that as the price of Y increases, more of X is
demanded, making X and Y substitutes.
Demand and Supply Analysis: Introduction, Richard V. Eastin and Gary L. Arbogast, CFA
Demand and Supply Analysis: Consumer Demand, Richard V. Eastin and Gary L. Arbogast, CFA
Study Sessions 4-13-l; 4-14-e
Calculate and interpret consumer surplus, producer surplus, and total surplus.
Compare substitution and income effects.
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On rearrangement, the demand function is

QTennis Match= 45 5.0 PTennis Match
The number of matches played per month at $4.00/match = 45 5.0 4.00 = 25
The Y-intercept of the demand curve occurs when Q = 0: P = 9
The X-intercept of the demand curve occurs when P = 0: Q = 45
The club will be able to charge the consumer surplus: the area under the demand
curve above the per match price to a total of 25 matches: 0.5 ($9.00 $4.00) 25
=$62.50.
This is illustrated in the diagram as triangle A.
The Firm and Market Structures, Richard G. Fritz and Michele Gambera, CFA
Study Session 4-16-b, c, d
Explain the relationships between price, marginal revenue, marginal cost, economic profit, and the
elasticity of demand under each market structure.
Describe the firms supply function under each market structure.
Describe and determine the profit-maximizing price and output for firms under each market structure.
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Output
(units)
20
60
100
Price
($/unit)
2,800
2,400
2,000
Total
Revenues
56,000
144,000
200,000
Total Costs
($/unit)
10,600
66,600
170,600
Profit
45,400
77,400
29,400
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Understanding Business Cycles, Michele Gambera, CFA, Milton Ezrati, and Bolong Cao, CFA
Study Session 5-18-d
Explain the types of unemployment and describe measures of unemployment.
Unemployment rate = Unemployed / Labor force 100 = 95 / 750 100 = 12.6%.
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Understanding Business Cycles, Michele Gambera, CFA, Milton Ezrati, and Bolong Cao, CFA
Study Session 5-18-i, j
Describe economic indicators, including their uses and limitations.
Identify the past, current, or expected future business cycle phase of an economy based on economic
indicators.
Average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance are a leading indicator of economic activity
and a decline is an indicator of rehiring at the start of a recovery.
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Currency Exchange Rates, William A. Barker, CFA, Paul D. McNelis, and Jerry Nickelsburg
Study Session 5-21-f, g, h
Convert forward quotations expressed on a points basis or in percentage terms into an outright forward
quotation.
Calculate and interpret a forward discount or premium.
Calculate and interpret the forward rate consistent with the spot rate and the interest rate in each
currency.
Covered interest arbitrage will ensure identical terminal values by investing the same initial amounts at
the respective countrys domestic interest rates:
GBP investment: 2.0979 (1 + 0.016025 180 / 360) = 2.1147
NZD investment: NZ$1 (1 + 0.032875 180 / 360) = NZ$1.0164
The forward rate is determined by equating these two terminal amounts:
GBP / NZD Forward Rate = 2.1147 / NZ$1.0164 = 2.0806 / NZ$
Forward points = (Forward Spot) 10,000 = (2.0806 2.0979) 10,000 =173.0
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Financial Reporting Mechanics, Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, Jan Hendrik van Greuning, CFA, Karen
OConnor Rubsam, CFA, Elaine Henry, CFA, and Michael A. Broihahn, CFA
Study Session 7-23-f
Describe the flow of information in an accounting system.
The general journal records transactions in the order in which they occur (chronological order) and is
therefore sorted by date.
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Financial Reporting Standards, Elaine Henry, CFA, Jan Hendrik van Greuning, CFA, and Thomas R.
Robinson, CFA
Study Session 7-24-b
Describe the roles and desirable attributes of financial reporting standard-setting bodies and regulatory
authorities in establishing and enforcing reporting standards and describe the role of the International
Organization of Securities Commissions.
Without the recognition of the standards by the regulatory authorities, such as the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, the private sector standard-setting bodies, such as U.S. FASB, would have no
authority.
Understanding Income Statements, Elaine Henry, CFA, and Thomas R. Robinson, CFA,
Financial Analysis Techniques, Elaine Henry, CFA, Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, and Jan Hendrik van
Greuning, CFA
Study Sessions 8-25-j; 8-28-b, c
Evaluate a companys financial performance using common-sized income statements and financial
ratios based on the income statement.
Classify, calculate and interpret activity, liquidity, solvency, profitability, and valuation ratios.
Describe the relationships among ratios and evaluate a company using ratio analysis.
Common-sized analysis of the income statements shows that Company A has a lower percentage cost
of goods sold and hence a higher gross margin than the industry.
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Co A
Co B
Industry
Co A
Sales
$10,500
$8,250
100.0%
100%
Cost of goods sold
6,353
5,239
62.8%
60.5%
Gross margin
37.2%
39.5%
Company A earns a higher gross margin than both Company B and the industry.
Pretax earnings
683
454
5.4%
Taxes
205
145
1.7%
Tax rate = taxes
32%
pretax earnings
The tax rates for the companies are not higher than the industry.
6.5%
2.0%
30%
Co B
100%
63.5%
36.5%
5.5%
1.8%
32%
The interest rate is not a function of sales and cannot be analyzed on a common sized income
statement. Tax rates are determined based on taxes pretax earnings, not as a percentage of sales (as
shown in common sized analysis).
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Understanding Balance Sheets, Elaine Henry, CFA, and Thomas R. Robinson, CFA
2012 Modular Level I, Vol. 3, pp. 219-221, 236
Study Session 8-26-c, e
Describe alternative formats of balance sheet presentation.
Describe different types of assets and liabilities and the measurement bases of each.
Under U.S. GAAP, intangibles must be valued at historical cost, whereas under IFRS, they can be
valued at cost or revaluation.
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Understanding Cash Flow Statements, Elaine Henry, CFA, Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, Jan Hendrik
van Greuning, CFA, and Michael A. Broihahn, CFA
Compare cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities and classify cash flow items as
relating to one of those three categories given a description of the items.
Only the cash flows for the purchase of the shares in an affiliated company are cash from investing
activities; therefore the net amount is $275,000. Cash flows from trading securities are operating
activities.
Greuning, CFA
Working Capital Management, Edgar A. Norton, Jr., CFA, Kenneth L. Parkinson, and Pamela
Peterson Drake, CFA
Study Sessions 8-28-b; 11-40-c
Classify, calculate and interpret activity, liquidity, solvency, profitability, and valuation ratios.
Evaluate working capital effectiveness of a company based on its operating and cash conversion
cycles, and compare the companys effectiveness with that of peer companies.
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Cash conversion cycle = Days sales outstanding + Days of inventory on hand Days of payables
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Accounts payables
Days in sales (DSO)
Days on hand (DHO)
Days in payables
Turnover
Sales
Cost of Goods Sold
Purchases
A/R
Inventory
Payables
4,800 625
2,880 710
2,940 145
= 7.68 times
= 4.06 times
= 20.3 times
In days
365 7.68
365 4.06
365 20.3
= 48 days
= 90 days
= 18 days
Cash conversion cycle = DSO + DOH Days in Payables = 48 + 90 18 = 120 days
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Inventories, Michael A. Broihahn, CFA

Study Session 9-29-d, e
Calculate and compare the cost of sales, gross profit, and ending inventory using perpetual and
periodic inventory systems.
Compare cost of sales, ending inventory, and gross profit using different inventory valuation methods.
When using the FIFO inventory method the ending inventory, the cost of goods sold and the gross
margin are the same under either the perpetual or periodic methods.
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Long-Lived Assets, Elaine Henry, CFA, and Elizabeth A. Gordon

Study Session 9-30-g, k
Describe the revaluation model.
Compare the financial reporting of investment property with that of property, plant, and equipment.
For investment properties, when using the fair value model of revaluing assets, all increases and
decreases affect the net income. Here, it is 54.5 48.0 = 6.5.
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Income Taxes, Elbie Antonites, CFA, and Michael A. Broihahn, CFA

Study Session 9-31-d, e
Calculate income tax expense, income taxes payable, deferred tax assets, and deferred tax liabilities,
and calculate and interpret the adjustment to the financial statements related to a change in the income
tax rate.
Evaluate the impact of tax rate changes on a companys financial statements and ratios.
Deferred tax liability = taxable temporary difference × tax rate.
In 2010 if the rates had not changed, the deferred tax
0.30 4,000 =
liability would be:
But with the lower tax rate, the deferred tax liability will be:
0.25 4,000 =
Effect of the change in rate therefore is a decrease in the
liability:
Alternative calculation = change in rate taxable difference:
5% 4,000
1,200
1,000
(200)
(200)
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Financial Reporting Quality: Red Flags and Accounting Warning Signs, Thomas R. Robinson, CFA,
and Paul Munter
Describe common accounting warning signs and methods for detecting each.
The most appropriate way to identify a LIFO liquidation is by reviewing the inventory footnotes for a
decrease in the LIFO reserve. Although a LIFO liquidation may result in an increase in gross margin or
changes in inventory out of line with changes in sales, there are other factors that could explain those
changes.
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Financial Statement Analysis: Applications, Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, Jan Hendrik van Greuning,
CFA, Elaine Henry, CFA, and Michael A. Broihahn, CFA
Financial Statement Analysis, Pamela Peterson Drake, CFA
Study Sessions 10-35-b; 11-41
Forecast a companys future net income and cash flow.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate the use of pro forma income and balance sheet
statements.
Net income is calculated as follows:
Sales
Variable costs
Fixed costs
Interest expense
Earnings before taxes
Taxes
Net income
$2,500
(750)
(1,400)
(25)
325
(81.25)
$243.75
Given
30% of Sales
Given
0.05 500 average debt
25% of EBT
Rounded to $244
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Long-Lived Assets, Elaine Henry, CFA, and Elizabeth A. Gordon

Financial Statement Analysis: Applications, Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, Jan Hendrik van Greuning,
CFA, Elaine Henry, CFA, and Michael A. Broihahn, CFA
Study Sessions 9-30-d; 10-35-e
Calculate depreciation expense.
Explain appropriate analyst adjustments to a companys financial statements to facilitate comparison
with another company.
The expected remaining useful life of a companys overall
= net PPE depreciation expense.
asset base
Depreciation expense equals the change in accumulated
375 250 = 125
A
depreciation
The expected remaining useful life
2,125 125 = 17 years
A
When there are no asset dispositions or acquisitions, as appears to be the case here, because the
gross PPE does not change.
Cost of Capital, Yves Courtois, CFA, Gene C. Lai, and Pamela Peterson Drake, CFA
Study Session 11-37-a, b
Calculate and interpret the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of a company.
Describe how taxes affect the cost of capital from different capital sources.
Convert D/E to the weight for debt:
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The weight for equity is one minus the weight of debt:
WACC = weight of debt cost of debt (1 tax rate) + weight of equity cost of equity
Measures of Leverage, Pamela Peterson Drake, CFA, Raj Aggarwal, CFA, Cynthia Harrington,
CFA, and Adam Kobor, CFA
Calculate and interpret the degree of operating leverage, the degree of financial leverage, and the
degree of total leverage.
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DOL =
quantity contribution margin

[quantitycontribution margin fixed costs]
DOL(100,000units) =
$20 100,000
[$20 100,000 $500,000]
1.333
DOL(200,000units) =
$20 200,000
[$20 200,000 $500,000]
1.143
DOL(300,000units) =
$20 300,000
[$20 300,000 $500,000]
1.091
The DOL is lowest at the 300,000 units production level.
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Dividends and Share Repurchases: Basics, George H. Troughton, CFA, and Gregory Noronha, CFA
Describe dividend payment chronology, including the significance of declaration, holder-of-record, exdividend, and payment dates.
The ex-dividend date is normally determined by the security exchange on which the shares are listed.
The corporation determines the holder-of-record date and declaration date.
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Dividends and Share Repurchases: Basics, George H. Troughton, CFA, and Gregory Noronha, CFA
Study Session 11-39-c
Compare share repurchase methods.
Of the methods listed, open market repurchases take the longest time to execute.
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Working Capital Management, Edgar A. Norton, Jr., CFA, Kenneth L. Parkinson, and Pamela
Peterson Drake, CFA
Study Session 11-40-c, f
Evaluate working capital effectiveness of a company based on its operating and cash conversion
cycles, and compare the companys effectiveness with that of peer companies.
Evaluate a companys management of accounts receivable, inventory, and accounts payable over time
and compared to peer companies.
The days in payables =
Accounts payable
(Purchases 365)
Accounts payable
((Change in inventory + Cost of goods sold) 365)
$600
= (($1,200 $1,000
+ $6,000) 365) = 35.3
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Market Organization and Structure, Larry E. Harris

Market Efficiency, W. Sean Cleary, CFA, Howard J. Atkinson, CFA, and Pamela Peterson Drake,
CFA
2012 Modular Level I, Vol. 5, pp. 129, 133
Study Sessions 13-47-e; 13-49-b
Compare the positions an investor can take in an asset.
Distinguish between market value and intrinsic value.
A stock whose intrinsic value is less than its current market price is overvalued. Therefore, the
most appropriate strategy is to sell the stock short. Short sellers profit by selling at high prices and
repurchasing at lower prices.
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Greuning, CFA
2012 Modular Level I, Vol. 3, pp. 368-370, 374-376, 380-381
Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis, Patrick W. Dorsey, CFA, Anthony M. Fiore, CFA,
and Ian Rossa OReilly, CFA
Study Sessions 8-28-c, d, e; 14-51-k
Describe the relationships among ratios and evaluate a company using ratio analysis.
Demonstrate the application of the DuPont analysis of return on equity, and calculate and interpret the
effects of changes in its components.
Calculate and interpret ratios used in equity analysis, credit analysis, and segment analysis.
Describe the elements that should be covered in a thorough company analysis.
Selling unproductive land and using the proceeds from the sale to buy back shares reduces the total
assets. Holding sales constant, the decrease in assets would improve the asset turnover. Buying back
shares increases the firms financial leverage. Both the increase in asset turnover and financial leverage
will lead to a higher return on equity.
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Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools, John J. Nagorniak, CFA, and Stephen E. Wilcox, CFA
Explain the rationale for using present-value of cash flow models to value equity and describe the
dividend discount and free-cash-flow-to-equity models.
FCFE is a measure of the firms dividend paying capacity.
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Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis, Patrick W. Dorsey, CFA, Anthony M. Fiore, CFA,
and Ian Rossa OReilly, CFA
Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools, John J. Nagorniak, CFA, and Stephen E. Wilcox, CFA
Study Sessions 14-51-k; 14-52-e
Describe the elements that should be covered in a thorough company analysis.
Calculate and interpret the intrinsic value of an equity security based on the Gordon (constant) growth
dividend discount model or a two-stage dividend discount model, as appropriate.
Net profit margin = Net earnings / Sales; Net earnings = Net profit margin Sales;
DPS = (Net earnings Payout ratio) / # of outstanding shares;
Therefore, Next years DPS = ($180 million 0.15 0.60) / 8 million = $2
V = 2 / 1.12 + 2(1.25)1/ 1.122+ 2(1.25)2/ 1.123+ [2(1.25)2(1.05) / (0.12 0.05)] / 1.123
= $1.79 + $1.99 + $2.22 + $33.36 = $39.36
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Market Organization and Structure, Larry E. Harris

Calculate and interpret the leverage ratio, the rate of return on a margin transaction, and the security
price at which the investor would receive a margin call.
Initial equity (%) in the margin transaction = 1 / Leverage ratio = 1 / 1.66 = 0.60;
Initial equity per share at the time of purchase = $36 0.60 = $21.60;
Price at which margin call occurs: Equity per share / Price per share = Maintenance margin %
= ($21.60 + P $36) / P = 0.30; 0.7P = $14.40; P = $20.57.
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Market Efficiency, W. Sean Cleary, CFA, Howard J. Atkinson, CFA, and Pamela Peterson Drake,
CFA
Study Session 13-49-d, e, f, g
Contrast the weak-form, semi-strong form, and strong-form market efficiency.
Explain the implications of each form of market efficiency for fundamental analysis, technical
analysis, and the choice between active and passive portfolio management.
Describe identified market pricing anomalies and explain possible inconsistencies with market
efficiency.
Contrast the behavioral finance view of investor behavior to that of traditional finance.
If securities markets are semi-strong form efficient, active trading to exploit price patterns or public
information is not likely to generate abnormal returns. Thus, both technical and fundamental analyses
become futile exercises.
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Option Markets and Contracts, Don M. Chance, CFA

Study Session 17-63-n
Explain how cash flows on the underlying asset affect put-call parity and the lower bounds on option
prices.
C is correct because a cash flow such as a dividend payment is required for an early exercise. A
dividend payment doesnt guarantee early exercise, as the dividend also needs to be large enough to
justify the early exercise.
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Swap Markets and Contracts, Don M. Chance, CFA

Describe, calculate, and interpret the payments of currency swaps, plain vanilla interest rate swaps,
and equity swaps.
B is correct because the banks payments are based upon a notional principal of EUR 50,000,000 and
an interest rate of 4.5%. The payment is: EUR 50,000,000 (0.045) (180 / 360) = EUR 1,125,000.
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Risk Management Applications of Option Strategies, Don M. Chance, CFA

Determine the value at expiration, profit, maximum profit, maximum loss, breakeven underlying price
at expiration, and payoff graph of the strategies of buying and selling calls and puts, and determine the
potential outcomes for investors using these strategies.
B is correct because buying a call gives the owner the right to buy the stock at the exercise price.
The investor predicts that the stock will increase to $95 at the end of two months. He will be able to
exercise the call, buy the stock at $88, and sell it at $95, thereby making a profit.
Alternative Investments, Bruno Solnik and Dennis McLeavey

Distinguish between an open-end and a closed-end fund, and explain how net asset value of a fund is
calculated and the nature of fees charged by investment companies.
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B is correct because it results in the lowest cost over 3 years, as the table below shows:
Class A
Class B
Class C
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Year 1
1.00 + 2.75
1.25
1.25
Year 2
1.00
1.25
1.25
Year 3
1.00
1.25 + 1.00
1.25 + 1.50
Total
5.75
4.75
5.25

Study Session 18-66-o
Describe alternative valuation methods for closely held companies, and distinguish among the bases
for the discounts and premiums for these companies.
B is correct because the cost approach attempts to determine what it would cost to replace the
companys assets in their present form, not original cost.
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Study Session 18-66-m
Describe the performance of hedge funds, the biases present in hedge fund performance measurement,
and explain the effect of survivorship bias on the reported return and risk measures for a hedge fund
database.
B is correct because hedge fund managers themselves decide whether they want to be included in
a database. Managers who have funds with an unimpressive track record will not wish to have that
information exposed.
Introduction to the Valuation of Debt Securities, Frank J. Fabozzi, CFA

Calculate the value of a bond (coupon and zero coupon).
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A is correct because the value of a zero-coupon bond is

=
Maturity value
(1 +i)no. of yearsx 2
whereiis the semi-annual discount rate or

$1,000
(1.06)18x2 = $122.74.
Yield Measures, Spot Rates, and Forward Rates, Frank J. Fabozzi, CFA
Calculate and interpret the traditional yield measures for fixed-rate bonds and explain their limitations
and assumptions.
C is correct because the yield to worst for a callable bond is the lowest of the yields to call for each
possible call date and the yield to maturity. The yield to call or yield to maturity solves the following
equation:
53
whereiis the yield to call or yield to maturity, CFtis the cash flow at datet, andTis the maturity or
call date.
The yield to call if the bond is called in one year is 8.57%, because
+ 104
105 = 10
1.08571
The yield to call if the bond is called in two years is 8.15%, because
10
+ 102
105 = 1.0815
+ 10
1
1.08152
The yield to maturity of the bond is 8.06%, because
10
10
+ 100
105 = 1.0806
+ 1.0806
+ 10
1
2
1.08063
The yield to worst is the lowest of these and occurs when the bond is held until maturity (i.e., it is the
yield to maturity).
54
Distinguish the relations among the nominal spread, the zero-volatility spread, the option-adjusted
spread, and option cost.
B is correct because for short-term securities, the difference between the nominal spread (which does
not account for the shape of the yield curve) and the zero-volatility spread or Z-spread (the spread over
the entire theoretical spot rate curve) is small. This difference grows with the maturity of the security
and as the slope of the yield curve increases.
55
Study Session 16-58-h
Explain a forward rate and calculate spot rates from forward rates, forward rates from spot rates, and
the value of a bond using forward rates.
B is correct becausez6=[(1+z1) (1+1f1) (1+1f2) (1+1f3) (1+1f4) (1+1f5)]1/6 1,which is then
multiplied by 2 to convert to a bond-equivalent basis, where the forward rates are adjusted to a semiannual basis andz1=1f0.
Therefore,z6= [1.0025 1.0035 1.0050 1.0075 1.0110 1.0150]0.166 1 = 0.0074 2 = 1.48%
56
Introduction to the Measurement of Interest Rate Risk, Frank J. Fabozzi, CFA

Distinguish between the full valuation approach (the scenario analysis approach) and the duration/
convexity approach for measuring interest rate risk, and explain the advantage of using the full
valuation approach.
A is correct because the full valuation approach allows modeling of the response to both parallel and
non-parallel yield curve changes and will reflect cash flows that change when interest rates change,
whereas the duration/convexity approach assumes parallel yield curve changes and fixed cash flows.
Introduction to the Measurement of Interest Rate Risk, Frank J. Fabozzi, CFA

Calculate and interpret the effective duration of a bond, given information about how the bonds price
will increase and decrease for given changes in interest rates.
57
B is correct because the effective duration of a bond is

VV+
D = 2 V
y
0
where V, V0, and V+ are the values of the bond when the yield falls, under the current yield, and when
the yield rises, respectively, and y is size of the yield change.
Therefore,
91.041
D = 2 94.474
92.733 0.0060 = 3.09
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Portfolio Risk and Return Part II, Vijay Singal

Study Session 12-45-g
Calculate and interpret the expected return of an asset using the CAPM.
B is correct. E(RGBK) = 0.03 + 0.65 (0.09 0.03) = 0.069
59

Explain return generating models (including the market model) and their uses.
B is correct. A return generating model based on factors such as earnings growth and cash flow
generation is a fundamental factor model.
60

Study Session 12-45-h
Describe and demonstrate applications of the CAPM and the SML.
A is correct. Jensens alpha = Rp [Rf+ p(Rm Rf)]
= 0.155 [0.025 + 1.2 (0.118 0.025)] = 0.0184

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