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CFA 1 Questions/Answers correctly 100% fully solved 2023In situations where the laws of a member or candidate's country of residence, the local laws of regions where the member or candidate does business, and the Code and Standards specify different requirements, the member or candidate must abide by: A. local law or the Code and Standards, whichever is stricter. B. the Code and Standards or his country's laws, whichever are stricter. C. the strictest of local law, his country's laws, o...

What are the 4 types of measurement scales? - Answer- 1. Nominal Scales 2. Ordinal Scales (Assigned to a category) 3. Interval Scales (Relative ranking) 4. Ratio Scales (Equal differences between scale values) NOIR When do we use geometric and arithmetic means to analyze investment returns? - Answer- Arithmetic Mean: To estimate next year's return Geometric Mean: Measure of past performance What are the 3 different types of probabilities? - Answer- 1. Empirical Probability (Past data...

CFA Level 1 glossary 2020(updated)question and answersA priori probability - correct answer A probability based on logical analysis rather than on observation or personal judgment. abnormal return - correct answer The amount by which a security's actual return differs from its expected return, given the security's risk and the market's return. absolute advantage - correct answer A country's ability to produce a good or service at a lower absolute cost than its trading partner. Absol...

Current Ratio - Answer- Current Assets divided by current liabilities Quick Ratio - Answer- Cash plus marketable securities plus receivables divided by current liabilities Cash Ratio - Answer- Cash plus marketable securities divided by current liabilities Defensive Interval Ratio - Answer- Cash plus marketable securities plus receivables divided by average daily expenditures Cash Conversion cycle - Answer- days in inventory plus days in accounts receivables minus days in accounts pay...

CFA Exam Questions with Correct Answers Which of the following practices is only used for cleaning up body fluid spills? - Answer-Placing yellow spill pads on fluid area Team Member wearing 3 pair of gloves Spraying disinfectant over yellow spill pads (or disposable towels) to saturate Which of the following practices helps Team Member to refrigerate or cook products promptly, thereby contributing to food safety? - Answer-Break larger food prep tasks into smaller tasks Prepare/assemble s...

CFA Level 1 Formulas question with complete solution graded A+ Already passedPrice change based on convexity - correct answer -duration(change in yield)+1/2(convexity)(change in yield)^2 Effective Duration - correct answer Required if a bond has embedded options: [(v-)-(v+)]/[2V0(change in curve)] Modified Duration - correct answer [(v-)-(v+)]/[2V0(change in yield)] Future Value - correct answer PV(1+(I/Y)^N) PV - correct answer FV/(1+r)^n PV of perpetuity - correct answer PMT / d...

CFA Level 1 Sample Questions with 100% Correct Answers Which of the following government actions will most likely lead to an increase in the level of aggregate demand? A reduction in: A transfer payments B public spending on social goods and infrastructure C the capital gains tax - Answer-C If Mexico is running a large current account deficit with Canada, which of the following will most likely occur? A Canada will reduce its imports from Mexico B The Mexican peso will deprecia...

CFA Level 1 Questions | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified What are the 4 types of measurement scales? - 1. Nominal Scales 2. Ordinal Scales (Assigned to a category) 3. Interval Scales (Relative ranking) 4. Ratio Scales (Equal differences between scale values) NOIR When do we use geometric and arithmetic means to analyze investment returns? - Arithmetic Mean: To estimate next year's return Geometric Mean: Measure of past performance What are the 3 different types...

CFA Exam Questions and Answers (100% Pass) why were the GIPS standards created? - Answer-to help prevent misleading practices such as "representative accounts", where a firm picks a top performaing account to represent overall investmment results Teresa Avila, CFA, is a micro-cap investment analyst at a hedge fund. The fund requires Avila to hold any securities she recommends for the fund in her own account as well. Because Avila has such a small account, whenever she trades for her own ...

CFA Level 1 Practice Exam Questions with Complete Answers Three steps to computing time-weighted returns - Answer-1) price the portfolio immediately prior to any significant addition or withdrawal of funds 2) calculate the holding period return on the portfolio for each subperiod 3) Link or compound holding period returns to obtain an annual rate or return for the year how to find time-weighted return - Answer-TWR= (Gmean P1)(Gmean P2)^1/2 - 1 dividend discount model formula - Answe...