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Basic Question 0 of 7

The difference between modified duration and effective duration is that ______

A. effective duration calculates the duration based on different interest rate adjustments while modified duration does not.
B. modified duration calculates the duration based on different interest rate adjustments while the effective duration does not.
C. effective duration calculates the price estimates used in duration based on the possible varying cash flows at different interest rates while the modified duration does not.
D. modified duration calculates the price estimates used in duration based on the possible varying cash flows at different interest rates while the effective duration does not.

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Learning Outcome Statements

explain the assumptions and justify the selection of the two-stage DDM, the H-model, the three-stage DDM, or spreadsheet modeling to value a company's common shares;

describe terminal value and explain alternative approaches to determining the terminal value in a DDM;

calculate and interpret the value of common shares using the two-stage DDM, the H-model, and the three-stage DDM;

explain the use of spreadsheet modeling to forecast dividends and to value common shares;

evaluate whether a stock is overvalued, fairly valued, or undervalued by the market based on a DDM estimate of value.

CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 3, Module 21.