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Does anyone else ever do this with quantitative questions?

I’m not sure if this is a trick, or I’ve just been lucky, but a lot of times I don’t even do the quantitative questions because based on the answers I know which one is correct. For example, if CFA is asking for EAR on a loan, and it gives you the original term rate (LIBOR +X) and the call option that is purchased (Strike at Y) and then the final ending rate at option expiration (Z) the multiple choice will usually be:
A) Z
B) New Number not mentioned in problem set at all
C) LIBOR+X
If the option strike Y is lower than the ending rate, Z, then I know the answer is B. Likewise if the option is out of the money, then the EAR will just be close to the LIBOR+X, or C. It might be slightly higher if the premium is super high on the option but you get my point. Does anyone else do this? Is this luck or just a benifiting from understanding what the answer should look like?

I do something similar, before I even begin my calc I try to eliminate a number that looks wrong.   That said, I always end up doing the calc as a check.

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I do that as a last resort only… and I guess wrong 66.66% of the time. I think it is nearly impossible to game their answers. They are rarely as simple to eliminate like you mentioned, but I am curious to hear more about your strategy if it actually does work and you are not just exhibiting representative bias - sample size neglect.

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wow…i just try to answer the efing question lol.

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always look at answer first especially in level 1; I don’t have time to calculate all.

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