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value:
3.00 points
Investors expect the market rate of return this year to be 15%. A stock with a beta of 1.4 has an expected rate of return of 20%. If the ma
year turns out to be 10%, what is the rate of return on the stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percen
decimal place.)
Stock return
%
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value:
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You are considering acquiring a firm that you believe can generate expected cash flows of $19,000 a year forever. However, you recogn
cash flows are uncertain.
a.
Suppose you believe that the beta of the firm is 1.3. How much is the firm worth if the risk-free rate is 3% and the expected rate of
market portfolio is 8%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Value of the firm
b.
$
By how much will you overvalue the firm if its beta is actually 1.8? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to
Overvaluation
$
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value:
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The risk-free rate is 6% and the expected rate of return on the market portfolio is 10%.
a.
Calculate the required rate of return on a security with a beta of 1.24. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer
rounded to 2 decimal places.)
Required return
b.
%
If the security is expected to return 16%, is it overpriced or underpriced?
Overpriced
Underpriced
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value:
3.00 points
A share of stock with a beta of .72 now sells for $47. Investors expect the stock to pay a year-end dividend of $2. The T-bill rate is 3%, a
premium is 6%. If the stock is perceived to be fairly priced today, what must be investors’ expectation of the price of the stock at the end
not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)
Stock price
$
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value:
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A share of stock with a beta of .76 now sells for $51. Investors expect the stock to pay a year-end dividend of $2. The T-bill rate is 3%, a
premium is 7%.
a.
Suppose investors believe the stock will sell for $53 at year-end. Is the stock a good or bad buy? What will investors do?
The stock is a (Click to select) good bad buy and the investors (Click to select) will invest will not invest .
b.
At what price will the stock reach an “equilibrium” at which it is perceived as fairly priced today? (Do not round intermediate calcul
your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Stock price
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value:
3.00 points
We Do Bankruptcies is a law firm that specializes in providing advice to firms in financial distress. It prospers in recessions when other fir
Consequently, its beta is negative, −.3.
a.
If the interest rate on Treasury bills is 4% and the expected return on the market portfolio is 14%, what is the expected return on th
law firm according to the CAPM? (Enter your answer as a whole percent.)
Expected return
b.
%
Suppose you invested 70% of your wealth in the market portfolio and the remainder of your wealth in the shares in the law firm. W
beta of your portfolio? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Portfolio beta