Fundamentals of Finance for Fashion HW Set 2

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Question 1Fill the parts in the above table that are shaded in yellow. You will notice that there are nineline items. Question 2 Using the data generated in the previous question (Question 1)a) Plot the Security Market Line b) Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML c) Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML?d) If an investment’s expected return (mean return) does not plot on the SML, what doesit show? Identify undervalued/overvalued investments from the graph

Question 1 Fill the parts in the above table that are shaded in yellow. You will notice that there are nineline items.  Question 2Using the data generated in the previous question (Question 1);a) Plot the Security Market Line (SML) b) Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML c) Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML? d) If an investment’s expected return (mean return) does not plot on the SML, what doesit show? Identify undervalued/overvalued investments from the graph

Q10 In the standalone statements of the venturer, the investments are accounted at______. Select one: a. cost b. market value c. replacement value d. net realizable value

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Question 6: Carefully explain this formula for calculating the return from investing in a Private-Equity Fund: R = Pe+Dt -Ct 1 Pt-1

13. Strategy 4 - Asset allocation Asset allocation is the proportion of your overall investment portfolio that you have invested in various categories of assets. Typical asset categories include, for example, equities (stocks or stock mutual funds), bonds (or bond funds), and cash (or cash equivalents such as Treasury bills). The following table illustrates several model portfolios that you can use as a basis for your own investment plan, depending on various factors, such as your time horizon, your risk tolerance, and your investment philosophy: Risk Tolerance/Investment Philosophy Asset Allocation and Time Horizons 0–5 Years 6–10 Years 11+ Years   10% Cash 20% Bonds 100% Equities High Risk/Aggressive 30% Bonds 80% Equities     60% Equities               20% Cash 10% Cash 20% Bonds Moderate Risk/Moderate 40% Bonds 30% Bonds 80% Equities   40% Equities 60% Equities             35% Cash 20% Cash 10% Cash Low Risk/Conservative 40% Bonds 40% Bonds…

Present Value Interest Factors Number of Periods 1 2 3 4 5 5% 9524 .9070 8638 8227 7835 Multiple Choice Interest Rates 15% 8696 7561 6575 5718 4972 The calculation of 1/r (wherer interest rate). 10% 9091 8264 7513 6830 6209 You are given the table above to calculate the present value of the future cash flows of an investment. What do the values in the table represent? 20% 8333 6944 5787 4823 4019 The calculation of (1+r) (wherer interest rate and t-number of perlods).

Question content area top Part 1 ​(Capital asset pricing​ model)  ​Anita, Inc. is considering the following investments. The current rate on Treasury bills is 7 ​percent, and the expected return for the market is 12.5 percent. Using the​ CAPM, what rates of return should Anita require for each individual​ security?   Stock Beta H 0.71 T 1.62 P 0.89 W 1.37 ​(Click on the icon    in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.​)       Question content area bottom Part 1 a.  The expected rate of return for security​ H, which has a beta of 0.71​, is enter your response here​%. ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) Part 2 b.  The expected rate of return for security​ T, which has a beta of 1.62​, is enter your response here​%. ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) Part 3 c.  The expected rate of return for security​ P, which has a beta of 0.89​, is enter your response here​%. ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) Part 4 d. The expected rate of return for…

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What is the investment objective for the following investments: 1. PRMX fund 2. VWELX fund 3. SPY ETF 4. MC.PA company 5. MSFT company

Compute the unlevered market (asset) beta for Whirlpool. Current Levered Market Beta - Unlevered Market Beta x [1+(1-Income Tax Rate) x (Current Market Value of Debt/Current Market Value of Equity)] a b Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. 1.44 3.52 Total assets Interest-bearing debt Average pretax borrowing cost Common equity. C 2.27 Book value Market value Income tax rate Market equity beta Whirlpool $13,532 $ 2,597 6.1% $ 3,006 $ 2,959 35.0% 227

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Question #2: Asset Allocation Suppose an investor has a choice between two assets: Janus Balanced Mutual Fund (a risky asset) and 30- day treasury bills (a risk-free asset). Investment Expected Return Standard Deviation (6) Portfolio Weight [E(r)] Janus Balanced Fund 8.58% 8.67% 30 day T-bill 0.26% 1-y (a) Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of the overall portfolio---a portfolio consisting of a mixture of the risky asset and risk-free asset. [Hint: Your answers will be expressed as a function of y] (b) Use your answer from Part (a) to draw the capital allocation line (CAL). Be sure to label your axes. Indicate the portfolio that consists only of the risk-free asset on your CAL as Point "A". Indicate the portfolio that consists only of the risky asset on your CAL as Point "B". (c) Calculate the slope of the Capital Allocation Line. (d) Suppose that the investor chooses a portfolio weight of y = 1.5. Find the expected return and standard deviation of the overall…

Q15 The rate which considers the riskiness and available returns on the investments is known as a. Constant Dividend b. Maximum rate of return c. Minimum acceptable rate of return d. Constant Yield

Investment Alternatives Corn Belt (1) Central Valley (2) Great Plains (3) Exp. Return ri =0.14 r2=0.12 r3=0.07 Std. Dev. 01=0.08 02=0.05 03=0.01 Weight in Portfolio Wi=1/3 W2=1/3 W3=1/3 Correlation Among Investment 1 and 2 (p12)= 0.30 1 and 3 (p13) = -0.40 2 and 3 (p23) = -0.10 %3D Portfolio Data for Financial Servicing Analysis Under Risk a. Calculate the expected return of the portfolio. b. Calculate the variance and the standard deviation of the portfolio. c. Calculate the variance and standard deviation of the portfolio assuming that the correlation among the investments is all equal to 0.

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Based on Table 3, what is the liquidity risk premium? Table 3 Investment 1 2 3 4 5 O 1.25% O 1.50% O 0.25% O 1.12% Maturity 2 2 7 8 8 Liquidity High Low Low High Low Default Risk Low Low Low Low High Interest Rate 1.00% 1.25% 2.25% 2.93% 4.43%

State ofEconomy Probabilityof State Return on AssetDin State Return on AssetEin State Return on AssetFin State Boom 0.35 0.060 0.310 0.25 Normal 0.50 0.060 0.180 0.20 Recession 0.15 0.060 -0.210 0.10 1.As an investor, compare Stock E with Stock F, and identify which stock willyou select and why.

Excel Questions 1) What would happen to the contribution of asset allocation to overall performance if the actual weights had been 75/12/13 instead of 70/7/23? Explain your result. 2) What would happen to the contribution of security selection to overall performance if the actual return on the equity portfolio had been 8.28% instead of 7.28% and the return on the bond portfolio had been .89% instead of 1.89%? Explain your result.

QUESTION 7 1. In which phase(s) of a closed-ended fund's lifecycle is capital committed? a. Investment C b. Formation c. Management - d. Extension

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TABLE 5.3 Risk and return of investments in major asset classes, 1927-2018 Average Risk premium Standard deviation max min T-bills 3.38 na 3.12 14.71 -0.02 T-bonds 5.83 2.45 11.59 41.68 -25.96 Stocks 11.72 8.34 20.05 57.35 -44.04

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Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) - Based on Market Risk Premium Risk free rate (Rf)* 3.00% Beta (B)* Market risk premium* Expected return (ER) 1.50 10.00%

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Q: Suppose an investor invests her money in three different assets-lands, bonds and stocks- and three possible states can occur. The return matrix of these three assets by states is as follows: (1.05 1.52 1.37 0.90 1.20 1.10 1.02 1.24 1.16/ Do state prices exist? Is there an arbitrage portfolio? If yes, give one example. If no, explain why