Cumulative Abnormal Returns Delta, United, and American Airlines announced purchases of planes on July 18 (7/18), February 12 (2/12), and October 7 (10/7), respectively.    Delta United American Date Market Return Company Return Date Market Return Company Return Date Market Return Company Return 7/12 −.38 −.55 2/8 −.87 −1.14 10/1 .58 .43 7/13 .00 .28 2/9 −.97 −1.14 10/2 .48 .75 7/16 .85 1.06 2/10 .48 .27 10/3 1.18 1.18 7/17 −.85 −.68 2/11 .68 2.68 10/6 .18 −1.99 7/18 −2.17 1.07 2/12 −.38 −.23 10/7 −2.28 −.44 7/19 −.92 −.58 2/15 1.18 2.36 10/8 .58 .58 7/20 −.97 −1.14 2/16 .58 .58 10/9 −.38 −.21 7/23 .78 .43 2/17 −.38 −.26 10/10 .38 −.21 7/24 .28 .15 2/18 .38 .13 10/13 .00 −.18     Given the above information, calculate the cumulative abnormal return (CAR) for these stocks as a group. All of the stocks have a beta of 1 and no other announcements are made. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.

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Problem 14-1 Cumulative Abnormal Returns

Delta, United, and American Airlines announced purchases of planes on July 18 (7/18), February 12 (2/12), and October 7 (10/7), respectively.

  

Delta United American
Date Market Return Company Return Date Market Return Company Return Date Market Return Company Return
7/12 −.38 −.55 2/8 −.87 −1.14 10/1 .58 .43
7/13 .00 .28 2/9 −.97 −1.14 10/2 .48 .75
7/16 .85 1.06 2/10 .48 .27 10/3 1.18 1.18
7/17 −.85 −.68 2/11 .68 2.68 10/6 .18 −1.99
7/18 −2.17 1.07 2/12 −.38 −.23 10/7 −2.28 −.44
7/19 −.92 −.58 2/15 1.18 2.36 10/8 .58 .58
7/20 −.97 −1.14 2/16 .58 .58 10/9 −.38 −.21
7/23 .78 .43 2/17 −.38 −.26 10/10 .38 −.21
7/24 .28 .15 2/18 .38 .13 10/13 .00 −.18

   

Given the above information, calculate the cumulative abnormal return (CAR) for these stocks as a group. All of the stocks have a beta of 1 and no other announcements are made. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.

I got most of the answer wrong (please see attach) and I don't know why.  More interestingly, some of the abnormal return are wrong but their sum is correct..  I've not idea why that is..

Given the above information, calculate the cumulative abnormal return (CAR) for these
stocks as a group. All of the stocks have a beta of 1 and no other announcements are
made. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank -
be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and
round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Days from
announcement
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
Delta
-0.93 X
0.28
0.21 ✓
-1.53 x
-1.10 x
-1.50 X
-2.11 X
-0.35
-0.13
X Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Abnormal returns (R¡ – RM)
American
United
-2.01 X
-2.11 X
-0.21✔✓
2.00
-0.61 X
-1.18 X
0.00
-0.64 x
-0.25
-0.15
0.27
0.00
-2.17
-2.72 x
0.00
-0.59 X
-0.17 X
-0.18
Sum
-3.09 X
-1.56 X
0.00
-1.70 X
-4.43 x
-0.32
-2.70 x
-0.82
-0.56
Average
abnormal
return
-1.03 X
-0.52 X
0.00
-0.57 x
-1.48 x
-0.11 X
-0.90 x
-0.27
-0.19
Cumulative
abnormal
return
-1.03 X
-1.55 X
-1.55 X
-2.12 X
-3.59 x
-3.70 x
-4.60 X
-4.87 x
-5.06 X
Transcribed Image Text:Given the above information, calculate the cumulative abnormal return (CAR) for these stocks as a group. All of the stocks have a beta of 1 and no other announcements are made. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Days from announcement -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 Delta -0.93 X 0.28 0.21 ✓ -1.53 x -1.10 x -1.50 X -2.11 X -0.35 -0.13 X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Abnormal returns (R¡ – RM) American United -2.01 X -2.11 X -0.21✔✓ 2.00 -0.61 X -1.18 X 0.00 -0.64 x -0.25 -0.15 0.27 0.00 -2.17 -2.72 x 0.00 -0.59 X -0.17 X -0.18 Sum -3.09 X -1.56 X 0.00 -1.70 X -4.43 x -0.32 -2.70 x -0.82 -0.56 Average abnormal return -1.03 X -0.52 X 0.00 -0.57 x -1.48 x -0.11 X -0.90 x -0.27 -0.19 Cumulative abnormal return -1.03 X -1.55 X -1.55 X -2.12 X -3.59 x -3.70 x -4.60 X -4.87 x -5.06 X
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