M.B. University had an endowment worth $100 million. Of this amount, $25 million was invested in treasury bills, and $75 million was invested in the market portfolio. By the following December 31, MBU had earned $2 million in interest and had received dividends of $3 million. These amounts were considered as income and used to pay the current expenses of the university. Except for rolling over treasury bills, no portfolio transactions were undertaken. Although on December 31, MBU’s portfolio still held the same number of shares in the market portfolio, the market value of these shares had declined to $60 million because of a general decline in stock prices.

EBK CFIN
6th Edition
ISBN:9781337671743
Author:BESLEY
Publisher:BESLEY
Chapter3: The Financial Environment: Markets, Institutions And Investment Banking
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 11PROB
icon
Related questions
Question

Chapter 8 #3 On January 1, M.B. University had an endowment worth $100 million. Of this amount, $25 million was invested in treasury bills, and $75 million was invested in the market portfolio. By the following December 31, MBU had earned $2 million in interest and had received dividends of $3 million. These amounts were considered as income and used to pay the current expenses of the university. Except for rolling over treasury bills, no portfolio transactions were undertaken. Although on December 31, MBU’s portfolio still held the same number of shares in the market portfolio, the market value of these shares had declined to $60 million because of a general decline in stock prices.

    1. What was the expected annual rate of return on MBU’s portfolio on January 1 and its standard deviation?
    2. What was the actual rate of return earned?
Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Dividends
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
EBK CFIN
EBK CFIN
Finance
ISBN:
9781337671743
Author:
BESLEY
Publisher:
CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edi…
Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edi…
Finance
ISBN:
9781305635937
Author:
Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edi…
Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edi…
Finance
ISBN:
9781285065137
Author:
Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou…
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou…
Finance
ISBN:
9781285867977
Author:
Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:
Cengage Learning