Loose Leaf for Foundations of Financial Management Format: Loose-leaf
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Author: BLOCK
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Chapter 1, Problem 13DQ
Assume you are looking at many companies with equal risk. Which ones will have the highest stock prices? (LO1-3)
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Consider the following hypothetical firms with their respective beta
ABC- 1
MNO- 0
QRS- 1.2
XYZ- 0.85
i. Which firm has the highest risk?
ii. Which firm is risk free?
iii. Which firm’s returns will be equal to the market returns?
Suppose you estimate that stock A has a volatility of 32% and a beta of 1.42, whereas stock B has a volatility of 68% and a beta of 0.75.
(a) Which stock has more total risk?
(b) Which stock has more market risk?
(c) Suppose the risk-free rate is 2% and you estimatethe market’s expected return as 10%. Which firm has a higher cost of equity capital?
Suppose you estimate that stock A has a volatility of 32% and a beta of 1.42, whereasstock B has a volatility of 68% and a beta of 0.75.(a) Which stock has more total risk?(b) Which stock has more market risk?(c) Suppose the risk-free rate is 2% and you estimate the market’s expected return as10%. Which firm has a higher cost of equity capital
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- Suppose that the expected rate of change for IP was 5% and the expected rate of change for INT was 3%. If it turned out that the actual rates of change were 6% for IP and 2% for INT respectively, What is your best guess for the rate of return on the stock?arrow_forwardHow do you find the market risk premium and market expected return given the expected return of stock, beta, and risk free rate? Example: The expected return of a stock with a beta of 1.2 is 16.2%. Calculate the market risk premium and the market expected return, given a risk-free rate of 3%.arrow_forwardIf the intrinsic value of a stock is greater than its market value, which of the following is a reasonable conclusion? O 1. The stock offers a high dividend payout ratio. 02 The market is overvaluing the stock. O 3. The stock has a low level of risk. O 4. The market is undervaluing the stockarrow_forward
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