EBK FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE A
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Chapter 13, Problem 2CRCT
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To determine: The impact of expected and unexpected announcements on the stock prices.
Introduction:
Announcement refers to any official information published regarding the economy or the company. The announcements or news may or may not have an impact on the company’s stock prices.
Given information:
The government announces that the growth rate in the next year would be 2 percent as compared to 5 percent in the previous year.
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Q25
Following are three economic states, their likelihoods, and the potential returns:
Economic State
Probability
Return
Fast growth
0.3
40
%
Slow growth
0.4
10
Recession
0.3
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Determine the standard deviation of the expected return. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
STANDARD DEVIATION. %
What effect would each of the following events likely have on the level of nominalinterest rates?1. Households dramatically increase their savings rate.2. Corporations increase their demand for funds following an increase in investmentopportunities.3. The government runs a larger-than-expected budget deficit.4. There is an increase in expected inflation.
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EBK FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE A
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