Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Using your estimates from Problem 8 and the fact that the correlation

Using your estimates from Problem 8 and the fact that the correlation of A and B is 0.48, calculate the volatility (standard deviation) of a portfolio that is 70% invested in stock A and 30% invested...

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Q: The following spreadsheet contains monthly returns for Cola Co. and Gas

The following spreadsheet contains monthly returns for Cola Co. and Gas Co. for 2010. Using these data, estimate the average monthly return and volatility for each stock.

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Q: Ten annual returns are listed in the following table. /

Ten annual returns are listed in the following table. *b. What is the geometric average return over the ten-year period? c. If you invested $100 at the beginning, how much would you have at the end?...

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Q: Mackenzie Company has a price of $36 and will issue a

Mackenzie Company has a price of $36 and will issue a dividend of $2 next year. It has a beta of 1.2, the risk-free rate is 5.5%, and it estimates the market risk premium to be 5%. a. Estimate the equ...

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Q: Pfd Company has debt with a yield to maturity of 7%,

Pfd Company has debt with a yield to maturity of 7%, a cost of equity of 13%, and a cost of preferred stock of 9%. The market values of its debt, preferred stock, and equity are $10 million, $3 millio...

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Q: Growth Company’s current share price is $20 and it is expected

Growth Company’s current share price is $20 and it is expected to pay a $1 dividend per share next year. After that, the firm’s dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 4% per year. a. What is an e...

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Q: The last four years of returns for a stock are as follows

The last four years of returns for a stock are as follows: a. What is the average annual return? b. What is the variance of the stock’s returns? c. What is the standard deviation of...

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Q: A retail coffee company is planning to open 100 new coffee outlets

A retail coffee company is planning to open 100 new coffee outlets that are expected to generate, in total, $15 million in free cash flows per year, with a growth rate of 3% in perpetuity. If the coff...

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Q: RiverRocks, Inc., is considering a project with the following projected

RiverRocks, Inc., is considering a project with the following projected free cash flows: The firm believes that, given the risk of this project, the WACC method is the appropriate approach to valuing...

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Q: RiverRocks (whose WACC is 12%) is considering an acquisition of

RiverRocks (whose WACC is 12%) is considering an acquisition of Raft Adventures (whose WACC is 15%). What is the appropriate discount rate for RiverRocks to use to evaluate the acquisition? Why?

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