Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Using the CAPM, show that the ratio of the risk premiums

Using the CAPM, show that the ratio of the risk premiums on two assets is equal to the ratio of their betas.

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Q: Happy Times, Inc., wants to expand its party stores into

Happy Times, Inc., wants to expand its party stores into the Southeast. In order to establish an immediate presence in the area, the company is considering the purchase of the privately held Joe’s Par...

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Q: A stock has had the following year-end prices and dividends

A stock has had the following year-end prices and dividends: What are the arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock?

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Q: Consider the following information about three stocks: /

Consider the following information about three stocks: a. If your portfolio is invested 40 percent each in A and B and 20 percent in C, what is the portfolio expected return? The variance? The stand...

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Q: Photochronograph Corporation (PC) manufactures time series photographic equipment. It

Photochronograph Corporation (PC) manufactures time series photographic equipment. It is currently at its target debt–equity ratio of .55. It’s considering building a new $50 million manufacturing fac...

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Q: Refer to T able 10.1 in the text and look

Refer to T able 10.1 in the text and look at the period from 1973 through 1980. a. Calculate the average return for Treasury bills and the average annual inflation rate (consumer price index) for this...

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Q: You’ve observed the following returns on Mary Ann Data Corporation’s stock over

You’ve observed the following returns on Mary Ann Data Corporation’s stock over the past five years: 27 percent, 13 percent, 18 percent, 214 percent, and 9 percent. Suppose the average inflation rate...

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Q: You want to create a portfolio equally as risky as the market

You want to create a portfolio equally as risky as the market, and you have $1,000,000 to invest. Given this information, fill in the rest of the following table:

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Q: Trower Corp. has a debt–equity ratio of .85

Trower Corp. has a debt–equity ratio of .85. The company is considering a new plant that will cost $145 million to build. When the company issues new equity, it incurs a flotation cost of 8 percent. T...

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Q: The following three stocks are available in the market:

The following three stocks are available in the market: Assume the market model is valid. a. Write the market model equation for each stock. b. What is the return on a portfolio with weights of 30 p...

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