Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Paccar’s current stock price is $48.20 and it is

Paccar’s current stock price is $48.20 and it is likely to pay a $0.80 dividend next year. Since analysts estimate Paccar will have an 8.8% growth rate, what is its required return?

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Q: Universal Forest’s current stock price is $57.50 and it

Universal Forest’s current stock price is $57.50 and it is likely to pay a $0.26 dividend next year. Since analysts estimate Universal Forest will have a 9.5 percent growth rate, what is its required...

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Q: Compute the expected return given these three economic states, their likelihoods

Compute the expected return given these three economic states, their likelihoods, and the potential returns:

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Q: You own $7,000 of Human Genome stock that has

You own $7,000 of Human Genome stock that has a beta of 3.5. You also own $8,000 of Frozen Food Express (beta = 1.6) and $10,000 of Molecular Devices (beta = 0.4). What is the beta of your portfolio?...

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Q: You own $10,000 of Olympic Steel stock that has

You own $10,000 of Olympic Steel stock that has a beta of 2.2. You also own $7,000 of Rent-a-Center (beta = 1.5) and $8,000 of Lincoln Educational (beta = 0.5). What is the beta of your portfolio?

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Q: For the same economic state probability distribution in Problem 10-2

For the same economic state probability distribution in Problem 10-2, determine the standard deviation of the expected return.

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Q: A manager believes his firm will earn a 14 percent return next

A manager believes his firm will earn a 14 percent return next year. His firm has a beta of 1.5, the expected return on the market is 12 percent, and the risk-free rate is 4 percent. Compute the re...

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Q: A manager believes his firm will earn a 14 percent return next

A manager believes his firm will earn a 14 percent return next year. His firm has a beta of 1.2, the expected return on the market is 11 percent, and the risk-free rate is 5 percent. Compute the ret...

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Q: For the same economic state probability distribution in Problem 10-1

For the same economic state probability distribution in Problem 10-1, determine the standard deviation of the expected return.

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Q: No Nuns Cos. has a 25 percent tax rate and has

No Nuns Cos. has a 25 percent tax rate and has $350 million in assets, currently financed entirely with equity. Equity is worth $37 per share, and book value of equity is equal to market value of equi...

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