Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Year to date, Yum Brands had earned a 3.80

Year to date, Yum Brands had earned a 3.80 percent return. During the same time period, Raytheon earned 4.26 percent and Coca-Cola earned −0.46 percent. If you have a portfolio made up of 30 percent Y...

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Q: At the beginning of the month, you owned $6,

At the beginning of the month, you owned $6,000 of News Corp, $5,000 of First Data, and $8,500 of Whirlpool. The monthly returns for News Corp, First Data, and Whirlpool were 8.24 percent, −2.59 perc...

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Q: Assess the risk-return relationship of the bond market (see

Assess the risk-return relationship of the bond market (see Tables 9.2 and 9.4) during each decade since 1950.

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Q: Assess the risk-return relationship in T-bills (see

Assess the risk-return relationship in T-bills (see Tables 9.2 and 9.4) during each decade since 1950.

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Q: Consider the characteristics of the following three stocks: /

Consider the characteristics of the following three stocks: The correlation between Thumb Devices and Air Comfort is −0.12. The correlation between Thumb Devices and Sport Garb is &a...

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Q: GTB, Inc., has a 34 percent tax rate and has

GTB, Inc., has a 34 percent tax rate and has $100 million in assets, currently financed entirely with equity. Equity is worth $7 per share, and book value of equity is equal to market value of equity....

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Q: Consider the characteristics of the following three stocks: /

Consider the characteristics of the following three stocks: The correlation between Pic Image and Tax Help is 0.88. The correlation between Pic Image and Warm Wear is −0.21. The cor...

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Q: If you own 200 shares of Alaska Air at $42.

If you own 200 shares of Alaska Air at $42.88, 350 shares of Best Buy at $51.32, and 250 shares of Ford Motor at $8.51, what are the portfolio weights of each stock?

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Q: At the beginning of the month, you owned $5,

At the beginning of the month, you owned $5,500 of General Dynamics, $7,500 of Starbucks, and $8,000 of Nike. The monthly returns for General Dynamics, Starbucks, and Nike were 7.44 percent, −1.36 per...

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Q: The past five monthly returns for Kohl’s are 4.11 percent

The past five monthly returns for Kohl’s are 4.11 percent, 3.62 percent, −1.68 percent, 9.25 percent, and −2.56 percent. What is the average monthly return?

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