Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Your portfolio consists of two securities: Transcomm and MidCap. The

Your portfolio consists of two securities: Transcomm and MidCap. The expected return for Transcomm is 15 percent, while for MidCap it is 5 percent. The standard deviation is 6 percent for Transcomm an...

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Q: FinCorp Inc. is exploring the risk of different portfolio allocations between

FinCorp Inc. is exploring the risk of different portfolio allocations between two stocks. Complete the following table.

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Q: You have the following return data on six stocks: /

You have the following return data on six stocks: a. Graph the returns of each stock (ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL, and MNO) against the returns of XYZ. b. Based on the five graphs, which stocks are positively...

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Q: On January 1, FinCorp Inc. published the following forecasts for

On January 1, FinCorp Inc. published the following forecasts for the economy: During the year you observed quarterly returns of 2 percent, −5 percent, 3 percent, and 8 percent. a. Ca...

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Q: On January 1, FinCorp Inc. completed its analysis of the

On January 1, FinCorp Inc. completed its analysis of the prospects for the Geriatric Toy Store and concluded that there was a 25‐percent chance the stock price would be $150 in one year and a 75‐perce...

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Q: Is the zero-risk portfolio described in Question 4 generally equally

Is the zero-risk portfolio described in Question 4 generally equally weighted in both securities? Explain.

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Q: You wish to combine two stocks, Peledon and Mexcor, into

You wish to combine two stocks, Peledon and Mexcor, into a portfolio with a standard deviation of 6 percent. The expected return of Peledon is 2 percent with a standard deviation of 1 percent. The exp...

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Q: The expected return of ABC is 16 percent, and the expected

The expected return of ABC is 16 percent, and the expected return of DEF is 27 percent. Their standard deviations are 10 percent and 23 percent, respectively. If a portfolio is composed of 40 percent...

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Q: At the beginning of the year you bought 300 shares of Lycel

At the beginning of the year you bought 300 shares of Lycel Ltd. at $84 each. During the year you received dividends of $780. At the end of the year the stock is trading for $87 and you decide to sell...

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Q: At the beginning of last year you invested $24,000

At the beginning of last year you invested $24,000 in 1,500 shares of Goran Products Inc. During the year you received $3,750 as a dividend. At the end of the year you sold the shares for $15 each. Ca...

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