Questions from Corporate Finance


Q: Stock A has a volatility of 65% and a correlation of

Stock A has a volatility of 65% and a correlation of 10% with your current portfolio. Stock B has a volatility of 30% and a correlation of 25% with your current portfolio. You currently hold both stoc...

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Q: You own three stocks: 600 shares of Apple Computer, 10

You own three stocks: 600 shares of Apple Computer, 10,000 shares of Cisco Systems, and 5000 shares of Colgate-Palmolive. The current share prices and expected returns of Apple, Cisco, and Colgate-Pal...

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Q: You currently hold a portfolio of three stocks, Delta, Gamma

You currently hold a portfolio of three stocks, Delta, Gamma, and Omega. Delta has a volatility of 60%, Gamma has a volatility of 30%, and Omega has a volatility of 20%. Suppose you invest 50% of your...

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Q: Suppose Ford Motor stock has an expected return of 20% and

Suppose Ford Motor stock has an expected return of 20% and a volatility of 40%, and Molson Coors Brewing has an expected return of 10% and a volatility of 30%. If the two stocks are uncorrelated, a. W...

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Q: Suppose Intel’s stock has an expected return of 26% and a

Suppose Intel’s stock has an expected return of 26% and a volatility of 50%, while Coca-Cola’s has an expected return of 6% and volatility of 25%. If these two stocks were perfectly negatively correla...

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Q: Calculate (a) the expected return and (b

Calculate (a) the expected return and (b) the volatility (standard deviation) of a portfolio that is equally invested in Johnson & Johnson’s and Walgreens’ stoc...

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Q: For the portfolio in Problem 23, if the correlation between Johnson

For the portfolio in Problem 23, if the correlation between Johnson & Johnson’s and Walgreens’ stock were to increase, a. Would the expected return of the portf...

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Q: Calculate (a) the expected return and (b

Calculate (a) the expected return and (b) the volatility (standard deviation) of a portfolio that consists of a long position of $10,000 in Johnson & Johnson and a short position of $2000 in Walgr...

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Q: Using the same data as for Problem 23, calculate the expected

Using the same data as for Problem 23, calculate the expected return and the volatility (standard deviation) of a portfolio consisting of Johnson & Johnson’s and Walgreensâ...

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Q: Find online the annual 10-K report for Costco Wholesale Corporation

Find online the annual 10-K report for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) for fiscal year 2015 (filed in October 2015). Answer the following questions from the notes to their financial statements: a....

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