Essentials Of Investments
Essentials Of Investments
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ISBN: 9781260013924
Author: Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Assuming that you have beeh appointed finance director of BPX Bhd. The company is
considering investing in the production of an electronic device used in automobile. There are
two mutually exclusive projects available to achieve the plan.
Project I
Return in one year (RM)
60,000
60,000
Project II
State of economy Probability
Good
0.3
58,000
62,000
Moderate
0.5
Poor
0.2
50,000
48,000
Project I or II would require an investment of RM50,000. The company has a current market
value of RM800,000. The estimated returns of the market in one year are: Good state 20%,
Moderate state 15% and Poor state 10% respectively. Assume that the treasury bill rate as 9%.
The research director projects that the company's share price will move in line with the market.
Required (in no more than 1,000 words, show all relevant workings)
(a) Calculate
i market variance
ii. systematic risk for Project I
iii. systematic risk for Project II
iv. covariance between Project I and the market
v. covariance between Project II and the market
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Transcribed Image Text:Question 1 Assuming that you have beeh appointed finance director of BPX Bhd. The company is considering investing in the production of an electronic device used in automobile. There are two mutually exclusive projects available to achieve the plan. Project I Return in one year (RM) 60,000 60,000 Project II State of economy Probability Good 0.3 58,000 62,000 Moderate 0.5 Poor 0.2 50,000 48,000 Project I or II would require an investment of RM50,000. The company has a current market value of RM800,000. The estimated returns of the market in one year are: Good state 20%, Moderate state 15% and Poor state 10% respectively. Assume that the treasury bill rate as 9%. The research director projects that the company's share price will move in line with the market. Required (in no more than 1,000 words, show all relevant workings) (a) Calculate i market variance ii. systematic risk for Project I iii. systematic risk for Project II iv. covariance between Project I and the market v. covariance between Project II and the market
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