Given below are likely returns in case of shares of Sun Ltd. and Moon Ltd. In the various economic conditions. Both shares are presently quoted at Rs. 100 per share. Economic Condition Probability Returns of Sun Ltd.(%) Returns of Moon Ltd.(%) High Growth 0.3 100 150 Low Growth 0.4 110 130 Stagnation 0.2 120 90 Recession 0.1 140 60 Compute – Expected Return and Standard Deviation for both stocks and provide your suggestion for suitable investment.

What is the required rate of return on a preferred stock with a $50 par value, a stated annual dividend of 12% of par, and a current market price of (a) $25, (b) $34, (c) $42, and (d) $63 (assume the market is in equilibrium with the required return equal to the expected return)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round the answers to two decimal places.    %    %    %    %

Consider the following stock price and shares outstanding information. PWIyear 1: PWIYear 2: a. Compute the beginning and ending values for a price-weighted index and a market-value-weighted index. Assume a base value of 100 and Year 1 as the base period. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round answers to two decimal places. VWIyear 1: VWIYear 2: DECEMBER 31, Year 2 Shares DECEMBER 31, Year 1 Shares Outstanding Price Outstanding 107,000,000 $29 107,000,000 2,500,000 48 29,000,000 43 5,000,000² 29,000,000 % % Price $22 70 39 b. Compute the percentage change in the value of each index during the year. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Percentage change in PWI: % Stock K Stock M Stock R aStock split two-for-one during the year. Percentage change in VWI: c. Compute the percentage change for an unweighted index assuming $1,000 is invested in each stock. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Calculate the Holding Period Return (HPR) for the portfolio of the three stocks mentioned in Table 1. Calculate the Holding Period Return (HPR) for each of the stock A, B, and C individually given in Table 1. C. Based upon your calculations, evaluate the Holding Period Return (HPR) to exhibit what change in wealth has taken place?

A stock has had the following year-end prices and dividends:   Year Price Dividend 1 $ 65.13   —   2 72.00   $ .76   3 77.80   .81   4 64.07   .87   5 74.71   .96   6 87.75   1.03       What are the arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

A stock has had the following year-end prices and dividends: Year Price 0 012345 1 $ 15.00 17.18 18.18 16.68 19.02 22.13 Dividend $ 0.15 0.38 0.40 0.42 0.48 What are the arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Arithmetic return Geometric return % %

Consider the three stocks in the following table. P(t) represents price at time t, and Q(t) represents shares outstanding at time t. Stock C splits two-for-one in the last period. What is the rate of return for the price-weighted index that is formed using Stocks A, B, and C from time period 1 to time period 2? B C zero P(1) 95 45 100 -20.83% 20.83% None of the above Q(1) 100 200 200 P(2) 95 45 50 Q(2) 100 200 400

From the information attached below, calculate: a. the average stock return from 20x1- 20x3. b. The standard deviation over the same period.

Suppose Johnson & Johnson and the Walgreen Company have the expected returns and volatilities shown below, with a correlation of 22.2%. Johnson & Johnson Walgreen Company E [R] 7.2% 9.3% SD [R] 16.8% 20.4% For a portfolio that is equally invested in Johnson & Johnson's and Walgreen's stock, calculate: a. The expected return. b. The volatility (standard deviation). a. The expected return. The expected return of the portfolio is ☐ %. (Round to one decimal place.) b. The volatility (standard deviation). The volatility of the portfolio is %. (Round to one decimal place.)

Compute Topp Company's price-earnings (PE) ratio if its common stock has a market value of $22.20 per share and its earnings per share (EPS) is $4.00. Topp's key competitor, Lower Deck, has a price-earnings (PE) ratio of 9.5. For which company does the market have higher expectations of future performance? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Price Earnings Ratio Future Performance Compute Topp Company's price-earnings (PE) ratio if its common stock has a market value of $22.20 per share and its earnings per share (EPS) is $4.00. Choose Numerator: Price Earnings Ratio 1 Choose Denominator: 1 1 Price Earnings Ratio = Price Earnings Ratio