Corporate Finance
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259918940
Author: Ross, Stephen A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 10, Problem 27QAP
Using Probability Distributions Suppose the returns on large-company stocks are
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The following table represents the rate of returns of two stocks in different
economic conditions along with their probabilities (the data are also uploaded on
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RATES OF RETURN ON STOCKS
EXPECTED
ECONOMIC
PROBABILITY
STOCK A
STOCK B
CONDITIONS
RECESSION
0.55
-0.04
-0.02
STABLE
0.35
0.25
0.30
EXPANDING
0.10
0.15
0.20
Answer the following by using mathematical calculations:
a) Calculate the expected rate of return for each stock respectively. Explain
what the expected value implies.
b) Calculate the standard deviation for each stock respectively. Explain what
the standard deviation implies.
c) If you were an investor in which stock you were going to invest? Justify
your answer.
d) Calculate the covariance between Stock A and stock B. Discuss.
e) Calculate the expected return and the standard deviation of the portfolio
consisting 40% in stock A and 60% in stock B.
f) Discuss the risk and return associated with investing
i All of your funds in stock A
ii. All of your funds in stock…
Each stock's rate of return in a given year consists of a dividend yield (which might be zero) plus a capital gains yield (which could be positive, negative, or zero). Such returns are calculated for all the stocks in the S&P 500. A weighted average of those returns, using each stock's total market value, is then calculated, and that average return is often used as an indicator of the "return on the market."
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?
Chapter 10 Solutions
Corporate Finance
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