Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 11QP
Calculating Portfolio Betas [LO4] You own a stock portfolio invested 20 percent in Stock Q, 30 percent in Stock R, 35 percent in Stock S, and 15 percent in Stock T. The betas for these four stocks are .84, 1.17, 1.08, and 1.36, respectively. What is the portfolio beta?
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If you hold a portfolio made up of the following stocks:
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Stock X
$4,000
1.5
Stock Y
$5,000
1.0
Stock Z
$1,000
.5
What is the beta of the portfolio?
A.
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QUESTION 8
Exhibit 7.2
USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
You expect the risk-free rate (RFR) to be 3 percent and the market return to be 8 percent. You also have the following information about three stocks.
Current
Expected
Expected
Stock
Beta
Price
Price
Dividend
X
1.25
$20
$23
$1.25
Y
1.50
$27
$29
$0.25
Z
0.90
$35
$38
$1.00
Refer to Exhibit 7.2. What are the expected (required) rates of return for the three stocks (in the order X, Y, Z)?
a.
21.25 percent, 8.33 percent, 11.43 percent
b.
16.50 percent, 5.50 percent, 22.00 percent
c.
15.00 percent, 3.50 percent, 7.30 percent
d.
6.20 percent, 2.20 percent, 8.20 percent
e.
9.25 percent, 10.5 percent, 7.5 percent
2. Problem 8.02 (Portfolio Beta)
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An individual has $45,000 invested in a stock with a beta of 0.5 and another $30,000 invested in a stock with a beta of 2.2. If these are the only
investments in her portfolio, what is her portfolio's beta? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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