Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 15P
a.
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To determine: The alpha earned by fund managers AN and BL.
Introduction: Stock alpha is overabundance risk of the required return, which implies that it is controlled by subtracting the required return of the stock as per security market line (SML) from the expected return of the stock.
b.
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To determine: The fund that will experience an inflow of funds.
c.
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To determine: The amount of capital flow into each fund.
d.
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To determine: The alpha before and after fees for fund managers AN and BL.
e.
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To determine: The compensation of managers AN and BL, the manager who has higher compensation.
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