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 22, Problem 1M
Your 401 (k) Account at S&S Air
You have been at your job with S&S Air for a week now and have decided you need to sign up for the company’s 401(k) plan. Even after your discussion with Audrey Sanborn, the Bledsoe Financial Services representative, you are still unsure as to which investment option you should choose. Recall that the options available to you are stock in S&S Air, the Bledsoe S&P 500 Index Fund, the Bledsoe Small-Cap Fund, the Bledsoe Large-Company Stock Fund, the Bledsoe Bond Fund, and the Bledsoe
You have also decided to focus your equity investment on large-cap stocks, but you are debating whether to select the S&P 500 Index Fund or the Large-Company Stock Fund. In thinking it over, you understand the basic difference in the two funds. One is a purely passive fund that replicates a widely followed large-cap index, the S&P 500, and has low fees. The other is actively managed with the intention that the skill of the
After discussing your concerns, Chris gives you some information comparing the performance of equity mutual funds and the Vanguard 500 Index Fund. The Vanguard 500 is the world’s largest equity index mutual fund. It replicates the S&P 500, and its return is only negligibly different from the S&P 500. Fees are very low. As a result, the Vanguard 500 is essentially identical to the Bledsoe S&P 500 Index Fund offered in the 401(k) plan, but it has been in existence for much longer, so you can study its track record for over two decades. Chris suggests that you study Figure 22.10 and answer the following questions.
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Arianna just made another fantastic investment: She purchased 400 shares in Great Gains Corporation for
$31.5831.58
per share. Yesterday the stock closed at
$86.2986.29
per share. In order to lock in her gains, she has decided to employ a stop-loss order. Assuming she set the order at
$85.8185.81,
what is likely to happen? Why might this not be a wise decision? At what price would you recommend setting the stop-loss order? Why?
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Part 1
In order to lock in her gains, she has decided to employ a stop-loss order. Assuming she set the order at
$85.8185.81:
(Select the best answer below.)
A.
It is unlikely that the position will be sold as the stock fluctuates around its closing price.
B.
There is not enough information to answer this.
C.
It is likely that the position will be sold as the stock fluctuates around its closing price.
Your answer is correct.
Part 2
At what price would you recommend setting the…
Chapter 22 Solutions
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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