CASE ANSWER 2. Calculate the expected rate of return on each of the four alternatives listed in Table 1. Based solely on expected returns‚ which of the potential investments appears best? The expected return is the weighted average of the estimated returns in the different states of the world‚ where the probabilities of each outcome are the weights. Each outcome is multiplied by its probability and all products are then summed together. Expected Return can be calculated with the following formula:
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American Finance Association Capital Asset Prices: A Theory of Market Equilibrium under Conditions of Risk Author(s): William F. Sharpe Source: The Journal of Finance‚ Vol. 19‚ No. 3 (Sep.‚ 1964)‚ pp. 425-442 Published by: Blackwell Publishing for the American Finance Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2977928 . Accessed: 23/08/2011 00:15 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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expected returns. 11.5 Expected Portfolio Returns. If a portfolio has a positive investment in every asset‚ can the expected return on the portfolio be greater than that on every asset in the portfolio? Can it be less than that on every asset in the portfolio? If you answer yes to one or both of these questions‚ give an example to support your answer. No. The portfolio expected return is a weighted average of the asset returns‚ so it must be less than the largest asset return and greater
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that at the end of the third year he will be able to sell the stock for $33. What is the present value of all future benefits if a discount rate of 11 percent is applied? (Round all values to two places to the right of the decimal point.) Answer: The following formula calculates the present values: PV = FV/ (1+r) ^t‚ where FV is the cash flow‚ discount rate r = 11%‚ t = year. From there: 1st year = $2.00 x 0.901= PV= $1.80 2nd year = $2.20 x 0.802 = PV= $1.79 3rd year = $35.40 x 0.731 =
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September 2006 JEL No. G1‚ E3 ABSTRACT I survey work on the intersection between macroeconomics and finance. The challenge is to find the right measure of "bad times‚" rises in the marginal value of wealth‚ so that we can understand high average returns or low prices as compensation for assets ’ tendency to pay off poorly in "bad times." I survey the literature‚ covering the time-series and cross-sectional facts‚ the equity premium‚ consumption-based models‚ general equilibrium models‚ and labor
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increase in the long-term T-Bond rate by 2%. (b) Increased competition in the restaurant business. (c) A mild recession that causes companies to cut back on their overall travel and business expense budgets. Marriot Corporation: Cost of Capital Question 1 The cost of capital is computed using Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) technique which is the weighted average of cost of equity and cost of debt of the firm. The cost of debt is the current borrowing rate at the time of the analysis (1988)
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Chapter 1 A Brief History of Risk and Return Concept Questions 1. For both risk and return‚ increasing order is b‚ c‚ a‚ d. On average‚ the higher the risk of an investment‚ the higher is its expected return. 2. Since the price didn’t change‚ the capital gains yield was zero. If the total return was four percent‚ then the dividend yield must be four percent. 3. It is impossible to lose more than –100 percent of your investment. Therefore‚ return distributions are cut off on the lower
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free rate when calculating its cost of capital. This is the average of the 20 year bond annualized yield to maturity (on August 31‚ 1997) and the long term historical average annual return (from 1929 1996). The long term bond return was used because it provides an accurate average annual return since it reflects many years. The 20 year bond as of August 31‚ 1997 was used because it is the current yield to maturity. They were averaged in order to get a rate that would reflect current rates‚ but
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if the interest rate on the C.D. was 5%? a. What would Mrs. Beach have to deposit if she were to use high quality corporate bonds an earned an average rate of return of 7%. b. What would Mrs. Beach have to deposit if she were to use common stock and earned an average rate of return of 11%. c. What type of a problem is this? ___________ 2. If you had a payment that was due you in 5 years for $50‚000 and you could earn a 5% rate of return‚ how much would
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Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). A range of factors will be considered in order to assess each possible variable that may influence the result. Areas of focus include the risk free rate‚ market index average returns‚ the market risk premium‚ identifying suitable comparables and calculating the asset betas. The appropriate risk free rate was calculated using U.S. 10-year securities with an annualized YTM of 6.34%. The proposed investment is assumed to have a ten-year life cycle due to the ever-changing environments
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