22.If the return on the market portfolio is 10% and the risk-free rate is 5%, what is the effect on a company's required rate of return on its stock of an increase in the beta coefficient from 1.2 to 1.5?

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Q: A firm has a required rate of return (k) of 15 percent and a return on equity (ROE) of 18%. If the…

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Q: A firm has decided that its optimal capital structure is 100% equity-financed. It perceives its…

A: a)-1 Retention Ratio = 1- payout ratio Retention Ratio = 1-0.60 Retention Ratio = 0.40

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Q: You have assigned the following values to these three firms: Upcoming Dividend Growth $1.80 1.37…

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Q: What will be the expected return of equity after this transaction?

A: Information Provided: Expected Return = 16% Debt-Equity Ratio = 1.50 Cost of capital (debt) = 8%

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Q: You have assigned the following values to these three firms: Upcoming Dividend US Bancorp Praxair…

A: Beta1.592.20.98Market Portfolio15.50%15.50%15.50%Risk free rate 5.70%5.70%5.70%We have to calculate…

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Q: Suppose Alcatel-Lucent has an equity cost of capital of 10.2%, market capitalization of $11.20…

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Q: Here are data on two companies. The T-bill rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 6%. Company…

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Q: The current beta for The Garner Company is 1.6. The risk-free rate of return is 3%, whereas the…

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Q: 12.30% 13.36%

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Q: Bunkhouse Electronics is a recently incorporated firm that makes electronic entertainment systems.…

A: a) Hence, the cost of equity is 27.20%.

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