Essentials Of Investments
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Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues
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2) ECRI Corporation is a holding company with four main subsidiaries. The
percentage of its business coming from cach of the subsidiaries, and their
respective betas, are as follows:
Beta
Subsidiary
Percentage of Business
0.80
0.90
1.60
1.50
45%
30%
Electric utility
Cable company
Real estate
International/special
projects
15%
10%
a. What is the holding company's beta?
percent and the market risk premium
b. Assume that the risk-free rate is
is 3 percent. What is the holding company's required rate of return?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F62163ce9-e67f-4d10-af3c-04098b87a550%2F1005ab79-f313-4bcb-9cbb-e1c803682f04%2Fxregfhe_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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DCACU RAG
2) ECRI Corporation is a holding company with four main subsidiaries. The
percentage of its business coming from cach of the subsidiaries, and their
respective betas, are as follows:
Beta
Subsidiary
Percentage of Business
0.80
0.90
1.60
1.50
45%
30%
Electric utility
Cable company
Real estate
International/special
projects
15%
10%
a. What is the holding company's beta?
percent and the market risk premium
b. Assume that the risk-free rate is
is 3 percent. What is the holding company's required rate of return?
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