Chapter 1, Problem 7Q

Mr. Siya, the Chief Financial officer at WXZY Limited has noticed an increase in the company's stock returns variation over the last two financial years. He is interested in understanding the underlying influences on the company's stock returns. You have been tasked to perform a linear regression to understand whether the company's profit margins (independent variable) impact its stock returns. You have been provided with data for both the company's average monthly stock returns and profit margins over a 6-month period in 2022. Month July August September October November December Profit margins (x) Stock returns (y) 0.0263 0.0618 0.0389 0.1156 0.0158 0.0534 0.0461 0.1610 0.0030 0.0395 0.0393 0.1031 a) Calculate both the slope coefficient of the regression. b) Calculate the intercept of the regression. c) Calculate the unexplained/unexpected variation of the regression. d) Calculate the coefficient of determination. 6000 (2) (5) (3)

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Omni Advisors, an international pension fund manager, uses the concepts of purchasing power parity (PPP) and the International Fisher Effect (IFE) to forecast spot exchange rates. Omni gathers the financial information as follows: Base price level 100 Current U.S. price level 105 Current South African price level 111 Base rand spot exchange rate $ 0.188 Current rand spot exchange rate $ 0.171 Expected annual U.S. inflation 7% Expected annual South African inflation 5% Expected U.S. one-year interest rate 10% Expected South African one-year interest rate 8% Required: a. The current ZAR spot rate in USD that would have been forecast by PPP.Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places. b. Using the IFE, the expected ZAR spot rate in USD one year from now.Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places. c. Using PPP, the expected ZAR spot rate in USD four years from now.Note: Do not round intermediate calculations.…

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Cray Research sold a supercomputer to the Max Planck Institute in Germany on credit and invoiced €11.60 million payable in six months. Currently, the six-month forward exchange rate is $1.18 per euro and the foreign exchange adviser for Cray Research predicts that the spot rate is likely to be $113 per euro in six months.Required: a. What is the expected gain/loss from a forward hedge?Note: A Negative value should be indicated with a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer in whole dollars not in millions.