Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance
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ISBN: 9781259918940
Author: Ross, Stephen A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 11, Problem 36QAP

a.

Summary Introduction

Adequate information:

Probability in bust (PBU) = 0.15

Probability in normal (PNO) = 0.60

Probability in boom (PB0) = 0.25

Expected return for stock A in Bust (R (A) BU) = -0.13

Expected return for stock A in Normal (R (A) NO) = 0.12

Expected return for stock A in Boom (R (A) BO) = 0.34

Expected return for stock B in Bust (R (B) BU) = -0.11

Expected return for stock B in Normal (R (B) NO) = 0.10

Expected return for stock B in Boom (R (B) BO) = 0.31

To compute: Expected return on each stock

Introduction: Expected return on stock refers to the return a stock likely to generate at a future date.

b.

Summary Introduction

Adequate information:

Probability in bust (PBU) = 0.15

Probability in normal (PNO) = 0.60

Probability in boom (PB0) = 0.25

Expected return for stock A in Bust (R (A) BU) = -0.13

Expected return for stock A in Normal (R (A) NO) = 0.12

Expected return for stock A in Boom (R (A) BO) = 0.34

Expected return for stock B in Bust (R (B) BU) = -0.11

Expected return for stock B in Normal (R (B) NO) = 0.10

Expected return for stock B in Boom (R (B) BO) = 0.31

To compute: The expected market risk premium when Stock A’s beta is greater than Stock B’s beta by 0.25.

Introduction: The difference between the risk-free rate and the expected return on a market portfolio is referred to as market risk premium.

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