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Data for Dana Industries is shown below. Now Dana acquires some risky assets tha

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  1. Data for Dana Industries is shown below. Now Dana acquires some risky assets that cause its beta to increase by 25%. In addition, expected inflation increases by 1.30%. What is the stock's new required rate of return?

    Initial beta 1.00 Initial required return (rs) 10.20% Market risk premium, RPM 6.00% Percentage increase in beta 25.00% Increase in inflation premium, IP 1.30% 13.00% 10.79% 10.01% 11.18% 16.25%
Data for Dana Industries is shown below. Now Dana acquires some risky assets that cause its beta to increase by 25%. In addition, expected inflation increases by 1.30%. What is the stock's new required rate of return?

Initial beta 1.00 Initial required return (rs) 10.20% Market risk premium, RPM 6.00% Percentage increase in beta 25.00% Increase in inflation premium, IP 1.30% 13.00% 10.79% 10.01% 11.18% 16.25% Data for Dana Industries is shown below. Now Dana acquires some risky assets that cause its beta to increase by 25%. In addition, expected inflation increases by 1.30%. What is the stock's new required rate of return?

Initial beta 1.00 Initial required return (rs) 10.20% Market risk premium, RPM 6.00% Percentage increase in beta 25.00% Increase in inflation premium, IP 1.30% 1.00 10.20% 6.00% 25.00% 1.30% 13.00% 10.79% 10.01% 11.18% 16.25% Initial beta 1.00 Initial required return (rs) 10.20% Market risk premium, RPM 6.00% Percentage increase in beta 25.00% Increase in inflation premium, IP 1.30%

Explanation / Answer

Old beta:                                                                                                                                                       1.00

Old rs = rRF + b(RPM)                                                                                                                              10.20%

RPM                                                                                                                                                             6.00%

Percentage increase in beta: 25.00%

Increase in IP: 1.3.00%

Find new beta after increase =                                                                                                                  1.30

Find old rRF: Old rs = rRF+ b(RPM): 10.2% = rRF + 1.0(6.0%): rRF = 10.2% ? 6.0% =                    4.20%

Find new rRF: Old rRF + increase in IP = 5.5%

Find new rs = new rRF + new beta(RPM)   13.00%