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What is the expected rate of return on a stock that has a beta of 1.48 if the ma

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Question

What is the expected rate of return on a stock that has a beta of 1.48 if the market risk premium is 8.0 percent and the risk-free rate is 3.3 percent?

  

14.21 percent

15.14 percent

11.13 percent

13.28 percent

You own a $38,000 portfolio that is invested in a risk-free security and Stock A. The beta of Stock A is 2.77 and the portfolio beta is 1.28. What is the amount of the investment in Stock A?

  

$14,920

$17,560

$18,380

$20,120

Excelor stock is expected to pay $3.00 per share as its next annual dividend. The firm has a policy of increasing the dividend by 11.0 percent annually. The stock has a market price of $13.65 and a beta of 2.8. The market risk premium is 8.56 percent and the risk-free rate is 4.90 percent. What is the cost of equity?

  

31.31 percent

30.27 percent

30.92 percent

29.84 percent

  

12.40 percent

13.01 percent

8.27 percent

9.21 percent

What is the expected rate of return on a stock that has a beta of 1.48 if the market risk premium is 8.0 percent and the risk-free rate is 3.3 percent?

Explanation / Answer

SOLUTION:

1. Calculation of expected return.

Rate of return = 0.033 + 1.48 (0.08)

Rate of return = 0.033 +0.1184

Rate of return = 15.14 percent

3. Calculation of cost of equity.

Excelor stock is expected to pay $3.00 per share as its next annual dividend. The firm has a policy of increasing the dividend by 11.0 percent annually. The stock has a market price of $13.65 and a beta of 2.8. The market risk premium is 8.56 percent and the risk-free rate is 4.90 percent. What is the cost of equity?

Dividend growth: $3.00 / $13.65 + 0.11 = 0.3297

CAPM: 0.049 + 2.8 (0.0856) = 0.2886

Cost of equity = (0.3297 + 0.2886) / 2

Cost of equity = 30.92 percent

4. Calculation of cost of preferred stock

Cost of preferred = (0.085 * $100) / $92.30

Cost of preferred = 9.21 percent

5. Calculation of pre-tax cost of debt

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