[luvlearning]

A.) Compute a fair rate of return for Intel common stock, which has a 1.2 beta. The risk-free rate is 6 percent, and the market portfolio (NYSE stocks) has an expected return of 16 percent.
B.) Why is the rate you computed a fair rate?

[luvlearning]

A.) $2,500 a year for 10 years discounted back to the present at 7 percent
B.) $70. A year for 3 years discounted back to the present at 3 percent
C.) $280 a year for 7 years discounted back to the present at 6 percent
D.) $500 a year for 10 years discounted back to the present at 10 percent.

[luvlearning]

National Steel 15-year, $1,000 par value bonds pay 8 percent interest annually. The market price of the bonds is $1,085 and your required rate of return is 10 percent.
A.) Compute the bond's expected rate of return.
B.) Determine the value of the bond to you, given your required rate of return.
C.) Should you purchase the bond?

[luvlearning]

The common stock of NCP paid $1.32 in dividends last year. Dividends are expected to grow at an 8 percent annual rate for an indefinite number of years.
A.) If NCP's current market price is $23.50 per share, what is the stock's expected rate of return?
B.) If your required rate of return is 10.5 percent, what is the value of the stock for you?
C.) Should you make the investment?

[luvlearning]

I have finally saved $10,000 and am ready to make my first investment. I have the three following alternatives for investing that money:
O Capital Cities ABC, Inc. Bonds with a par value of $1,000 that pays an 8.75 percent on its par value in interest, sells for $1,314, and matures in 12 years.
O Southwest Bancorp preferred stock paying a dividend of $2.50 and selling for $25.50
O Emerson Electric common stock selling for $36.75, with a par value of $5. The stock recently paid a $1.32 dividend and the firm's earning per share has increased from $1.49 to $3.06 in the past five years. The firm expects to grow at the same rate for the foreseeable future.
My required rates of return for these investments are 6 percent for the bond, 7 percent for the preferred stock, and 15 percent for the common stock. Using this information, answer the following questions.
A.) Calculate the value of each investment based on my required rate of return.
B.) Which investment would you select? Why?
C.) Assume Emerson Electric's managers expect an earnings downturn and resulting decrease in growth of 3 percent. How does this affect your answers to parts a and b?
D.) What required rates of return would make you indifferent to all three options?

[CliffARobinson]

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[odinn7]

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