1. Suppose that two factors have been identified for the U.S. economy: the growth rate of industrial...

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1. Suppose that two factors have been identified for the U.S. economy: the growth rate of industrial production, IP, and the inflation rate, IR. IP is expected to be 3%, and IR 5%. A stock with a beta of 1 on IP and .5 on IR currently is expected to provide a rate of return of 12%. If industrial production actually grows by 5%, while the inflation rate turns out to be 8%, what is your revised estimate of the expected rate of return on the stock?

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Investments

ISBN: 9780077261450

8th Edition

Authors: Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan J. Marcus

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