CONFIDENTIAL 81 RESTRICTED Question 4 The CEO of AllrFunders PLC would like to present the valuation of the business to potential Investors. He has made the following estimates concerning the annual returns on the company's assets under possible economic conditions: Pessimistic Most 5likely Optimistic 8 Annual rate of returns ()% Probability a. Using the above annual returns distribution for the assets, calculate the i. Expected rate of return (2 marks) Show workings ii. Standard deviation (4 marks) for (i) & (ii) iii. Interpret your result for the standard deviation (2 marks) b. The directors ofthe company were recently paid a dividend of $5 for each unquoted shares held. The projected growth rate for dividends is 5% for the foreseeable future. Assuming the expected rate of return in (a)(i) is the investors' required rate of return, using thewdisiideh'd discount method, calculate the value for each share price. (4 marks) c. The CEO was recently informed of an alternative approach to business valuation, using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). She was informed the required return of investors could be determined with the following information: o 6monthUS Treasury Bill rate is 1.88% o The average S&P 500 index return is 9.55% 0 Equivalent industry beta is 0.88 Calculate the required rate of return of investors using the CAPM model. (3 marks) ii. Using the required rate of return form (c ) (i), calculate the value of each share (4 marks) d. Biscuss THREE advantage of using CAPM valuation over Dividend Discount valuation. Citations and refernces required from academic journals. (6 marks)