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You have just bought 10 shares of JYPs stock for $10/share. The company announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.50/share in one year.

You have just bought 10 shares of JYPs stock for $10/share. The company announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.50/share in one year. If you want to earn a 9% return on your investment, what price do you need to sell the stock immediately after it pays the dividend? (hint: use stock realized return formula)

A. $10.4/share

B. $10.9/share

C. $19/share

D. $18.5/share

Consider now a different stock C. What is the expected return of this stock C if the firm will earn 30% during a period of economic boom, 10% during normal economic periods, and 2% during a period of recession if the probabilities of these economic environments are 20%, 60%, and 20%, respectively?

A. 10%

B. 12.2%

C. 12.4%

D. 16%

Stocks A and B had the following returns:

What was the average return of each stock?

Y ear

Stock A

Stock B

1

9%

6%

2

12%

8%

3

-4%

-1%

4

1%

5%

A. Stock A: 4.5%, Stock B: 4.5%;

B. Stock A: 6%, Stock B: 4.5%;

C. Stock A: 6%, Stock B: 5.5%;

D. Stock A: 4.5%, Stock B: 5.5%;

Stocks A and B had the following returns:

What was the standard deviation of each stock?

Y ear

Stock A

Stock B

1

9%

6%

2

12%

8%

3

-4%

-1%

4

1%

5%

A. Stock A: 0.073, Stock B: 0.039;

B. Stock A: 0.037, Stock B: 0.039;

C. Stock A: 0.073, Stock B: 0.052;

D. Stock A: 0.073, Stock B: 0.073;

Based on the results from Q4 and Q5, Stock A stock is considered more risky than Stock B after comparing their standard deviations?

True False

You have learned that the beta of A is 1.3 while the beta of B is 0.5. The risk-free rate is 3%.What are the required rate of returns (RRR) of A and B if the expected return to the market is 10%?(hint: CAMP formula)

A. Stock A: 12.1%, Stock: 6.5%;

B. Stock A: 16%, Stock: 8%;

C. Stock A: 16%, Stock: 6.5%;

D. Stock A: 13%, Stock: 8%;

Based on informations from Q7, Stock B is considered more risky relative to the market because it has a beta less than 1.

True False

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