Your investment club has only two stocks in its portfolio. $40,000 is invested in a stock with a beta of
0.5, and $50,000 is invested in a stock with a beta of 1.4. What is the portfolio's beta? Do not round
intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
0.99
Required Rate of Return
AA Corporation's stock has a beta of 1.1. The risk-free rate is 4%, and the expected return on the
market is 10%. What is the required rate of return on AA's stock? Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round your answer to one decimal place.
10.6
%
Required Rate of Return
Suppose rRF = 5%, rM = 10%, and rA = 8%.
a. Calculate Stock A's beta. Round your answer to one decimal place.
0.6
b. If Stock A's beta were 1.1, then what would be A's new required rate of return? Round your answer to
one decimal place.
10.5
%
Required Rate of Return
Stock R has a beta of 1.3, Stock S has a beta of 0.45, the expected rate of return on an average stock
is 9%, and the risk-free rate is 3%. By how much does the required return on the riskier stock exceed
that on the less risky stock? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two
decimal places.
5.1
%
After-Tax Cost of Debt
LL Incorporated's currently outstanding 10% coupon bonds have a yield to maturity of 7.4%. LL
believes it could issue new bonds at par that would provide a similar yield to maturity. If its marginal
tax rate is 25%, what is LL's after-tax cost of debt? Round your answer to two decimal places.
5.55
%
Cost of Preferred Stock with Flotation Costs
Burnwood Tech plans to issue some $80 par preferred stock with a 5% dividend. A similar stock is
selling on the market for $90. Burnwood must pay flotation costs of 7% of the issue price. What is the
cost of the preferred stock? Round your answer to two decimal places.
4.78
%
Cost of Equity: Dividend Growth