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Kim's Bridal Shoppe has 11,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a price of $44 per share. It also has 255 shares of preferred stock outstanding at a price of $86 per share. There are 600 bonds outstanding that have a coupon rate of 6.3 percent paid semiannually. The bonds mature in 25 years, have a face value of $1,000, and sell at 106 percent of par. What is the capital structure weight of the common stock? .4238 .5063 .5570 .3751 .4376
15. You decide to invest in a portfolio consisting of 25 percent Stock A, 25 percent Stock B, and the remainder in Stock C. Based on the following information, what is the expected return of your portfolio?
State of Economy | Probability | Return if State Occurs | ||
Stock A | Stock B |
Stock C |
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Recession | .16 | -16.4 | -2.71 | -21.6 |
Normal | .55 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 15.9 |
Boom | .29 | 26.2 | 14.6 | 30.5 |
Answers to choose from:
15.47%
13.09%
14.18%
12.54%
12.00%
First question:
Component |
Price |
Number |
Market Value |
P |
N |
P x N |
|
Common stock |
44 |
11,000 |
484,000 |
Preferred stock |
86 |
255 |
21,930 |
Bond |
1,060 |
600 |
636,000 |
Total |
1,141,930 |
the capital structure weight of the common stock = Market value of common stock / Total market value = 484,000 / 1,141,930 = 0.4238
Hence the first option is correct.
Second Question:
Rate of Return If State Occurs |
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State of |
Probability of |
Stock A |
Stock B |
Stock C |
Portfolio |
Economy |
State of Economy |
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Pi |
Rai |
Rbi |
Rci |
Rpi = 0.25Rai + 0.25Rbi + 0.50Rci |
|
Boom |
0.16 |
-16.40% |
-2.71% |
-21.60% |
-15.58% |
Normal |
0.55 |
12.60% |
7.30% |
15.90% |
12.93% |
Bust |
0.29 |
26.20% |
14.60% |
30.50% |
25.45% |
Expected return = sum of (Pi x Rpi) = 0.16 x (-15.58%) + 0.55 x 12.93% + 0.29 x 25.45% = 12.00%
Hence the correct answer is the last option showing 12.00%