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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 |
||||
|
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%