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Question 1
Richard must decide how to allocate the capital in his portfolio.
Richard has		$37,000	available to invest. He finds the rates of
return for four stocks for the past 12 years and the results are given
below. Richard plans to invest 25% of his funds in each stock.
a) How much will he invest in each stock?					$ Enter here
(1 Mark)
b) The expected value of Richard's porfolio is:						Enter here		%
(Round your answer to one one-hundreth of a percent)
c) The standard deviation of Richard's portfolio is:						Enter Answer		%
(1 Mark)(Round your answer to one one-hundredth of a percent)
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Year	Stock A (%)	Stock B (%)	Stock C (%)	Stock D (%)		Enter your Final Answer Here
1	-6.470	-1.700	2.440	-10.730
2	18.110	4.445	-3.705	26.140
3	26.790	6.615	-5.875	39.160
4	24.790	6.115	-5.375	36.160
5	-16.470	-4.200	4.940	-25.730
6	32.630	8.075	-7.335	47.920
7	74.130	18.450	-17.710	110.170
8	27.050	6.680	-5.940	39.550
9	14.330	3.500	-2.760	20.470
10	20.110	4.945	-4.205	29.140
11	-10.330	-2.665	3.405	-16.520
12	-0.470	-0.200	0.940	-1.730

Question 2
Anna is a Vice President at the J Corporation. The company is considering
investing in a new factory and Anna must decide whether it is a feasible
project. In order to assess the viability of the project, Anna must first calculate
the rate of return that equity holders expect from the company stock. The
annual returns for J Corp. and for a market index are given below. Currently,
the risk-free rate of return is				1.9%	and the market risk-premium is				6.1%	.
a) What is the beta of J Corp.'s stock?
(1 Mark)(Round your answer to two decimal places)
b) Using the CAPM model, what is the expected rate of return on J Corp. stock for the coming year?												%
(2 Mark)(Round your answer to one one-hundreth of a percent)										↑
Year	J Corp. Return (%)	Market Return (%)								Enter your Final Answer Here
1	-2.63	-3.70
2	6.59	8.59
3	9.85	12.93
4	9.10	11.93
5	-6.38	-8.70
6	12.04	15.85
7	27.60	36.60
8	9.95	13.06
9	5.18	6.70
10	7.34	9.59
11	-4.07	-5.63
12	-0.37	-0.70

Question 3							0.00
Refer to Question 2. Now that Anna has determined an appropriate rate
of return for J Corp.'s stock, she must calculate the firm's Weighted Average
Cost of Capital (WACC). There are currently				51.5	Million
J Corp. common shares outstanding. Each share is currently priced at
$7.69	. As well, the firm has		5,000	bonds outstanding and each
bond has a face value of $10,000, a yield to maturity of					3.59%	and a
quoted price of		$10,159.30	. J Corp.'s tax rate is 30%.
J Corp. has no preferred shares outstanding.
What is J Corp.'s WACC?							%
(Round your answer to one one-hundredth of a percent)					↑
					Enter your Final Answer Here

Answer 1

Answer 1 (a) :

Capital of Richard: $37,000

25% in each stick means = 25% * $37,000 = $9,250

Answer 1 (b) :

Average Return of stock = Sum of return over 12 years / 12

Average Return of Stock A = 17.02%

Average Return of Stock A = 4.17%

Average Return of Stock A = -3.43%

Average Return of Stock A = 24.50%

Year	Stock A (%)	Stock B (%)	Stock C (%)	Stock D (%)
1	-6.47	-1.7	2.44	-10.73
2	18.11	4.445	-3.705	26.14
3	26.79	6.615	-5.875	39.16
4	24.79	6.115	-5.375	36.16
5	-16.47	-4.2	4.94	-25.73
6	32.63	8.075	-7.335	47.92
7	74.13	18.45	-17.71	110.17
8	27.05	6.68	-5.94	39.55
9	14.33	3.5	-2.76	20.47
10	20.11	4.945	-4.205	29.14
11	-10.33	-2.665	3.405	-16.52
12	-0.47	-0.2	0.94	-1.73
Average (Sum/12)	17.02	4.17	-3.43	24.50

Expected Retrun = Aveerage Return of Stock A * Allocation in Stock A + Aveerage Return of Stock B * Allocation in Stock B + Aveerage Return of Stock C* Allocation in Stock C + Aveerage Return of Stock D * Allocation in Stock D

Expected Retrun = 17.02% * 25% + 4.17% * 25% + -3.43% * 25% + 24.50% * 25% = 10.56%

Answer 1 (c) :

Standard Deviation = Square Root of Varianace =

X = Average Return of Strock

= Expected Return

N = 4 (as all stocks have equal wieghts = 25% )

So, Variance = ^{2 =} [(17.02% - 10.56%)² +  (4.17% - 10.56%)² +  (-3.43% - 10.56%)² +  (24.50% - 10.56%)² ] / 4 = [0.004163476 + 0.004086406 + 0.019588335 + 0.019420745 ] /4 =  0.047258961

Standard Deviation = = Square Root of Variance = Square Root of Variance 0.047258961 = 0.217391263

or 21.74%

Answer 2 (a):

r_a = Average of J Vorp Return = 6.18% (from data)

r_f = Risk Free Rate = 1.90 % (given)

r_{m -} r_f  = Risk Premium = 6.10% (given)

6.18% = 1.90 % + * 6.10

Beta = = (6.18 -1.9)/ 6.10 = 0.702185792 = 0.70

Answer 2 (b):

r_{m =} Average of Market Retun = 6.14% (from data)

r_f = Risk Free Rate = 1.90 % (given)

= 0.70

Expected Rate Return = r_a = 1.90 % + 0.70 * (8.04% - 1.90% ) = 6.198 = 6.20%

Answer 3 :

WACC = ((E/V) * R_e) + [((D/V) * R_d)*(1-T)]

E = Market value of the company's equity
D = Market value of the company's debt
V = Total Market Value of the company (E + D)
R_e = Cost of Equity
R_d = Cost of Debt
T= Tax Rate

E = Market Value of Equity = Number of Shares * Share Price = 51.5 million * $7.69 = $396.035 million

D = Market value of the company's debt = Number of Bond * Bond Price = 5,000 * $10,159.3 = $50,796,500 = $50.7965 million

V = Total Market Value of the company (E + D) = $446.8315 million

R_e = Cost of Equity = 6.20% (given)
R_d = Cost of Debt = 3.59% (given)
T= Tax Rate = 30%

WACC = ($396.035 / $446.8315 ) * 6.20% + ($50.7965 / $446.8315 ) * 3.59% * (1 - 30/100)

= 5.780856 = 5.78%