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The stock of Business Adventures sells for $60 a share. Its likely dividend payout and end-of-year price depend on the state of the economy by the end of the year as follows: |
Dividend | Stock price | |
Boom | $2.00 | $73 |
Normal economy | 1.50 | 63 |
Recession | 0.70 | 59 |
Calculate the expected holding-period return. All three scenarios are equally likely. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places) |
Expected return?
Use 0.01 Instead of 1%
Boom holding period return=(73+2)/60-1=25%
Normal holding period return=(63+1.50)/60-1=7.5%
Recession holding period return=(59+0.70)/60-1=-0.5%
Calculate the expected holding-period return=(1/3)*25%+(1/3)*7.5%+(1/3)*(-0.5%)=0.1067 or 10.67%