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Suppose that the Treasury bill rate is 5% rather than 2%. Assume the expected return on the market stays at 9%. Use the following information. Stock Beta (β) United States Steel 3.10 Amazon 1.36 Southwest Airlines 1.24 The Travelers Companies 1.17 Tesla 0.99 ExxonMobil 0.93 Johnson & Johnson 0.92 Coca-Cola 0.59 Consolidated Edison 0.16 Newmont 0.10 Calculate the expected return from Johnson & Johnson. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Find the highest expected return that is offered by one of these stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Find the lowest expected return that is offered by one of these stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Would U.S. Steel offer a higher or lower expected return if the interest rate were 5% rather than 2%? Assume that the expected market return stays at 9%. Would Coca-Cola offer a higher or lower expected return if the interest rate were 8%? a. Expected return % b. Highest Expected return % c. Lowest expected return % d. Would U.S. Steel offer a higher or lower expected return? e. Would Coca-Cola offer a higher or lower expected return?
Stock | Beta | Expected Returm | |||||||||
United States Steel | 3.1 | 3.10*4+5=17.4 | |||||||||
Amazon | 1.36 | 1.36*4+5=10.44 | |||||||||
Southwest Airlines | 1.24 | 1.24*4+5=9.96 | |||||||||
The Travelers Companies | 1.17 | 1.17*4+5=9.68 | |||||||||
Tesla | 0.99 | 0.99*4+5=8.96 | |||||||||
ExxonMobil | 0.93 | 0.93*4+5=8.72 | |||||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 0.92 | 0.92*4+5=8.68 | |||||||||
Coca-Cola | 0.59 | 0.59*4+5=7.36 | |||||||||
Consolidated Edison | 0.16 | 0.16*4+5=5.64 | |||||||||
Newmont | 0.10 | 0.10*4+5=5.4 | |||||||||
United States Steel | Highest Rate of Return | ||||||||||
Newmont | Lowest Rate of Return | ||||||||||
Would U.S. Steel offer a higher or lower expected return if the interest rate were 5% rather than 2%? | |||||||||||
Ans - Lower | |||||||||||
Assume that the expected market return stays at 9%. Would Coca-Cola offer a higher or lower expected return if the interest rate were 8%? | |||||||||||
Ans - Higher | |||||||||||