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1. A certain stock has a beta of 1.3. If the risk-free rate of return is 3.2 per

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Question

1. A certain stock has a beta of 1.3. If the risk-free rate of return is 3.2 percent and the market risk premium is 7.5 percent, what is the expected return of the stock? What is the expected return of a stock with a beta of .75?

2. Could I Industries just paid a dividend of $1.10 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at a 20 percent rate for the next six years and then level off to a 4 percent growth rate indefinitely. If the required return is 12 percent, what is the value of the stock today?

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

Calculation of Expected return:

Expected Return = Risk Free rate +( Beta * Market Risk Premium )

= 3.2% + (1.3 *   7.5%)

= 12.95%

Expected return of a stock with a beta of 0.75:

= 3.2% + (0.75 *   7.5%)

=8.825%