Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management: A Comprehensive Assessment

Evaluation of financial analysis and portfolio management strategies.

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Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management: A ComprehensiveAssessmentQUESTION 1An investor puts $10,000 in a risk-free asset and $20,000 in the marketportfolio. Compute the beta of his portfolio.a)0.67b)0.33c)2d)1e)0.501pointsQUESTION 2ABC Inc. issued sixteen-year, 6 percent semi-annual coupon bonds at par.Today, the bonds are priced at $1012. What is the firm’s after-tax cost of debt ifthe tax rate is 30%?Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points.Do not enter % in the answer box.For example, if your answer is 0.12345 thenenter as 12.35 in the answer box.Ans.4.121 pointsQUESTION 3If the coupon rate is less than the yield to maturity, the bond will:sell at parsell at apremiumsell at adiscount1 pointsQUESTION 4The beta of the risk-free asset is:a)0b)1c)1.5d)21 pointsQUESTION 5You take a loan of $17,581 to buy a car. As per the terms of the loan, youneed to make monthly payments for 4 years at a 5.2% rateof interest.What is the

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amount of each monthly payment?Enter your answer rounded off to twodecimal points. Do not enter $ or comma in the answer box.Ans. 4061 pointsQUESTION 6The common stock of ABC Industries is valued at $41.1 a share. Thecompany increases their dividend by4.5 percent annually and expects their nextdividend to be $1.53. What is the required rate of return on this stock?Note:Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in theanswer box.For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in theanswer box.Ans. 8.221 pointsQUESTION 7Oneyear ago, you purchased 94 shares of ABC stock for $20.9 per share.During the year, you receiveda dividend of $3.2 per share. Today, you sold allyour shares for$25.3. What are the percentage return on your investment?Note:Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points. Do notenter% in the answer box.For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as12.35 in the answer box.Ans. 36.361 pointsQUESTION 8ABCCompany's last dividend was $3.9.The dividendgrowth rate isexpected to be constant at 9% for3 years, after which dividends are expected togrow at a rate of 4% forever.The firm's required return (rs) is 15%.What is itscurrent stock price (i.e. solve for Po)?Note: Enter your answer rounded off totwo decimal points. Do not enter $ or comma in the answer box.For example, ifyour answer is $12.345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.Ans. 41.921 pointsQUESTION 9Suppose that today's stock price is $42.4. If the required rate on equity is12.8% andthe growth rate is 8.9%, compute the expected dividend (i.e. computeD1)Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter $or comma in the answer box.For example, if your answer is $12.345 then enteras 12.35 in the answer box.Ans. 1.651 pointsQUESTION 10TheABC Co. has $1,000 face value stock outstanding with a market price
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