Which of the following is a cash outflow from a firm’s perspective?

The common stock of G & G Beauty has an expected return of 13.6 percent and a beta of 1.4. The expected return on the market is 11.2 percent. What is the risk-free rate? 

An increase in the average collection period may suggest all of the following except

When the Federal Reserve …… government bonds, the money supply …….

Assume you want to construct a portfolio with a 15 percent return from the following two securities. What percentage of your portfolio should be invested in Security 1? Security Expected Return Beta 1 16% 1.12 2 12.5% 0.94

The common stock of New PV&A has an expected return of 16.74 percent. The risk-free rate is 4 percent and the market risk premium is 9 percent. What is the beta of New PV&A stock? 

The higher the debt ratio,

PV&A will need $1.8 million 5 years from now to replace some equipment. Currently, the firm has some extra cash and would like to establish a savings account for this purpose. The account pays 6 percent interest, compounded on a monthly basis. How much money must the company deposit today to fully fund the equipment purchase? 

Which of the following is the largest if the interest rate is 12 percent annually? 1. $100 compounded for three years 2. $100 annuity compounded for three years ​3. the present value of $100 received after three years

Nancy has $4,000 invested in Walmart Inc. with an expected return of 11.6 percent; $10,000 in Amazon with an expected return of 12.8 percent; and $6,000 in Facebook with an expected return of 12.2 percent. What is Nancy’s expected return on her portfolio? Assume that she suddenly rebalances her portfolio by splitting the same total amount equally among all the three stocks due to some macroeconomic event. What is the expected return on the new portfolio?