QUIZ PROBLEM #3 Instructions:  Type your answers to th…

QUIZ PROBLEM #3 Instructions:  Type your answers to the following questions in the textbox below. Label each answer by its part:  A. B, C, D. There is no need to write anything on your “work” pages.   Questions: Type the symbol for one element in each of the following categories: A.  Halogen B.  Alkaline Earth Metal C.  Post-Transition Metal D.  Metalloid

The analysis of outcomes for sales and the associated rate o…

The analysis of outcomes for sales and the associated rate of return on common stocks for companies Smith and Harris are shown below.  You intend to form a portfolio by allocating $4550 of your total wealth of $8000 in Company Smith, and the remainder in Company Harris.  The correlation coefficient between the two companies is -.2365.  Show all work to receive full credit.                                         Declining                    flat                  rising                           Probability                   42%                             26%                 ? % return Smith           -0.4%                           10.8%              21.7% % return Harris            5.2%                            18.3%              23.5%                                      What is the expected return and standard deviation for common stocks in each company? (1.5 pts each) What is the portfolio return (2pts) and standard deviation (4pts) for this two-stock portfolio?  Explain in words how and why portfolio variance is different than the sum of the individual standard deviations of the stocks?  (3pts)

QUIZ PROBLEM #2 Instructions:  Type your answers to th…

QUIZ PROBLEM #2 Instructions:  Type your answers to the following questions in the textbox below. Label each answer by its part:  A or B. Show all work on your “work” pages.  Label which problem it is (#2). Reminder:  Values for constants are listed in the provided Conversions and Constants to Memorize document.   Questions: A particular photon has a wavelength of 15.43 picometers. A.  What is the frequency of this photon? B.  What is the energy of this photon?

Saban Enterprises’ beta is 1.1 and its dividend growth rate…

Saban Enterprises’ beta is 1.1 and its dividend growth rate is 13.35%, just yesterday, it paid a dividend of $1.33.  Today’s share price is $55.00.  You believe that today’s share price equals today’s intrinsic value.  Furthermore, you believe that the share price moves in accordance with the dividend constant growth model.  The economy wide risk free interest rate is 2.5% and the expected risk premium for the market portfolio is 6.5%.  You believe that the stock represents a good investment if the expected total return implied by the dividend constant growth model exceeds the required rate of return implied by the Capital Asset Pricing Model.  What is the required rate of return and expected rate of return for the stock?  Should you buy it; why or why not?  Should show all work.