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Kaui Surf Boards is seeking to raise capital from a large group of investors to expand its operations. Those investors currently hold the S&P 500 index, which has a standard deviation of 18% and expected return of 10%. Kaui Surf Boards is expected to have a standard deviation of 36%, and a 15% correlation with the S&P 500 index.
a) If the risk-free rate is 4%, what is the appropriate cost of equity capital for Kaui Surf Boards?
b) Suppose you hold a portfolio consisting of 5% Kaui Surf Boards and 95% S&P 500 index. Calculate the beta and the expected return of the portfolio.
The cost of equity is the return a company requires to decide if an investment meets capital return requirements. Firms often use it as a capital budgeting threshold for the required rate of return. A firm's cost of equity represents the... Expected Return
The expected return is the profit or loss an investor anticipates on an investment that has known or anticipated rates of return (RoR). It is calculated by multiplying potential outcomes by the chances of them occurring and then totaling these... Portfolio
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Introduction to Operations Research
ISBN: 978-1259162985
10th edition
Authors: Frederick S. Hillier, Gerald J. Lieberman
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