Answer:
The answer is: There are different versions of the retail inventory method.
Explanation:
There are several types of retail inventory method:
- the conventional (lower of average cost or market) method,
- the cost method
- the LIFO retail method
- the dollar value LIFO retail method
The retail inventory method is very useful for large retailers (e.g. grocery stores, hypermarkets, etc.). Its greatest advantage is that the inventory balance can be calculated without a physical count.
Answer:
The risk free rate is 3.325%
Explanation:
The required rate of return or cost of equity of a stock can be calculated using the CAPM. The CAPM estimates the required rate of return of a stock based on three factors- risk free rate, stock's beta and the market risk premium. The equation of required rate of return under CAPM is,
r = rRF + Beta * (rM - rRF)
Where,
- rRF is the risk free rate
- rM is the return on market
- (rM - rRF) gives us the risk premium of market
We already have the values for r, Beta and rM. Plugging in these values in the formula, we calculate the rRF to be,
Let rRF be x.
0.1185 = x + 1.24 * (0.102 - x)
0.1185 = x + 0.12648 - 1.24x
1.24x - x = 0.12648 - 0.1185
0.24x = 0.00798
x = 0.00798/0.24
x = 0.03325 or 3.325%
Answer:
The portfolio SD is A. 20.65%
Explanation:
The standard deviation tells the total risk (both systematic and unsystematic) associated with a stock or a portfolio. The portfolio risk or the standard deviation of portfolio can be calculated using the following formula as attached in the picture below.
Using this formula, the standard deviation of the portfolio is:
SDp = √(0.3)² * (0.2)² + (0.7)² * (0.25)² + 2 * (0.3)*(0.7) * 0.4 * (0.2)*(0.25)
Portfolio SD = 0.20645 or 20.645% rounded off to 20.65%
