Question

Suppose two factors are identified for the U.S. economy: the growth rate of industrial production, IP, and the inflation rate, IR. IP is expected to be 4% and IR 6%. A stock with a beta of 1 on IP and 0.7 on IT currently is expected to provide a rate of return of 12%. If industrial production actually grows by 5%, while the inflation rate turns out to be 8%, what will be your expected rate of return on the stock, given the new information about the industrial production rate and the inflation rate

Answer 1

Answer:

14.4%

Explanation:

Calculation for what will be your expected rate of return on the stock.

Expected rate of return on the stock=12% + 1(5%-4%) + .7(8%-6%)

Expected rate of return on the stock=12%+1(1%)+.7(2%)

Expected rate of return on the stock=12%+1%+1.4%

Expected rate of return on the stock=14.4%

Therefore your expected rate of return on the stock is 14.4%