Answer:
Federal funds rate
Explanation:
The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions (banks and thrifts) lend reserve balances to each other to meet reserve requirements.
Reserve requirements are the amount of funds required by the central bank that banks should keep as reserves to meet liabilities
the Federal funds rate is currently maintained at a range of 0% to 0.25%
Answer:
The expected return on security with a beta of 0.8 is closest to 7.2%.
Explanation:
This can be determined as follows:
Since the return of security Z remains at 4% despite the change in the market, security Z is the risk-free asset.
Note that a risk free asset is an asset which its returns does not change with change in the market.
Using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) formula, we have:
Er = Rf + (B * MPR) ............................................ (1)
Where;
ER = Expected return = ?
Rf = Risk-free rate = Rate of return of security z = 4%
B = Beta = 0.8
MPR = Market risk premium = Expected return on the market rate - Risk-free rate
Expected return on the market rate = (50% * 24%) + (50% *(-8%)) = 8%
Therefore, we have:
MPR = 8% - 4% = 4%
Substituting the values into equation (1), we have
Er = 4% + (0.8 * 4%)
Er = 0.072, or 7.2%
Therefore, the expected return on security with a beta of 0.8 is closest to 7.2%.
Answer:
The correct answer is letter "E": Perceptual defense.
Explanation:
In psychology, perceptual defense refers to the suppression of a stimulus that represents a threat or an uncomfortable situation for an individual. Those inputs are distorted somehow by the individual to reject the unpleasant feeling so that the person does not feel that bad because of it. In such a way, the brain works as a defense mechanism able to distort information to mitigate the effects in the behavior produced by the stimulus.
Answer:
r = 0.1560652001 or 15.60652001% rounded off to 15.61%
Explanation:
Using the constant growth model of dividend discount model, we can calculate the price of the stock today. The DDM values a stock based on the present value of the expected future dividends from the stock. The formula for price today under this model is,
P0 = D0 * (1+g) / (r - g)
Where,
- D0 * (1+g) is dividend expected for the next period
- r is the required rate of return
or market rate of return
Plugging in the values for P0, D1, and g, we can calculate the value of r or market rate of return on the stock to be,
37.73 = 3.70 / (r - 0.058)
37.73 * (r - 0.058) = 3.7
37.73r - 2.18834 = 3.7
37.73r = 3.7 + 2.18834
r = 5.88834 / 37.73
r = 0.1560652001 or 15.60652001% rounded off to 15.61%
