Which strategy will increase the asset allocation of your portfolio?

Beale Manufacturing Company has a beta of 1.8, and Foley Industries has a beta of 0.80. The required return on an index fund tha

navik [9.2K]

Answer:

3.5%

Explanation:

We will apply asset pricing model to calculate cost of equity (required rate of return). The capital asset pricing model is stated as below:

Cost of equity = Risk-free rate + Beta x Market risk premium

Putting all the number together, we have:

Cost of equity (Beale) = 5.5% + 1.8 x (9% - 5.5%) = 11.8%

Cost of equity (Foley) = 5.5% + 0.8 x (9% - 5.5%) = 8.3%

Cost of equity (Beale) - Cost of equity (Foley) = 11.8% - 8.3% = 3.5%

Note: You can also do quick calculation as below:

Cost of equity (Beale) - Cost of equity (Foley) = (Beta of Beale - Bete of Foley) x Market risk premium = (1.8 - 0.8) x (9% - 5.5%) = 3.5%

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3 years ago

________ is a financial institution owned by investors that focuses on business customers, providing bank accounts along with sp

Virty [35]

Answer:

Commercial bank.

Explanation:

A commercial bank is a financial institution that provides financial services to the public such as offering loan services, accepting deposits, foreign exchange, providing bank accounts. They encourage savings and are good sources of finance to businesses and industry.

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3 years ago

Kahn Inc. has a target capital structure of 45% common equity and 55% debt to fund its $9 billion in operating assets. Furthermo

maxonik [38]

Answer:

Payout ratio =1- 12.96%*45%*9/1.4 = 0.6252 or 62.52%

Explanation:

WACC = Weight of Equity * Cost of Equity + Weight of Debt * (1-Tax rate) * Cost of Debt

16% = 45%* Cost of Equity + 55%*(1-40%)*9%

16%-55%*(1-40%)*9% = 45%*Cost of Equity

Cost of Equity = 28.9556%

Current price of Stock = D1/(Cost of Equity - Growth)

25 = 4/(28.9556%-Growth)

Growth = 28.9556%-4/25 = 12.96%

ROE = Net income/Equity = 1.4/(45%*9)

Growth rate = (1- Payout ratio)*ROE

12.96% = (1-Payout ratio)* 1.4/(45%*9)

Payout ratio =1- 12.96%*45%*9/1.4 = 0.6252 or 62.52%

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4 years ago

Journalize the following transactions for Powell Company using the gross method of accounting for sales discounts. Assume a perp

Marianna [84]

Answer:

Jan 7

Dr Cost of Good Sold 7,860

Cr Inventory 7,860

(to record the cost of good sold)

Dr Account Receivable 13,100

Cr Revenue 13,100

( to record revenue and receivable owed from Stewart)

Jan 13

Dr Sales Returns 2,620

Cr Account Receivable 2,620

(to record sales return from Stewart)

Dr Inventory 2,620

Cr Cost of good sold 2,620

(to record inventory returns and decrease in cost of good sold due to sales return from Stewart)

Jan 18

Dr Cash 10,480

Cr Account Receivable 10,480

( to record full collection from Stewart after 11 days)

* further working note on Jan 18 transaction: As Stewart had return $2,620 sales; the Receivable from Stewart is just $10,480 ( 13,100 - 2,620). Also, the term of receivable is 5/10, n/30; the repayment after 10 days received from Steward is not eligible for discount.

Explanation:

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3 years ago

The following data is from the Ace Guitar Company for the A and B regions.

Marina CMI [18]

Answer:

Ace Guitar Company

The service departments' expenses proportional to the sales of each region are as follows:

A Region = $216,580

B Region = $116,620

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

A Region B Region Total

Sales $773,500 $416,500 $1,190,000

Cost of goods sold 293,900 158,300 452,200

Selling expenses 185,600 100,000 285,600

Service department expenses

Purchasing $199,900

Payroll accounting 133,300

Total $333,200

A Region = $216,580 ($773,500 / $1,190,000 * $333,200)

B Region = $116,620 ($416,500 / $1,190,000 * $333,200)

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3 years ago