Accounting Academic Essay

Accounting

Question 1

Dan is going to buy a 19-year bond that pays a coupon rate of 11.56% per year, and has a $1,000 par value. The bond currently priced at $1,326.92? What is the yield to maturity of this bond? Assume annual coupon payments.

Round the answer to two decimal places in percentage form

Question 2

Try to determine the required rate of return on Mary Farm Corporation’s common stock. The firm’s beta is 1.6. The rate on a 10-year treasury bond is 2.38 percent, and the market return is 8.06 percent.

Round the answers to two decimal places in percentage form.

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Question 3

You hold a portfolio with the following securities:

Security
Percent of portfolio
Beta
Stock A
23%
1.50
Stock B
48%
1.32
Stock C
29%
1.87

Calculate the beta portfolio.

Round the answers to two decimal places.

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Question 4

Calculate the expected return on stock:

State of the economy
Probability of the state
Percentage returns on stock
Economic recession
25%
-8.5%
Boom
12%
15.6%
Steady economic growth
63%
3.4%

Round the answers to two decimal places in percentage form.

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Question 5

The Black Bear Company just paid an annual dividend of $5.98. If you expect a constant growth rate of 8% percent, and have a required rate of return of 12.65 percent, what is the current stock price according to the constant growth dividend model (Gordon model)?

Round the answers to two decimal places.

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Question 6

You are considering the purchase of a share of Blue Grass, Inc. common stock. You expect to sell it at the end of one year for $87 per share. You will also receive a dividend of $5.36 per share at the end of the next year. If your required return on this stock is 7.39 percent, what is the most you would be willing to pay for Blue Grass, Inc. common stock now?

Round the answer to two decimal places.

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Question 7

What is the value of a bond that has a par value of $1,000, a coupon rate of 17.24 percent (paid annually), and that matures in 8 years? Assume a required rate of return on this bond is 13.53 percent.

Round the answer to two decimal places.

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Question 8

General Mills has a $1,000 par value, 12-year bond outstanding with an annual coupon rate of 3.60 percent per year, paid semiannually. Market interest rates on similar bonds are 12.70 percent. Calculate the bond’s price today.

Round the answer to two decimal places.

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