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The analysis of outcomes for sales and the associated rate of return on common stocks for companies Smith and Harris are shown below.  You intend to form a portfolio by allocating $4550 of your total wealth of $8000 in Company Smith, and the remainder in Company Harris.  The correlation coefficient between the two companies is -.2365.  Show all work to receive full credit.                                         Declining                    flat                  rising                           Probability                   42%                             26%                 ? % return Smith           -0.4%                           10.8%              21.7% % return Harris            5.2%                            18.3%              23.5%                                      What is the expected return and standard deviation for common stocks in each company? (1.5 pts each) What is the portfolio return (2pts) and standard deviation (4pts) for this two-stock portfolio?  Explain in words how and why portfolio variance is different than the sum of the individual standard deviations of the stocks?  (3pts)

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The optimal capital structure has been achieved when the: 

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Saban Enterprises’ beta is 1.1 and its dividend growth rate is 13.35%, just yesterday, it paid a dividend of $1.33.  Today’s share price is $55.00.  You believe that today’s share price equals today’s intrinsic value.  Furthermore, you believe that the share price moves in accordance with the dividend constant growth model.  The economy wide risk free interest rate is 2.5% and the expected risk premium for the market portfolio is 6.5%.  You believe that the stock represents a good investment if the expected total return implied by the dividend constant growth model exceeds the required rate of return implied by the Capital Asset Pricing Model.  What is the required rate of return and expected rate of return for the stock?  Should you buy it; why or why not?  Should show all work.  

Interest tax shields are available to the firm on debt and preferred stock but not on common equity.

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