Home Interior's Stock Has an Expected Return of 13

question 85

Multiple Choice

Home Interior's stock has an expected return of 13.25% and a beta of 1.4. The market return is 10.75% and the risk-free rate is 4.5%. This stock is ________ because the CAPM return for the stock is ________%.

• A)greatly overvalued; 16.50
• B)slightly overvalued; 14.91
• C)priced correctly; 13.25
• D)slightly undervalued; 12.91
• E)greatly undervalued; 16.50

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Definitions:

Discount Rate

A rate used to convert future cash flows into their present value, fundamental in the assessment of investment attractiveness.

IRR

Internal Rate of Return (IRR) is a financial measure used to evaluate the profitability of potential investments by calculating the interest rate at which the net present value of all the cash flows (both positive and negative) from a project or investment equals zero.

Initial Cost

The initial outlay or expenditure associated with the purchase or acquisition of an asset, not including ongoing operating or maintenance costs.

Revenue

The total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services related to a company's primary operations.