Lotte Group Is Planing on Diversifying into the Transportation Industry

question 28

Multiple Choice

Lotte Group is planing on diversifying into the transportation industry. As a result, Lotte's beta would rise to 1.3 from 1.1 and the expected long-term growth rate in the firm's earnings would increase from 11% to 14%. Currently the risk-free rate is 5.0% and the market risk premium is 8.6%. If Lotte's current dividend is $1.30, should Lotte diversify into the transportation industry?

• A) No, stock price does not increase
• B) No, stock price declines about $10.11
• C) Yes, stock price increases about $19.42
• D) Yes, stock price increases by about $26.27

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Mitochondrion

A membrane-bound organelle found in most eukaryotic cells that produces energy through cellular respiration, often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell.

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The process through which ATP is produced during the final stages of cellular respiration in the mitochondria, driven by the electron transport chain.

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Final Electron Acceptor

A molecule that accepts electrons at the end of an electron transport chain, facilitating the conservation of energy in the form of ATP.