Cache Creek Manufacturing Company Is Expected to Pay a Dividend

question 40

Multiple Choice

Cache Creek Manufacturing Company is expected to pay a dividend of $4.20 in the upcoming year. Dividends are expected to grow at the rate of 8% per year. The risk-free rate of return is 4% and the expected return on the market portfolio is 14%. Investors use the CAPM to compute the market capitalisation rate on the shares, and the constant growth DDM to determine the intrinsic value of the shares. The shares are trading in the market today at $84.00. Using the constant growth DDM and the CAPM, the beta of the shares is ________.

• A)1.4
• B)0.9
• C)0.8
• D)0.5

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Definitions:

Income Inequality

The unequal allocation of financial resources among a community, resulting in disparities between affluent individuals and those in poverty.

Imperfectly Competitive Firms

Companies that operate in market settings where individual sellers have some control over the price of their products, contrary to perfect competition.

Property Resources

Assets owned by individuals or entities, including land, buildings, and intellectual property, that can be used to produce goods and services.

Purely Competitive Firm

A business that operates in a market where there are many buyers and sellers, none of which can control market prices.