Ellis Manufacturing Inc

question 56

Multiple Choice

Ellis Manufacturing Inc.has estimated FCFF for each of the next five years and believes that subsequent cash flows will grow at a constant annual rate of 3% indefinitely.If FCFF are $4,500,000 in year five,and the cost of capital is 9%,what is the value TODAY of these terminal value cash flows?

• A)$48,744,854
• B)$50,207,200
• C)$77,250,000
• D)There is not enough information to answer this question.

Calculate the standard deviation of returns on an active portfolio given its beta, the standard deviation of the market index, and its nonsystematic variance.

Describe the optimal weighting of securities within an active portfolio according to the Treynor-Black model.

Differentiate between a purely passive investment strategy and one that combines passive and active elements.

Use macroeconomic and composite forecasts to determine the optimal risky portfolio in the Treynor-Black model.

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