Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 30

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.

Assume that the CAPM is a good description of stock price returns. The market expected return is 8% with 12% volatility and the risk-free rate is 3%. New information arrives that does not change any of these numbers, but it does change the expected returns of the following stocks:



-The expected alpha for Wyatt Oil is closest to:

• A)-3.00%.
• B)-1.00%.
• C)0.00%.
• D)3.00%.

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Definitions:

Cash Inflow

The total amount of money being transferred into a business, often from operations, investments, or financing.

Issue Common Shares

The process by which a corporation sells new shares to investors to raise capital.

Ceases Operations

The process when a business stops its principal business activities and ends its operations.

Shareholders

Individuals or entities that own one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation, holding an ownership stake.