Suppose That the Risk-Free Rate Is 5% and the Market

question 39

Essay

Suppose that the risk-free rate is 5% and the market portfolio has an expected return of 13% with a volatility of 18%.Luther Industries has a volatility of 24% and a correlation with the market of .5.If you assume that the CAPM assumptions hold,then what is the expected return on Luther stock?

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Total Units

The entire quantity produced, held in inventory, or sold by a business in a specified period.

Conversion Cost

Costs incurred during the transformation of raw materials into finished products, mainly consisting of direct labor and manufacturing overhead.

Total Materials Cost

The sum of all costs associated with the raw materials used in the production of a product.

Equivalent Units

A measure used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done on partially finished goods as a proportion of finished goods.