Recently You Have Received a Tip That the Stock of Buttercup

question 65

Multiple Choice

Recently you have received a tip that the stock of Buttercup Industries is going to rise from $76.00 to $85.00 per share over the next year. You know that the annual return on the S&P 500 has been 13 percent and the 90-day T-bill rate has been yielding 3 percent per year over the past 10 years. If beta for Buttercup is 1.0, will you purchase the stock?

• A) Yes, because it is overvalued.
• B) Yes, because it is undervalued.
• C) No, because it is undervalued.
• D) No, because it is overvalued.
• E) Yes, because the expected return equals the estimated return.

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