Recently You Have Received a Tip That the Stock of Bubbly

question 81

Multiple Choice

Recently you have received a tip that the stock of Bubbly Incorporated is going to rise from $57 to $61 per share over the next year. You know that the annual return on the S&P/TSX composite index has been 9.25% and the 90-day T-bill rate has been yielding 3.75% per year over the past 10 years. If beta for Bubbly is 0.85, will you purchase the stock?

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

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