Portfolio analysisyou have been given the expected return

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Portfolio Analysis

You have been given the expected return data in the following table for three assets -F,G, and H- for four years.

Year	Asset F Expected Return	Asset G Expected Return	Asset H Expected Return
1	16%	17%	14%
2	17	16	15
3	18	15	16
4	19	14	17

For these three assets, you have isolated the three investment alternatives shown below:

Alternative	Investment
1	100% of asset F
2	50% of asset F and 50% of asset G
3	50% of asset F and 50% of asset H

The correlation coefficient of the returns between assets F and G is 0.25, and between F and H is -0.25.

a. Calculate the expected return over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives.

b. Calculate the standard deviation of returns over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives.

c. Use your findings in a and b to calculate the coefficient of variation for each of the three alternatives.

d. On the basis of your findings, which of the three investment alternatives do you recommend? Why?

Common Share value - Variable growth.

Newman Manufacturing is considering a takeover of Grips Tool. During the year just completed, Grips earned $4.25 per share and paid cash dividends of $2.25 per share. Grip' earnings and dividends are expected to grow at 25 percent per year for the next 3 years, after which they are expected to grow at 10 percent per year to infinity. What is the maximum price per common share Newman should pay for Grips if it has a required return of 15 percent on investments with risk characteristics similar to those of Grips' common shares?

Problem

Projects A and B are equal-risk alternatives for expanding the firm's capacity. The firm's cost of capital is 13 percent. The after-tax cash inflows for each project are shown in the following table.

	Project A	Project B
Incremental cost	$80,000	$50,000
Year (t)	After tax cash inflows (CFt)	After tax cash inflows (CFt)
1	$15,000	$15,000
2	20,000	15,000
3	25,000	15,000
4	30,000	15,000
5	35,000	15,000

a. Calculate each project's payback period.

b. Calculate the net present value (NPV) for each project.

c. Calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) for each project using an NPV profile.

d. Summarize the preferences dictated by each measure, and indicate which project you would recommend. Explain why.

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