1. a) Anderson Associates is considering two mutually exclusive projects that have the following cash flows:
Year | Project A Cash Flow | Project B Cash Flow |
0 | -$11,000 | -$9,000 |
1 | 3,500 |
6,000 |
2 | 3,000 | 4,000 |
3 | 5,000 | 3,000 |
4 | 9,000 | 2,000 |
At what cost of capital do the two projects have the same net present value?
b)
Ripken Iron Works believes the following probability distribution exists for its stock. What is the standard deviation of return on the company's stock? |
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State of the Economy |
Probability of State Occurring |
Stock's Expected Return |
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Boom |
0.25 |
35% |
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Normal |
0.45 |
13% |
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Recession |
0.30 |
-22% |
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