1. A company has a capital structure of 40% debt and 60% equity. 9899

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1. A company has a capital structure of 40% debt and 60% equity. The YTM on the company’s bonds is 9%, and the company’s effective tax rate is 40%. The CFO has estimated the company’s WACC to be 9.96%. What is the company’s cost of equity? Show your work.

2. Your stock portfolio consists of only two stocks. You have $115,000 in Company A and $125,000 in Company B. Company A has an actual return of -8% and Company B has a return of 12%. What is the return on your portfolio? Show your work.

3. Company A has a beta of 2.77. Company B has a beta of .73. Company C has a beta of .90. The risk free rate is 6% and the market risk premium is 4%. What is the expected return of investing in Company A? Show your work.

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