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Q: A stock has had returns of 21 percent, 12 percent,

A stock has had returns of 21 percent, 12 percent, 7 percent, −13 percent, −4 percent, and 26 percent over the last six years. What are the arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock...

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Q: Using the information from Problem 5, what is the geometric return

Using the information from Problem 5, what is the geometric return for Cherry Jalopies, Inc.?  

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Q: A particular stock has a dividend yield of 1.2 percent

A particular stock has a dividend yield of 1.2 percent. Last year, the stock price fell from $65 to $59. What was the return for the year?  

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Q: You buy 500 shares of stock at a price of $38

You buy 500 shares of stock at a price of $38 and an initial margin of 60 percent. If the maintenance margin is 30 percent, at what price will you receive a margin call?  

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Q: The rates of return on Cherry Jalopies, Inc., stock over

The rates of return on Cherry Jalopies, Inc., stock over the last five years were 17 percent, 11 percent, −2 percent, 3 percent, and 14 percent. Over the same period, the returns on Straw Cons...

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Q: What is the historical rate of return on each of the following

What is the historical rate of return on each of the following investments? What is the historical risk premium on these investments? a. Long-term government bonds b. Treasury bills c. Large stoc...

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Q: A mutual fund sold $36 million of assets during the year

A mutual fund sold $36 million of assets during the year and purchased $32 million in assets. If the average daily assets of the fund were $96 million, what was the fund turnover?  

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Q: In Problem 6, assume the fund is sold with a 6

In Problem 6, assume the fund is sold with a 6.25 percent front-end load. What is the offering price of the fund? Data from Problem 6: Suppose the fund in Problem 5 has liabilities of $110,000...

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Q: Suppose the fund in Problem 5 has liabilities of $110,

Suppose the fund in Problem 5 has liabilities of $110,000. What is the NAV of the fund now? Data from Problem 5: An open-end mutual fund has the following stocks: If there are 50,000...

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Q: Rework Problems 1 and 2 assuming that you buy 500 shares of

Rework Problems 1 and 2 assuming that you buy 500 shares of the stock and the ending share price is $34. Problems 1: Suppose you bought 100 shares of stock at an initial price of $37 per share...

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