a) For a company having a beta of 1.1, a current stock price of $40 per share, and an expected dividend this coming year of $2.80 per share, what is the projected stock price one year from today? (Find P1. Assume the market risk premium is 12 % and the risk-free rate is 6%.
b) A company is considering an investment that offers a net cash flow of $100,000 per year for the indefinite future. The risk of this project is felt to be the same as the average for all stocks i.e beta=1. If the Treasury bill rate is 8% and the market return is expected to be 14%, what is the maximum investment outlay that should be made?