Tinker Spy Corp. has a high-yield junk bond with the following features: Principal $1,000 Coupon Maturity 0% for years 1 through 5 and 10% for years 6 through 10 10 years The current interest rate on comparable debt is 10 percent. If you expect that the interest rate will be 8 percent five years from now, what is your potential gain or loss if your expectation is correct and interest rates are 8 percent after five years

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The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?

Why do police officers get paid less than professional baseball players?