1. The asset beta is defined as the beta of:
A. a fully diversified portfolio.
B. an undiversified portfolio.
C. the common stock of a levered firm.
D. a risk-free security.
E. the common stock of an unlevered firm.
2. Lifecycle Motorcycle Company is expected to pay a dividend in year 1 of $2.00, a dividend in year 2 of $3.00, and a dividend in year 3 of $4.00. After year 3, dividends are expected to grow at the rate of 7% per year. An appropriate required return for the stock is 12%. Using the multistage DDM, the stock should be worth __________ today.
$63.80
$65.13
$67.95
$85.60
3. Suppose that there is a 1% probability that operational risk losses of a certain type exceed $10 million. Use the power law to estimate the 99.7% worst-case operational risk loss when the parameter equals (a) 025, (b) 0.5, and (c) 1.0.