(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) The Sawyer Corporation has $145,000 to invest and is considering two different projects, X and Y. The following data are available on the projects: Click here to view Exhibit 8B-1 and Exhibit 8B-2 to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Project X Project Y Cost of equipment needed now $ 145,000 Working capital requirement - $ 145,000 Annual cash operating inflows $ 37,000 $ 32,000 Salvage value in 5 years $ 6,000 - Both projects will have a useful life of 5 years; at the end of 5 years, the working capital will be released for use elsewhere. Sawyer's discount rate is 9%. The net present value of project Y is closest to:

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?

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What is the difference between the contractual interest rate and the market interest rate?