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BetterPie Industries has 3 million shares of common stock ou…

BetterPie Industries has 3 million shares of common stock outstanding, 2 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 10,000 bonds. Assume the common shares are selling for $49 per share, the preferred shares are selling for $26.50 per share, and the bonds are selling for 99 percent of par. What would be the weights used in the calculation of BetterPie’s WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places., E=Equity, P=Preferred share, D: Debt)

Compute the expected return given these three economic state…

Compute the expected return given these three economic states, their likelihoods, and the potential returns: (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Economic State Probability   Return   Fast growth 0.23   47 %   Slow growth 0.32   24 %   Recession 0.45   –37 %

You hold the positions in the table below. If you expect the…

You hold the positions in the table below. If you expect the market to earn 13.00 percent and the risk-free rate is 3.00 percent, what is the required return of the portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)   Price Shares Beta   Advanced Micro Devices $ 34.00     453   4.61   FedEx Corp. $ 135.00     94   1.14   Microsoft $ 37.00     169   0.92   Sara Lee Corp. $ 26.00     192   1.13