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Solution Manual for Fundamentals of Investments Valuation and Management 10th Edition by Jordan Miller Dolvin | Complete Chapter 1-21 Answers

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Description: Get the complete Solution Manual for Fundamentals of Investments: Valuation and Management, 10th Edition by Bradford Jordan, Thomas Miller, and Steve Dolvin. This digital resource includes detailed, step-by-step solutions to all end-of-chapter questions and problems from Chapters 1 through 21. Perfect for students and instructors, this manual helps you master key concepts in investment valuation, portfolio management, risk and return, stock and bond pricing, market efficiency, behavioral finance, and more. Ideal for exam preparation, homework assistance, and deepening your understanding of investment principles.

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SOLUTION MANUAL FOR k k


Fundamentals of Investments Valuation and Management, 10th Edition Jordan
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Chapter 1-21 k




Chapter 1 k


A Brief History of Risk and Return
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Concept Questions k




1. Forkbothkriskkandkreturn,kincreasingkorderkiskb,kc,ka,kd.kOnkaverage,kthekhigherkthekriskkofkankinvestment,kt
hekhigherkiskitskexpectedkreturn.

2. Sincekthekpricekdidn’tkchange,kthekcapitalkgainskyieldkwaskzero.k Ifkthektotalkreturnkwaskfourkpercent,kthenkt
hekdividendkyieldkmustkbekfourkpercent.

3. Itkiskimpossiblektoklosekmorekthank–
100kpercentkofkyourkinvestment.kTherefore,kreturnkdistributionskarekcutkoffkonktheklowerktailkatk–
100kpercent;kifkreturnskwerektrulyknormallykdistributed,kyoukcouldklosekmuchkmore.

4. Tokcalculatekankarithmetickreturn,kyouksumkthekreturnskandkdividekbyktheknumberkofkreturns.kAsksuch,kari
thmetickreturnskdoknotkaccountkforkthekeffectskofkcompoundingk(and,kinkparticular,kthekeffectkofkvolatilit
y).kGeometrickreturnskdokaccountkforkthekeffectskofkcompoundingkandkforkchangeskinkthekbasekusedkforke
achkyear’skcalculationkofkreturns.kAskankinvestor,kthekmorekimportantkreturnkofkankassetkiskthekgeometrick
return.

5. Blume’skformulakuseskthekarithmetickandkgeometrickreturnskalongkwithktheknumberkofkobservationsktoka
pproximatekakholdingkperiodkreturn.kWhenkpredictingkakholdingkperiodkreturn,kthekarithmetickreturnkwill
ktendktokbektookhighkandkthekgeometrickreturnkwillktendktokbektooklow.kBlume’skformulakadjustskthesekretur

nskforkdifferentkholdingkperiodkexpectedkreturns.

6. T-
billkrateskwerekhighestkinkthekearlykeightiesksincekinflationkatkthektimekwaskrelativelykhigh.kAskwekdiscus
skinkourkchapterkonkinterestkrates,krateskonkT-
billskwillkalmostkalwayskbekslightlykhigherkthankthekexpectedkratekofkinflation.

7. Riskkpremiumskarekaboutktheksamekregardlesskofkwhetherkwekaccountkforkinflation.kThekreasonkiskthatkri
skkpremiumskarekthekdifferencekbetweenktwokreturns,ksokinflationkessentiallyknetskout.

8. Returns,kriskkpremiums,kandkvolatilitykwouldkallkbeklowerkthankwekestimatedkbecausekaftertaxkreturnska
reksmallerkthankpretaxkreturns.



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9. WekhavekseenkthatkT-billskbarelykkeptkupkwithkinflationkbeforektaxes.kAfterktaxes,kinvestorskinkT-
billskactuallyklostkgroundk(assumingkanythingkotherkthankakveryklowktaxkrate).kThus,kankallkT-
billkstrategykwillkprobablyklosekmoneykinkrealkdollarskforkaktaxablekinvestor.

10. Itkiskimportantknotktokloseksightkofkthekfactkthatkthekresultskwekhavekdiscussedkcoverkoverk80kyears,kwellkb
eyondkthekinvestingklifetimekforkmostkofkus.kTherekhavekbeenkextendedkperiodskduringkwhichksmallkstoc
kskhavekdonekterribly.kThus,konekreasonkmostkinvestorskwillkchooseknotktokpursuekak100kpercentkstockk(p
articularlyksmall-
capkstocks)kstrategykiskthatkmanykinvestorskhavekrelativelykshortkhorizons,kandkhighkvolatilitykinvestment
skmaykbekverykinappropriatekinksuchkcases.kTherekarekotherkreasons,kbutkwekwillkdeferkdiscussionkofkthes
ektoklaterkchapters.

11.

SolutionsktokQuestionskandkProblems

NOTE:kAllkendkofkchapterkproblemskwereksolvedkusingkakspreadsheet.kManykproblemskrequirekmultipleksteps.kD
uektokspacekandkreadabilitykconstraints,kwhenkthesekintermediatekstepskarekincludedkinkthisksolutionskmanual,k
roundingkmaykappearktokhavekoccurred.kHowever,kthekfinalkanswerkforkeachkproblemkiskfoundkwithoutkroundi
ngkduringkanykstepkinkthekproblem.

CorekQuestions

1. Totalkdollarkreturnk=k100($41k–k$37k+k$.28)k=k$428.00
Whetherkyoukchoosektoksellkthekstockkdoesknotkaffectkthekgainkorklosskforkthekyear;kyourkstockkiskworthkw
hatkitkwouldkbringkifkyouksoldkit.kWhetherkyoukchoosektokdoksokorknotkiskirrelevantk(ignoringkcommissio
nskandktaxes).


2. Capitalkgainsk yieldk k $41k–k$37k k /k$37k k.1081,kork10.81%kDividendk yieldk k $.28/$37k k.0076,kork.76%

Totalkratekofkreturnk k10.81%k k .76%k k11.57%

3. Dollarkreturnk=k500($34k–k$37k+k$.28)k=k–$1,360

Capitalk gainsk yieldk k $34k –k $37 /$37k k –.0811,k ork –
8.11%kDividendkyieldk k $.28/$37k
k .0076,kork.76%kTotalkratekofkreturnk=k–k8.11%k+k.76%k=k–7.35%



4.
a. averagekreturnk=k6.0%,kaveragekriskkpremiumk=k2.7%
b. averagekreturnk=k3.3%,kaveragekriskkpremiumk=k0%
c. averagekreturnk=k12.3%,kaveragekriskkpremiumk=k9.0%
d. averagekreturnk=k16.3%,kaveragekriskkpremiumk=k13.0%




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,Solution Manual for Fundamentals of Investments Valuation a
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nd Management, 10th Edition by Bradford Jordan and Thoma
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s Miller and Steve Dolvin
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5. Cherrykaveragek returnk k 17%k k 11%k –k 2%k k 3%k k 14% /5k k 8.60%k Strawk averagek returnk
16%k k 18%k–k6%k k1%k k22% /5k k10.20%

6. Cherry:kRAk k 8.60%

2 2 2 2 2
Vark k 1/k4 .17k–k.086 k k
k .11k –k.086 k k
k –.02k –k.086 k k
k .03k –k.086 k k
k .14k –k.086 k k
k k .00623


1/2
Standardkdeviationk k .00623 k k
k .0789,kork7.89%


Straw:kRBk k 10.20%

Vark k 1/k4 .16k–k.102k k 2k
k .18k–k.102
k
2k k –.06k–k.102
k
2k k .01k–k.102
k
2k k .22k–k.102
k
2k
k



.01452k
1/2
Standardkdeviationk k .01452k k k
k .1205,kork12.05%


7. Thekcapitalkgainskyieldkisk $59k–k$65k /$65 k –.0923,kork–
9.23%k(noticektheknegativeksign).kWithkakdividendkyieldkofk1.2kpercent,kthektotalkreturnkisk–8.03%.



8. Geometrickreturnk k 1k k .17k k 1k k .11k k1k k .02k k 1k k .03k k 1k k .14k k(1/5)k
–k1k k .0837,
ork8.37%


9. Arithmetickreturnk k .21k k.12k k.07k–.13k–k.04k k.26 /k6k k .0817,kork8.17%
(1/6)

Geometrickreturnk 1k k .21k k 1k k .12k k 1k k .07k k 1k–k.13 1k–k.04k k 1k k .26 –k 1k
.0730,kork7.30%

IntermediatekQuestions

10. That’skpluskorkminuskonekstandardkdeviation,ksokaboutktwo-
thirdskofkthektime,korktwokyearskoutkofkthree.kInkonekyearkoutkofkthree,kyoukwillkbekoutsidekthiskrange,kimplyin
gkthatkyoukwillkbekbelowkitkonekyearkoutkofksixkandkabovekitkonekyearkoutkofksix.




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, Solution Manual for Fundamentals of Investments Valuation a
k k k k k k k



nd Management, 10th Edition by Bradford Jordan and Thoma
k k k k k k k k



s Miller and Steve Dolvin
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11. Youklosekmoneykifkyoukhavekaknegativekreturn.kWithkak12kpercentkexpectedkreturnkandkak6kpercentkstandardkd
eviation,kakzerokreturnkisktwokstandardkdeviationskbelowkthekaverage.kThekoddskofkbeingkoutsidek(abovekorkbe
low)ktwokstandardkdeviationskarek5kpercent;kthekoddskofkbeingkbelowkarekhalfkthat,kork2.5kpercent.k(It’skactual
lyk2.28kpercent.)kYoukshouldkexpectktoklosekmoneykonlyk2.5kyearskoutkofkeveryk100.kIt’skakprettyksafekinvest
ment.

12. Thekaveragekreturnkisk6.0kpercent,kwithkakstandardkdeviationkofk9.8kpercent,ksokProb(Returnk<k–
3.8korkReturnk15.8k)k k1/3,kbutkwekarekonlykinterestedkinkonektail;kProb Returnk k –3.9k k k 1/k6
,kwhichkisk halfkofk1/3k(orkaboutk16%)k.
95%:k6.0k±k2σk=k6.0k±k2(9.8)k=k–13.6%ktok25.6%
99%:k6.0k±k3σk=k6.0k±k3(9.8)k=k–23.4%ktok35.4%

13. Expectedkreturnk=k 16.4%;kσk =k31.2%.k Doublingkyourk moneykisk ak100%kreturn,ksokifkthek returnkdistribution
isknormal,kZ k 100k–k16.4k /k31.2k 2.68kstandardkdeviations;kthiskiskin-

betweenktwokandkthreekstandardkdeviations,ksokthekprobabilitykisksmall,ksomewherekbetweenk.5%kandk2.5%k(
why?).kReferringktoktheknearestkZktable,kthekactualkprobabilitykisk=k0.369%,korklesskthankeveryk100kyears.kTri
plingkyourkmoneykwouldkbek Z
200k–k16.4 /k31.2k
5.88kstandardkdeviations;kthiskcorrespondsktokakprobabilitykofk(much)klesskthank0.01%.k(Thekactualkanswerkisk
lesskthankoncekeveryk1kmillionkyears,ksokdon’tkholdkyourkbreath.)

14.
Year Commonkstocks T-billkreturn Riskkpremium
1973 –14.69% 7.29% –21.98%
1974 –26.47% 7.99% –34.46%
1975 37.23% 5.87% 31.36%
1796 23.93% 5.07% 18.86%
1977 –7.16% 5.45% –12.61%
sum 12.84% 31.67% –18.83%
a. Annualkriskkpremiumk=kCommonkstockkreturnk–kT-billkreturnk(seektablekabove).
b. Averagekreturns:kCommonkstocksk k12.84/5k k .0257,kork2.57%;kT-billsk k31.67/5k
k .0633k,kork6.33%kRiskkpremiumk k–18.83/5k k –.0377,kork–3.77%

2
c. Commonkstocks:kVark k 1/k4[k –.1469k–k.0257 2
k k –.2647k–k.0257 k k
k .3723k–k.0257
k
k2k




.2393k –k.0257 2k k –.0716k–k.0257
k
2k
]k k .072337

1/2
Standardkdeviationk k 0.072337 k k .2690,kork26.90%

T-bills:k Vark k1/k4 .0729k–k.0633 2k
k .0799k–k.0633
k
2k
k .0587k–k.0633
k
k2k
k k .0507k–.0633 2k



k.0545k–k.0633k
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