Instructions: Please show calculations in a word document. Problem #1 Information about three securities appears below. Beginning –of-Year Price End-of-Year Price Interest/Dividend PaidStock 1 $42.50 $46.75 $1.50Stock 2 $ 1.25 $ 1.36 $0.00Bond 1 $1,020 $1,048 $41.00 Assuming interest and dividends are paid annually; calculate the annual holding period return on each security. During the year management of Stock 2 spent $10 million, or $0.50 a share, repurchasing 7.7 million of the company’s shares. How, if at all, does this information affect calculation of the holding period return on Stock 2? Problem #2 Magenta Corporation wants to raise $50 million in a seasoned equity offering, net of all fees. Magenta stock currently sells for $10 per share. The underwriters will require a spread of $0.50 per share, and indicate that the issue must be underpriced by 5 percent. In addition to the underwriter’s fee, the firm will incur $1,000,000 in legal, accounting, and other costs. How many shares must Magenta sell?
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