Correctly calculated the beta coefficient for the company and explained its meaning and significance to the firm.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Correctly calculated the beta coefficient for the company and explained its meaning and significance to the firm.

20

Correctly calculated the Concordia’s required rate of return on any new investments and explained the significance of this number to the investing activities of the firm.

20

Correctly determined the function for the SML and plotted this function, graphically.

16

Explained the significance of the SML in terms of the information it provides and the significance to the firm and in terms of future investments.

16

Correctly evaluated the new investment and made a recommendation as to whether the investment should go forward, explaining the rationale.

16

Used correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation and followed APA style guidelines.