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            According to the Capital Asset Pricing theory, what return
would be required by an investor whose...
                
            
- According to the Capital Asset Pricing theory, what return
would be required by an investor whose portfolio is made up of 40%
of the market portfolio (m) and 60% of Treasury bills (i.e.
risk-free asset)? Assume the risk-free rate is 3% and the market
risk premium is 7%?  
                  
                                                                    
 
- You are considering investing in the following two stocks. The
risk-free rate is 7 percent and the market risk premium is 8
percent.
 
| 
 Stock 
 | 
 Price Today 
 | 
 Expected Price 
in 1 year 
 | 
 Expected Dividend 
in 1 year 
 | 
 Beta 
 | 
| 
 X 
 | 
 $20 
 | 
 $22 
 | 
 $2.00 
 | 
 1.0 
 | 
| 
 Y 
 | 
 $30 
 | 
 $32 
 | 
 $1.78 
 | 
 0.9 
 | 
- Compute the expected and required return (using CAPM) on each
stock.    
 
- Which asset is worth investing? Support your answer with
calculations.     
 
- Which pair of stocks used to form a 2-asset portfolio would
have the greatest diversification effect for the portfolio? Briefly
explain.
 
 | 
 Correlation 
 | 
| 
 Stocks A & B 
 | 
 -0.66 
 | 
| 
 Stocks A & C 
 | 
 -0.42 
 | 
| 
 Stocks A & D 
 | 
 0 
 | 
| 
 Stocks A & E 
 | 
 0.75 
 | 
                                                                         
          
(d)   Explain the terms systematic risk and
unsystematic risk and their importance in determining   
investment return.