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1. Using the data below, calculate the standard deviation.
            ri          Pi         
            1%       .25
            4%       .45
            7%       .30
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 1.98%  | 
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 2.22%  | 
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 3.27%  | 
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 2.01%  | 
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 none of these  | 
2. The standard deviation of stock i’s return is 4.3%, the standard deviation of the market return is 3.9% and the correlation of the market return and stock i’s return is .35; calculate the Beta.
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 1.3214  | 
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 1.1148  | 
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 .3859  | 
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 .6947  | 
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 none of these  | 
3. A stock's beta equals 1.2, the risk-free rate of return is 1.5% and the market risk premium is 6.2%. Calculate the return that should be required on the stock according to the CAPM equation.
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 9.68%  | 
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 8.01%  | 
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 10.21%  | 
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 8.94%  | 
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 none of these  | 
4.Ben has been promised a $20,000 lump sum when he turns 25, eight years from now. If he can earn 8% on his money, how much is it worth now?
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 $9,542  | 
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 $10,005  | 
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 $10,805  | 
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 $11,877  | 
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 none of these  | 
5.
An investment returns $4,000 in year 1, $6,000 in year 2, $5,000 in year 3, and $3,000 in year 4. Using a rate of 8%, determine the present value of the unequal cashflow series.
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 $17,221  | 
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 $17,984  | 
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 $16,963  | 
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 $15,022  | 
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 none of these  |