Question

Suppose a three-factor model is appropriate to describe the returns of a stock. Information about those three factors is presented in the following chart:

  

Factor	β	Expected Value			Actual Value
GDP	.0007421		$14,086			$14,062
Inflation	−.95		2.9%			2.7%
Interest rates	−.37		5.2%			5.0%

  

a.	What is the systematic risk of the stock return? (A negative answer should be indicated by a negative sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

  

Systematic risk of the stock return

% _______

  

b.

Suppose unexpected bad news about the firm was announced that causes the stock price to drop by 1.2 percent. If the expected return on the stock is 12.9 percent, what is the total return on this stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

  

Total return of the stock

% ___________

Answer 1