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Consider the following information on Stocks I and II: |
RATE OF RETURN IF STATE OCCURS | |||
STATE OF ECONOMY |
PROBABILITY OF STATE OF ECONOMY |
STOCK I | STOCK II |
Recession | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
Normal | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
Irrational exuberance | 0.73 | 0.29 | 0.43 |
The market risk premium is 11 percent, and the risk-free rate is 6.05 percent. |
For standard deviations: (Do not include the percent signs (%). Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) |
For betas: (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16)) |
The standard deviation on Stock I's expected return is percent, and the Stock I beta is . The standard deviation on Stock II's expected return is percent, and the Stock II beta is . Therefore, based on the stocks' systematic risk/beta, Stock (Click to select)III is "riskier". |