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[Q8-Q10] The following table shows four economic scenarios for next year with their respective probabilities. Also included in the table are the returns on stock A and returns on the market under the four scenarios.
Scenario | Probability | RA | RMarket |
Boom | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.3 |
Normal | 0.50 | 0.15 | 0.1 |
Recession | 0.20 | -0.075 | -0.05 |
Disaster | 0.05 | -0.75 | -0.5 |
QUESTION 8
Suppose that stock B has a beta of 3 and a volatility (i.e. return standard deviation) of 0.35. Between stock A and stock B, which stock has more systematic risk? Which stock has more total risk?
A. |
Stock B; Stock B |
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B. |
Stock B; Stock A |
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C. |
Stock A; Stock B |
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D. |
Stock A; Stock A |
QUESTION 9
You hold $20,000 of stock A and $40,000 of stock B. What is the beta of your portfolio?
A. |
1.5 |
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B. |
-1 |
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C. |
0 |
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D. |
2.5 |
QUESTION 10
What is the expected return on your portfolio? Assume that the CAPM holds and the risk-free rate is 0.03.
A. |
0.12 |
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B. |
0.18 |
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C. |
0 |
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D. |
0.03 |
Please help and show work.
Please refer to below spreadsheet for calculation and answer. Cell reference also provided.
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