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1. Consider the following realized annual returns:
Year End | Index Realized Return | Stock A Realized Return |
2006 | 23.6% | 46.3% |
2007 | 24.7% | 26.7% |
2008 | 30.5% | 86.9% |
2009 | 9.0% | 23.1% |
2010 | -2.0% | 0.2% |
2011 | -17.3% | -3.2% |
2012 | -24.3% | -27.0% |
2013 | 32.2% | 27.9% |
2014 | 4.4% | -5.1% |
2015 | 7.4% | -11.3% |
The average annual return on Stock A from 2006 to 2015 is closest
to:
18.2% |
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16.40% |
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18.7% |
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29.9% |
2. Use the table for the question(s) below.
Consider the following average annual returns:
Investment | Average Return |
Small Stocks | 23.2% |
S&P 500 | 13.2% |
Corporate Bonds | 7.5% |
Treasury Bonds | 6.2% |
Treasury Bills | 4.8% |
What is the excess return for the portfolio of small stocks?
10.0% |
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18.4% |
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17.0% |
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15.7% |
3. Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Company | Ticker | Beta |
Ford Motor Company | F | 2.77 |
International Business Machines | IBM | 0.73 |
Merck | MRK | 0.90 |
If the expected return on the market is 11% and the risk-free rate
is 4%, then the expected return of investing in IBM is closest
to:
11.0% |
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10.3% |
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9.1% |
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12.0% |
4.
Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Company | Ticker | Beta |
Ford Motor Company | F | 2.77 |
International Business Machines | IBM | 0.73 |
Merck | MRK | 0.90 |
If the market risk premium is 6% and the risk-free rate is 4%, then
the expected return of investing in Ford Motor Company is closest
to:
20.6% |
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10.0% |
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17.1% |
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16.2% |
5.
Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Company | Ticker | Beta |
Ford Motor Company | F | 2.77 |
International Business Machines | IBM | 0.73 |
Merck | MRK | 0.90 |
If the market risk premium is 6% and the risk-free rate is 4%, then
the expected return of investing in Merck is closest to:
10.0% |
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9.4% |
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10.4% |
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5.4% |
1]
Average annual return on Stock A = 16.45%
2]
Excess return for small stocks = average annual return of small stocks - average annual return of treasury bonds
Excess return for small stocks = 23.2% - 6.2% = 17.0%
3]
Expected return of IBM = risk free rate + (beta * market risk premium)
Expected return of IBM = 4% + (0.73 * (11% - 4%)) = 9.1%
4]
Expected return of Ford = risk free rate + (beta * market risk premium)
market risk premium = market return - risk free rate
Expected return of Ford = 4% + (2.77 * 6%) = 20.6%
5]
Expected return of Merck = risk free rate + (beta * market risk premium)
market risk premium = market return - risk free rate
Expected return of Merck = 4% + (0.9 * 6%) = 9.4%