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Consider the following two scenarios for the economy and the expected returns in each scenario for the market portfolio, an aggressive stock A, and a defensive stock D.
Rate of Return | |||||||||||||
Scenario | Market | Aggressive Stock A |
Defensive Stock D |
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Bust | –6 | % | –12 | % | –4 | % | |||||||
Boom | 15 | 36 | 10 | ||||||||||
a. Find the beta of each stock. (Round
your answers to 2 decimal places.)
b. If each scenario is equally likely, find the
expected rate of return on the market portfolio and on each stock.
(Enter your answers as a whole percent.)
c. If the T-bill rate is 5%, what does the CAPM
say about the fair expected rate of return on the two stocks?
(Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers
as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
d. Which stock seems to be a better buy on the
basis of your answers to (a) through (c)?
Stock D
Stock A