In: Finance
Problem 6-06
Expected Returns: Discrete Distribution
The market and Stock J have the following probability distributions:
Probability | rM | rJ |
0.3 | 12% | 19% |
0.4 | 10 | 3 |
0.3 | 17 | 11 |
Solution :
a, The expected rate of return for the market = 12.70 %
The expected rate of return for Stock J = 10.20 %
b. The standard deviation for the market = 2.9343 %
= 2.93 % ( when rounded off to two decimal places )
The standard deviation for Stock J = 6.6453 %
= 6.65 % ( when rounded off to two decimal places )
Please find the attached screenshot of the excel sheet containing the detailed calculation for the solution.