Question 1

An investment firm is considering a portfolio with equal weighting in a cyclical stock and a countercyclical stock. It is expected that there will be three economic states; Good, Average and Bad, each with equal probabilities of occurrence. The cyclical stock is expected to have returns of 12%, 5% and 1% in Good, Average and Bad economies respectively. The countercyclical stock is expected to have returns of -8%, 2% and 14% in Good, Average and Bad economies respectively. Given this information, calculate portfolio standard deviation.

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Question 2

What is the standard deviation of a portfolio which is invested 10% in stock A, 35% in stock B and 55% in stock C?

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Question 3

Zelo, Inc. stock has a beta of 1.23. The risk-free rate of return is 4.5% and the market rate of return is 10%. What is the amount of the risk premium on Zelo stock?

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The formula for calculating the risk premium is:

Risk premium = Market rate of return - Risk-free rate of return

= 10% - 4.5%

= 5.5%

Since the beta of Zelo stock is 1.23, we need to adjust the risk premium accordingly:

Adjusted risk premium = Beta * Risk premium

= 1.23 * 5.5%

= 6.77%

Therefore, the amount of the risk premium on Zelo stock is 6.77%. Option D is the correct choice.

Question 4

What is the standard deviation of a portfolio that is invested 30% in stock Q and 70% in stock R?

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Question 5

What is the expected return on a portfolio that is invested 40% in stock A and 60% in stock B, given the following information?

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Question 6

You own 40 shares of stock A, which has a price of $15 per share, and 200 shares of stock B, which has a price of $2 per share. What is the portfolio weight for stock A in your portfolio?

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Question 7

What is the expected return on a portfolio with weights of 60% in asset A and 40% in asset B?

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Question 8

A stock has a beta of.8 and an expected return of 6%. The risk-free rate is 3%. What is the expected return on the market?

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The expected return on the market can be calculated using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) formula: Expected Return = Risk-Free Rate + Beta * (Market Return - Risk-Free Rate). Rearranging the formula to solve for the Market Return gives us: Market Return = ((Expected Return - Risk-Free Rate) / Beta) + Risk-Free Rate. Plugging in the given values: Market Return = ((6% - 3%) / 0.8) + 3% = 6.75%.

Question 9

What is the standard deviation of security A?

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Question 10

You would like to combine a risky stock with a beta of 1.8 with Treasury bills in such a way that the risk level of the portfolio is equivalent to the risk level of the overall market. What percentage of the portfolio should be invested in Treasury bills?

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Question 11

An investor has purchased an auto stock. It is expected that during a good economy, the stock will provide a 12% return, while in a poor economy the stock will provide an -4% return. The probability of a good economy is expected to be 70%. Given this information, calculate the standard deviation for this stock.

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Question 12

The expected return on Justus, Inc. stock is 15.63% while the expected return on the market is 12.4%. The beta of Justus's stock is 1.48. What is the risk-free rate of return?

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Question 13

XYZ Investment Corporation is considering a portfolio with 70% weighting in a cyclical stock and 30% weighting in a countercyclical stock. It is expected that there will be three economic states; Good, Average and Bad, each with equal probabilities of occurrence. The cyclical stock is expected to have returns of 25%, 5% and 1% in Good, Average and Bad economies respectively. The countercyclical stock is expected to have returns of -8%, 2% and 14% in Good, Average and Bad economies respectively. Given this information, calculate expected return for the portfolio.

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Question 14

What is the expected return on a portfolio comprised of $3,000 in stock K and $5,000 in stock L if the economy is normal?

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Question 15

The market has an expected rate of return of 9.8%. Long-term government bonds are expected to yield 4.5% and Treasury bills are expected to yield 3.4%. The inflation rate is 3.1%. What is the market risk premium?

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The market risk premium is calculated as the expected rate of return on the market minus the risk-free rate. The risk-free rate is often represented by the yield on Treasury bills, which is 3.4% in this case. Therefore, the market risk premium = 9.8% - 3.4% = 6.4%.

Question 16

What is the standard deviation of the returns on a stock given the following information?

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Question 17

What is the standard deviation of a portfolio that is invested 60% in stock A and 40% in stock B, given the following information?

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Question 18

An investment firm is considering a portfolio with equal weighting in a cyclical stock and a countercyclical stock. It is expected that there will be three economic states; Good, Average and Bad, each with equal probabilities of occurrence. The cyclical stock is expected to have returns of 12%, 5% and 1% in Good, Average and Bad economies respectively. The countercyclical stock is expected to have returns of -8%, 2% and 14% in Good, Average and Bad economies respectively. Given this information, calculate portfolio expected return.

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The expected return of the portfolio is the weighted average of the expected returns of the two stocks. Since the stocks have equal weighting, the expected return of the portfolio is the average of the expected returns of the two stocks. The expected return of the cyclical stock is (12% + 5% + 1%) / 3 = 6%. The expected return of the countercyclical stock is (-8% + 2% + 14%) / 3 = 3%. Therefore, the expected return of the portfolio is (6% + 3%) / 2 = 4.5%.

Question 19

An investor has a portfolio comprised of stock A, which has a beta of 1.4 and an expected return of 10%, and Treasury bills, which have an expected return of 4%. The portfolio has an expected return of 7.30%. What is the portfolio weight of stock A?

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Question 20

You own the following portfolio of stocks. What is the portfolio weight of stock C?

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Quiz 13: Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line

What is the standard deviation of a portfolio which is invested 10% in stock A, 35% in stock B and 55% in stock C?

Zelo, Inc. stock has a beta of 1.23. The risk-free rate of return is 4.5% and the market rate of return is 10%. What is the amount of the risk premium on Zelo stock?

What is the standard deviation of a portfolio that is invested 30% in stock Q and 70% in stock R?

What is the expected return on a portfolio that is invested 40% in stock A and 60% in stock B, given the following information?

You own 40 shares of stock A, which has a price of $15 per share, and 200 shares of stock B, which has a price of $2 per share. What is the portfolio weight for stock A in your portfolio?

What is the expected return on a portfolio with weights of 60% in asset A and 40% in asset B?

A stock has a beta of.8 and an expected return of 6%. The risk-free rate is 3%. What is the expected return on the market?

What is the standard deviation of security A?

You would like to combine a risky stock with a beta of 1.8 with Treasury bills in such a way that the risk level of the portfolio is equivalent to the risk level of the overall market. What percentage of the portfolio should be invested in Treasury bills?

The expected return on Justus, Inc. stock is 15.63% while the expected return on the market is 12.4%. The beta of Justus's stock is 1.48. What is the risk-free rate of return?

What is the expected return on a portfolio comprised of $3,000 in stock K and $5,000 in stock L if the economy is normal?

The market has an expected rate of return of 9.8%. Long-term government bonds are expected to yield 4.5% and Treasury bills are expected to yield 3.4%. The inflation rate is 3.1%. What is the market risk premium?

What is the standard deviation of the returns on a stock given the following information?

What is the standard deviation of a portfolio that is invested 60% in stock A and 40% in stock B, given the following information?

An investor has a portfolio comprised of stock A, which has a beta of 1.4 and an expected return of 10%, and Treasury bills, which have an expected return of 4%. The portfolio has an expected return of 7.30%. What is the portfolio weight of stock A?

You own the following portfolio of stocks. What is the portfolio weight of stock C?