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- Assume that using the Security Market Line (SML) the required rate of return (RA) on stock A is found to be half of the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourth of the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A (bA) to beta of B (bB). please show all workings and not merely : Ra = 1/2 rbRf = 1/4 RaAssume that using the Security Market Line (SML) the required rate of return (RA) on stock A is found to be half of the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourth of the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A (βA) to beta of B (βB).Assume that using the Security Market Line(SML) the required rate of return(RA)on stock A is found to be halfof the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourthof the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratioof betaof A(A) tobeta of B(B). Thank you for your help.
- Assume that using the Security Market Line(SML) the required rate of return(RA)on stock A is found to be halfof the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourthof the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A(βA) to beta of B(βB).Assume that using the Security Market Line (SML) the required rate of return (RA) on stock A is found to be half of the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourth of the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A (bA) to beta of B (bB). (please show all workings)Assume that using the Security Market Line the required rate of return (RA) on stock A is found to be half of the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourth of the required return on A. Return on the market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A (bA) to beta of B (bB).
- Assume that using the Security Market Line(SML) the required rate of return(RA)on stock A is found to be half of the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourthof the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A(A) to beta of B(B).Questions C is required. Thank you.c) Assume that using the Security Market Line (SML) the required rate of return (RA) on stock A is found to be half of the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourth of the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A (A) to beta of B (B).Questions C and D is required. Thank you.c) Assume that using the Security Market Line (SML) the required rate of return (RA) on stock A is found to be half of the required return (RB) on stock B. The risk-free rate (Rf) is one-fourth of the required return on A. Return on market portfolio is denoted by RM. Find the ratio of beta of A (A) to beta of B (B). d) Assume that the short-term risk-free rate is 3%, the market index S&P500 is expected to pay returns of 15% with the standard deviation equal to 20%. Asset A pays on average 5%, has standard deviation equal to 20% and is NOT correlated with the S&P500. Asset B pays on average 8%, also has standard deviation equal to 20% and has correlation of 0.5 with the S&P500. Determine whether asset A and B are overvalued or undervalued, and explain why. (Hint: Beta of asset i ( , where are standard deviations of asset i and market portfolio, is the correlation between asset i and the market portfolio)
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