A. If a stock costs $55 one month and drops to $45 the next month, what is the expected stock price the next month, if we assume the stock follows a random walk?  B. Explain both technical and fundamental analysis and what form of the efficient market hypothesis corresponds to each.

You are trying to figure out the risk-free rate estimate.  Here is information about a stock's CAPM return: The beta is 0.9 The market risk premium is 5.2% The stock's return is 10% Given this information, what is the estimate for the risk-free rate?   Answer:

You are analyzing a stock that has the following returns given the various states of economy. State of Economy Probability Return       Recession 0.12 -7.20 Normal  0.68 6.80 Boom 0.2 15.40 What is the expected return on this stock?

Consider the following table, which gives a security analyst's expected return on two stocks in two particular scenarios for the rate of return on the market: Market Return 6% 22 Aggressive Stock -3% 35 Defensive Stock 4% 12 Required: a. What are the betas of the two stocks? b. What is the expected rate of return on each stock if the two scenarios for the market return are equally likely? e. What hurdle rate should be used by the management of the aggressive firm for a project with the risk characteristics of the defensive firm's stock if market return is equally likely to be 6% or 22% ? Also, assume a T-Bill rate of 4%. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required E What are the betas of the two stocks? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Aggressive stock Defensive stock Beta