An individual has $10,000 invested in a stock with a beta of 0.4 and another $60,000 invested in a stock with a beta of 2.5. If these are the only two investments in her portfolio, what is her portfolio's beta? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Your own stock portfolio invested 25 percent in Stock Q, 20 percent in Stock S, and 10 percent in Stock T. The betas for these four stocks are .85, .91, 1.31 and 1.76 respectively. What is the portfolio beta? Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.

8.2 An individual has $20,000 invested in a stock with a beta of 0.8 and another $55,000 invested in a stock with a beta of 1.8. If these are the only two investments in her portfolio, what is her portfolio's beta? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

A portrollo consists of assets with the following expected returns: Technology stocks Pharmaceutical stocks Utility stocks Savings account a. What is the expected return on the portfolio if the investor spends an equal amount on each asset? Round your answer to two decimal places. % 26% 16 9 4 b. What is the expected return on the portfolio if the investor puts 53 percent of available funds in technology stocks, 15 percent in pharmaceutical stocks, 14 percent in utility stocks, and 18 percent in the savings account? Round your answer to two decimal places. %

Ranking investments by expected returns What makes for a good investment? Use the approximate yield formula or a financial calculator to rank the following investments according to their expected returns. Round the answers to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.   Buy a stock for $45 a share, hold it for 3 years, then sell it for $75 a share (the stock pays annual dividends of $3 a share). % Buy a security for $25, hold it for 2 years, then sell it for $60 (current income on this security is zero). Do not round intermediate calculations. % Buy a 1-year, 12 percent note for $950 (assume that the note has a $1,000 par value and that it will be held to maturity). Do not round intermediate calculations. %

You are examining a portfolio consisting of three stocks. Using the data in the table a. Compute the annual returns for a portfolio with 25% invested in North Air, 25% invested in West Air, and 50% invested in Tex Oil. b. What is the lowest annual return for your portfolio in part (a)? How does it compare with the lowest annual return of the individual stocks or portfolios in the table above. a. Compute the annual returns for a portfolio with 25% invested in North Air, 25% invested in West Air, and 50% invested in Tex Oil. The annual return for 2014 will be: (Round to two decimal places.) Year 2014 Year 2016 North Air 21% Year 2018 North Air The annual return for 2015 will be: (Round to two decimal places.) Year 2019 29% 6% Year 2015 The annual return for 2016 will be: (Round to two decimal places.) North Air North Air West Air West Air -6% 8% North Air -1% West Air North Air 21% 8% 6% The annual return for 2017 will be: (Round to two decimal places.) West Air Year 2017 The annual…

A close family friend has approached you to help her determine which of the two common stocksshe should invest in. Common Stock A                             Common Stock BProbability   Return                           Probability  Return  0.3             11%                                  0.2            -5%  0.4             15%                                  0.3             6%  0.3             19%                                  0.3            14%                                                             0.2             22%Required:a) Calculate the expected returns of stock A b) Determine the risk (standard deviation) and return of stock Ac) Calculate the expected returns of stock B d) Determine the risk (standard deviation) and return of stock Be) Which investment should your friend invest in?

You own a portfolio equally invested in a risk-free asset and two stocks. One of the stocks has a beta of 1.27 and the total portfolio is equally as risky as the market. What must the beta be for the other stock in your portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Beta

Your portfolio is comprised of 30 percent of Stock X, 20 percent of Stock Y, and 50 percent of Stock Z. Stock X has a beta of 1.05, Stock Y has a beta of 0.80, and Stock Z has a beta of 1.43. What is the beta of your portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Consider the following information: Probability of State of Portfolio Return if State State of Economy Economy Occurs Recession .20 -13 Вoom .80 .19 Calculate the expected return. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Expected return %