Calculate the correlation coefficient (PAB) for the following situation: (Round intermediate calculations and the final ans place, e.g. 0.2921.) State of the economy High growth Moderate Recession Probability of occurrence 25% 20% 55% Expected return on stock A in this state 44.0% 23.0% -11.0% Expected return on stock B in this state 61.0% 31.0% -21.0%

Calculate the correlation coefficient (PAB) for the following situation: (Round intermediate calculations and the final ans place, e.g. 0.2921.) State of the economy High growth Moderate Recession Probability of occurrence 25% 20% 55% Expected return on stock A in this state 44.0% 23.0% -11.0% Expected return on stock B in this state 61.0% 31.0% -21.0%

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There is 11 percent probability of recession, 14 percent probability of a poor economy, 44 percent probability of a normal economy, and 31 percent probability of a boom. A stock has returns of −19.3 percent, 2.9 percent, 10.7 percent and 26.4 percent in these states of the economy, respectively. What is the stock's expected return? Multiple Choice 10.24% 13.30% 15.42% 5.18% 11.18%
Listed below is the return probability distribution associated with the stocks of XYZ Company and the market portfolio under different states of the economy: State Recession Normal Boom 0.00452 O 0.00552 0.00652 Probability O 0.00752 0.4 0.3 0.3 XYZ Return What is the covariance between XYZ return and Market return? -3% 14% 20% Market Return 2% 8% 16%
Current Attempt in Progress To achieve a zero standard deviation for a portfolio, calculate the weights of stock A and stock B, assuming the correlation coefficient is-1. Use the following information. (Round intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 31.21%.) State of the economy Probability of Expected return on Expected return on occurrence stock A in this state stock B in this state High growth 30% 41.5% 56.5% Moderate growth 25% 21.5% 26.5% Recession 45% -11.5% -21.5% Weight of stock A % Weight of stock B %
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Stock W has the following returns for various states of the economy: Compute standard deviation for this stock. State of the Economy Probability Stock W's Return Recession 10% -30% Below Average 20% -2% Average 40% 10% Above Average 20% 18% Boom 10% 40%
Suppose your expectations regarding the stock market are as follows: State of the Economy Boom Normal growth Recession Probability 0.3 0.6 0.1 Mean Standard deviation HPR 24.90 % % 41% 24 E (r) E-1P(s)r (s) Var (r) = o² = s-1p(s)[r (s) - E(r)]² SD (r) = o = √Var (r) Required: Use above equations to compute the mean and standard deviation of the HPR on stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculation Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) -18 K
Using the following information, calculate the expected return and the standard deviation of Metlock. (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 15.2564 and the final answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%.) State of the Metlock stock economy Probability return (%) Depression 0.10 -4.9 Recession 0.15 1.0 Normal 0.40 5.9 Boom 0.35 17.9 Expected return Standard deviation % di do %
Forecasted returns for Stock A: State of the Economy Prob. of State Return in State Prosperity 35% 5% Normal 45% 14% Recession 20% -3% What is the standard deviation of the stock’s returns?
View Policies Current Attempt in Progress Calculate the correlation coefficient (PA) for the following situation: (Round intermediate calculations and the final answer to 4 decimal place, e.g. 0.2921.) State of the economy High growth Moderate Recession Probability of Expected return on occurrence stock A in this state 47.0% 26.0% -14.0% 25% 20% 55% Correlation coefficient Expected return on stock B in this state 64.0% 34.0% -24.0%
Based on the following information, what is the standard deviation of returns? Probability of State of Economy Rate of Return if State of Economy State Occurs Recession .24 -.092 Normal .45 .107 Boom .31 .217
Following are four economic states, their likelihoods, and the potential returns: Economic State Probability 0.31 0.50 0.16 0.03 Fast growth Slow growth Recession Depression Compute the expected return and standard deviation. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Expected return Standard deviation Return 78% 15 -18 -49 % %
Suppose your expectations regarding the stock market are as follows: State of the Economy Boom Normal growth Recession E (r) = Σs=1 P(s)r(s) Var (r) = ² = Probability 0.3 0.4 0.3 Σs ₁ p (s)[r (s)- E (r)]² HPR 44% 14 -16 SD (r) = 0 = Var (r) Required: Use above equations to compute the mean and standard deviation of the HPR on stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

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