Consider the following information about Stocks I and II: Probability of State of Economy State of Rate of Return if State Occurs Economy Stock I Stock II Recession 0.15 0.20 -0.25 Normal 0.70 0.21 0.09 Irrational exuberance 0.15 0.06 0.44 The market risk premium is 7 percent, and the risk-free rate is 4 percent. a) Which stock has the most systematic risk? b) Which one has the most unsystematic risk?

If markets are in equilibrium, which of the following conditions will exist? a. Each stock's expected return should equal its required return as seen by the marginal investor. b. All stocks should have the same expected return as seen by the marginal investor. c. The expected and required returns on stocks and bonds should be equal. d. All stocks should have the same realized return during the coming year. e. Each stock's expected return should equal its realized return as seen by the marginal investor.

Suppose that there are many stocks in the security market and that the characteristics of stocks A and B are given as follows: Stock               expected return             standard deviation  A                             14%                                   6% B                             18                                      10 CORRELATION = -1   Suppose that it is possible to borrow at the risk-free rate, rf. What must be the value of the risk-free rate? (Hint: Think about constructing a risk-free portfolio from stocks A and B.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

As the number of stocks in a portfolio decrease, the portfolio's unsystematic risk will O A. increase O B. O C. D. increase 1 decrease / decrease / increasing decreasing increasing decreasing at a/an rate.

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Suppose that there are many stocks in the security market and that the characteristics of stocks A and B are given as follows: Stock A B Expected Return 10% Standard Deviation 5% 9 18 Correlation = -1 Risk-free rate Suppose that it is possible to borrow at the risk-free rate, rf. What must be the value of the risk-free rate? (Hint: Think about constructing a risk-free portfolio from stocks A and B.) Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 3 decimal places. %

Suppose your expectations regarding the stock price are as follows: State of the Market Boom Normal growth Recession Probability Ending Price 0.26 $ 140 0.25 110 0.49 80 Use the equations E (r) = Ep (s) r(s) and o² = Ep (s) [r(s) — E(r)]² to compute the mean and standard deviation of the HPR on - S S Mean Standard deviation HPR (including dividends) 55.0% 21.0 -16.0 stocks. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. % %

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?

We know the following expected returns for stocks A and B, given the different states of the economy: State(s) Probability E(rA,s) E(rB,s) Recession 0.1-0.06 0.04 Normal 0.5 0.09 0.07 Expansion 0.4 0.17 0.11 What is the standard deviation of returns for stock B?

Consider the following information on Stocks I and II: Probability of State of Economy State of Economy Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock I Stock II Recession .22 .045 -.37 Normal .62 .355 .29 Irrational .16 exuberance .215 .47 The market risk premium is 11.7 percent, and the risk-free rate is 4.7 percent. a. Calculate the beta and standard deviation of Stock I. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter the standard deviation as a percent and round both answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. Calculate the beta and standard deviation of Stock II. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter the standard deviation as a percent and round both answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. c. Which stock has the most systematic risk? d. Which one has the most unsystematic risk? e. Which stock is "riskier"? a. Beta Standard deviation b. Beta Standard deviation c. Most systematic risk d. Most unsystematic risk e. "Riskier" stock 1.94 % %