Consider the following table, which gives a security analyst's expected return on two stocks for two particular market returns: Market return Aggressive Stock Defensive Stock 7% 4% 2.5% 25 38 16 What is the expected rate of return on each stock if the market return is equally likely to be 7% or 25%?

The risk-free rate is 5.6%, the market risk premium is 8.5%, and the stock’s beta is 2.27.  What is the required rate of return on the stock, E(Ri)? Use the CAPM equation.

Consider a three-factor APT model. The factors and associated risk premiums are: Factor Risk Premium (%) Change in gross national product (GNP) + 6.5 Change in energy prices 0.5 Change in long-term interest rates +2.9 Calculate expected rates of return on the following stocks. The risk - free interest rate is 6.8%. A stock whose return is uncorrelated with all three factors

Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true? 1) The real rate of interest is determined by the supply and demand for funds. II) The real rate of interest is determined by the expected rate of inflation. III) The real rate of interest is unaffected by actions of the Fed. IV) The real rate of interest is equal to the nominal interest rate plus the expected rate of inflation. III and IV only. I only. OII and III only. O, II, III, and IV only. OI and III only.

Question: A stock has an expected return of 9.7 percent, its beta is .89, and the risk-free rate is 2.9 percent. What must the expected return on the market be?

You have estimated the following probability distributions of expected future returns for Stocks X and Y: Stock X Stock Y Probability Return Probability Return 0.1   -12 % 0.2   4 % 0.1   11   0.2   7   0.3   14   0.3   11   0.3   30   0.2   17   0.2   40   0.1   30   What is the expected rate of return for Stock X? Stock Y? Round your answers to one decimal place.Stock X:   % Stock Y:   % What is the standard deviation of expected returns for Stock X? For Stock Y? Round your answers to two decimal places.Stock X:   % Stock Y:   % Which stock would you consider to be riskier? is riskier because it has a  standard deviation of returns.

Consider the expected return for two stocks in two different market conditions: Aggressive Stock Market Return. 9% 18% Risk Free Rate 4% 7% 32% Defensive Stock 5% 16% 4 a. What are the betas of the two stocks? b. What is the expected rate of return on each stock if the market return is equally likely to be 9% or 18%? c. What are the alphas of each?

*Stock A has a beta of 1.3 and an expected return of 10.2. Stock B has a beta of 0.8 and an expected return of 8.7. If these stocks are priced correctly according to the CAPM, what is the risk-free rate? Give your answer in percentage to the nearest basis point.

Consider the following information: State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock A Stock B Recession 0.30 0.05-0.15 Normal 0.55 0.15 0.15 Boom 0.15 0.20 0.35 Calculate the expected return for the two stocks.

Consider the following two scenarios for the economy and the expected returns in each scenario for the market portfolio, and aggressive stock A, and a defensive stock D. A. Find the beta of each stock B. If each scenario is equally likely, find the expected rate of return on the market portfolio and on each stock. C. If the T-bill rate is 4%, what does the CAPM say about the fair expected rate of return on the two stocks? D. Which stock seems to be a better buy on the basis of your answers to (a) through (c).