(Expected rate of return and risk) Syntex, Inc. is considering an investment in one of two common stocks. Given the information that follows, which investment is better, based on the risk (as measured by the standard deviation) and return? Common Stock A Probability 0.20 0.60 0.20 Return 13% 17% 18% Common Stock B Probability 0.10 0.40 0.40 0.10 (Click on the icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet) Return -7% 5% 16% 21% a. Given the information in the table, the expected rate of return for stock A is 16.40 %. (Round to two decimal places.) The standard deviation of stock A is 1.74 %. (Round to two decimal places.) b. The expected rate of return for stock B is 9.8 %. (Round to two decimal places.) The standard deviation for stock B is 6.12%. (Round to two decimal places.)

The market and Stock J have the following probability distributions:   Probability rM rJ 0.3 15.00 % 19.00 % 0.4 10.00   6.00   0.3 18.00   10.00     The data has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file below. Open the spreadsheet and perform the required analysis to answer the questions below.     Open spreadsheet     Calculate the expected rate of return for the market. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.fill in the blank  %Calculate the expected rate of return for Stock J. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.fill in the blank % Calculate the standard deviation for the market. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.fill in the blank %Calculate the standard deviation for Stock J. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.fill in the blank  %

b. Consider the following information about three stocks: Probability of State of i. ii. iii. iv. State of Economy V. Boom Recession Economy 0.40 0.60 From the information given, you are required to answer the following questions. Compute the Standard Deviation for each stock. Compute the Coefficient Variation for each stock. Based on your computation in part (i) and (ii), which stock is riskier? Explain your answer. Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock Hang Stock Hang Jebat 7% 13% Tuah 28% (5%) Stock Hang Kasturi 15% 3% Assume that you have RM14,000 invested in Stock Hang Jebat whose beta is 1.5, RM19,000 invested in Stock Hang Kasturi whose beta is 2.5 and RM17,000 invested in Stock Hang Tuah whose beta is 1.6. Determine what is the beta of this portfolio. Based on your answer in part (iv), compute the required rate of return for this portfolio, given that the market rate of return is 13% and risk-free rate is 5%.

You are facing three stock investment alternatives, Stock A, Stock B and Stock C. Given the following information, please indicate which stock is (are) overvalued, which stock is (are) undervalued, and which stock is (are) correctly priced based on the required returns calculation using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM or Security Market Line=SML). The risk free rate is 3% and the risk premium for the market index return is 5%.  Please Show Work   Expected   Stocks Returns BETA A 14% 1.2 B 8% 0.67 C 20% 2.5

Suppose that the index model for stocks A and B is estimated from excess returns with the following results: RA = 3.6% + 1.2RM + eA RB = -1.6% + 1.5RM + eB OM = 16%; R-squarea = 0.25; R-square; = 0.15 What is the covariance between each stock and the market index? (Calculate using numbers in decimal form, not percentages. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 3 decimal places.) Covariance Stock A Stock B

Given the following information on five stocks, construct: a. A simple price-weighted average b. A value-weighted average c. A geometric average d. What is the percentage increase in each average if the stock prices change to those in Column I? e. What is the percentage increase in each average if the stock prices change from those in the Price column to those in Column II? f. Why were the percentage changes different in parts (d) and (e)? g. If you were managing a fund and wanted a source to compare your results to, which of the three averages would you prefer to use, and why? Stock Price # of Shares I II A B C D E F $12.00 150,000 $14.00 125,000 $11.00 200,000 $ 22.00 80,000 $8.00 30,000 $29.00 140,000 $12.00 $12.00 $14.00 $14.00 $20.00 $11.00 $ 22,00 $ 22.00 $8.00 $15.00 $29.00 $29.00

K -61 =1 2 N (Expected rate of return and risk) Syntex, Inc. is considering an investment in one of two common stocks. Given the information that follows, which investment is better, based on the risk (as measured by the standard deviation) and return? Probability 0.25 0.50 0.25 Common Stock A Probability 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 (Click on the icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) @ 2 a. Given the information in the table, the expected rate of return for stock A is 16.25 %. (Round to two decimal places.) The standard deviation of stock A is %. (Round to two decimal places.) b. The expected rate of return for stock B is%. (Round to two decimal places.) The standard deviation for stock B is%. (Round to two decimal places.) c. Based on the risk (as measured by the standard deviation) and return of each stock, which investment is better? (Select the best choice below.) 30² F2 W OA. Stock A is better because it has a higher expected rate of return with less risk B. Stock B is…

Consider the following information on Stocks I and II: The market risk premium is 8 percent and the risk-free rate is 40.5 percent. a-1. What is the beta of each stock? Note: Do not round Intermedlate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. a-2. Which stock has the most systematic risk? Stock I Stock II b-1. What is the standard deviation of each stock? Note: Do not round Intermedlate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. b.2. Which one has the most unsystemstic risk? Stock I Stock II c. Which stock is "riskier"? Stock I Stock II

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Please answer all parts with explanations thx