IBM AMZN E(R) 0.07 0.11 Standard Deviation0.10 0.18 Correlation0.45 Suppose you have the above data on IBM and Amazon, compute the expected return and the standard deviation of an equally weighted portfolio invested in the two securitiesis there a diversification benefit? Please show your work and round to at least 3 decimal places

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…

Colonel Motors (C) Separated Edison (S) Expected Return 10% 8% Standard Deviation 6% 3% Please represent graphically all potential combinations of stocks C and S, if the correlation coefficient between the returns of stocks C and S is: A) 1 B) 0 C) -1 Please report these investment opportunity sets in the corresponding Excel sheets.

QUESTION Assume that the expected rates of return and the beta coefficients of the alternatives supplied by an independent analyst are as follows:   Security                   Estimated rate of returns               Beta Nescom 5% 1.5 Market 4 1 Pk_Steel 3.5 0.75 T_Bills 3 0 Nawab 1 -0.6   What is a beta coefficient, and how are betas used in risk analysis? Do the expected returns appear to be related to each alternative’s market risk? Is it possible to choose among the alternatives on the basis of the information developed thus far?

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Suppose you have the follow information about Intrinsic Co. and the market. What is the Beta of Intrinsic Co.? Probability 0.48 0.35 0.17 a) 1.39 Ob) 1.13 c) 1.00 d) 1.26 Intrinsic Co. Returns 15.4% 17.9% 21.5% Market Returns 9.1% 10.8% 13.5%

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You have been provided the following data about the securities of three firms, the market portfolio, and the risk-free asset: a. Fill in the missing values in the table. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter 0 wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Security Expected Return Standard Deviation Correlation* Beta Firm A 0.120 0.21 0.96 Firm B 0.130 0.40 1.51 Firm C 0.111 0.76 0.25 YOU The market portfolio 0.12 0.21 ma The risk-free asset 0.05 a.

Suppose stock A's return is related to the market return by: RetA=0.6*Market Return + 0.04* (Market Return)² What is the change in stock A given a change in the market return? Suppose stock B's return is related to the market return by: RetB=0.6*Market Return What is the difference in returns between A and B if the market return is 5%? What is the difference if the market return is -5%?

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