Please answer both QUESTION 5 Which of the following is not a reason why beta may differ between sources: Beta is based on historical values. Beta may be calculated using dfferent periodicities, such as monthly, weekly, or daily. The market benchmark may differ. Beta may be calculated using 3 years of data instead of 5 years of data. QUESTION 6 According to the CAPM, which of the following risks is irrelevant? O A. Market risk • B. All risks are always relevant 0 C. Unsystematic risk • D. Systematic risk

Which of the following is NOT a potential problem when estimating and using betas, i.e., which statement is FALSE? a. Sometimes, during a period when the company is undergoing a change such as toward more leverage or riskier assets, the calculated beta will be drastically different from the "true" or "expected future" beta. b. The beta of an "average stock," or "the market," can change over time, sometimes drastically. c. Sometimes the past data used to calculate beta do not reflect the likely risk of the firm for the future because conditions have changed. d. All of the statements above are true. e. The fact that a security or project may not have a past history that can be used as the basis for calculating beta.

Based on the information in the yellow shaded areas: a) Plot the Security Market Line (SML) b) Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML c) Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML?

Consider the following information: Standard Deviation Beta Security C Security K Which security will have a higher expected return? Oa. C O b. K 20% 30% 1.25 0.95 A Oc Both securities will have the same expected return Od. Insufficient information to answer the question

Suppose you observe the following situation: Security Beta Expected Return Peat Company 1.70 13.60 Re - Peat Company 0.85 10.80 Assume these securities are correctly priced. Based on the CAPM, what is the expected return on the market? What is the risk - free rate?

7. Consider the following information about Stocks I and II: Probability of Rate of Return if State Occurs State of Economy Recession Normal Irrational exuberance State of Economy .25 .50 .25 Stock I .02 .21 .06 Stock Il -.25 .09 .44 The market risk premium is 8 percent, and the risk-free rate is 4 percent. Which stock has the most systematic risk? Which one has the most unsystematic risk? Which stock is "riskier"? Explain.

Moving to another question will save this response. Quèstion 7 What is the other name for fim-specific risk? O Systematic risk O Market risk O Micro-cap risk O Undiversifiable risk O Diversifiable risk A Moving to another question will save this response. Mac 20 F3 O00 DO0 F4 esc F1 F2 #3 2$ 2 4 W E R

Which of the following statements is most correct? Why?* a. If a market is weak-form efficient, this means that prices rapidly reflect all available public information. b. If a market is weak-form efficient, this means that you can expect to beat the market by using technical analysis that relies on the charting of past prices. c. If a market is strong-form efficient, this means that all stocks should have the same expected return. d. All of the statements above are correct. c. None of the statements above is correct.

Consider the following information (Assume that Security M and Security N are in the same financial market):                   Standard Deviation                  BetaSecurity M        20%                                   1.25Security N        30%                                    0.80 Which security has more total risk? Group of answer choices Security M Security N Equal