Suppose your expectations regarding the stock price are as follows: HPR (including dividends) State of the Market Boom Normal growth Recession Probability Ending Price 0.35 0.30 0.35 Mean Standard deviation 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 S S on stocks. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. do do $ 140 110 80 % 44.5% 14.0 -16.5 %

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A stock's returns have the following distribution: Demand for theCompany's Products Probability of thisDemand Occurring Rate of Return ifthis Demand Occurs Weak 0.1 (28%) Below average 0.1 (10)    Average 0.4 12    Above average 0.3 22    Strong 0.1 55      1.0   Assume the risk-free rate is 3%. Calculate the stock's expected return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and Sharpe ratio. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Stock's expected return:   % Standard deviation:   % Coefficient of variation:  Sharpe ratio:

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 % %

Suppose your expectations regarding the stock price are as follows: State of the Market Boom Normal growth Recession Probability Ending Price 0.21 $ 140 0.30 110 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 HPR (including dividends) 50.5% 18.0 -12.5 stocks. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Mean Standard deviation Answer is complete but not entirely correct. 13.65 % 20.48 %

Stocks A and B have the following probability distributions of expected future returns: Probability 0.1 (15%) (31%) 0.1 5 0 0.6 15 18 0.1 0.1 22 31 30 49 a. Calculate the expected rate of return, B, for Stock B (A = 13.30%.) Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % b. Calculate the standard deviation of expected returns, GA, for Stock A (σ = 19.42%.) Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % Now calculate the coefficient of variation for Stock B. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. Is it possible that most investors might regard Stock B as being less risky than Stock A? I. If Stock B is less highly correlated with the market than A, then it might have a higher beta than Stock A, and hence be more risky in a portfolio sense. II. If Stock B is more highly correlated with the market than A, then it might have a higher beta than Stock A, and hence be less risky in…

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Stocks A and B have the following probability distributions of expected future returns: Probability     A     B 0.1 (7 %) (26 %) 0.1 3   0   0.5 14   22   0.2 20   26   0.1 36   50   Calculate the expected rate of return, , for Stock B ( = 14.20%.) Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.   % Calculate the standard deviation of expected returns, σA, for Stock A (σB = 18.68%.) Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.   % Now calculate the coefficient of variation for Stock B. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.   Is it possible that most investors might regard Stock B as being less risky than Stock A?   If Stock B is less highly correlated with the market than A, then it might have a higher beta than Stock A, and hence be more risky in a portfolio sense. If Stock B is more highly correlated with the market than A, then it might have a higher…