The level of the Syldavian market index is 21,300 at the start of the year and 25,800 at the end. The dividend yield on the index is 4.8%. a. What is the return on the index over the year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Return % b. If the interest rate is 6%, what is the risk premium over the year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Risk Premium c. If the inflation rate is 8%, what is the real return on the index over the year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) % Real Return

For the upcoming year, the risk-free rate is 2 percent, and the expected return to the market is 7 percent. You are also given the following covariance matrix for Securities J,K, andL. \table[[Covariance,Security J,Security K,Security L],[Security J,0.0012532,0.0010344,0.0019711],[Security K,0.0010344,0.0023717,0.0013558],[Security L,0.0019711,0.0013558,0.0048442]] Also assume that you form a portfolio by putting 0 percent of your funds in Security J, 40 percent of your funds in Security K, and 60 percent of your funds in Security L. Based on this information, determine the standard deviation of the resulting portfolio. ◻ 6.47% 5.27% 4.98% 5.82% 4.77%

An analyst believes that inflation is going to increase by 2.0% over the next year, while the market risk premium will be unchanged. The analyst uses the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). The following graph plots the current SML. Calculate Happy Corp.'s new required return. Then, on the graph, use the green points (rectangle symbols) to plot the new SML suggested by this analyst's prediction. Happy Corp.'s new required rate of return is Tool tip: Mouse over the points on the graph to see their coordinates. REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN (Percent) 1.2 1.6 2.0 0.8 RISK (Beta) New SML ? The SML helps determine the risk-aversion level among investors. The higher the level of risk aversion, the the slope of the SML. Which of the following statements best describes the shape of the SML if investors were not at all risk averse? O The SML would be a horizontal line. O The SML would have a negative slope. O The SML would have a positive slope, but the slope would be steeper than it would be if…

Investors expect a 2.0% rate of inflation in the future.  The real risk-free rate is 1.0%, and the market risk premium is 6.0%.  Isbell Enterprises has a beta of 1.1. Calculate the required rate of return for Isbell Enterprises. (Answer as a percent with 2 decimal places. For example, 10 percent should be entered as 10.00. Do not use the % sign.)