There is a 29.20% probability of a below average economy and a 70.80% probability of an average economy. If there is a below average economy stocks A and B will have returns of -9.50% and 15.70%, respectively. If there is an average economy stocks A and B will have returns of 6.00% and 5.00%, respectively. Compute the: Expected Return for Stock A: Expected Return for Stock B: Standard Deviation for Stock A: Standard Deviation for Stock B: ** please try to make it easy to understand so I can learn from it, thank you

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 % %

Below are standard deviations of four stocks: M, N, O and P.  Stock M N O P Standard deviation 12% 20% 15% 30% 1. Which stock is the riskest?                                                            2. Based on the risk-return tradeoff, which stock should provide the highest  3. If stock O provides a higher return than stock P, what should happen?

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…

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 (22%) Below average 0.2 (13)    Average 0.3 17    Above average 0.3 39    Strong 0.1 64      1.0   Assume the risk-free rate is 2%. 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:

Stock A has a correlation with the market of 0.53. Assuming that the standard deviation of returns for Stock A is 24.0% and that the standard deviation of returns for the market is 10.0%, what is beta for stock A? A 1.31 B. 1.27 C. 0.17 D. 0.22

Suppose securities A, B, and C have the following expected return and risk.                                                     Stock           Expected return                           Risk  A                                8%                                  6%          B                                7%                                  9%          C                              13%                                 9%          What is the coefficient of variation for stock A?

1. If a stock has  a(Alpha)=0.002, b(Beta)=1.4,  Using the market model (eq. 7.4), find the expected percent return for the above stock if the market return is expected to be 2% and the risk free rate is 1%. 2.  Assume stock prices follow a random walk and a particular stock has had the following recent stock prices: Day 1: 129.5 Day 2: 126.9 Day 3: 127.1 what is the best estimate of day 4 prices?

Stocks A and B have the following probability distributions of expected future returns: a. Calculate the expected rate of return, B, for Stock B (A = 12.50%.) 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 = 20.90%.) 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 more highly correlated with the market than A, then it might have a lower beta than Stock A, and hence be less risky in a portfolio sense. II. If Stock B is more highly correlated with the market than A, then it might have the same beta as Stock A, and hence be just as risky in a portfolio sense. III. If Stock B is less highly correlated with…