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- Consider the following stocks with equal probabilities of return: Outcome Return Stock A Return Stock B 1 -5% 2% 2 10% 12% 3 18% 15% a. compute the expected returns of stock A and B. b. compute the total risk and relative risk of stock A and B. Which stock is risky? c. Ignoring the probabilities, what is the total risk and relative risk of stock A and B? Which stock is risky? Round-off final answers only to two decimal places. Attach hand-written/excel solution here.Following is information for two stocks: Investment r σ Stock X 8% 10% Stock Y 24% 36% Which stock has the greater relative risk? (show the computation of the relative risk for X & Y.)What is the standard deviation of stock A if it has the following probabilities and rate of returns. Probability Return 0.3 -5% 0.4 14% 0.3 11% a. 9.11% b. 9.40% c. 8.62% d. 8.21%
- 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?Which one of the following stocks is correctly priced if the risk-free rate of return is 3.0 percent and the market risk premium is 7.5 percent? Expected Return 8.46% Stock A B с D E 0000С Stock A O Stock D Stock C O Stock E Beta 77 1.46 1.27 1.44 .95 Stock B 12.47 11.19 13.80 8.65Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true? 1) The real rate of interest is determined by the supply and demand for funds. II) The real rate of interest is determined by the expected rate of inflation. III) The real rate of interest is unaffected by actions of the Fed. IV) The real rate of interest is equal to the nominal interest rate plus the expected rate of inflation. III and IV only. I only. OII and III only. O, II, III, and IV only. OI and III only.
- 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?Which one of the following stocks is correctly priced if the risk-free rate of return is 4.1 percent and the market risk premium is 8.6 percent? Stock Beta Expected Return A .81 7.88% B 1.57 12.69 C 1.38 11.35 D 1.37 11.99 E .95 12.27Consider the following stocks with equal probabilities of return: Outcome | Return (Stock A) | Return (Stock B) 1 -5% 2% 2 10% 12% 3 18% 15% Compute the expected returns of stock A and B. Compute the total risk and relative risk of stock A and B. Which stock is risky? Ignoring the probabilities, what is the total risk and relative risk of stock A and B? Which stock is risky? Round-off final answers only to two decimal places.
- Consider information given in the table below and answers the question asked thereafter: State Probability return on stock A Return on stock B A 0.15 10% 9% B 0.15 6% 15% C 0.10 20% 10% D 0.18 5% -8% E 0.12 -10% 20% F 0.30 8% 5% i. Calculate expected return on each stock? On the basis of this measure, which stockyou will choose?ii. Calculate standard deviation of the returns on each stock? On the basis of thismeasure, which stock you will choose?iii. Calculate coefficient of variance of the returns on each stock? On the basis of thismeasure, which stock you will choose?Consider the following stocks and pick the best answer. Standard Stock Beta Deviation A 25% 1.25 35% 1.15 28% 1.85 Stock C is likely to provide the lowest expected return Stock B is likely to provide the highest expected return Stock A is likely to provide the highest expected return Stock A is likely to provide the lowest expected return O Stock B is likely to provide the lowest expected returnQuestion 1 Suppose you have the following expectations about the market condition and the returns on Stocks X and Y. Market Condition Probability Return on Stock X Return on Stock Y Bear Market 0.3 -3% -5% Normal Market 0.5 3% 5% Bull Market 0.2 8% 15% a) What are the expected returns for Stocks X and Y, E(rX) and E(rY)? b) What are the standard deviations of the returns for Stocks X and Y, σX and σY?