You've observed the following returns on Crash-n-Burn Computer's stock over the past five years: 18 percent, -14 percent, 20 percent, 22 percent, and 10 percent. Suppose the average inflation rate over this period was 3.1 percent and the average T-bill rate over the period was 4.4 percent. a. What was the average real risk-free rate over this time period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What was the average real risk premium? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Answer is not complete. a. Average real risk-free rate 1.26 % b. Average real risk premium %

You have $100,000 to invest in a portfolio containing Stock X and Stock Y. Your goal is to create a portfolio that has an expected return of 12.1 percent. Stock X has an expected return of 10.28 percent and a beta of 1.20, and Stock Y has an expected return of 7.52 percent and a beta of .80. a.How much money will you invest in Stock Y? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b.What is the beta of your portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 3 decimal places, e.g., 32.161.) a. Investment in Stock Y b. Portfolio beta

Consider the following information about Stocks I and ll: Rate of Return If State Occurs Probability of State of- Economy .15 State of Economy Stock I Stock II Recession .05 -.21 Normal .70 .18 .10 Irrational exuberance .15 .07 .39 The market risk premium is 7 percent, and the risk-free rate is 3.5 percent. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your standard deviation answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Round your beta answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) The standard deviation on Stock l's return is percent, and the Stock I beta is The standard deviation on Stock Il's return is percent, and the Stock II beta is Therefore, based on the stock's systematic risk/beta, Stock is riskier.

Consider the following table for a period of six years: Year 123456 Large- Company Stocks - 16.09% -26.89 37.51 24.21 7.72 6.85 Returns U.S. Treasury Bills 7.57% 8.13 6.15 6.47 5.59 8.06