Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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ISBN: 9781259277214
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
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Chapter 11, Problem 17QP
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a. What is the expected return on a portfolio that is equally invested in the two assets?
b. If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of .7, what are the portfolio weights?
c. If a portfolio of the two assets has an expected return of 9 percent, what is its beta?
d. If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of 2.46, what are the portfolio weights? How do you interpret the weights for the two assets in this case? Explain.
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Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
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