Essentials Of Investments
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Chapter 7, Problem 4PS
Here are data on two companies. The T-bill rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 6%.
Company $1 Discount Store Everything $5
Standard deviation o returns 8% 10%
Beta 1.5 1.0
What should be the expected
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Here are data on two companies. The T-bill rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 6%.
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$1 Discount Store
Everything $5
Forecast return
12%
11%
Standard deviation of returns
8%
10%
Beta
1.5
1.0
What would be the fair return for $1 Discount Store according to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)? Enter your answer as a decimal.
Here are data on two companies. The T-bill rate is 4% and the market risk premium is 6%.
Company
$1 Discount Store
Everything $5
Forecasted return
12%
11%
Standard deviation of returns
8%
10%
Beta
1.5
1.0
What would be the fair return for each company according to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)?
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Company
$1 Discount Store
Everything $5
Actual return
12%
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Standard deviation of returns
8%
10%
Beta
1.5
1.0
What would be the required return for $1 Discount Store according to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)? Enter your answer as a decimal.
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