a) The expected return of Stock A  b) The expected return of Stock B  c) The expected return of Portfolio where you invest $15,000 in Stock A and $25,000 in Stock B

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Based on the following information Calculate  

 

State of Economy

Probability of State of Economy

Rate of Return if State Occurs

Stock A

Stock B

Recession

0.25

0.05

-0.17

Normal

0.45

0.08

0.12

Boom

0.30

0.13

0.29

 

a) The expected return of Stock A 

b) The expected return of Stock B 

c) The expected return of Portfolio where you invest $15,000 in Stock A and $25,000 in Stock B 

d) Suppose Stock A has a beta of 0.8 and Stock B has a beta of 1.2. If you invest $15,000 in Stock A and $25,000 in Stock B, what is the beta of this portfolio? 

e) Expected return on the market (RM ) is 12% and the risk-free (rf) is 3%.  What must the expected return on the portfolio according to CAPM? (Use the beta you have calculated in section d) for CAPM)  

 

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