LO1 7.Calculating Returns and Standard Deviations Based on the followinginformation, calculate the expected returns and standard deviations for the twostocks.Page 388State of EconomyRecessionNormalBoomProbability of State Rate of Return if State Occursof EconomyStock AStock B.15-.17.55.12.30.27.04.09.17

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Calculating Returns and Standard Deviations Based on the following information, calculate the expected returns and standard deviations for the two stocks. Page 388 Probability of State Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock A Stock B .04 -.17 .09 .12 .17 .27 State of Economy of Economy Recession Normal Boom .15 .55 .30

Calculating Returns and Standard Deviations Based on the following information, calculate the expected returns and standard deviations for the two stocks. Page 388 Probability of State Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock A Stock B .04 -.17 .09 .12 .17 .27 State of Economy of Economy Recession Normal Boom .15 .55 .30

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Returns State of Economy Prob J K Recession 0.25 -0.02 0.034 Normal 0.6 0.138 0.062 Boom 0.15 0.218 0.092 Based on the following information, 1. calculate the expected return and standard deviation for each of the following stocks. 2.What are the covariance and correlation between the returns of the two stocks? 3.Calculate the portfolio return and portfolio standard deviation if you invest equally in each asset.
es Consider the following information on three stocks: State of Economy Boom Normal Bust Probability of State of Economy .20 .40 .40 Rate of Return If State Occurs Stock A .34 .25 .03 Stock B .46 .23 -.25 Stock C .50 .20 - .42 a-1. If your portfolio is invested 35 percent each in A and B and 30 percent in C, what is the portfolio expected return? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a-2. What is the variance? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., .32161.) a-3. What is the standard deviation? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. If the expected T-bill rate is 4.50 percent, what is the expected risk premium on the portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations abd enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) c-1. If the expected inflation rate…
Consider the following information about Stocks I and II: State of Economy Recession Normal Irrational exuberance Probability of State of Economy .20 .60 .20 Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock I .04 .26 .10 Stock II -.35 15 .55 The market risk premium is 5 percent, and the risk-free rate is 4 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.)
Review the following market information: Current Stock Market Return 11.25% Current T-Bill Price $979.43 Historic T-Bill Average Return 2.80% Historic Stock Market Average Return 8.10% Stock Beta 1.23 What is the required return (rounded to two places)?
Using the spot and outright forward quotes in the table below, determine the corresponding bid-ask spreads in points. Spot 1.3508 − 1.3524 One-Month 1.3520 − 1.3541 Three-Month 1.3536 − 1.3562 Six-Month 1.3576 − 1.3610
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Consider the following information: Rate of return State of Economy Probability Stock A Stock B Recession 0.30 -40% 6% Normal 0.50 18% 4% Воom 0.20 142% 2% [Note: take full decimal places in the middle steps and round your FINAL answer to 2 decimal places (i.e. S1.23 or 1.23%)] (a) Calculate the expected return for the two Stocks A and B respectively. (in %) (b) Calculate the standard deviation for the two Stocks A and B respectively. (in %) (c) If you have $2 million to invest in a stock portfolio and your goal is to create a portfolio with an expected return of 16.92%, how much money will you invest in Stock A and Stock B respectively? (d) Based on your answer in part (c), calculate the standard deviation for the portfolio. (in %) (e) If enough stocks (i.e. 100 randomly selected stocks) had been included in the portfolio, what happen to the standard deviation for the portfolio? Explain. [within 100 words]
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