Consider the following information about the various states of economy and the returns of various investment alternatives for each scenario. Answer the questions that follow.     % Return on T-Bills, Stocks and Market Index   States of Economy Probability T-Bills Phillips Pay-up Rubber-Made Market Index Recession 0.2 7 -22 28 10 -13 Below Average 0.1 7 -2 14.7 -10 1 Average 0.3 7 20 0 7 15 Above Average 0.3 7 35 -10 45 29 Boom 0.1 7 50 -20 30 43 Mean   7 16.9 20.7 19.6 15 Variance (%) ^2   0 549.09 244.124 358.04 313.6 Standard Deviation   0 23.4326695 15.6244712 18.92194493 17.7087549 Coefficient of Variation   0 1.386548491 7.54805372 0.965405354 1.18058366 Covariance wit MP   0 4.13 -275 231 313.60 Correlation with Market Index     0.9953 -0.9953 0.6894 1.0000 Beta   0 1.32 - 0.88 0.74 1.00 CAPM Req. Return   7.00 % 17.54 % -0.02% 12.89% 15.00% Valuation                ( Overvalued / Undervalued/Fairly Valued)   Valued Fairly Overvalued Undervalued Undervalued Fairly valued Nature of Stock (Aggressive/Defensive   Defensive Aggressive Defensive Defensive Defensive     Question - Using the data generated above   a) Plot the Security Market Line (SML)  b) Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML  c) Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML?  d) If an investment’s expected return (mean return) does not plot on the SML, what does it show? Identify undervalued/overvalued investments from the graph

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Consider the following information about the various states of economy and the returns of various investment alternatives for each scenario. Answer the questions that follow.

 

 

% Return on T-Bills, Stocks and Market Index

 

States of Economy

Probability

T-Bills

Phillips

Pay-up

Rubber-Made

Market Index

Recession

0.2

7

-22

28

10

-13

Below Average

0.1

7

-2

14.7

-10

1

Average

0.3

7

20

0

7

15

Above Average

0.3

7

35

-10

45

29

Boom

0.1

7

50

-20

30

43

Mean

 

7

16.9

20.7

19.6

15

Variance (%) ^2

 

0

549.09

244.124

358.04

313.6

Standard Deviation

 

0

23.4326695

15.6244712

18.92194493

17.7087549

Coefficient of Variation

 

0

1.386548491

7.54805372

0.965405354

1.18058366

Covariance wit MP

 

0

4.13

-275

231

313.60

Correlation with Market Index

 

 

0.9953

-0.9953

0.6894

1.0000

Beta

 

0

1.32

- 0.88

0.74

1.00

CAPM Req. Return

 

7.00 %

17.54 %

-0.02%

12.89%

15.00%

Valuation                ( Overvalued / Undervalued/Fairly Valued)

 

Valued Fairly

Overvalued

Undervalued

Undervalued

Fairly valued

Nature of Stock (Aggressive/Defensive

 

Defensive

Aggressive

Defensive

Defensive

Defensive

 

 

Question - Using the data generated above

 

  1. a) Plot the Security Market Line (SML) 
  2. b) Superimpose the CAPM’s required return on the SML 
  3. c) Indicate which investments will plot on, above and below the SML? 
  4. d) If an investment’s expected return (mean return) does not plot on the SML, what does it show? Identify undervalued/overvalued investments from the graph
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