Consider the following information for the Alachua Retirement Fund, with a total investment of $4 million.   [5]                           Stock   Investment      Beta                             A     $   400,000        1.2                             B         600,000      -0.4                             C       1,000,000        1.5                             D       2,000,000        0.8 The market required rate of return is 12 percent, and the risk-free rate is 6 percent.  What is its required rate of return? Stock A has the following probability distribution of expected returns: [5]                         Probability                   Rate of Return                                 0.1                       -15%                                 0.2                       0                                 0.4                       5                                 0.2                       10 25 What is Stock A’s coefficient of variation? What is Stock T’s coefficient of variation? [5] Year Rt 2002 15% 2003 20% 2004 9% 2005 10% 2006 5%

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  1. Consider the following information for the Alachua Retirement Fund, with a total investment of $4 million.   [5]

 

                        Stock   Investment      Beta

                            A     $   400,000        1.2

                            B         600,000      -0.4

                            C       1,000,000        1.5

                            D       2,000,000        0.8

The market required rate of return is 12 percent, and the risk-free rate is 6 percent. 
What is its required rate of return?


  1. Stock A has the following probability distribution of expected returns: [5]

                        Probability                   Rate of Return

                                0.1                       -15%

                                0.2                       0

                                0.4                       5

                                0.2                       10

  1. 25

What is Stock A’s coefficient of variation?


  1. What is Stock T’s coefficient of variation? [5]

Year

Rt

2002

15%

2003

20%

2004

9%

2005

10%

2006

5%

 

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