Darren has the option of investing in either Stock A or Stock B. There is a 45 percent chance that the return on Stock A will be 25 percent, a 25 percent chance it will be 14 percent, and a 30 percent chance it will be 4 percent. There is a 45 percent chance that the return on Stock B will be 30 percent, a 25 percent chance it will be 9 percent, and a 30 percent chance it will be 2 percent. What are the expected rates of return on Stock A and Stock B?

Darren has the option of investing in either Stock A or Stock B. There is a 45 percent chance that the return on Stock A will be 25 percent, a 25 percent chance it will be 14 percent, and a 30 percent chance it will be 4 percent. There is a 45 percent chance that the return on Stock B will be 30 percent, a 25 percent chance it will be 9 percent, and a 30 percent chance it will be 2 percent. What are the expected rates of return on Stock A and Stock B?

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You are considering three stocks—A, B, and C—for possible inclusion in your investment portfolio. Stock A has a beta of 0.80, stock B has a beta of 1.40, and stock C has a beta of -0.30. If the return on the market portfolio increased by 12%, what change would you expect in the return for each stock? If the return on the market portfolio decreased by 5%, what change would you expect in the return for each stock?
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Ebenezer Scrooge has invested 65% of his money in share A and the remainder in share B. He assesses their prospects as follows: A B Expected return (%) 16 21 Standard deviation (%) 23 27 Correlation between returns 0.5 What are the expected return and standard deviation of returns on his portfolio? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. How would your answer change if the correlation coefficient were 0 or −0.50? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Is Mr. Scrooge’s portfolio better or worse than one invested entirely in share A, or is it not possible to say?
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