Date S&P 500 CSCO Jun-02 911.62 13.19 Jul-02 916.07 13.82 Aug-02 815.28 10.48 Sep-02 885.76 11.18 Oct-02 936.31 14.92 Nov-02 879.82 13.10 Dec-02 855.70 13.37 Jan-03 841.15 13.98 Feb-03 848.18 12.98 Mar-03 916.92 15.00 Apr-03 963.59 16.41 May-03 974.50 16.79 Jun-03 990.31 19.49 Jul-03 1008.01 19.14 Aug-03 995.97 19.59 Sep-03 1050.71 20.93 Oct-03 1058.20 22.70 Nov-03 1111.92 24.23 Dec-03 1131.13 25.71 Jan-04 1144.94 23.16 Feb-04 1126.21 23.57 Mar-04 1107.30 20.91 Apr-04 1120.68 22.37 May-04 1140.84 23.70 Jun-04 1101.72 20.92 Jul-04 1104.24 18.76 Aug-04 1114.58 18.10 Sep-04 1130.20 19.21 Oct-04 1173.82 18.75 Nov-04 1211.92 19.32 Dec-04 1181.27 18.04 Jan-05 1203.60 17.42 Feb-05 1180.59 17.89 Mar-05 1156.85 17.27 Apr-05 1191.50 19.40 May-05 1191.33 19.08 Jun-05 1234.18 19.15 Jul-05 1220.33 17.62 Aug-05 1228.81 17.92 Sep-05 1207.01 17.45 Oct-05 1249.48 17.54 Nov-05 1248.29 17.12 Dec-05 1280.08 18.57 Jan-06 1280.66 20.24 Feb-06 1294.87 21.67 Mar-06 1310.61 20.95 Apr-06 1270.09 19.68 May-06 1270.20 19.53 Jun-06 1276.66 17.88 Jul-06 1303.82 21.99 Aug-06 1335.85 22.98 Sep-06 1377.94 24.13 Oct-06 1400.63 26.91 Nov-06 1418.30 27.33 Dec-06 1438.24 26.62 Jan-07 1406.82 25.94 Feb-07 1420.86 25.53 Mar-07 1482.37 26.74 Apr-07 1530.62 26.92 May-07 1502.97 27.85 Jun-07 1519.43 27.89 Find the continuously compounded (log) returns for both the S&P 500 and CSCO. Put yourwork in columns F and G.   2) Use the slope function to find the beta for CSCO. Perform your work in the box below. Don't worry about subtracting a monthly risk-free rate.   3) Create a scatter plot of CSCO (y-axis) and S&P 500 (x-axis). Add a linear trend line. Give your graph a reasonable title and axis labels. Do not show any decimal places (e.g. 20%, not 20.00%).   4) If the 10-year Treasury is yielding 2.90% and the equity risk premium is 5.5%, what is the CAPM cost of equity for CSCO? Perform your work in the box below.

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Date S&P 500 CSCO
Jun-02 911.62 13.19
Jul-02 916.07 13.82
Aug-02 815.28 10.48
Sep-02 885.76 11.18
Oct-02 936.31 14.92
Nov-02 879.82 13.10
Dec-02 855.70 13.37
Jan-03 841.15 13.98
Feb-03 848.18 12.98
Mar-03 916.92 15.00
Apr-03 963.59 16.41
May-03 974.50 16.79
Jun-03 990.31 19.49
Jul-03 1008.01 19.14
Aug-03 995.97 19.59
Sep-03 1050.71 20.93
Oct-03 1058.20 22.70
Nov-03 1111.92 24.23
Dec-03 1131.13 25.71
Jan-04 1144.94 23.16
Feb-04 1126.21 23.57
Mar-04 1107.30 20.91
Apr-04 1120.68 22.37
May-04 1140.84 23.70
Jun-04 1101.72 20.92
Jul-04 1104.24 18.76
Aug-04 1114.58 18.10
Sep-04 1130.20 19.21
Oct-04 1173.82 18.75
Nov-04 1211.92 19.32
Dec-04 1181.27 18.04
Jan-05 1203.60 17.42
Feb-05 1180.59 17.89
Mar-05 1156.85 17.27
Apr-05 1191.50 19.40
May-05 1191.33 19.08
Jun-05 1234.18 19.15
Jul-05 1220.33 17.62
Aug-05 1228.81 17.92
Sep-05 1207.01 17.45
Oct-05 1249.48 17.54
Nov-05 1248.29 17.12
Dec-05 1280.08 18.57
Jan-06 1280.66 20.24
Feb-06 1294.87 21.67
Mar-06 1310.61 20.95
Apr-06 1270.09 19.68
May-06 1270.20 19.53
Jun-06 1276.66 17.88
Jul-06 1303.82 21.99
Aug-06 1335.85 22.98
Sep-06 1377.94 24.13
Oct-06 1400.63 26.91
Nov-06 1418.30 27.33
Dec-06 1438.24 26.62
Jan-07 1406.82 25.94
Feb-07 1420.86 25.53
Mar-07 1482.37 26.74
Apr-07 1530.62 26.92
May-07 1502.97 27.85
Jun-07 1519.43 27.89

Find the continuously compounded (log) returns for both the S&P 500 and CSCO. Put yourwork in columns F and G.

 

2) Use the slope function to find the beta for CSCO. Perform your work in the box below. Don't worry about subtracting a monthly risk-free rate.

 

3) Create a scatter plot of CSCO (y-axis) and S&P 500 (x-axis). Add a linear trend line. Give your graph a reasonable title and axis labels. Do not show any decimal places (e.g. 20%, not 20.00%).

 

4) If the 10-year Treasury is yielding 2.90% and the equity risk premium is 5.5%, what is the CAPM cost of equity for CSCO? Perform your work in the box below.

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