In a recent closely contested lawsuit, Apex sued Bpex for patent infringement. The jury came back today with its decision. The rate of return on Apex was ra = 3.7%. The rate of return on Bpex was only B = 3.3%. The market today responded to very encouraging news about the unemployment rate, and = 3.4%. The historical relationship between returns on these stocks and the market portfolio has been estimated from index model regressions as: Apex: A 0.38 + 1.5M Bpex: rg-0.1% + 0.5M a. What is the predicted returns for Apex & Bpex? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Apex Bpex Predicted Returns % % b. Which company do you think won the lawsuit? O Apex O Bpex
In a recent closely contested lawsuit, Apex sued Bpex for patent infringement. The jury came back today with its decision. The rate of return on Apex was ra = 3.7%. The rate of return on Bpex was only B = 3.3%. The market today responded to very encouraging news about the unemployment rate, and = 3.4%. The historical relationship between returns on these stocks and the market portfolio has been estimated from index model regressions as: Apex: A 0.38 + 1.5M Bpex: rg-0.1% + 0.5M a. What is the predicted returns for Apex & Bpex? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Apex Bpex Predicted Returns % % b. Which company do you think won the lawsuit? O Apex O Bpex
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![In a recent closely contested lawsuit, Apex sued Bpex for patent infringement. The jury came back today with its decision. The rate of
return on Apex was A = 3.7%. The rate of return on Bpex was only rg = 3.3%. The market today responded to very encouraging news
about the unemployment rate, and = 3.4%. The historical relationship between returns on these stocks and the market portfolio has
been estimated from index model regressions as:
Apex: A = 0.38 + 1.5M
Bpex: rg-0.1% +0.51M
a. What is the predicted returns for Apex & Bpex? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)
Apex
Bpex
Predicted Returns
%
%
b. Which company do you think won the lawsuit?
O Apex
O Bpex](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F83d6899a-3ef9-4f26-abde-1ce76b5f48dd%2F064c52f1-510f-47e6-82dc-652036627a10%2Fom7ot3q_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:In a recent closely contested lawsuit, Apex sued Bpex for patent infringement. The jury came back today with its decision. The rate of
return on Apex was A = 3.7%. The rate of return on Bpex was only rg = 3.3%. The market today responded to very encouraging news
about the unemployment rate, and = 3.4%. The historical relationship between returns on these stocks and the market portfolio has
been estimated from index model regressions as:
Apex: A = 0.38 + 1.5M
Bpex: rg-0.1% +0.51M
a. What is the predicted returns for Apex & Bpex? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)
Apex
Bpex
Predicted Returns
%
%
b. Which company do you think won the lawsuit?
O Apex
O Bpex
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