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 = 3.1%. The rate of return on Bpex was only rB = 2.5%. The market today responded to very encouraging news about the unemployment rate, and M = 3%. The historical relationship between returns on these stocks and the market portfolio has been estimated from index model regressions as: Apex: A = 0.5% + 1.1rM Bpex: rg = -0.1% + 0.8rM 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?

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 = 3.1%. The rate of return on Bpex was only rB = 2.5%. The market today responded to very encouraging news about the unemployment rate, and M = 3%. The historical relationship between returns on these stocks and the market portfolio has been estimated from index model regressions as: Apex: A = 0.5% + 1.1rM Bpex: rg = -0.1% + 0.8rM 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?

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