Suppose Johnson & Johnson and the Walgreen Company have the expected returns and volatilities shown below, with a correlation of 22.8%.E [R]7.2%SD [R]16.4%10.3%19.5%Johnson & JohnsonWalgreen CompanyFor a portfolio that is equally invested in Johnson & Johnson's and Walgreen's stock, calculate:a. The expected return.b. The volatility (standard deviation).a. The expected return.The expected return of the portfolio is%. (Round to one decimal place.)b. The volatility (standard deviation).The volatility of the portfolio is%. (Round to one decimal place.)

Johnson & Johnson Walgreen Company E [R] 7.2% 10.3% SD [R] 16.4% 19.5% a portfolio that is equally invested in Johnson & Johnson's and Walgreen's stock, calculate: The expected return. The volatility (standard deviation). he expected return. expected return of the portfolio is%. (Round to one decimal place.) The volatility (standard deviation). volatility of the portfolio is%. (Round to one decimal place.)

Johnson & Johnson Walgreen Company E [R] 7.2% 10.3% SD [R] 16.4% 19.5% a portfolio that is equally invested in Johnson & Johnson's and Walgreen's stock, calculate: The expected return. The volatility (standard deviation). he expected return. expected return of the portfolio is%. (Round to one decimal place.) The volatility (standard deviation). volatility of the portfolio is%. (Round to one decimal place.)

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11.2. Below are the expected returns from both stocks based on the probability of economic conditions. It is desired to create a portfolio from two stocks. It is decided to invest 30% in stock A and 70% in stock B. Stock A State (i) p(i) E(R) Recession 0.50 -40% Neutral 0.40 15% Воom 0.10 30% 1.00 Stock B State (i) p(i) E(R) Recession 0.5 40% Neutral 0.40 15% Вoom 0.1 -20% 1.00 e- If you were a portfolio manager, what type of investors do you recommend this portfolio and why? f- Explain why the beta of the market is always equal to 1 and beta of a treasury bill equal to 0.
Expected Returns: Discrete Distribution The market and Stock J have the following probability distributions: Probability rM rJ 0.3 15% 20% 0.4 9 7 0.3 18 10 Calculate the expected rates of return for the market and Stock J. Round your answers to one decimal place. Expected rate of return (Market): % Expected rate of return (Stock J): % Calculate the standard deviations for the market and Stock J. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Standard deviation (Market): % Standard deviation (Stock J): %
Assume that the covariance between Stock A and Stock B is -28%^2 (0.0028). Compute the expected rate of return and variance of rate of return of Donald’s portfolio.
K (Expected rate of return and risk) Syntex, Inc. is considering an investment in one of two common stocks. Given the information that follows, which investment is better, based on the risk (as measured by the standard deviation) and return? Common Stock A Probability 0.20 0.60 0.20 Common Stock B Return 13% 17% 18% Probability 0.10 0.40 0.40 0.10 (Click on the icon in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.) Return -7% 5% 16% 21% www a. Given the information in the table, the expected rate of return for stock A is 16.40 %. (Round to two decimal places.) The standard deviation of stock A is 1.74 %. (Round to two decimal places.) b. The expected rate of return for stock B is 9.8 %. (Round to two decimal places.) The standard deviation for stock B is 6.12 %. (Round to two decimal places.)
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a. what is return on each of the three shortlisted stock? and what is the standard deviation of the rate of return on the three shortlisted stocks?
Consider the following information about three stocks: State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Rate of Return If State Occurs Stock A Stock B Stock C Boom.25.13.29.60 Normal .60.08.11.13 Bust.15.02.18-.45 a-1. If your portfolio is invested 40 percent each in A and B and 20 percent in C, what is the portfolio expected return? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a-2. What is the variance? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., .16161.) a-3. What is the standard deviation? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. If the expected T-bill rate is 3.70 percent, what is the expected risk premium on the portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e .g., 32.16.) c-1. If the expected inflation rate is 3.30…
State of Economy Probability ABC Company Expected Return Expected Return XYZ Company Very Poor 0.30 -9% -19% Poor 0.25 -8% -6% Good 0.15 8% 9% Very Good 0.30 34% 33% Expected Return 6.70% 4.05% A) Calculate the covariance of the portfolio. Please answer as a decimal to 4 decimal places. Answer:
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Suppose Johnson & Johnson and the Walgreen Company have the expected returns and volatilities shown below, with a correlation of 22.4%. Johnson & Johnson Walgreen Company E [R] 6.5% 10.7% SD [R] 15.5% 19.9% For a portfolio that is equally invested in Johnson & Johnson's and Walgreen's stock, calculate: a. The expected return. b. The volatility (standard deviation). a. The expected return. The expected return of the portfolio is %. (Round to one decimal place.)
2. Suppose that the market model for stocks A and B is estimated with the following results: RA = 1% +0.9*RM+EA RB = -2% + 1.1*RM+EB The standard deviation of the markets returns is 20% and firm specific risk (standard deviation) equals 30% for A and 10% for B. a. Compute the risk (standard deviation) of each stock and the covariance between them. Suppose we form an equally weighted portfolio of stocks A and B. What will be the nonsystematic standard deviation of that portfolio? b.

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