Security Ruby Pearl    Expected Return 14.9% 21.0%    Beta 0.70 2.13     A). If these two securities are correctly priced, calculate the risk-free rate. Round your answer to 4 decimal points.  B). If these two securities are correctly priced, find the market risk premium (using the findings of Requirement-A). Round your answer to 4 decimal points.  C). If the current market data shows that the risk-free rate is 3.52 percent, are these securities fairly priced? Comment on your answer. Round your answers to 4 decimal points.  D). Calculate the expected return and beta of an equally weighted portfolio of these two securities. Round your answers to 3 decimal points.

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Suppose you observe the following situation:

 Security

Ruby

Pearl

 

 Expected Return

14.9%

21.0%

 

 Beta

0.70

2.13

 

 

A). If these two securities are correctly priced, calculate the risk-free rate. Round your answer to 4 decimal points. 

B). If these two securities are correctly priced, find the market risk premium (using the findings of Requirement-A). Round your answer to 4 decimal points. 

C). If the current market data shows that the risk-free rate is 3.52 percent, are these securities fairly priced? Comment on your answer. Round your answers to 4 decimal points. 

D). Calculate the expected return and beta of an equally weighted portfolio of these two securities. Round your answers to 3 decimal points. 

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