States of Economy Probability T-Bills Phillips Pay-up Rubber-Made Market Index Recession 0.2 7 -22 28 10 -13 Below Average 0.1 7 -2 14.7 -10 1 Average 0.3 7 20 0 7 15 Above Average 0.3 7 35 -10 45 29 Boom 0.1 7 50 -20 30 43 Mean   7 16.9 20.7 19.6 15 Variance (%) ^2   0 549.09 244.124 358.04 313.6 Standard Deviation   0 23.4326695 15.6244712 18.92194493 17.7087549 Coefficient of Variation   0 1.386548491 7.54805372 0.965405354 1.18058366 Covariance wit MP   0 .0413 -.0275 .0231 .0314 Correlation with Market Index   0 0.9953 -0.9953 0.6894 1.0000 Beta   0 1.32 - 0.88 0.74 1.00 CAPM Req. Return   7.00 % 17.54 % -0.02% 12.89% 15.00% Valuation                ( Overvalued / Undervalued/Fairly Valued)   Valued Fairly Overvalued Undervalued Undervalued Fairly valued Nature of Stock (Aggressive/Defensive   Defensive Aggressive Defensive Defensive Defensive Question -  Plot the SML and answer the a) Identify two investment alternatives that can be combined in a portfolio. Assume a 50- 50 investment allocation in each investment alternative  b) Compute the expected return of the portfolio thus formed  c) Compute the portfolio’s beta. Is the portfolio aggressive or defensive?

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% Return on T-Bills, Stocks and Market Index

 

States of Economy

Probability

T-Bills

Phillips

Pay-up

Rubber-Made

Market Index

Recession

0.2

7

-22

28

10

-13

Below Average

0.1

7

-2

14.7

-10

1

Average

0.3

7

20

0

7

15

Above Average

0.3

7

35

-10

45

29

Boom

0.1

7

50

-20

30

43

Mean

 

7

16.9

20.7

19.6

15

Variance (%) ^2

 

0

549.09

244.124

358.04

313.6

Standard Deviation

 

0

23.4326695

15.6244712

18.92194493

17.7087549

Coefficient of Variation

 

0

1.386548491

7.54805372

0.965405354

1.18058366

Covariance wit MP

 

0

.0413

-.0275

.0231

.0314

Correlation with Market Index

 

0

0.9953

-0.9953

0.6894

1.0000

Beta

 

0

1.32

- 0.88

0.74

1.00

CAPM Req. Return

 

7.00 %

17.54 %

-0.02%

12.89%

15.00%

Valuation                ( Overvalued / Undervalued/Fairly Valued)

 

Valued Fairly

Overvalued

Undervalued

Undervalued

Fairly valued

Nature of Stock (Aggressive/Defensive

 

Defensive

Aggressive

Defensive

Defensive

Defensive

Question -  Plot the SML and answer the

  1. a) Identify two investment alternatives that can be combined in a portfolio. Assume a 50- 50 investment allocation in each investment alternative 
  2. b) Compute the expected return of the portfolio thus formed 
  3. c) Compute the portfolio’s beta. Is the portfolio aggressive or defensive? 

 

 

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