Firm Portfolio Weight Volatility Correlation w/ Market Portfolio Taggart Transcontinental 0.25 14% 0.7 Wyatt Oil 0.35 18% 0.6 Rearden Metal 0.40 15% 0.5   The volatility of the market portfolio is 10%, the expected return on the market is 12%, and the risk-free rate of interest is 4%. The Sharpe Ratio for the market portfolio is closest to?

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A: Capital Asset Pricing Model:It is a financial model that estimates an investment's or asset's…

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Q: What is the standard deviation of an efficient portfolio with a 21.4-percent expected rate of…

A: ERP : 21.4%R(f): 6.4%ERM: 9.4%σM: 25.4%

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A: Total Risk = Systematic Risk + Unsystematic risk Systematic Risk = Beta 2 * SD of Market2 = (1.27)2…

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A: A risk averse investor looks to minimize risk and maximize the returns.Lower Standard deviation…

Q: A portfolio has a total return of 4.5%, a standard deviation of 40%, and a beta of 0.5. The market…

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Q: The expected return and standard deviation of Stock A are 12% and 24%, respectively. The expected…

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Q: he risk-free rate is 8% and the expected return on a market portfolio is 13%. If a share has a beta…

A: Risk free rate = 8% Market return = 13% Stock beta = 1.20

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A: The risk free rate can be calculated as per the capital asset pricing model.

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Q: If the simple CAPM is valid and all portfolios are priced correctly, which of the situations below…

A: A model that helps the investors find the right value of returns to be expected, is known as the…

Q: The expected return on the market is 15% with a standard deviation of 12.5% and the risk-free rate…

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Q: The risk-free rate is 2% and the expected return on a market portfolio is 6%. If a share has a beta…

A: As per CAPM Ri = Rf + B (Rm - Rf) Where Ri = Return on equity Rf = Risk free rate of return B = Beta…

Q: Suppose that there are two independent economic factors, F₁ and F₂. The risk-free rate is 6%, and…

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Q: Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Company A 30% 7% 18% -22% -14% 10% 26% -10%…

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Q: Consider a portfolio exhibiting an expected return of 6% in an economy where the riskless interest…

A: Given, Expected return = 6% Risk less interest rate = 1% Expected return on market portfolio = 10%…

Q: The market portfolio has expected return of 12% and risk of 19%, and the risk-free rate is 5%.…

A: The optimal risky portfolio's expected return is linked to the risk-free rate of return by a…

Q: Suppose that there are two independent economic factors, F₁ and F₂. The risk-free rate is 6%, and…

A: Risk free(Rf) = 6%Beta on F1 of stock A = 1.5Beta on F2 of stock A = 2.0Beta on F1 of stock B =…

Q: The following expected return and the standard deviation of current returns are known: Security…

A: Portfolio standard deviation is the standard deviation of all the different investments in the…

Q: You have two assets in your portfolio. Asset X has a beta of 1.7 and Asset Y has a beta of 0.50. The…

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Q: The beta on risky asset A is 1.8 and the beta on risky asset B is 1.1. The expected return on the…

A: Beta on A = 1.8 Beta on B = 1.1 Expected Return on Market Portfolio = 10% Risk Free Rate = 4%…

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A: Weight of XOM is 0.43 and weight of MS is 1-0.43= 0.57

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A: As Capital Asset pricing Model hold good, Expected Return of Stock = Risk Free rate + (market rate…

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