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 expected return on the market is 13% and the risk free rate is 4%. What would be the reward to risk ratio for Asset X assuming that the market is in equilibrium? A) 11.3% B) 19.3% C) 9.0% D) 8.5% E) 5.8%

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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 expected return on
the market is 13% and the risk free rate is 4%. What would be the reward to risk ratio for Asset X assuming that the
market is in equilibrium?
A) 11.3%
B) 19.3%
C) 9.0%
D) 8.5%
E) 5.8%
Transcribed Image Text: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 expected return on the market is 13% and the risk free rate is 4%. What would be the reward to risk ratio for Asset X assuming that the market is in equilibrium? A) 11.3% B) 19.3% C) 9.0% D) 8.5% E) 5.8%
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