INVESTMENTS-CONNECT PLUS ACCESS
INVESTMENTS-CONNECT PLUS ACCESS
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ISBN: 2810022611546
Author: Bodie
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 9, Problem 3PS

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Summary Introduction

To determine:

whether following statement is true or false-

"Stock with Beta of zero offers an expected rate of return of zero."

Introduction:

Beta of a stock represents the sensitivity of its return with the change in the market return.

Summary Introduction

(B)

To determine:

whether following statement is true or false-

"The CAPM implies that investor require a higher return to hold highly volatile securities."

Introduction:

Expected return of the security as per CAPM is given by:

Expected return = Risk free rate + Beta of the security* Market risk premium

Summary Introduction

(C)

To determine:

whether following statement is true or false-

"You can construct a portfolio with beta of 0.75 by investing 0.75 of the investment budget in T-bills and remainder in the market portfolio."

Introduction:

Beta of the portfolio is the weighted average beta.

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