
Concept explainers
A
To determine:
whether following statement is true or false-
"Stock with Beta of zero offers an expected
Introduction:
Beta of a stock represents the sensitivity of its return with the change in the market return.
(B)
To determine:
whether following statement is true or false-
"The
Introduction:
Expected return of the security as per CAPM is given by:
Expected return = Risk free rate + Beta of the security* Market risk premium
(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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