Problem 8-10
CAPM and required return
Beale Manufacturing Company has a beta of 1.3, and Foley Industries has a beta of 0.95. The required return on an index fund that holds the entire stock market is 12%. The risk-free rate of interest is 3.75%. By how much does Beale's required return exceed Foley's required return? Round your answer to two decimal places.
Problem 8-10
CAPM and required return
Beale Manufacturing Company has a beta of 1.3, and Foley Industries has a beta of 0.95. The required return on an index fund that holds the entire stock market is 12%. The risk-free rate of interest is 3.75%. By how much does Beale's required return exceed Foley's required return? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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CAPM, portfolio risk, and return
Consider the following information for three stocks, Stocks A, B, and C. The returns on the three stocks are positively correlated, but they are not perfectly correlated. (That is, each of the correlation coefficients is between 0 and 1.)
| Stock | Expected Return | Standard Deviation | Beta | ||
| A | 9.52 | % | 15 | % | 0.8 |
| B | 11.72 | 15 | 1.3 | ||
| C | 13.04 | 15 | 1.6 | ||
Fund P has one-third of its funds invested in each of the three stocks. The risk-free rate is 6%, and the market is in equilibrium. (That is, required returns equal expected returns.)
What is the market risk premium (rM - rRF)? Round your answer to two decimal places.
%
What is the beta of Fund P? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
What is the required return of Fund P? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
%
Would you expect the standard deviation of Fund P to be less than 15%, equal to 15%, or greater than 15%?
less than 15%
greater than 15%
equal to 15%
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