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7. Calculating Returns and Deviations Based on the following information, calculate the expected return and standard deviation for the two stocks. Find covariance and correlation between the two stocks.
State of Economy Recession Normal Boom Probability of State 0.15 0.60 0.25 Stock A Return 0.02 0.09 0.18 Stock B Return -0.15 0.18 0.50

Answer: AB = 0.0103 AB= 0.9953

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10. Returns and Deviations Consider the following information:
State of Economy Boom Good Poor Bust Probability of State 0.20 0.50 0.25 0.05 Stock A Return 0.10 0.07 0.04 0.00 Stock B Return Stock C Return 0.20 0.35 0.10 0.15 0.00 -0.05 -0.08 -0.40

a. Your portfolio is invested 30 percent in A and C, and 40 percent in B. What is the portfolio expected return? b. What is the variance of this portfolio? The standard deviation? Answer: E(kP)= 0.08765 2P = 0.008338 P = 0.091
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30. Portfolio Returns and Deviations Given the following information on a portfolio of three stocks:
State of Economy Boom Normal Bust Probability of State 0.20 0.70 0.10 Stock A Return 0.20 0.10 0.00 Stock B Return Stock C Return 0.30 1.00 0.05 0.30 -0.20 -0.80

a. If your portfolio is invested 30 percent in A and B and 40 percent in C, what is the portfolio expected return? The variance? The standard deviation? b. If the expected T-bill rate is 5.25 percent, what is the expected risk premium on the portfolio? c. If the expected inflation rate is 5 percent, what is the expected real return on the portfolio? What is the expected real risk premium on the portfolio?
Answer: a) expected return=0.1875 standard deviation=0.2426 b)premium=0.135 c)portfolio expected real return=0.13095 real premium=0.12857 3

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32. Analyzing a Portfolio You have $100,000 to invest in either Stock D, Stock F, or a risk-free asset. You must invest all of your money. Your goal is to create a portfolio that has an expected return of 10 percent and is only 60 percent as risky as the overall market. If D has an expected return of 20 percent and a beta of 1.5, F has an expected return of 15 percent and a beta of 1.15 and the risk-free rate is 5 percent, how much money will you invest in F? Answer: $66,667 investment in F

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33. Systematic versus Unsystematic Risk Given the following information on stocks A and B:
State of Economy Recession Normal Boom Probability of State 0.15 0.60 0.25 Stock A Return 0.14 0.24 0.28 Stock B Return -0.18 0.10 0.40

The market risk premium is 8 percent and the risk-free rate is 6 percent. Which stock has the most systematic risk? Which one has the most unsystematic risk? Which stock is riskier? Explain. Answer: A has more systematic risk B has more unsystematic risk