Suppose the standard deviation of the market return is 17%.
a. What is the standard deviation of returns on a well-diversified portfolio with a beta of 1.4? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to the nearest whole number.)
Standard deviation %
b. What is the standard deviation of returns on a well-diversified portfolio with a beta of 0? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to the nearest whole number.)
Standard deviation %
c. A well-diversified portfolio has a standard deviation of 10%. What is its beta? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Beta
d. A poorly diversified portfolio has a standard deviation of 17%. What can you say about its beta?
a.Less than 1.0
b. Equal to 1.0
c. Greater than 1.0
Answer to Part a.
Standard Deviation of Returns = Standard Deviation of Market *
Beta
Standard Deviation of Returns = 17% * 1.4
Standard Deviation of Returns = 23.80%
Answer to Part b.
Standard Deviation of Returns = Standard Deviation of Market *
Beta
Standard Deviation of Returns = 17% * 0
Standard Deviation of Returns = 0
Answer to Part c.
Beta = Standard Deviation of Portfolio / Standard Deviation of
Market Return
Beta = 10% / 17%
Beta = 0.59
Answer to Part d.
Beta is less than 1.0, as the Standard Deviation of Portfolio and market return is same but some risk are unique.
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