Consider the following information on Stocks I and II:
Rate of Return if State Occurs | |||
State of Economy | Probability of State of Economy | Stock I | Stock II |
Recession | .25 | .04 | -.23 |
Normal | .30 | .30 | .14 |
Irrational exuberance | .45 | .24 | .40 |
The market risk premium is 13 percent and the risk-free rate is 4 percent.
a-1. What is the beta of each stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
a-2. Which stock has the most systematic risk?
b-1. What is the standard deviation of each stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
b-2. Which one has the most unsystematic risk?
c. Which stock is “riskier”?
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