Consider the following two scenarios for the economy and the expected returns in each scenario for the market portfolio, an aggressive stock A, and a defensive stock D.
Rate of Return | |||||||||||||
Scenario | Market | Aggressive Stock A |
Defensive Stock D |
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Bust | –10 | % | –12 | % | –3 | % | |||||||
Boom | 20 | 30 | 10 | ||||||||||
Required:
a. Find the beta of each stock.
b. If each scenario is equally likely, find the
expected rate of return on the market portfolio and on each
stock.
c. If the T-bill rate is 5%, what does the CAPM
say about the fair expected rate of return on the two stocks?
d. Which stock seems to be a better buy on the
basis of your answers to (a) through (c)?
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