Use the following information about Ford and S&P 500 to solve the question below.
State |
Probability |
S&P 500 return |
Ford’s return |
Recession |
0.30 |
-18% |
-22% |
Normal |
0.50 |
10% |
12% |
Boom |
0.20 |
14% |
20% |
A. What is the expected return on the S&P 500?
B. What is the expected return in a recession of a portfolio of 70% S&P 500 and the remainder in Ford?
A
S&P | |||||
Scenario | Probability | Return% | =rate of return% * probability | ||
Recession | 0.3 | -18 | -5.4 | ||
Normal | 0.5 | 10 | 5 | ||
Boom | 0.2 | 14 | 2.8 | ||
Expected return %= | sum of weighted return = | 2.4 | |||
B
Weight of S&P = 0.7 |
Weight of Ford = 0.3 |
Exp. Ret. of Portfolio = Weight of S&P*Exp. Ret. of S&P+Weight of Ford*Exp. Ret. of Ford |
Exp. Ret. of Portfolio = -18*0.7+-22*0.3 |
Exp. Ret. of Portfolio = -19.2 |
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