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Your investment club has only two stocks in its portfolio; $45,000 is invested i

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Question

Your investment club has only two stocks in its portfolio; $45,000 is invested in a stock with a beta of 0.8, and $45,000 is invested in a stock with a beta of 1.4. What is the portfolio's beta? Round your answer to two decimal places.

AA Industries's stock has a beta of 1.7. The risk-free rate is 6%, and the expected return on the market is 10%. What is the required rate of return on AA's stock? Round your answer to two decimal places.

Assume that the risk-free rate is 3.5% and that the market risk premium is 4%.

What is the required rate of return on a stock with a beta of 0.8? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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What is the required rate of return on a stock with a beta of 2.3? Round your answer to two decimal places.
%

What is the required return on the market? Round your answer to two decimal places.
%

Explanation / Answer

the portfolio beta is (0.8 + 1.4)/ 2= 1.1

if Beta is1.7 required rate of return from AA=

= Rf+ Beta (Rm-Rf)

=6 + 1.7 (4%)

= 12.8%

if Beta is 0.8 then return is

= 6+ (0.8X 4)

=9.2%

if Beta is 2.3 then the return is

= 6+ (2.3X 4)

= 15.2%