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Q4. A stock has an expected return of 10%. What is its beta? Assume the risk-fre

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Q4.

A stock has an expected return of 10%. What is its beta? Assume the risk-free rate is 7% and the expected rate of return on the market is 17%. (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

  

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Q5.

Assume both portfolios A and B are well diversified, that E(rA) = 13.0% and E(rB) = 13.7%. If the economy has only one factor, and A = 1 while B = 1.1,What must be the risk-free rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

A stock has an expected return of 10%. What is its beta? Assume the risk-free rate is 7% and the expected rate of return on the market is 17%. (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Explanation / Answer

Q4)

Expected return = Rf+×Rp

Rf is risk free return

Rp is risk premium

10% = 7%+×(17%-7%)

Beta, = 0.3