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   Bust     –8 %     –13 %     –6 %   Boom     26       35       19         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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