Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition)
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134641928
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo, Jarrad Harford
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 31P
Summary Introduction

Capital Asset Pricing Model:

The CAPM or the Capital Asset Pricing Model is a model that helps in determining a theoretically correct required rate of return of an asset that helps in making decisions related to the addition of assets to a well-diversified portfolio.

The model considers the sensitivity of assets to non-diversifiable risk. It is represented by beta (ß) or the expected return of the market and the expected return of a theoretical risk-free asset.

Beta:

Beta Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition), Chapter 12, Problem 31P , additional homework tip  1 is the covariance of a security with the market upon the variance of the market. It measures the change in percentage in the excess return of a particular security for 1% change in the excess return of a market portfolio or a benchmark portfolio. The beta Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition), Chapter 12, Problem 31P , additional homework tip  2 of a portfolio is the weighted average beta of the overall stocks in a portfolio.

It can be calculated using the formula given below.

Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition), Chapter 12, Problem 31P , additional homework tip  3

Where,

  • Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition), Chapter 12, Problem 31P , additional homework tip  4 is the beta of a portfolio.
  • Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition), Chapter 12, Problem 31P , additional homework tip  5 is the weight of a stock.

To determine:

Expected return of portfolio, consisting of 60% of A stock and 40% of C stock.

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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition)

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