INVESTMENTS (LOOSELEAF) W/CONNECT
INVESTMENTS (LOOSELEAF) W/CONNECT
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Chapter 9, Problem 3PS

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Summary Introduction

To determine:

whether following statement is true or false-

"Stock with Beta of zero offers an expected rate of return of zero."

Introduction:

Beta of a stock represents the sensitivity of its return with the change in the market return.

Summary Introduction

(B)

To determine:

whether following statement is true or false-

"The CAPM implies that investor require a higher return to hold highly volatile securities."

Introduction:

Expected return of the security as per CAPM is given by:

Expected return = Risk free rate + Beta of the security* Market risk premium

Summary Introduction

(C)

To determine:

whether following statement is true or false-

"You can construct a portfolio with beta of 0.75 by investing 0.75 of the investment budget in T-bills and remainder in the market portfolio."

Introduction:

Beta of the portfolio is the weighted average beta.

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Are the following true or false? Explain.a. Stocks with a beta of zero offer an expected rate of return of zero.b. The CAPM implies that investors require a higher return to hold highly volatile securities.c. You can construct a portfolio with beta of .75 by investing .75 of the investment budget in T-bills and the remainder in the market portfolio.
Are the following true or false? Explain. Stocks with a beta of zero offer an expected rate of return of zero. The CAPM implies that investors require a higher return to hold highly volatile securities. You can construct a portfolio with beta of .75 by investing .75 of the investment budget in T-bills and the remainder in the market portfolio.
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false.   a. Investors demand higher expected rates of return on stocks with more variable rates of return.   multiple choice 1 True False     b. The CAPM predicts that a security with a beta of 0 will offer a zero expected return.   multiple choice 2 True False     c. An investor who puts $10,000 in Treasury bills and $20,000 in the market portfolio will have a beta of 2.0.   multiple choice 3 True False     d. Investors demand higher expected rates of return from stocks with returns that are highly exposed to macroeconomic risks.   multiple choice 4 True False     e. Investors demand higher expected rates of return from stocks with returns that are very sensitive to fluctuations in the stock market.   multiple choice 5 True False
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