Exam 12: Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line

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You own a portfolio which is invested equally in two stocks and a risk-free security. Beta is .89 for Stock A and 1.26 for Stock B. Which one of the following will increase the portfolio beta, all else being constant?

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Which one of the following measures systematic risk?

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A stock has a standard deviation of 12.9% and a covariance with the market of .035. The market has a standard deviation of 9.93%. What is the beta of this stock?

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All else held constant, which of the following will increase the expected return on a security based on CAPM? Assume the market return exceeds the risk-free rate and both values are positive. Also assume the beta exceeds 1.0. I. decrease in the security beta II. increase in the market risk premium III. decrease in the risk-free rate IV. increase in the market rate of return

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Home Interior's stock has an expected return of 13.25% and a beta of 1.4. The market return is 10.75% and the risk-free rate is 4.5%. This stock is ________ because the CAPM return for the stock is ________%.

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Wilson Farms' stock has a beta of .73 and an expected return of 9.0%. The risk-free rate is 1.9% and the market risk premium is 7.3%. This stock is ________ because the CAPM return for the stock is ________%.

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Which one of the following combinations will tend to produce the highest rate of return according to the Fama-French three-factor model? Assume beta is constant in all cases.

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According to the capital asset pricing model, which of the following will increase the expected rate of return on a security that has a beta that is less than that of the market? Assume the market rate of return is greater than the risk-free rate and both rates are positive. I. increase in the risk-free rate II. decrease in the risk-free rate III. increase in the market risk premium IV. decrease in the market rate of return

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What is the beta of a portfolio that consists of the following? Security \ Invested Beta A \ 2,000 1.38 B 5,000 .47 C 9,000 1.70 D 4,000 1.08

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The security market line depicts the graphical relationship between which of the following pairs? I. expected return II. surprise return III. systematic risk IV. unsystematic risk

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Which of the following will affect the beta value of an individual security? I. interval of time frequency used for the data sample II. length of time period used for the data sample III. particular time period selected for the sampling IV. choice of index used as the measure of the market

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What is the beta of a portfolio that consists of the following? Security Invested Beta E \ 14,000 .59 F \ 22,000 1.46 G \ 25,000 2.20 H \ 19,000 1.67

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