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The following table contains the excess monthly returns for three companies and the market index.
Month Vogt Industries Isher Corporation Hedrock, Incorporated Market Index
1/1/20070.07840.0285-0.01930.0153
2/1/2007-0.03130.0088-0.0268-0.0182
3/1/2007-0.0066-0.0277-0.00040.0088
4/1/20070.01500.0166-0.00640.0358
5/1/20070.0334-0.00600.00330.0350
6/1/20070.12570.0069-0.0397-0.0186
7/1/2007-0.1006-0.0489-0.0341-0.0358
8/1/2007-0.0858-0.04920.06520.0081
9/1/20070.0838-0.00280.00130.0376
10/1/20070.04150.0325-0.04280.0226
11/1/2007-0.15610.0568-0.0473-0.0521
12/1/2007-0.1064-0.0056-0.0942-0.0069
1/1/2008-0.01570.06520.0678-0.0644
2/1/2008-0.0183-0.0244-0.1017-0.0234
3/1/2008-0.12510.0661-0.0310-0.0115
4/1/20080.44300.0995-0.01080.0500
5/1/2008-0.1782-0.0015-0.09550.0224
6/1/2008-0.2942-0.0282-0.2809-0.0800
7/1/2008-0.00340.04170.3769-0.0147
8/1/2008-0.07230.0103-0.05490.0091
9/1/20080.16500.01290.1436-0.0989
10/1/2008-0.5794-0.0687-0.3100-0.1852
11/1/20080.22820.0011-0.3278-0.0848
12/1/2008-0.14870.0074-0.11390.0221
1/1/2009-0.1835-0.1596-0.5328-0.0774
2/1/20090.06930.0447-0.3999-0.1005
3/1/20090.31480.06340.72890.0865
4/1/20091.2736-0.03280.30930.1092
5/1/2009-0.0386-0.00780.26190.0676
6/1/20090.0555-0.02630.1720-0.0032
7/1/20090.31780.02960.12030.0816
8/1/2009-0.05010.02520.18920.0313
9/1/2009-0.0514-0.0351-0.03760.0451
10/1/2009-0.02920.0120-0.1384-0.0281
11/1/20090.27000.09800.08710.0571
12/1/20090.1248-0.0152-0.04930.0284
Required:
Using the monthly excess returns above, calculate the stocks' covariance with the market and their betas. (Note: the covariance of the market with the market is just its variance.)
(Use cells A5 to E40 from the given information to complete this question.)
Return Covariance with Market Beta
Vogt Industries
Isher Corporation
Hedrock, Incorporated
Market Variance 1.00

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