Consider the following table, which gives a security analysts expected return on two stocks in two particular scenarios for the rate of return on the market:

Market Return		Aggressive Stock		Defensive Stock
7%		4%		5%
20		35		12

a. What are the betas of the two stocks? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

aggressive stock beta:

defensive stock beta:

b. What is the expected rate of return on each stock if the two scenarios for the market return are equally likely to be 7% or 20%? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

aggressive stock expected rate of return:

defensive stock expected rate of return:

e. What hurdle rate should be used by the management of the aggressive firm for a project with the risk characteristics of the defensive firms stock if the two scenarios for the market return are equally likely? Also, assume a T-Bill rate of 5%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

hurdle rate: