Question: In a recent closely contested lawsuit, Apex sued Bpex for patent infringement. The jury came back today with its decision. The rate of return on

In a recent closely contested lawsuit, Apex sued Bpex for patent infringement. The jury came back today with its decision. The rate of return on Apex was rA=3.1%. The rate of return on Bpex was only rB=2.5%. The market today responded to very encouraging news about the unemployment rate, and rM=3%. The historical relationship between returns on these stocks and the market portfolio has been estimated from index model regressions as:
Apex: rA=0.2%+1.4rM
Bpex: rB=-0.1%+0.6rM
Required:
a. What is the predicted returns for Apex & Bpex?
b. Which company do you think won the lawsuit?
 In a recent closely contested lawsuit, Apex sued Bpex for patent

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