Question: You have been provided the following data on the securities of three firms, the market portfolio, and the risk-free asset: a. Fill in the missing

You have been provided the following data on the securities of three firms, the market portfolio, and the risk-free asset: a. Fill in the missing values in the table. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter 0 wherever required. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Security Expected Return Standard Deviation Correlation* Beta
Firm A .120 .21 .96
Firm B .130 .40 1.51
Firm C .111 .76 .25
The market portfolio .12 .20
The risk-free asset .05

*With the market portfolio. b-1. According to the CAPM, what is the expected return of Firm A's stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Expected return b-2. What is your investment recommendation for someone with a well-diversified portfolio?

multiple choice 1

  • Sell

  • Buy

b-3. According to the CAPM, what is the expected return of Firm B's stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Expected return b-4. What is your investment recommendation for someone with a well-diversified portfolio? multiple choice 2

  • Buy

  • Sell

b-5. According to the CAPM, what is the expected return of Firm C's stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Expected return b-6. What is your investment recommendation for someone with a well-diversified portfolio? multiple choice 3

  • Buy

  • Sell

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