The following table shows estimates of the risk of two well-known British stocks during the five years

Question:

The following table shows estimates of the risk of two well-known British stocks during the five years ending July 2001:

a. What proportion of each stock's risk was market risk, and what proportion was unique risk?

b. What is the variance of BP? What is the unique variance?

c.What is the confidence level on British Airways beta?

d.If the CAPM is correct, what is the expected return on British Airways? Assume a risk-free interest rate of 5 percent and an expected market return of 12 percent.

e. Suppose that next year the market provides a zero return. What return would you expect from BritishAirways?

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