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o Sprint 6:43 PM o 52% ezto.mheducation.com C connect FIN 210: FIN 210 Fall 2015 Tuesday FINANCE Question 4 (of 5) 20.00 points Problem 11-20 Risk and Return (LO2, 4) A stock will provide a rate of return of either-31% or 39%. a If both possibilities are equally likely, calculate the stock's expected return and standard deviation. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.) Expected return Standard deviation olf Treasury bills yield 4% and investors believe that the stock offers a satisfactory expected return, what must the market risk of the stock be? (Enter your answer as a whole percent.) Market risk Difficulty Intermediate Learning Objective: 11-0 between specific risk, wh diversified away, and ma Worksheet

Explanation / Answer

a.1

Calculation Stock's Expected return:

Situation

Return

Possibility

A

B

A*B

Bad

-31%

50%

-15.50%

Good

39%

50%

19.50%

Expected Return

4.00%

a.1

Calculation Stock's Standard Deviation :

Situation

Return

Possibility

Expected Return

Deviation

Deviation ^2

A

B

C

D=A-C

E=D*D

E*B

Bad

-31%

50%

4.00%

-35.00%

12.25%

6.13%

Good

39%

50%

4.00%

35.00%

12.25%

6.13%

Sum of E*B

12.25%

Standard Deviation = (Sum of E*B)^(1/2)

35%

b.

Calculation of Market risk:

Expected return

4.00%

Risk Free rate

4%

Marker risk (4%-4%)

0

a.1

Calculation Stock's Expected return:

Situation

Return

Possibility

A

B

A*B

Bad

-31%

50%

-15.50%

Good

39%

50%

19.50%

Expected Return

4.00%

a.1

Calculation Stock's Standard Deviation :

Situation

Return

Possibility

Expected Return

Deviation

Deviation ^2

A

B

C

D=A-C

E=D*D

E*B

Bad

-31%

50%

4.00%

-35.00%

12.25%

6.13%

Good

39%

50%

4.00%

35.00%

12.25%

6.13%

Sum of E*B

12.25%

Standard Deviation = (Sum of E*B)^(1/2)

35%

b.

Calculation of Market risk:

Expected return

4.00%

Risk Free rate

4%

Marker risk (4%-4%)

0