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CHAPTER_3_RISK_AND_RETURN_PART_II   1. The slope of the SML is determined by the value of beta.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   False POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.12 – LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   SML KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

2. If you plotted the returns of Selleck & Company against those of the market and found that the slope of your line was negative, the CAPM would indicate that the required rate of return on Selleck’s stock should be less than the risk-free rate for a well-diversified investor, assuming that the observed relationship is expected to continue in the future.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   True POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.12 – LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   SML KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

3. If the returns of two firms are negatively correlated, then one of them must have a negative beta.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   True POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Beta coefficients KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

4. A stock with a beta equal to −1.0 has zero systematic (or market) risk.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   False POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Beta coefficients KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

5. It is possible for a firm to have a positive beta, even if the correlation between its returns and those of another firm are negative.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   True POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Beta coefficients KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

6. In portfolio analysis, we often use ex post (historical) returns and standard deviations, despite the fact that we are interested in ex ante (future) data.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   True POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Portfolio risk KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Knowledge

 

7. If investors are risk averse and hold only one stock, we can conclude that the required rate of return on a stock whose standard deviation is 0.21 will be greater than the required return on a stock whose standard deviation is 0.10. However, if stocks are held in portfolios, it is possible that the required return could be higher on the low standard deviation stock.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   True POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.14 – LO: 3-2 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Risk aversion KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

8. The CAPM is a multi-period model which takes account of differences in securities’ maturities, and it can be used to determine the required rate of return for any given level of systematic risk.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   False POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.15 – LO: 3-3 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   CAPM KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

9. The SML relates required returns to firms’ systematic (or market) risk. The slope and intercept of this line can be influenced by managerial actions.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   False RATIONALE:   Managers can influence the firm’s beta coefficient by changing such things as the capital structure (more debt will increase beta) and changing the type of assets held by the firm (riskier assets will tend to increase beta). However, managers cannot control the risk-free rate or the return on the market. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.12 – LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   SML KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

10. The Y-axis intercept of the SML indicates the return on an individual asset when the realized return on an average (b = 1) stock is zero.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   False POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.12 – LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   SML KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

11. We will almost always find that the beta of a diversified portfolio is less stable over time than the beta of a single security.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   False POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Portfolio beta KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

12. Arbitrage pricing theory is based on the premise that more than one factor affects stock returns, and the factors are specified to be (1) market returns, (2) dividend yields, and (3) changes in inflation.   a. True   b. False   ANSWER:   False POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.16 – LO: 3-7 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Arbitrage pricing theory KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension

 

13. You have the following data on three stocks: Stock Standard Deviation Beta A 0.15 0.79 B 0.25 0.61 C 0.20 1.29 As a risk minimizer, you would choose Stock ____ if it is to be held in isolation and Stock ____ if it is to be held as part of a well-diversified portfolio.   a. A; B.   b. B; C.   c. C; A.   d. C; B.   e. A; A.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Risk aversion KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

14. Which is the best measure of risk for an asset held in isolation, and which is the best measure for an asset held in a diversified portfolio?   a. Standard deviation; correlation coefficient.   b. Beta; variance.   c. Coefficient of variation; beta.   d. Beta; beta.   e. Variance; correlation coefficient.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Risk measures KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

15. Which of the following is NOT a potential problem with beta and its estimation?   a. Sometimes, during a period when the company is undergoing a change such as toward more leverage or riskier assets, the calculated beta will be drastically different than the “true” or “expected future” beta.   b. The beta of “the market,” can change over time, sometimes drastically.   c. Sometimes the past data used to calculate beta do not reflect the likely risk of the firm for the future because conditions have changed.   d. There is a wide confidence interval around a typical stock’s estimated beta.   e. Sometimes a security or project does not have a past history which can be used as a basis for calculating beta.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Beta coefficients KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

16. Stock A’s beta is 1.5 and Stock B’s beta is 0.5. Which of the following statements must be true about these securities? (Assume market equilibrium.)   a. Stock B must be a more desirable addition to a portfolio than Stock A.   b. Stock A must be a more desirable addition to a portfolio than Stock B.   c. The expected return on Stock A should be greater than that on Stock B.   d. The expected return on Stock B should be greater than that on Stock A.   e. When held in isolation, Stock A has greater risk than Stock B.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Beta coefficients KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Comprehension OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

17. For markets to be in equilibrium (that is, for there to be no strong pressure for prices to depart from their current levels),   a. The past realized rate of return must be equal to the expected rate of return; that is, .   b. The required rate of return must equal the realized rate of return; that is, r = .   c. All companies must pay dividends.   d. No companies can be in danger of declaring bankruptcy.   e. The expected rate of return must be equal to the required rate of return; that is, = r.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.14 – LO: 3-2 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Market equilibrium KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

18. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?   a. The slope of the CML is (M − rRF)/bM.   b. All portfolios that lie on the CML to the right of σM are inefficient.   c. All portfolios that lie on the CML to the left of σM are inefficient.   d. The slope of the CML is (M − rRF)/σM.   e. The Capital Market Line (CML) is a curved line that connects the risk-free rate and the market portfolio.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.12 – LO: 3-4 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   CML KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

19. In a portfolio of three different stocks, which of the following could NOT be true?   a. The riskiness of the portfolio is greater than the riskiness of one or two of the stocks.   b. The beta of the portfolio is less than the betas of each of the individual stocks.   c. The beta of the portfolio is greater than the beta of one or two of the individual stocks’ betas.   d. The beta of the portfolio cannot be equal to 1.   e. The riskiness of the portfolio is less than the riskiness of each of the stocks if they were held in isolation.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Portfolio risk and return KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

20. You have the following data on (1) the average annual returns of the market for the past 5 years and (2) similar information on Stocks A and B. Which of the possible answers best describes the historical betas for A and B? Years Market Stock A Stock B 1   0.03 0.16 0.05 2 −0.05 0.20 0.05 3   0.01 0.18 0.05 4 −0.10 0.25 0.05 5   0.06 0.14 0.05     a. bA > +1; bB = 0.   b. bA = 0; bB = −1.   c. bA < 0; bB = 0.   d. bA < −1; bB = 1.   e. bA > 0; bB = 1.   ANSWER:   c RATIONALE:   B’s returns are independent of the market, hence its beta is zero. If you plot A’s returns against those of the market, you see a negative slope, hence B’s beta is negative. Therefore, d is the correct answer. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Beta coefficients KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

21. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?   a. The typical R2 for a stock is about 0.94 and the typical R2 for a portfolio is about 0.6.   b. The typical R2 for a stock is about 0.3 and the typical R2 for a large portfolio is about 0.94.   c. The typical R2 for a stock is about 0.94 and the typical R2 for a portfolio is also about 0.94.   d. The typical R2 for a stock is about 0.6 and the typical R2 for a portfolio is also about 0.6.   e. The typical R2 for a stock is about 0.3 and the typical R2 for a portfolio is also about 0.3.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Beta calculation KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

22. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?   a. The characteristic line is the regression line that results from plotting the returns on a particular stock versus the returns on a stock from a different industry.   b. The slope of the characteristic line is the stock’s standard deviation.   c. The distance of the plot points from the characteristic line is a measure of the stock’s market risk.   d. The distance of the plot points from the characteristic line is a measure of the stock’s diversifiable risk.   e. “Characteristic line” is another name for the Security Market Line.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Characteristic line KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

23. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?   a. Richard Roll has argued that it is possible to test the CAPM to see if it is correct.   b. Tests have shown that the risk/return relationship appears to be linear, but the slope of the relationship is greater than that predicted by the CAPM.   c. Tests have shown that the betas of individual stocks are stable over time, but that the betas of large portfolios are much less stable.   d. The most widely cited study of the validity of the CAPM is one performed by Modigliani and Miller.   e. Tests have shown that the betas of individual stocks are unstable over time, but that the betas of large portfolios are reasonably stable over time.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.17 – LO: 3-6 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Tests of the CAPM KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

24. Assume an economy in which there are three securities: Stock A with rA = 10% and σA = 10%; Stock B with rB = 15% and σB = 20%; and a riskless asset with rRF = 7%. Stocks A and B are uncorrelated (rAB = 0). Which of the following statements is most CORRECT?   a. The expected return on the investor’s portfolio will probably have an expected return that is somewhat below 10% and a standard deviation (SD) of approximately 10%.   b. The expected return on the investor’s portfolio will probably have an expected return that is somewhat below 15% and a standard deviation (SD) that is between 10% and 20%.   c. The investor’s risk/return indifference curve will be tangent to the CML at a point where the expected return is in the range of 7% to 10%.   d. Since the two stocks have a zero correlation coefficient, the investor can form a riskless portfolio whose expected return is in the range of 10% to 15%.   e. The expected return on the investor’s portfolio will probably have an expected return that is somewhat above 15% and a standard deviation (SD) of approximately 20%.   ANSWER:   b RATIONALE:     Percent A Percent B rp σp 100 0 10.00% 10.00% 75 25 11.25 9.01 50 50 12.50 11.18 25 75 13.75 15.20 0 100 15.00 20.00 rp = xrA + (1 − x)rB. . But ρAB = 0, so, . For our investor, rp = 14.75% and σp = 14.25%. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.14 – LO: 3-2 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Portfolios and risk KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Conceptual

 

25. You hold a portfolio consisting of a $5,000 investment in each of 20 different stocks. The portfolio beta is equal to 1.12. You have decided to sell a coal mining stock (b = 1.00) at $5,000 net and use the proceeds to buy a like amount of a mineral rights company stock (b = 2.00). What is the new beta of the portfolio?   a. 1.1139   b. 1.1700   c. 1.2311   d. 1.2927   e. 1.3573   ANSWER:   b RATIONALE:   % lead stock: 5%   Coal beta: 1.00   Mineral beta: 2.00   Old beta: 1.12 = 0.95X + 0.05(1.00)     where X is the portfolio’s average beta w/o Mineral.   X = 1.12/0.95 − 0.05 = 1.1263 New beta = 0.95X + 0.05(2.00) = 0.95 × 1.1263 + 0.05 × 2.00 = 1.1700 POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Portfolio beta KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Problem

 

26. Your mother’s well-diversified portfolio has an expected return of 12.0% and a beta of 1.20. She is in the process of buying 100 shares of Safety Corp. at $10 a share and adding it to her portfolio. Safety has an expected return of 15.0% and a beta of 2.00. The total value of your current portfolio is $9,000. What will the expected return and beta on the portfolio be after the purchase of the Safety stock? rp          bp   a. 11.69%; 1.22   b. 12.30%; 1.28   c. 12.92%; 1.34   d. 13.56%; 1.41   e. 14.24%; 1.48   ANSWER:   b RATIONALE:   Old portfolio return 12.0% Old portfolio beta 1.20 New stock return 15.0% New stock beta 2.00 Percent of portfolio in new stock: 10% New expected portfolio return = rp = 0.1 × 15% + 0.9 × 12% = 12.30% New expected portfolio beta = bp = 0.1 × 2.00 + 0.9 × 1.20 = 1.28 POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Portfolio beta KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Problem

 

27. Suppose that (1) investors expect a 4.0% rate of inflation in the future, (2) the real risk-free rate is 3.0%, (3) the market risk premium is 5.0%, (4) Talcott Inc.’s beta is 1.00, and (5) its realized rate of return has averaged 15.0% over the last 5 years. Calculate the required rate of return for Talcot Inc.   a. 10.29%   b. 10.83%   c. 11.40%   d. 12.00%   e. 12.60%   ANSWER:   d RATIONALE:   IP: 4.00% Real rate: 3.00% RPM: 5.00% Beta: 1.00 Required return = 3% + 4% + 1.0(5%) = 12.00% POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Required rate of return KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Application OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Problem

 

28. A stock you are holding has a beta of 2.0 and the stock is currently in equilibrium. The required rate of return on the stock is 15% versus a required return on an average stock of 10%. Now the required return on an average stock increases by 30.0% (not percentage points). The risk-free rate is unchanged. By what percentage (not percentage points) would the required return on your stock increase as a result of this event?   a. 36.10%   b. 38.00%   c. 40.00%   d. 42.00%   e. 44.10%   ANSWER:   c RATIONALE:   Beta: 2.00 Required return on stock: 15.0% Required return on market: 10.0% Increase in required market return: 30.0% Find risk-free rate: rs = rRF + b(rM − rRF) = rRF + b(rM) − b(rRF); rRF = b(rM) − rs   rRF = b(rM) − rs = 2.0(10%) − 15% = 5.00%   Find new return on average stock = 10.0%(1.3) 13.00% Find new market risk premium = 13% − 5% = 8.00% New req. return on our stock = rs = rRF + b(rM − rRF) = 5% + 2(8%) = 21.00% % increase in stock’s req. return = (21% − 15%)/15% = 40.00% POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Required rate of return KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Problem

 

29. Calculate the required rate of return for the Wagner Assets Management Group, which holds 4 stocks. The market’s required rate of return is 15.0%, the risk-free rate is 7.0%, and the Fund’s assets are as follows: Stock Investment Beta A $   200,000   1.50 B      300,000 −0.50 C      500,000   1.25 D   1,000,000   0.75     a. 10.67%   b. 11.23%   c. 11.82%   d. 12.45%   e. 13.10%   ANSWER:   e RATIONALE:   rM: 15.0% rRF: 7.0%   Find portfolio beta: Weight Beta Product $200,000 0.100 1.50 0.1500 $300,000 0.150 −0.50 −0.0750 $500,000 0.250 1.25 0.3125 $1,000,000 0.500 0.75 0.3750 $2,000,000 1.000   0.7625 Find RPM = rM − rRF = 8.00% rs = rRF + b(RPM) = 13.10% POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Required rate of return KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Problem

 

30. Consider the information below for Postman Builders Inc. Suppose that the expected inflation rate and thus the inflation premium increase by 2.0 percentage points, and Postman acquires risky assets that increase its beta by the indicated percentage. What is the firm’s new required rate of return? Beta: 1.50 Required return (rs) 10.20% RPM: 6.00% Percentage increase in beta: 20%     a. 14.00%   b. 14.70%   c. 15.44%   d. 16.21%   e. 17.02%   ANSWER:   a RATIONALE:   Old beta: 1.50 Old rs = rRF + b(RPM) 10.20% RPM 6.00% Percentage increase in beta: 20% Find new beta after increase = 1.80 Find old rRF: Old rs = rRF + b(RPM): 10.2% = rRF + 1.5(6.0%): rRF = 10.2% − 9.0% = 1.20% Find new rRF: Old rRF + 2.0% increase in inflation = 3.20% Find new rs = new rRF + new beta(RPM) = 14.00% POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Required rate of return KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Problem

 

31. Assume that the market is in equilibrium and that stock betas can be estimated with historical data. The returns on the market, the returns on United Fund (UF), the risk-free rate, and the required return on the United Fund are shown below. Based on this information, what is the required return on the market, rM? Year Market UF 2011 −9% −14% 2012 11%   16% 2013 15%   22% 2014   5%     7% 2015 −1%   −2%       rRF: 7.00%; rUnited: 15.00%     a. 10.57%   b. 11.13%   c. 11.72%   d. 12.33%   e. 12.95%   ANSWER:   d RATIONALE:   The following graph shows that United’s returns are perfectly correlated with the market. rRF: 7.00% rUnited: 15.00%   1. Find beta: We found beta using Excel, but it could be found with a calculator or using the rise-over-run method as shown below:       2. Now find RPM :   rs = 15% = 7% + 1.5(RPM)   RPM = (15 − 7)/1.5 = 5.33%     3. Find rM: rM = rRF + RPM = 12.33% POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Market return KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Problem

 

32. You are given the following returns on “the market” and Stock F during the last three years. We could calculate beta using data for Years 1 and 2 and then, after Year 3, calculate a new beta for Years 2 and 3. How different are those two betas, i.e., what’s the value of beta 2 − beta 1? (Hint: You can find betas using the Rise-Over-Run method, or using your calculator’s regression function.) Year Market Stock F 1   6.10%   6.50% 2 12.90% −3.70% 3 16.20% 21.71%     a. 7.89   b. 8.30   c. 8.74   d. 9.20   e. 9.66   ANSWER:   d RATIONALE:   Year Market Stock F 1 6.10% 6.50% 2 12.90% −3.70% 3 16.20% 21.71%   Years 1 and 2, beta 1 = Rise/Run = (−3.7 − 6.5)/(12.9 − 6.1) = −1.50 Years 2 and 3, beta 2 = Rise/Run = (21.71 − −3.7)/(16.2 − 12.9) = 7.70 Difference: Beta 2 − Beta 1 = 9.20 You would get the same result using a calculator to find the two betas. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Beta’s sensitivity to the base year KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Multiple Choice: Problem

 

33. Security A has an expected return of 12.4% with a standard deviation of 15%, and a correlation with the market of 0.85. Security B has an expected return of −0.73% with a standard deviation of 20%, and a correlation with the market of −0.67. The standard deviation of rM is 12%. a. To someone who acts in accordance with the CAPM, which security is more risky, A or B? Why? (Hint: No calculations are necessary to answer this question; it is easy.) b. What are the beta coefficients of A and B? Calculations are necessary. c. If the risk-free rate is 6%, what is the value of rM?   ANSWER:   a. The very fact that rA > rB indicates that Security A is regarded by investors as the more risky one. This occurs because Security B has a negative covariance with the market⎯holding B in a diversified portfolio lowers the riskiness of the portfolio. Although it is not necessary for answering the question, one could use the data to calculate covariances for A and B:       Cov(rA, rM) = ρA,M σAσM, where   ρA,M = Correlation of A’s return with the market return = 0.85.   σA,M = Standard deviations of returns of A and the market, respectively.   Cov(rA, rM) = 0.85(0.15)(0.12) = 0.0153.   Cov(rB, rM) = ρB,MσBσM = −0.67(0.20)(0.12) = −0.01608.       Security A’s contribution to the portfolio risk is, therefore, higher than that of B.       In a single-asset portfolio, the security’s risk is measured by the variance of its returns.   VarianceA = = (0.15)2 = 0.0225, and VarianceB = = (0.20)2 = 0.04.       Thus, in a single-asset portfolio, B is riskier than A, but in a diversified (CAPM) portfolio, A is riskier.     b. Beta coefficients of A and B are calculated as follows:   .   .     c. The value of rM is calculated from the CAPM equation:   rsA = rRF + (rM − rRF)bA. 12.4% = 6% + (rM − 6%)1.0625.       Therefore,   1.0625rM = 12.4% − 6% + 6.375% = 12.775%. rM = 12.775%/1.0625 = 12.02%.       A similar solution could be obtained by applying the CAPM equation to Security B. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.14 – LO: 3-2 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Portfolios and risk–nonalgorithmic KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Short Answer: Problem

 

34. You plan to invest in Stock X, Stock Y, or some combination of the two. The expected return for X is 10% and σX = 5%. The expected return for Y is 12% and σY = 6%. The correlation coefficient, rXY, is 0.75. a. Calculate rp and σp for 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, and 0% in Stock X. b. Use the values you calculated for rp and σp to graph the attainable set of portfolios. Which part of the attainable set is efficient? Also, draw in a set of hypothetical indifference curves to show how an investor might select a portfolio comprised of Stocks X and Y. Let an indifference curve be tangent to the efficient set at the point where rp = 11%. c. Now suppose we add a riskless asset to the investment possibilities. What effects will this have on the construction of portfolios? d. Suppose rM = 12%, σM = 4%, and rRF = 6%. What would be the required and expected return on a portfolio with σP = 10%? e. Suppose the correlation of Stock X with the market, rXM, is 0.8, while rYM = 0.9. Use this information, along with data given previously, to determine Stock X’s and Stock Y’s beta coefficients. f. What is the required rate of return on Stocks X and Y? Do these stocks appear to be in equilibrium? If not, what would happen to bring about an equilibrium?   ANSWER:     a. rp = X(rX) + (1 − X)(rY)       X × rX + (1 − X) × rY = rp   1.00      10%   0.00      12%      10.0%   0.75   10   0.25   12   10.5   0.50   10   0.50   12   11.0   0.25   10   0.75   12   11.5   0.00   10   1.00   12   12.0             covXY = rXYσXσY = (0.75)(0.05)(0.06) = 0.00225.       At 100% Stock X:   .       At 75% Stock X:         At 50% Stock X:         At 25% Stock X:         At 0% Stock X:       b. Portfolio Percent in X Percent in Y rp σp         A    100%        0%    10.0%    5.00%         B   75   25 10.5 4.98         C   50   50 11.0 5.15         D   25   75 11.5 5.50         E     0 100 12.0 6.00             The segment BCDE is efficient. The segment BAE is not efficient.     c. With the addition of a riskless asset, a new portfolio can be created which combines risk-free and risky assets. Now investors will choose combinations of the market portfolio and the riskless asset. If borrowing is permitted, then less risk-averse investors will move out the CML beyond P.     d.     e.       f. rX = rRF + (rM − rRF)bX = 6% + (11% − 6%)1.0 = 11%.   rY = 6% + (11% − 6%)1.35 = 12.75%.       Since the expected return on X, X = 10% < 11%, and Y = 12% < 12.75%, both stocks are out of equilibrium. They are both overvalued. Their prices would decline, and their expected returns would rise, until an equilibrium was restored. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Difficulty: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES:   INTE.GENE.16.13 – LO: 3-5 NATIONAL STANDARDS:   United States – BUSPROG: Analytic STATE STANDARDS:   United States – AK – DISC: Risk and return LOCAL STANDARDS:   United States – OH – Default City – TBA TOPICS:   Portfolios and risk–nonalgorithmic KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Analysis OTHER:   TYPE: Short Answer: Problem