Question 1

Which one of the following statements related to unexpected returns is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  All announcements by a firm affect that firm's unexpected returns.
B)  Unexpected returns over time have a negative effect on the total return of a firm.
C)  Unexpected returns are relatively predictable in the short-term.
D)  Unexpected returns generally cause the actual return to vary significantly from the expected return over the long-term.
E)  Unexpected returns can be either positive or negative in the short term but tend to be zero over the long-term.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Standard deviation measures which type of risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  total
B)  nondiversifiable
C)  unsystematic
D)  systematic
E)  economicF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Which one of the following should earn the most risk premium based on CAPM?

Accepted Answer

A)  diversified portfolio with returns similar to the overall market
B)  stock with a beta of 1.38
C)  stock with a beta of 0.74
D)  U.S.Treasury bill
E)  portfolio with a beta of 1.01F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

What is the expected return of an equally weighted portfolio comprised of the following three stocks?

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A)  16.33 percent
B)  18.60 percent
C)  19.67 percent
D)  20.48 percent
E)  21.33 percentF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

The expected rate of return on a stock portfolio is a weighted average where the weights are based on the:

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A)  number of shares owned of each stock.
B)  market price per share of each stock.
C)  market value of the investment in each stock.
D)  original amount invested in each stock.
E)  cost per share of each stock held.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

The expected return on a stock given various states of the economy is equal to the:

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A)  highest expected return given any economic state.
B)  arithmetic average of the returns for each economic state.
C)  summation of the individual expected rates of return.
D)  weighted average of the returns for each economic state.
E)  return for the economic state with the highest probability of occurrence.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

What is the variance of the returns on a portfolio that is invested 60 percent in stock S and 40 percent in stock T?

Accepted Answer

A)  .000017
B)  .000023
C)  .000118
D)  .000136
E)  .000161F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

The market rate of return is 11 percent and the risk-free rate of return is 3 percent. Lexant stock has 3 percent less systematic risk than the market and has an actual return of 12 percent. This stock:

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A)  is underpriced.
B)  is correctly priced.
C)  will plot below the security market line.
D)  will plot on the security market line.
E)  will plot to the right of the overall market on a security market line graph.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Which one of the following stocks is correctly priced if the risk-free rate of return is 3.2 percent and the market rate of return is 11.76 percent?

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  EF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

The common stock of United Industries has a beta of 1.34 and an expected return of 14.29 percent. The risk-free rate of return is 3.7 percent. What is the expected market risk premium?

Accepted Answer

A)  7.02 percent
B)  7.90 percent
C)  10.63 percent
D)  11.22 percent
E)  11.60 percentF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Jerilu Markets has a beta of 1.09. The risk-free rate of return is 2.75 percent and the market rate of return is 9.80 percent. What is the risk premium on this stock?

Accepted Answer

A)  6.47 percent
B)  7.03 percent
C)  7.68 percent
D)  8.99 percent
E)  9.80 percentF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Unsystematic risk:

Accepted Answer

A)  can be effectively eliminated by portfolio diversification.
B)  is compensated for by the risk premium.
C)  is measured by beta.
D)  is measured by standard deviation.
E)  is related to the overall economy.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 13

What is the expected return on a portfolio which is invested 25 percent in stock A, 55 percent in stock B, and the remainder in stock C?

Accepted Answer

A)  -1.06 percent
B)  2.38 percent
C)  2.99 percent
D)  5.93 percent
E)  6.10 percentF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 14

You own a portfolio equally invested in a risk-free asset and two stocks. One of the stocks has a beta of 1.9 and the total portfolio is equally as risky as the market. What is the beta of the second stock?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.75
B)  0.80
C)  0.94
D)  1.00
E)  1.10F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Which one of the following risks is irrelevant to a well-diversified investor?

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic risk
B)  unsystematic risk
C)  market risk
D)  nondiversifiable risk
E)  systematic portion of a surpriseF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

You have a portfolio consisting solely of stock A and stock B. The portfolio has an expected return of 8.7 percent. Stock A has an expected return of 11.4 percent while stock B is expected to return 6.4 percent. What is the portfolio weight of stock A?

Accepted Answer

A)   39 percent
B)   46 percent
C)   54 percent
D)   61 percent
E)   67 percentF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Explain how the slope of the security market line is determined and why every stock that is correctly priced, according to CAPM, will lie on this line.

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Question 18

What is the standard deviation of the returns on a $30,000 portfolio which consists of stocks S and T? Stock S is valued at $12,000.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.07 percent
B)  1.22 percent
C)  1.36 percent
D)  1.49 percent
E)  1.63 percentF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

You own the following portfolio of stocks. What is the portfolio weight of stock C?

Accepted Answer

A)  39.85 percent
B)  42.86 percent
C)  44.41 percent
D)  48.09 percent
E)  52.65 percentF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Which one of the following statements is correct concerning a portfolio of 20 securities with multiple states of the economy when both the securities and the economic states have unequal weights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Given the unequal weights of both the securities and the economic states, the standard deviation of the portfolio must equal that of the overall market.
B)  The weights of the individual securities have no effect on the expected return of a portfolio when multiple states of the economy are involved.
C)  Changing the probabilities of occurrence for the various economic states will not affect the expected standard deviation of the portfolio.
D)  The standard deviation of the portfolio will be greater than the highest standard deviation of any single security in the portfolio given that the individual securities are well diversified.
E)  Given both the unequal weights of the securities and the economic states, an investor might be able to create a portfolio that has an expected standard deviation of zero.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 13: Return, Risk, and the Security Market Line

Unsystematic risk:

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You own a portfolio equally invested in a risk-free asset and two stocks. One of the stocks has a beta of 1.9 and the total portfolio is equally as risky as the market. What is the beta of the second stock?

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What is the standard deviation of the returns on a $30,000 portfolio which consists of stocks S and T? Stock S is valued at $12,000.

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You own the following portfolio of stocks. What is the portfolio weight of stock C?

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Which one of the following stocks is correctly priced if the risk-free rate of return is 3.2 percent and the market rate of return is 11.76 percent?

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What is the expected return on a portfolio which is invested 25 percent in stock A, 55 percent in stock B, and the remainder in stock C?

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Which one of the following statements related to unexpected returns is correct?

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The common stock of United Industries has a beta of 1.34 and an expected return of 14.29 percent. The risk-free rate of return is 3.7 percent. What is the expected market risk premium?

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What is the variance of the returns on a portfolio that is invested 60 percent in stock S and 40 percent in stock T?

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Which one of the following risks is irrelevant to a well-diversified investor?

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The expected return on a stock given various states of the economy is equal to the:

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The market rate of return is 11 percent and the risk-free rate of return is 3 percent. Lexant stock has 3 percent less systematic risk than the market and has an actual return of 12 percent. This stock:

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What is the expected return of an equally weighted portfolio comprised of the following three stocks?

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The expected rate of return on a stock portfolio is a weighted average where the weights are based on the:

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Explain how the slope of the security market line is determined and why every stock that is correctly priced, according to CAPM, will lie on this line.

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Which one of the following statements is correct concerning a portfolio of 20 securities with multiple states of the economy when both the securities and the economic states have unequal weights?

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You have a portfolio consisting solely of stock A and stock B. The portfolio has an expected return of 8.7 percent. Stock A has an expected return of 11.4 percent while stock B is expected to return 6.4 percent. What is the portfolio weight of stock A?

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Standard deviation measures which type of risk?

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Jerilu Markets has a beta of 1.09. The risk-free rate of return is 2.75 percent and the market rate of return is 9.80 percent. What is the risk premium on this stock?

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Which one of the following should earn the most risk premium based on CAPM?

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