Question 8
The systematic risk is same as:
Unique risk
Diversifiable risk
Asset-specific risk
Market risk
Unsystematic risk
Question 10
Suppose the nominal rate is 13.3% and the inflation rate is 3.08%. Solve for the real rate.
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Question 11
A portfolio is invested 20.5% in Stock A, 22% in Stock B, and the remainder in Stock C. The expected returns are 18.2%, 35%, and 24.5% respectively. What is the portfolio’s expected returns?
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Question 12
Suppose a stock had an initial price of $69.76 per share, paid a dividend of $8 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $100.02. What are the percentage returns?
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Question 13
You have observed the following returns on ABC’s stocks over the last five years:
2.1%, 9.6%, 9.5%, 13.9%, 8.6%
What is the geometric average returns on the stock over this five-year period.
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Question 14
Suppose the real rate is 4.34% and the inflation rate is 5.31%. Solve for the nominal rate.
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Question 15
Suppose a stock had an initial price of $76.77 per share, paid a dividend of $9.6 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $101.8. What are the percentage returns if you own 25 shares?
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Question 16
Calculate the expected returns of your portfolio
Stock Invest Exp Ret
A $490 3.1%
B $960 13%
C $262 24.6%
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Question 17
You have observed the following returns on ABC’s stocks over the last five years:
2.2%, 8.9%, 3.4%, 11.8%, 5.7%
What is the arithmetic average returns on the stock over this five-year period.
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Question 18
Calculate the expected returns of your portfolio
Stock Invest Exp Ret
A $349 8%
B $856 19.6%
C $1,367 27.8%
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Question 19
You have observed the following returns on ABC’s stocks over the last five years:
3.6%, 9.1%, -10.1%, 13%, -7.6%
What is the arithmetic average returns on the stock over this five-year period.
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Question 20
Suppose a stock had an initial price of $70.89 per share, paid a dividend of $9.6 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $91.09. If you own 339 shares, what are the dollar returns?
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Question 21
Suppose the real rate is 4.82% and the nominal rate is 12.74%. Solve for the inflation rate.
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Question 22
Suppose a stock had an initial price of $93.2 per share, paid a dividend of $5.6 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $106.03. What are the dollar returns?
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Question 23
Based on the following information, calculate the expected returns:
Prob Return
Recession 30% 26.9%
Boom 70% 3.8%
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Question 24
You own a portfolio invested 10.01% in Stock A, 12.65% in Stock B, 13.78% in Stock C, and the remainder in Stock D. The beta of these four stocks are 1.14, 1.15, 0.99, and 0.73. What is the portfolio beta?
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Question 25
Suppose the returns for Stock A for last six years was 4%, 7%, 8%, -2%, 9%, and 7%.
Compute the standard deviation of the returns.
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Question 26
Suppose a stock had an initial price of $81 per share, paid a dividend of $4.1 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $100.57. What are the percentage returns?
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Question 27
You own a portfolio invested 10.68% in Stock A, 17.67% in Stock B, 25.93% in Stock C, and the remainder in Stock D. The beta of these four stocks are 0.51, 1.29, 0.55, and 1.05. What is the portfolio beta?
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Question 28
You have observed the following returns on ABC’s stocks over the last five years:
4.1%, 9.9%, -6.7%, 10.3%, -2.5%
What is the geometric average returns on the stock over this five-year period.
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