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Which of the following statements about a stock's beta is CORRECT? A beta greater than one is:

A) riskier than the market, while a beta less than one is less risky than the market.

B) risky, while a beta less than one is risk-free.

C) undervalued, while a beta less than one is overvalued.

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Beta is a measure of the volatility of a stock.  The overall market's beta is one. A stock with higher systematic risk than the market will have a beta greater than one, while a stock that has a lower systematic risk will have a beta less than one.

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The expected rate of return is twice the 12% expected rate of return from the market. What is the beta if the risk-free rate is 6%?

A) 2.

B) 3.

C) 4.

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24 = 6 + β (12 − 6)
18 = 6β
β = 3

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Given the following data, what is the correlation coefficient between the two stocks and the Beta of stock A?

• standard deviation of returns of Stock A is 10.04%
• standard deviation of returns of Stock B is 2.05%
• standard deviation of the market is 3.01%
• covariance between the two stocks is 0.00109
• covariance between the market and stock A is 0.002

Correlation Coefficient

Beta (stock A)

A) 0.5296 2.20

B) 0.6556 2.20

C) 0.5296 0.06

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correlation coefficient = 0.00109 / (0.0205)(0.1004) = 0.5296.
beta of stock A = covariance between stock and the market / variance of the market
Beta = 0.002 / 0.03012 = 2.2

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The expected rate of return is 2.5 times the 12% expected rate of return from the market. What is the beta if the risk-free rate is 6%?

A) 5.

B) 4.

C) 3.

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30 = 6 + β (12 - 6)
24 = 6β
β = 4

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The expected rate of return is 1.5 times the 16% expected rate of return from the market. What is the beta if the risk free rate is 8%?

A) 3.

B) 2.

C) 4.

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24 = 8 + β (16 − 8)
24 = 8 + 8β
16 = 8β
16 / 8 = β
β = 2

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Which of the following is NOT an assumption of capital market theory?

A) The capital markets are in equilibrium.

B) Investors can lend at the risk-free rate, but borrow at a higher rate.

C) Interest rates never change from period to period.

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Capital market theory assumes that investors can borrow or lend at the risk-free rate. The other statements are basic assumptions of capital market theory.

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Which of the following is an assumption of capital market theory? All investors:

A) select portfolios that lie above the efficient frontier to optimize the risk-return relationship.

B) have multiple-period time horizons.

C) see the same risk/return distribution for a given stock.

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All investors select portfolios that lie along the efficient frontier, based on their utility functions. All investors have the same one-period time horizon, and have the same risk/return expectations.

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Which is NOT an assumption of capital market theory?

A) Investments are not divisible.

B) There are no taxes or transaction costs.

C) There is no inflation.

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Capital market theory assumes that all investments are infinitely divisible. The other statements are basic assumptions of capital market theory.

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Which of the following statements regarding the Capital Asset Pricing Model is least accurate?

A) It is useful for determining an appropriate discount rate.

B) It is when the security market line (SML) and capital market line (CML) converge.

C) Its accuracy depends upon the accuracy of the beta estimates.

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The CML plots expected return versus standard deviation risk. The SML plots expected return versus beta risk. Therefore, they are lines that are plotted in different two-dimensional spaces and will not converge.

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When the market is in equilibrium:

A) all assets plot on the CML.

B) all assets plot on the SML.

C) investors own 100% of the market portfolio.

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When the market is in equilibrium, expected returns equal required returns. Since this means that all assets are correctly priced, all assets plot on the SML. By definition, all stocks and portfolios other than the market portfolio fall below the CML. (Only the market portfolio is efficient.