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True.
Explanation: True, because Beta lower than 1 is less volatile, Beta higher than 1 is more volatile. Beta equal to the 1 is equal to it's average return to the asset.
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QUESTION 15 "In the CAPM, the average asset will have a Beta of 1" True False
True or false: CAPM predicts that, in equilibrium, every asset will have the same ratio of...
True or false: CAPM predicts that, in equilibrium, every asset will have the same ratio of risk premium to total risk.
Under the CAPM, an asset with a lower standard deviation than the market can never have a β less than −1. True or false...
Under the CAPM, an asset with a lower standard deviation than the market can never have a β less than −1. True or false?
6. Assume CAPM holds: Are the following true or false? a. Stocks with a beta of...
6. Assume CAPM holds: Are the following true or false? a. Stocks with a beta of zero offer an expected rate of return of zero. b. The CAPM implies that investors require a higher return to hold highly volatile securities. c. You can construct a portfolio with beta of 75 by investing.75 of the investment budget in T-bills and the remainder in the market portfolio.
10-15 true or false for each statement 0 0 10. In the CAPM, stocks with larger...
10-15
true or false for each statement
0 0 10. In the CAPM, stocks with larger betas will have lower expected returns. 0 0 11. The SML intersects the risk axis when drawn. 12. The market risk premium would not be the same for high-beta and low-beta 0 0 stocks. 0 0 13. Systematic risk and nondiversifiable risk are synonymous. 0 0 14. Correlations can only be positive. 0 0 15. When two states of the economy are equal and...
2. Is it possible that a risky asset could have a beta of zero? Explain. Based...
2. Is it possible that a risky asset could have a beta of zero? Explain. Based on the CAPM, what is the expected return on such an asset? Is it possible that a risky asset could have a negative beta? What does the CAPM predict about the expected return on such an asset?
LG6 5-24 Manipulating CAPM Use the basic equation for the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) to...
LG6 5-24 Manipulating CAPM Use the basic equation for the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) to work each of the following problems. a. Find the required return for an asset with a beta of.90 when the risk-free rate and market return are 8% and 12%, respectively. 58 PART 2 Important Financial Concepts b. Find the risk-free rate for a firm with a required return of 15% and a beta of 1.25 when the market return is 14%. c. Find the...
According to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) which of the following stocks ahould have the...
According to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) which of the following stocks ahould have the highest required rate of return? company Beta. standard deviation weight watchers. 3.2 15% Abbott Labs 1.5 22 Mcdonalds 0.7 6 Duke energy 0.2 8
Asset A has a CAPM beta of 1.5. The covariance between asset A and asset B is 0.13. If the risk-free rate is 0.05, the expected market risk premium is 0.07, and the market risk premium has a standard...
Asset A has a CAPM beta of 1.5. The covariance between asset A and asset B is 0.13. If the risk-free rate is 0.05, the expected market risk premium is 0.07, and the market risk premium has a standard deviation of 25%, then what is asset B's expected return under the CAPM?
Asset A has a CAPM beta of 1.5. The covariance between asset A and asset B is 0.13. If the risk-free rate is 0.05, the expected market risk...
Which of the following are assumptions of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)? Check all that...
Which of the following are assumptions of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)? Check all that apply. O Asset quantities are given and fixed. There are no transaction costs. Taxes are accounted for. All investors focus on a single holding period. O Consider the equation for the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM): Cov(ri, rm) ři = rre + Cím – PRF) x In this equation, the term Cov(ri, rm) / om represents the Suppose that the market's average excess return...
Which of the following are assumptions of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)? Check all that...
Which of the following are assumptions of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)? Check all that apply.Investors assume that their investment activities won't affect the price of a stock.There are no taxes.Assets won't be short sold.Asset quantities aren't given.Consider the equation for the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM):$$ \hat{r}_{1}=r_{R F}+\left(\hat{r}_{M}-r_{R F}\right) \times \frac{\operatorname{Cov}\left(r_{i}, r_{M}\right)}{\sigma_{M}^{2}} $$In this equation, the term \(r_{R F}\) represents therate of return on a risk-free bondSuppose that the market's average excess return on stocks is 6.00 %...
6. Assume CAPM holds: Are the following true or false? a. Stocks with a beta of zero offer an expected rate of return of zero. b. The CAPM implies that investors require a higher return to hold highly volatile securities. c. You can construct a portfolio with beta of 75 by investing.75 of the investment budget in T-bills and the remainder in the market portfolio.
10-15
true or false for each statement
0 0 10. In the CAPM, stocks with larger betas will have lower expected returns. 0 0 11. The SML intersects the risk axis when drawn. 12. The market risk premium would not be the same for high-beta and low-beta 0 0 stocks. 0 0 13. Systematic risk and nondiversifiable risk are synonymous. 0 0 14. Correlations can only be positive. 0 0 15. When two states of the economy are equal and...
2. Is it possible that a risky asset could have a beta of zero? Explain. Based on the CAPM, what is the expected return on such an asset? Is it possible that a risky asset could have a negative beta? What does the CAPM predict about the expected return on such an asset?
LG6 5-24 Manipulating CAPM Use the basic equation for the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) to work each of the following problems. a. Find the required return for an asset with a beta of.90 when the risk-free rate and market return are 8% and 12%, respectively. 58 PART 2 Important Financial Concepts b. Find the risk-free rate for a firm with a required return of 15% and a beta of 1.25 when the market return is 14%. c. Find the...
Asset A has a CAPM beta of 1.5. The covariance between asset A and asset B is 0.13. If the risk-free rate is 0.05, the expected market risk premium is 0.07, and the market risk premium has a standard deviation of 25%, then what is asset B's expected return under the CAPM?
Asset A has a CAPM beta of 1.5. The covariance between asset A and asset B is 0.13. If the risk-free rate is 0.05, the expected market risk...
Which of the following are assumptions of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)? Check all that apply. O Asset quantities are given and fixed. There are no transaction costs. Taxes are accounted for. All investors focus on a single holding period. O Consider the equation for the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM): Cov(ri, rm) ři = rre + Cím – PRF) x In this equation, the term Cov(ri, rm) / om represents the Suppose that the market's average excess return...
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