Q1) Assume a hedge fund manager earns 0.5% per trading day. There are 250 trading days in certain year. Suppose she permits you to reinvest in her fund 0.5% you earn every day, determine the annual return on $300 invested in her fund?
A) 3.48%
B) 198.3%
C) 247.95%
D) .5%
Q2) Stocks A, B, C and D have betas of 1.5, 0.4, 0.9 and 1.7 respectively. Compute the beta of equally weighted portfolio of A, B and C?
A) .25
B) .93
C) 1.00
D) 1.13
Q3) Consider CAPM. Risk-free rate is 6% and expected return on market is 18%. Compute the expected return on a stock with a beta of 1.3?
A) 6%
B) 15.6%
C) 18%
D) 21.6%
Q4) Suppose you bought 200 shares of XYZ common stock on margin at $80 per share from the broker. If initial margin is 60%, maximum amount you borrowed from broker is __________.
A) $4,000
B) $6,400
C) $9,600
D) $16,000