Question: You observe the following information in a market where the CAPM holds:
βlevered Expected annual return Annual standard deviation
Stock A 1.8 16.8% 45%
Stock B 1.2 13.2% 30%
The correlation between stock A and the market is 80%.
a) If the CAPM holds for both stocks, please find the expected annual market return and the risk-free rate.
b) Consider a portfolio that is split (unevenly) between the risk-free asset and the market. If the annual standard deviation of this portfolio is 16%, what is the expected annual return on this portfolio?