Riskless asset and risky portfolio
Consider a risk portfolio. The end-of-year cash flow derived from the portfolio will be either $50,000 or $120,000, with equal probabilities of 0.5. The alternative riskless investment in T-bills pays 5%.
A. Now suppose you require a risk premium of 15%. What is the price you will be willing today?
B. What do you conclude about the relationship between the required risk premium on a portfolio and the price at which the portfolio will sell?