1. Consider the following two stocks:
|
Beta
|
Expected Return
|
Murck Pharmaceutical
|
1.4
|
25%
|
Pizer Drug Corp.
|
0.7
|
14%
|
Assume the CAPM holds. Based upon the CAPM, what is the return on the market? What is the risk-free rate?
2. Suppose you observe the following situation:
Return if a State Occurs
|
State of Economy
|
Probability
|
Stock A
|
Stock B
|
Bust
|
.25
|
-.10
|
-.30
|
Normal
|
.50
|
.10
|
.05
|
Boom
|
.25
|
.20
|
.40
|
a. Calculate the expected return of each stock.
b. Assuming the CAPM is true and stock A's beta is greater than stock B's beta by .25, what is the risk premium?