Exam (elaborations)
FIN 5130 QUIZ 3 2020 with all the correct answers
QUIZ 3 
•	Question 1 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	You have observed the following returns on ABC's stocks over the last five years: 
4.1%, 9%, -7%, 11%, -6.7% 
What is the arithmetic average returns on the stock over this five-year period. 
Note: Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 2 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Suppose a stock had an initial price of $89.77 per share, paid a dividend of $9.3 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $80.25. What are the percentage returns if you own 25 shares? 
Note: Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 3 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	You own a portfolio invested 22.72% in Stock A, 16.67% in Stock B, 28.63% in Stock C, and the remainder in Stock D. The beta of these four stocks are 0.65, 0.19, 0.73, and 1.39. What is the portfolio beta? 
Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. For example, if your answer is 12.345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 4 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Suppose a stock had an initial price of $51.82 per share, paid a dividend of $5 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $87.91. What are the percentage returns? 
Note: Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 5 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Suppose a stock had an initial price of $74.37 per share, paid a dividend of $5.2 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $83.55. What are the dollar returns? 
Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter $ or comma in the answer box. For example, if your answer is $12.345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 6 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Based on the following information, calculate the expected returns: 
 
 	Prob	Return 
Recession	 30%	 7.4% 
Boom	 70%	 22.9% 
 
 
Note: Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 12.345% then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 7 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Suppose the returns for Stock A for last six years was 4%, 7%, 8%, -2%, 9%, and 7%. 
Compute the standard deviation of the returns. 
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•	Question 8 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	You own a portfolio invested 18.16% in Stock A, 19.3% in Stock B, 25.73% in Stock C, and the remainder in Stock D. The beta of these four stocks are 0.52, 0.52, 0.28, and 0.95. What is the portfolio beta? 
Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. For example, if your answer is 12.345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 9 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Suppose a stock had an initial price of $78.1 per share, paid a dividend of $9.1 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $92.31. If you own 200 shares, what are the dollar returns? 
Note: Enter your answer rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter $ or comma in the answer box. For example, if your answer is $12.345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 10 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Calculate the expected returns of your portfolio 
 
Stock	Invest	Exp Ret 
A	$332	 6.4% 
B	$913	 19.8% 
C	$1,612	 21.6% 
 
 
 
Note: Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 12.345% then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 11 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Calculate the expected returns of your portfolio 
 
Stock	Invest	Exp Ret 
A	$137	 2.4% 
B	$942	 17.6% 
C	$313	 22.7% 
 
 
 
Note: Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 12.345% then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 12 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	A portfolio is invested 23.1% in Stock A, 20.1% in Stock B, and the remainder in Stock C. The expected returns are 15.3%, 24%, and 21.7% respectively. What is the portfolio's expected returns? 
Note: Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 12.345% then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 13 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Suppose a stock had an initial price of $68.64 per share, paid a dividend of $8.2 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $88.89. What are the percentage returns? 
Note: Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 14 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Semi-strong-form efficient markets are not weak-form efficient.			 
				 
•	Question 15 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	If markets are efficient, the difference between the instrinsic value and the market value of the comapny's security is:			 
				 
•	Question 16 
0 out of 1 points 
	 
	Suppose the real rate is 2.25% and the nominal rate is 11.16%. Solve for the inflation rate. Use the Fisher Effect equation. 
Note: Enter your answer in percentages rounded off to two decimal points. Do not enter % in the answer box. For example, if your answer is 0.12345 then enter as 12.35 in the answer box.			 
				 
•	Question 17 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	The systematic risk is same as:			 
				 
•	Question 18 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	You own a portfolio of two stocks, A and B. Stock A is valued at $6,540 and has an expected return of 11.2 percent. Stock B has an expected return of 8.1 percent. What is the expected return on the portfolio if the portfolio value is $9,500?			 
				 
•	Question 19 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	A $36,000 portfolio is invested in a risk-free security and two stocks. The beta of stock A is 1.29 while the beta of stock B is 0.90. One-half of the portfolio is invested in the risk-free security. How much is invested in stock A if the beta of the portfolio is 0.58?			 
				 
•	Question 20 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	You own a portfolio that has $1,900 invested in Stock A and $2,700 invested in Stock B. If the expected returns on these stocks are 9 percent and 15 percent, respectively, what is the expected return on the portfolio?			 
				 
•	Question 21 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	What is the beta of the following portfolio? 
 
		 
				 
•	Question 22 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Standard deviation measures _____ risk while beta measures _____ risk.			 
				 
•	Question 23 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	What is the beta of the following portfolio? 
 
		 
				 
•	Question 24 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	The stock of Billingsley United has a beta of 0.92. The market risk premium is 8.4 percent and the risk-free rate is 3.2 percent. What is the expected return on this stock?			 
				 
•	Question 25 
1 out of 1 points 
	 
	Portfolio diversification eliminates which one of the following? 
Choose only one option.