Given the Following Information: the Risk-Free Rate Is 7%, the Beta

question 336

Multiple Choice

Given the following information: The risk-free rate is 7%, the beta of stock A is 1.2, the beta of stock B is 0.8, the expected return on stock A is 13.5%, and the expected return on stock B is 11.0%. Further, we know that stock A is fairly priced and that the betas of stocks A and B are correct. Which of the following regarding stock B must be true?

• A) Stock B is also fairly priced.
• B) The expected return on stock B is too high.
• C) The expected return on stock A is too high.
• D) The price of stock B is too high.
• E) The price of stock A is too high.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Quantity

The amount of products or services available meets the amount that consumers want to buy at the price point where supply and demand balance.

Crude Oil

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Invisible Hand

A metaphor introduced by Adam Smith to describe the unintended social benefits resulting from individual actions when seeking personal gain.