A Portfolio Has a Beta of 1

question 25

Multiple Choice

A portfolio has a beta of 1.52 and an actual return of 13.7 percent.The risk-free rate is 2.7 percent and the market risk premium is 7.8 percent.What is the value of Jensen's alpha?

• A)-0.86 percent
• B)1.01 percent
• C)1.14 percent
• D)1.23 percent
• E)1.37 percent

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Definitions:

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure that represents the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's explained by an independent variable or variables in a regression model.

Covariance

An indicator showing the degree to which two variables fluctuate in unison.

Standard Error Of Estimate

A measure of the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population, particularly in regression analysis; it represents the average distance that the observed values deviate from the regression line.

Coefficient Of Correlation

A computation that assesses the power and orientation of a straight-line relation between two variables.