A Security Has an Expected Rate of Return of 0

question 87

Multiple Choice

A security has an expected rate of return of 0.13 and a beta of 2.1.The market expected rate of return is 0.09 and the risk-free rate is 0.045.The alpha of the stock is

• A)-0.95%.
• B)-1.7%.
• C)8.3%.
• D)5.5%.
• E)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Market Economy

An economy in which decisions about production and consumption are made by individual producers and consumers.

Public Goods

Items that cannot be restricted to non-payers and whose consumption by one individual does not diminish availability to others; these are accessible to all, regardless of payment.

Positive Externalities

External benefits.

Common Resource

A type of good that is non-excludable but rivalrous, meaning it is available to everyone but its consumption by one person can limit availability to others.