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Based on the following information Calculate

State of Economy

Probability of State of Economy

Rate of Return if State Occurs

Stock A

Stock B

Recession

0.25

0.05

-0.17

Normal

0.45

0.08

0.12

Boom

0.30

0.13

0.29

a) The expected return of Stock A

b) The expected return of Stock B

c) The expected return of Portfolio where you invest $15,000 in Stock A and $25,000 in Stock B

d) Suppose Stock A has a beta of 0.8 and Stock B has a beta of 1.2. If you invest $15,000 in Stock A and $25,000 in Stock B, what is the beta of this portfolio?

e) Expected return on the market (RM ) is 12% and the risk-free (rf) is 3%. What must the expected return on the portfolio according to CAPM? (Use the beta you have calculated in section d) for CAPM)

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