PORTFOLIO REQUIRED RETURN Suppose you are the money manager of a $4.78 million investment fund. The fund...

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PORTFOLIO REQUIRED RETURN
Suppose you are the money manager of a $4.78 million investmentfund. The fund consists of four stocks with the followinginvestments and betas:
Stock Investment Beta
A $   500,000                                 1.50
B 420,000                                 (0.50)
C 1,460,000                                 1.25
D 2,400,000                                 0.75
If the market's required rate of return is 10% and the risk-freerate is 6%, what is the fund's required rate of return? Do notround intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimalplaces.

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Ans 9.49%

Stock	INVESTMENT (i)	Beta (ii)	Investment* Beta (i)* (ii)
A	5,00,000	1.50	7,50,000.00
B	4,20,000	(0.50)	(2,10,000.00)
C	14,60,000	1.25	18,25,000.00
C	24,00,000	0.75	18,00,000.00
Total	47,80,000		41,65,000.00


AVERAGE BETA =	(INVESTMENT * BETA) / TOTAL INVESMENT
	4165000 / 4780000
	0.871338912

Required Return =	Risk free Return + (Market Return - Risk free return)* Beta
Required Return =	6% + (10% - 6%)*0.871338912
Required Return =	9.49%

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PORTFOLIO REQUIRED RETURNSuppose you are the money manager of a $4.78 million investmentfund. The fund consists of four stocks with the followinginvestments and betas:StockInvestmentBetaA$ 500,000 1.50B420,000 (0.50)C1,460,000 1.25D2,400,000 0.75If the market's required rate of return is 10% and the risk-freerate is 6%, what is the fund's required rate of return? Do notround intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimalplaces.

Stock	Investment	Beta
A	$ 500,000	1.50
B	420,000	(0.50)
C	1,460,000	1.25
D	2,400,000	0.75