The table below shows the no-arbitrage prices of securities A and B and the cash...

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The table below shows the no-arbitrage prices of securities A and B and the cash flows for security C under both scenarios the weak economy and the strong economy scenarios. The risk-free interest rate is

3.5%.

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Cash Flow in One Year

Security

Market Price Today

Weak Economy

Strong Economy

Security A

$226

$18

$608

Security B

$347

$608

$18

Security C

$680

$2,450

a. Security C has the same payoffs as what portfolio of the securities A and B?

b. What is the no-arbitrage price of security C?

c. What is the expected return of security C if both states are equally likely? What is its risk premium?

d. What is the difference between the return of security C when the economy is strong and when it is weak?

e. If security C had a risk premium of

9.8%,

what arbitrage opportunity would be available?

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