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The security market line (SML)


A) can be portrayed graphically as the expected return-beta relationship.
B) can be portrayed graphically as the expected return-standard deviation of market returns relationship.
C) provides a benchmark for evaluation of investment performance.
D) can be portrayed graphically as the expected return-beta relationship and provides a benchmark for evaluation of investment performance.
E) can be portrayed graphically as the expected return-standard deviation of market returns relationship and provides a benchmark for evaluation of investment performance.

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For the CAPM that examines illiquidity premiums, if there is correlation among assets due to common systematic risk factors, the illiquidity premium on asset i is a function of


A) the market's volatility.
B) asset i's volatility.
C) the trading costs of security i.
D) the risk-free rate.
E) the money supply.

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According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) a well diversified portfolio's rate of return is a function of


A) systematic risk.
B) unsystematic risk.
C) unique risk.
D) reinvestment risk.

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Security A has an expected rate of return of 0.10 and a beta of 1.3.The market expected rate of return is 0.10 and the risk-free rate is 0.04.The alpha of the stock is


A) 1.7%.
B) -1.8%.
C) 8.3%.
D) 5.5%.

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Your opinion is that Boeing has an expected rate of return of 0.08.It has a beta of 0.92.The risk-free rate is 0.04 and the market expected rate of return is 0.10.According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, this security is


A) underpriced.
B) overpriced.
C) fairly priced.
D) Cannot be determined from data provided.

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One of the assumptions of the CAPM is that investors exhibit myopic behavior.What does this mean


A) They plan for one identical holding period.
B) They are price takers who can't affect market prices through their trades.
C) They are mean-variance optimizers.
D) They have the same economic view of the world.
E) They pay no taxes or transactions costs.

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Discuss how the CAPM might be used in capital budgeting decisions and utility rate decisions.

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The CAPM can be used to establish a hurd...

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According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) a well diversified portfolio's rate of return is a function of


A) beta risk.
B) unsystematic risk.
C) unique risk.
D) reinvestment risk.
E) None of the options

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Your opinion is that security C has an expected rate of return of 0.106.It has a beta of 1.1.The risk-free rate is 0.04 and the market expected rate of return is 0.10.According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, this security is


A) underpriced.
B) overpriced.
C) fairly priced.
D) Cannot be determined from data provided.

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Your opinion is that security A has an expected rate of return of 0.145.It has a beta of 1.5.The risk-free rate is 0.04 and the market expected rate of return is 0.11.According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, this security is


A) underpriced.
B) overpriced.
C) fairly priced.
D) Cannot be determined from data provided.

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The amount that an investor allocates to the market portfolio is negatively related to I) the expected return on the market portfolio. II) the investor's risk aversion coefficient. III) the risk-free rate of return. IV) the variance of the market portfolio.


A) I and II
B) II and III
C) II and IV
D) II, III, and IV
E) I, III, and IV

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You invest 50% of your money in security A with a beta of 1.6 and the rest of your money in security B with a beta of 0.7.The beta of the resulting portfolio is


A) 1.40.
B) 1.15.
C) 0.36.
D) 1.08.
E) 0.80.

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In the context of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) the relevant risk is


A) unique risk.
B) market risk.
C) standard deviation of returns.
D) variance of returns.

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Which statement is not true regarding the market portfolio


A) It includes all publicly traded financial assets.
B) It lies on the efficient frontier.
C) All securities in the market portfolio are held in proportion to their market values.
D) It is the tangency point between the capital market line and the indifference curve.
E) All of the options are true.

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What is the expected return of a zero-beta security


A) The market rate of return.
B) Zero rate of return.
C) A negative rate of return.
D) The risk-free rate.

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As a financial analyst, you are tasked with evaluating a capital budgeting project.You were instructed to use the IRR method and you need to determine an appropriate hurdle rate.The risk-free rate is 5% and the expected market rate of return is 10%.Your company has a beta of 0.67 and the project that you are evaluating is considered to have risk equal to the average project that the company has accepted in the past.According to CAPM, the appropriate hurdle rate would be


A) 10%.
B) 5%.
C) 8.35%.
D) 28.35%.
E) 0.67%.

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Your opinion is that Boeing has an expected rate of return of 0.0952.It has a beta of 0.92.The risk-free rate is 0.04 and the market expected rate of return is 0.10.According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, this security is


A) underpriced.
B) overpriced.
C) fairly priced.
D) Cannot be determined from data provided.

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Given are the following two stocks A and B: Given are the following two stocks A and B:   If the expected market rate of return is 0.09 and the risk-free rate is 0.05, which security would be considered the better buy and why A) A because it offers an expected excess return of 1.2%. B) B because it offers an expected excess return of 1.8%. C) A because it offers an expected excess return of 2.2%. D) B because it offers an expected return of 14%. E) B because it has a higher beta. If the expected market rate of return is 0.09 and the risk-free rate is 0.05, which security would be considered the better buy and why


A) A because it offers an expected excess return of 1.2%.
B) B because it offers an expected excess return of 1.8%.
C) A because it offers an expected excess return of 2.2%.
D) B because it offers an expected return of 14%.
E) B because it has a higher beta.

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The capital asset pricing model assumes


A) all investors are price takers.
B) all investors have the same holding period.
C) investors have homogeneous expectations.
D) all investors are price takers and have the same holding period.
E) all investors are price takers, have the same holding period, and have homogeneous expectations.

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Empirical results regarding betas estimated from historical data indicate that betas


A) are constant over time.
B) of all securities are always greater than one.
C) are always near zero.
D) appear to regress toward one over time.
E) are always positive.

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