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Consider the following information: State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock A Stock B Recession .04 .097 .102 Normal .72 .114 .133 Boom .24 .156 .148 The market...

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Consider the following information:

State of
Economy		Probability of
State of Economy		Rate of Return
if State Occurs
Stock AStock B
Recession.04.097.102
Normal.72.114.133
Boom.24.156.148


The market risk premium is 7.4 percent, and the risk-free rate is3.1 percent. The beta of Stock A is ________ and the beta of StockB is ________.

a) 1.25; 1.41

b) 1.47; 1.76

c) 1.21; 1.76

d) 1.25; 1.89

e) 1.47; 1.41

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Option A is correct First we will calculate the expected return and then we will use the CAPM equation to find the required beta of both stocks The formula for expected return is    See Answer
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