Consider the following information on Stocks I and II:
RATE OF RETURN IF STATE OCCURS
STATE OF PROBABILITY OF
ECONOMY STATE OF ECONOMY STOCK I STOCK II
Recession 0.08 -0.25 -0.35
Normal 0.23 0.37 0.15
Irrational exuberance 0.69 0.29 0.27
The market risk premium is 12 percent, and the risk-free rate is 5.4 percent.
For standard deviations: (Do not include the percent signs (%). Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))
For betas: (Round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))
The standard deviation on Stock I's expected return is _____ percent, and the Stock I beta is ____ . The standard deviation on Stock II's expected return is ____ percent, and the Stock II beta is______ . Therefore, based on the stocks' systematic risk/beta, which stock is riskier?