A stock has a beta of 1.2 and an expected return of 11.8 percent. A risk-free asset currently earns 3.8 percent.
a. What is the expected return on a portfolio that is equally invested in the two assets? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Expected return 7.8%
b. If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of .80, what are the portfolio weights? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)
Weight of the stock: .6667
Weight of the risk-free asset: .3333
c. If a portfolio of the two assets has an expected return of 11 percent, what is its beta? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Beta:
d. If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of 2.4, what are the portfolio weights? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places, e.g., 32.1616.)
Weight of the stock:
Weight of the risk-free asset: