A stock has a beta of 1.75 and an expected return of 12 percent. A risk-free asset currently earns 3.0 percent.
a. What is the expected return on a portfolio that is equally invested in the two assets? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))
Expected return %
b. If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of 0.98, what are the portfolio weights? (Round your answer to 4 decimal places. (e.g., 32.1616))
Weight of stock
Risk-free weight
c. If a portfolio of the two assets has an expected return of 9 percent, what is its beta? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 3 decimal places. (e.g., 32.161))
Beta
d. If a portfolio of the two assets has a beta of 3.50, what are the portfolio weights? (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)
Weight of stock
Risk-free weight