Determine the expected rate of return

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Phoenix Corporation common stock is at present selling for $20 per share. Security analysts at Smith Blarney have assigned following probability distribution to the value of [and rate of return on] Phoenix stock one year from now:

Price Rate of Return Probability
$16 -20% 0.25
20 0% 0.30
24 +20% 0.25
28 +40% 0.20

Suppose that Phoenix is not expected to pay any dividends during the coming year, determine the expected rate of return on Phoenix Stock.

Problem 6-2
Ken Howard has a two stock portfolio consisting of Acton Inc. and Boron Corp. Assume the following conditions exist.

Return on the market = 13%
3 month Treasury bill rate = 6%
Acton 's beta = 1.15
Boron's beta = 1.40
Market value of Ken's investment in Acton = $125,000
Market value of Ken's investment in Boron = $250,000
$375,000

What does the SML predict is Ken's required rate of return for the overall portfolio?

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