Risk-free rate increase-market risk premium remains constant

Assignment Help Financial Management

Reference no: EM131021518

Stock A has a beta = 0.8, while Stock B has a beta = 1.6. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If the marginal investor becomes more risk averse, the required return on Stock B will increase by more than the required return on Stock A. b. An equally weighted portfolio of Stocks A and B will have a beta lower than 1.2. c. If the marginal investor becomes more risk averse, the required return on Stock A will increase by more than the required return on Stock B. d. If the risk-free rate increases but the market risk premium remains constant, the required return on Stock A will increase by more than that on Stock B. e. Stock B's required return is double that of Stock A's.

Reference no: EM131021518

Questions Cloud

Coupon bonds making annual payments : Shinoda Corp. has 6 percent coupon bonds making annual payments with a YTM of 5.3 percent. The current yield on these bonds is 5.65 percent. How many years do these bonds have left until they mature?

Public corporation from the private corporation : What differentiates the public corporation from the private corporation? How does the not-for-profit corporation differ in purpose and structure from the for-profit? What is the primary characteristic of the closely held corporation?

Find where these two lines intersect and provide coordinates : Find where these two lines intersect and provide the coordinates for this point (X, Y). For full credit show your work

What is the yield-to-maturity of this bond : Disney Corp has a 7 year, 6.95% coupon bond with par value of $1,000 that is currently selling for $978.65. Assume that coupon payments are semi-annual. What is the yield-to-maturity of this bond?

Risk-free rate increase-market risk premium remains constant : Stock A has a beta = 0.8, while Stock B has a beta = 1.6. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. If the marginal investor becomes more risk averse, the required return on Stock B will increase by more than the required return on Stock A. If..

Investment expenditures are forecast to grow in perpetuity : Icarus Airlines is proposing to go public, and you have been given the task of estimating the value of its equity. Management plans to maintain debt at 39% of the company’s present value, and you believe that at this capital structure the company’s d..

What is fair price for bond-left until maturity that yields : What is the fair price for a bond with a 6% annual coupon and 8 years left until maturity that yields 7%? How much would you pay for a semi-annual 5% coupon bond with 25 years left until maturity that yields 3.50%? What is the yield to maturity of an..

What is the corresponding house price : You have decided to purchase a home after graduation, and you are saving for the closing costs ($3500) and down payment. To avoid paying mortgage insurance and to get a better interest rate, you need a down payment of 20%. The current nominal annual ..

Difference in daily volume in two exchanges for wti futures : On the Nymex exchange (part of the CME), the daily volume of WTI futures contracts is over 1 million. However, on the ICE, the daily volume of WTI futures contracts is less than 1,000. Explain why there is such a large difference in the daily volume ..

User Account

All Pages