Suppose the market portfolio is equally likely to increase by 30% or decrease by 10%. a. Calculate

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Suppose the market portfolio is equally likely to increase by 30% or decrease by 10%.
a. Calculate the beta of a firm that goes up on average by 43% when the market goes up and goes down by 17% when the market goes down.
b. Calculate the beta of a firm that goes up on average by 18% when the market goes down and goes down by 22% when the market goes up.
c. Calculate the beta of a firm that is expected to go up by 4% independently of the market?
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A portfolio is a grouping of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and cash equivalents, as well as their fund counterparts, including mutual, exchange-traded and closed funds. A portfolio can also consist of non-publicly...
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Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0134083278

4th edition

Authors: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo

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