In the next year, the market risk premium, rm -rf, is expected to fall, while t free rate, RF, is expected to remain the same. Given this forecast, which of th following statements is CORRECT? The required return will increase for stocks with a beta less than 1.0 and will decrea- stocks with a beta greater than 1.0 The required return will fall for all stocks, but it will fall less for stocks with higher be O The required return will fall her all stocks, but it will fall more for stocks with higher O The required return for all stocks will fall by the same amount. Question 9 Question 9 5p Stock A and Stock B both have an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation returns of 25%. Stock A has a beta of 0.8 and Stock B has a beta of 1.2. The correlation coefficient, r, between the two stocks is 0.6. Portfolio Pis a portfolio wie 50% invested in Stock A and 50% invested in Stock B. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? O Portfolio P has more market risk than Stock A but less market risk than Stock B. O Based on the information we are given, and assuming those are the views of the marginal investor, it is apparent that the two stocks are inequilibrium. O Portfolio P has a standard deviation of 25% and a beta of 1.0. O Portfolio P has a coefficient of variation equal to 2.5. In the next year, the market risk premium, rm -rf, is expected to fall, while t free rate, RF, is expected to remain the same. Given this forecast, which of th following statements is CORRECT? The required return will increase for stocks with a beta less than 1.0 and will decrea- stocks with a beta greater than 1.0 The required return will fall for all stocks, but it will fall less for stocks with higher be O The required return will fall her all stocks, but it will fall more for stocks with higher O The required return for all stocks will fall by the same amount. Question 9 Question 9 5p Stock A and Stock B both have an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation returns of 25%. Stock A has a beta of 0.8 and Stock B has a beta of 1.2. The correlation coefficient, r, between the two stocks is 0.6. Portfolio Pis a portfolio wie 50% invested in Stock A and 50% invested in Stock B. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? O Portfolio P has more market risk than Stock A but less market risk than Stock B. O Based on the information we are given, and assuming those are the views of the marginal investor, it is apparent that the two stocks are inequilibrium. O Portfolio P has a standard deviation of 25% and a beta of 1.0. O Portfolio P has a coefficient of variation equal to 2.5