(Measuring risk and rates of return)
a. Given the holding-period returns shown compute the average returns and the standard deviations for the Zemin Corporation and for the market.
b. If Zemin's beta is 1.48 and the risk-free rate is 7 percent, what would be an appropriate required return for an investor owning Zemin?
(Note: Because the returns of Zemin Corporation are based on monthly data, you will need to annualize the returns to make them compatible with the risk-free rate.
For simplicity, you can convert from monthly to yearly returns by multiplying the average monthly returns by 12.)
c. How does Zemin's historical average return compare with the return you believe to be a fair return, given the firm's systematic risk?
	MONTH			ZEMIN CORP.			MARKET
	1			5%			4%
	2			3%			3%
	3			2%			2%
	4			-4%			-1%
	5			6%			1%
	6			0%			2%
a. The average monthly return for the Zemin Corporation is
(Round to two decimal places.)
The average monthly return for the market is
The standard deviation for the Zemin Corporation is
(Round to two decimal places.)
The standard deviation for the market is
(Round to two decimal places.)
b. If Zemin's beta is 1.48 and the risk-free rate is 7 percent, an appropriate required return
for an investor owning Zemin would be
(Round to two decimal places.)
c. Given the stock's systematic risk, Zemin's historical return is BELOW or ABOVE
what we would consider a fair return