Please answer Question 4

3. You are assessing the average performance of two mutual fund managers with the Fama-French 3-factor model. The fund managers and the Fama-French factors had the following performance over this period of time: Manager 1 Manager 2 I'm -rf smb hml Avg. (total) Ret 27% 8% 2% 6% 1 0 0 -0.5 0 1 0 0.5 0 0 1 13% Bmkt 2 The risk-free rate is 2%. What is the average (total not excess) return on the benchmark implied by the three-factor model (defined in 5.1.5) for each manager? (a) Manager 1: 24%, Manager 2: 13% (b) Manager 1: 24%, Manager 2: 12% (c) Manager 1: 26%, Manager 2: 12% (d) Manager 1: 26%, Manager 2: 13% (e) None of the above 4. Based on the Fama French 3-factor model and the data in 3, which manager is better? (a) Manager 1 did better (b) Their performance was equally good (c) Manager 2 did better (d) Not enough information 3. You are assessing the average performance of two mutual fund managers with the Fama-French 3-factor model. The fund managers and the Fama-French factors had the following performance over this period of time: Manager 1 Manager 2 I'm -rf smb hml Avg. (total) Ret 27% 8% 2% 6% 1 0 0 -0.5 0 1 0 0.5 0 0 1 13% Bmkt 2 The risk-free rate is 2%. What is the average (total not excess) return on the benchmark implied by the three-factor model (defined in 5.1.5) for each manager? (a) Manager 1: 24%, Manager 2: 13% (b) Manager 1: 24%, Manager 2: 12% (c) Manager 1: 26%, Manager 2: 12% (d) Manager 1: 26%, Manager 2: 13% (e) None of the above 4. Based on the Fama French 3-factor model and the data in 3, which manager is better? (a) Manager 1 did better (b) Their performance was equally good (c) Manager 2 did better (d) Not enough information