Problem 12-19

Consider the following information on Stocks I and II:

		Rate of Return If State Occurs
	Probability of
State of Economy	State of Economy	Stock I	Stock II
Recession	.35	.03	-.17
Normal	.25	.33	.14
Irrational exuberance	.40	.27	.43

The market risk premium is 10 percent, and the risk-free rate is 6 percent.

1-a.	What is the beta of each stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Beta

Stock I

Stock II

2-a.	What is the standard deviation of each stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

	Standard Deviation
Stock I	%
Stock II	%