Problem 6 Assume that stock market returns have the market index as a common factor, and that all stocks in the economy have a beta of l on the market index. Firm-specic returns all have a standard deviation of 30%. Suppose that an analyst studies 20 stocks, and nds that one-half have an alpha of +2%, and the other half an alpha of 2%. Suppose the analyst buys $1 million of an equally weighted portfolio of the positive alpha stocks, and shorts $1 million of an equally weighted portfolio of the negative alpha stocks. a. What is the expected prot (in dollars) and standard deviation of the analyst's prot? I). How does your answer change if the analyst examines 50 stocks instead of 20 stocks