Use the following data to explore the risk-return relation and the concept of beta for Apple stock, Kroger stock, and the S&P 500 market index:

Year	Apple Stock Price	Kroger Stock Price	S&P 500 Market Index
2020	$252.92	$30.71	3,234.85
2019	$156.23	$27.66	2,531.94
2018	$169.23	$27.32	2,753.15
2017	$125.17	$29.52	2,276.98
2016	$108.41	$31.80	2,043.94
2015	$112.98	$33.37	2,058.20

Part 1: Risk and Beta

1. Calculate the return each year for Apple, Kroger, and the Market using the equation:

Return = (Value this year Value last year) / Value last year. In addition, use the Excel function Average to find the average of the returns.

2. Calculate the standard deviation of rates of return for Apple, Kroger, and the Market using the Stdev Excel function.

3. HOW DO YOU DO THIS?? Make a scatter plot of stock returns (y-axis) against market returns (x-axis) for both Apple and Kroger stock in one plot. Add a linear trend line to the scatter plot for each stock and include the equation on the chart (Select data point and right click then select "add trendline" and choose a "linear" trend and select "display equation on chart"). Label the y-axis, x-axis, legend, and chart title.

4. CAN YOU HELP?? For each stock, use the Excel function Correl to calculate the correlation between the stock returns and market returns. Furthermore, copy the standard deviations from above (by cell reference) and calculate the beta according to the equation: Beta = (Standard deviation of stock / Standard deviation of market) (Correlation between stock and market).

F.If you formed a portfolio that consisted of 60% Apple stock and 40% Kroger stock, calculate the beta.

G. . Calculate the portfolio beta of the four-stock portfolio and the required return on the portfolio.

Year S&P 500 Market Index Returns 8 A) Rates of return 9 0 -1 2 23 -4 Apple Returns 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Kroger Returns 61.9% -7.7% 35.2% 15.5% -4.0% 1.895130563 11.0% 1.2% -7.5% -7.2% -4.7% 0.153292786 27.8% -8.0% 20.9% 11.4% -0.7% 5 BETA 1 -6 27 28 -9 Average Returns 48.4% -1.4% 10.3% 30 31 B) Standard Deviation of Returns 32 33 Apple Standard Deviation of Returns 34 28.9% 35 or Kroger Standard Deviation of Returns S&P 500 Market Standard Deviation of Returns 7.8% 14.8% Correlation Stock Standard Deviation (in decimal form) Market Standard Deviation (in decimal form) Beta 57 D) Beta 58 59 60 61 62 Apple Kroger 80 F) Portfolio Beta 81 82 Beta Portfolio Weight 83 Apple Kroger 84 85 Portfolio Beta 86 87 89 G) Required Portfolio Return 90 91 Beta Portfolio Weight 92 93 Apple Kroger Stock D Stock C 25% 15% 40% 20% 94 1.52 1.42 95 96 97 Portfolio Beta = 98 Risk-free rate 99 100 101 102 Market Risk Premium Portfolio Beta Required Return on Portfolio