c) Nico owns 100 shares of stock X which has a price of R12 per share and 200 shares of stock Y which has a price of R3 per share. What is the proportion of Nico's portfolio invested in stock X? d) Given that the expected return on asset X is 20 percent, its beta is 1.5, and the risk free rate is 5 percent; What is the expected market return?

c) Nico owns 100 shares of stock X which has a price of R12 per share and 200 shares of stock Y which has a price of R3 per share. What is the proportion of Nico's portfolio invested in stock X? d) Given that the expected return on asset X is 20 percent, its beta is 1.5, and the risk free rate is 5 percent; What is the expected market return?

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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Chapter8: Analysis Of Risk And Return

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