Stock Y has a beta of 1.2 and an expected return of 14.5 percent. Stock Z has a beta of .7 and an return of 9.3 percent. If the risk-free rate is 5.6 percent and the market risk premium is 6.6 percent,

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Problem 13-18 Reward-to-Risk Ratios [LO4]
Stock Y has a beta of 1.2 and an expected return of 14.5 percent. Stock Z has a beta of .7 and an expected
return of 9.3 percent. If the risk-free rate is 5.6 percent and the market risk premium is 6.6 percent, the reward-to-risk
ratios for Stocks Y and Z are
1.30 percent, respectively. Since
and Stock Z is
overvalued
9.83 x
and
undervalued
percent, Stock Y is
the SML reward-to-risk is
6.60
(Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 13-18 Reward-to-Risk Ratios [LO4] Stock Y has a beta of 1.2 and an expected return of 14.5 percent. Stock Z has a beta of .7 and an expected return of 9.3 percent. If the risk-free rate is 5.6 percent and the market risk premium is 6.6 percent, the reward-to-risk ratios for Stocks Y and Z are 1.30 percent, respectively. Since and Stock Z is overvalued 9.83 x and undervalued percent, Stock Y is the SML reward-to-risk is 6.60 (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
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