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The CAPM applies to


A) portfolios of securities only.
B) individual securities only.
C) efficient portfolios of securities only.
D) efficient portfolios and efficient individual securities only.
E) all portfolios and individual securities.

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The capital asset pricing model assumes


A) all investors are price takers.
B) all investors have the same holding period.
C) investors pay taxes on capital gains.
D) all investors are price takers and have the same holding period.
E) all investors are price takers, have the same holding period, and pay taxes on capital gains.

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According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) , a well diversified portfolio's rate of return is a function of


A) beta risk.
B) unsystematic risk.
C) unique risk.
D) reinvestment risk.
E) None of the options are correct.

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If investors do not know their investment horizons for certain,


A) the CAPM is no longer valid.
B) the CAPM underlying assumptions are not violated.
C) the implications of the CAPM are not violated as long as investors' liquidity needs are not priced.
D) the implications of the CAPM are no longer useful.

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Your opinion is that CSCO has an expected rate of return of 0.15. It has a beta of 1.3. The risk-free rate is 0.04 and the market expected rate of return is 0.115. According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, this security is


A) underpriced.
B) overpriced.
C) fairly priced.
D) Cannot be determined from data provided.
E) None of the options are correct.

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Which statement is true regarding the market portfolio?I) It includes all publicly traded financial assets.II) It lies on the efficient frontier.III) All securities in the market portfolio are held in proportion to their market values.IV) It is the tangency point between the capital market line and the indifference curve.


A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) IV only
E) I, II, and III

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According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) , the expected rate of return on any security is equal to


A) Rf + β [E(RM) ].
B) ​Rf + β [E(RM) −Rf].
C) β [E(RM) −Rf].
D) E(RM) + Rf.

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According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) , underpriced securities have


A) positive betas.
B) zero alphas.
C) negative betas.
D) positive alphas.
E) None of the options are correct.

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An underpriced security will plot


A) on the security market line.
B) below the security market line.
C) above the security market line.
D) either above or below the security market line depending on its covariance with the market.
E) either above or below the security-market line depending on its standard deviation.

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You invest $200 in security A with a beta of 1.4 and $800 in security B with a beta of 0.3. The beta of the resulting portfolio is


A) 1.40.
B) 1.00.
C) 0.52.
D) 1.08.
E) 0.80.

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The risk-free rate and the expected market rate of return are 0.04 and 0.12, respectively. According to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) , the expected rate of return on security X with a beta of 1.4 is equal to


A) 6%
B) 14.4%
C) 12%
D) 15.2%
E) 18%

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Empirical results regarding betas estimated from historical data indicate that betas


A) are constant over time.
B) are always greater than one.
C) are always near zero.
D) appear to regress toward one over time.
E) are always positive.

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Your opinion is that Boeing has an expected rate of return of 0.0952. It has a beta of 0.92. The risk-free rate is 0.04 and the market expected rate of return is 0.10. According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, this security is


A) underpriced.
B) overpriced.
C) fairly priced.
D) Cannot be determined from data provided.

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A "fairly-priced" asset lies


A) above the security-market line.
B) on the security-market line.
C) on the capital-market line.
D) above the capital-market line.
E) below the security-market line.

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According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) , a security with a


A) positive alpha is considered overpriced.
B) zero alpha is considered to be a good buy.
C) negative alpha is considered to be a good buy.
D) positive alpha is considered to be underpriced.

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Standard deviation and beta both measure risk, but they are different in that beta measures


A) both systematic and unsystematic risk.
B) only systematic risk, while standard deviation is a measure of total risk.
C) only unsystematic risk, while standard deviation is a measure of total risk.
D) both systematic and unsystematic risk, while standard deviation measures only systematic risk.
E) total risk, while standard deviation measures only nonsystematic risk.

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Which statement is not true regarding the market portfolio?


A) It includes all publicly-traded financial assets.
B) It lies on the efficient frontier.
C) All securities in the market portfolio are held in proportion to their market values.
D) It is the tangency point between the capital market line and the indifference curve.
E) All of the options are true.

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A stock generates a perpetual cash flow of $5 per share, per year. The market index has an expected return of 11% and the risk free rate is 3%. If the stock's listed beta is 0.8 and I believe the true beta is 0.5, how much of a premium will I pay for the stock?


A) $16.58
B) $18.24
C) $53.19
D) $71.43

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Your personal opinion is that a security has an expected rate of return of 0.11. It has a beta of 1.5. The risk-free rate is 0.05 and the market expected rate of return is 0.09. According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model, this security is


A) underpriced.
B) overpriced.
C) fairly priced.
D) Cannot be determined from data provided.

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The risk-free rate is 5%. The expected market rate of return is 11%. If you expect stock X with a beta of 2.1 to offer a rate of return of 15%, you should


A) buy stock X because it is overpriced.
B) sell short stock X because it is overpriced.
C) sell short stock X because it is underpriced.
D) buy stock X because it is underpriced.
E) None of the options, as the stock is fairly priced.

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