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Problem 12-12 Stock Y has a beta of 1.25 and an expected return of 15.05 percent

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Question

Problem 12-12

Stock Y has a beta of 1.25 and an expected return of 15.05 percent. Stock Z has a beta of .60 and an expected return of 8 percent. If the risk-free rate is 4.0 percent and the market risk premium is 8.2 percent, what are the reward-to-risk ratios of Y and Z? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)

Stock Y has a beta of 1.25 and an expected return of 15.05 percent. Stock Z has a beta of .60 and an expected return of 8 percent. If the risk-free rate is 4.0 percent and the market risk premium is 8.2 percent, what are the reward-to-risk ratios of Y and Z? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)

Explanation / Answer

Using Treynor Ratio :

Stock Y

Reward-to-risk ratios = (Ri- Rf)/Bi

Reward-to-risk ratios = (15.05%-4%)/1.25

Reward-to-risk ratios = 0.0884

Stock Z

Reward-to-risk ratios = (Ri- Rf)/Bi

Reward-to-risk ratios = (8%-4%)/0.6

Reward-to-risk ratios = 0.0667

Answer

  Y                  0.0884   Z                  0.0667