Question #1 (Expected rate of return and risk) B.J Gautney Enterprises is evaluating a security. One-year Treasury bills are currently paying 5.2 percent. Calculate the investment’s expected return and its standard deviation should Gautney invest in this security?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probability	Return
0.10	-5%
0.40	4%
0.40	6%
0.10	9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The investments expected return is ……. %

2. The investment standard deviation is …..%

3. Should Gautney Enterprises invest in this security?

 

 

 

Question # 3 (Related to checkpoint 8.1) (Expected rate of return) James Fromholtz is considering whether to invest in a newly formed investment fund. The fund’s investment objective is to acquire home mortgage securities at what it hopes will be bargain prices. The fund sponsor has suggested to James that the fund’s performance will hinge on how the national economy performs in the coming year. Specifically, he suggested the following outcomes:

 

1. Based on these potential outcomes, what is your estimate of the expected rate of return from this investment opportunity?

2. Would you be interested in making such an investment? Note that you lose all your money in one year if the economy collapses into the worst state or you double your money if the economy enters into a rapid expansion

 

State of Economy	Probability	Funds Return
Rapid expansion & recovery	5%	100%
Modest growth	35%	40%
Continued recession	55%	10%
Falls into depression	5%	-100%

 

 

 

The expected rate of return from this investment opportunity is ………………..%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question#4 (Related to checkpoint 8.2) (Computing the standard deviation for an individual investment) James Fromholtz is considering whether to invest in a newly formed invest fund. The fund’s investment objective is to acquire home mortgage securities at what it hopes will be bargain prices. The fund sponsor has suggested to James that the fund’s performance will hinge on how the national economy performs in the coming year. Specifically, he suggested the following outcomes:

 

 

 

State of Economy	Probability	Funds Return
Rapid expansion and recovery	5%	100%
Modest growth	50%	30%
Continued recession	40%	10%
Falls into depression	5%	-100%

 

 

 

 

 

1. Based on these potential outcomes, what is your estimate of the expected rate of return from this investment opportunity?

2. Would you be interested in making such an investment? Note that you lose all your money in one year if the economy collapses into the worst state or you double your money if the economy enters into a rapid expansion

 

 

 

The expected rate of return from this investment opportunity is ……………….%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State of Economy	Probability	Fund Returns
Rapid expansion and recovery	5%	100%
Modest growth	50%	30%
Continued recession	40%	10%
Falls into depression	5%	-100%

 

 

 

1. The expected rate of return from this investment opportunity is ……. %

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

 

1. (Calculating the standard deviation for an individual investment) James Fromholtz is considering whether to invest in a newly formed investment fund. The fund’s investment objective is to acquire home mortgage securities at what it hopes will be bargain prices. The fund sponsor has suggested to James that the fund’s performance will hinge on how the national economy performs in the coming year. Specifically, he suggested the following outcomes:

 

                                                       Data Table

 

 

 

State of Economy	Probability	Fund Returns
Rapid expansion and recovery	5%	100%
Modest growth	50%	30%
Continued recession	40%	10%
Falls into depression	5%	-100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Based on these potential outcomes, what is your estimate of the expected rate of return from this investment opportunity?

2. Calculate the standard deviation in the anticipated return found in part a.

3. Would you be interested in making such an investment? Note that you lose all your money in one year if the economy collapses into the worst state or you double your money if the economy enter into a rapid expansion

    

   EXPECTED Rate of RETURN from this investment opportunity is =