Betas Answer the questions below for assets A to D shown in the table:.
a. What impact would a 15% increase in the market return be expected to have on each asset's return?
b. What impact would a 5% decrease in the market return be expected to have on each asset's return?
c. If you believed that the market return would increase in the near future, which asset would you prefer?
d. If you believed that the market return would decrease in the near future, which asset would you prefer?
a. If the market return increased by 15%, the impact to the return of asset A is %. (Round to one decimal place. Enter a positive percentage for an increase and a negative for a decrease in the return.)
If the market return increased by 15%, the impact to the return of asset B is %. (Round to one decimal place. Enter a positive percentage for an increase and a negative for a decrease in the return.)
If the market return increased by 15%, the impact to the return of asset C is %. (Round to one decimal place. Enter a positive percentage for an increase and a negative for a decrease in the return.)
If the market return increased by 15%, the impact to the return of asset D is %. (Round to one decimal place. Enter a positive percentage for an increase and a negative for a decrease in the return.)
b. If the market return decreased by 5%, the impact to the return of asset A is %. (Round to one decimal place. Enter a positive percentage for an increase and a negative for a decrease in the return.)
If the market return decreased by 5%, the impact to the return of asset B is %. (Round to one decimal place. Enter a positive percentage for an increase and a negative for a decrease in the return.)
If the market return decreased by 5%, the impact to the return of asset C is %. (Round to one decimal place. Enter a positive percentage for an increase and a negative for a decrease in the return.)
If the market return decreased by 5%, the impact to the return of asset D is %. (Round to one decimal place. Enter a positive percentage for an increase and a negative for a decrease in the return.)
c. If you were certain that the market return would increase in the near future, which asset would you prefer? (Select the best answer below.)
OA. Asset D
OB. Asset C
OC. Asset A
OD. Asset B
d. If you were certain that the market return would decrease in the near future, which asset would you prefer? (Select the best answer below.)
OA. Asset C
OB. Asset A
OC. Asset B
OD. Asset D
Data table
Asset Beta
A 0.6
B 1.2
C -0.3
D 1.7