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28 April, 00:47

Assume that you hold a well-diversified portfolio that has an expected return of 11.0% and a beta of 1.20. You are in the process of buying 1,000 shares of Alpha Corp at $10 a share and adding it to your portfolio. Alpha has an expected return of 21.5% and a beta of 1.70. The total value of your current portfolio is $90,000. What will the expected return and beta on the portfolio be after the purchase of the Alpha stock? Do not round your intermediate calculations.

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  1. 28 April, 03:04
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    Investment value in alpha = $10,000

    Weight of alpha in total investment = 10%

    Expected return:

    = 11%*0.90+21.5%*0.10

    = 12.05%

    Beta of portfolio:

    = 1.2*0.90+1.7*0.10

    = 1.08 + 0.17

    =1.25
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