An asset like gold is used by investors to provide a hedge against
market movements. That is, when the market starts falling, gold prices increase as investors move money from stocks to gold. If CAPM is true, we would therefore expect the expected return to gold to be:

A) less than the expected return to the market.

B) more than the expected return to the market.

C) more than or less the expected return to the market depending upon the volatility of the market returns.

D) zero.

 

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The historic Virginia home that Confederate Gen. Robert
E. Lee grew up in hit the market (in April 2018) for $8.5 million. (Trapasso, C.) Robert E. Lee’s father Henry rented the home in 1812, according to The Washington Post. The family lived there for over 80 years, including Robert E. Lee from age five to when he went to West Point in 1825. He again visited five years after the Civil War ended, The Post reported. (Leayman, E.)The home’s other claim to fame is that President George Washington also dined and lodged there before the Lee family moved in. (Trapasso, C.)Built in 1795, the brick house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. (Trapasso, C.) The home had been used as a residence until 1966. The Stonewall Jackson Memorial Foundation purchased the home and opened it to the public. Unable to make ends meet, the foundation sold the home in 2000 to Mark and Ann Kington for $2.5 million. (Trapasso, C.) The boyhood home of Robert E. Lee in Alexandria was listed on the market with a significant price drop. Previously priced at $8.5 million, the six bedroom is available for $6.2 million (March 2019). (Leayman, E.)

Based on the info above, please help solve questions

1. Calculate the annual compound growth rate of the house price since the house was sold to Mark and Ann Kington (since 2000) until the house was listed for sale in April 2018. (Round the number of years to the whole number). Please show all work

2 – Assume that the growth rate you calculated in question #1 prevailed since Robert E. Lee’s father Henry rented the home in 1812. Calculate the price of the house in 1812. (Round the number of years to the whole number). (TIP: To get the answer correctly you need to use the price of the house in your calculations in dollars with all zeros). Please show your work.

3 – Assume the growth rate that you calculated in #1 prevailed since 1795. Calculate the price of the house in 1795. (TIP: To get the answer correctly you need to use the price of the house in your calculations in dollars with all zeros). Please show your work.

4 – Assume that the growth rate you calculated in question #1 remains the same until the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Foundation purchased the home in 1966 and opened it to the public. Calculate the price of the house in 1966. (Round the number of years to the whole number). (TIP: To get the answer correctly you need to use the price of the house in your calculations in dollars with all zeros). Please show your work

5 – The home had been used as a residence until 1966. The Stonewall Jackson Memorial Foundation purchased the home in 1966 and opened it to the public. Unable to make ends meet, the foundation sold the home in 2000 to Mark and Ann Kington for $2.5 million. Calculate annual compound growth rate The Stonewall Jackson Memorial Foundation received. Please show your work.

6 – In 2018, the listed price of the house was $8.5 million. In 2019 the price was reduced to $6.5 million. Calculate the compound rate of this reduction in price. (Round the number of years to the whole number). Please explain your answer

 

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