You Invest $100 in a Risky Asset with an Expected

question 58

Multiple Choice

You invest $100 in a risky asset with an expected rate of return of 0.11 and a standard deviation of 0.20 and a T-bill with a rate of return of 0.03. The slope of the capital allocation line formed with the risky asset and the risk-free asset is equal to

• A)0.47.
• B)0.80.
• C)2.14.
• D)0.40.

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