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question 79

Multiple Choice

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Tom's portfolio consists solely of an investment in Merck stock.Merck has an expected return of 13% and a volatility of 25%.The market portfolio has an expected return of 12% and a volatility of 18%.The risk-free rate is 4%.Assume that the CAPM assumptions hold in the market.
-Assuming that Tom wants to maintain the current volatility of his portfolio,then the amount that Tom should invest in the market portfolio to maximize his expected return is closest to:

• A)72%.
• B)92%.
• C)110%.
• D)139%.

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