You Invest $100 in a Risky Asset with an Expected

question 26

Multiple Choice

You invest $100 in a risky asset with an expected rate of return of 0.12 and a standard deviation of 0.15 and a T-bill with a rate of return of 0.05. What percentages of your money must be invested in the risk-free asset and the risky asset, respectively, to form a portfolio with a standard deviation of 0.06?

• A) 30% and 70%
• B) 50% and 50%
• C) 60% and 40%
• D) 40% and 60%
• E) Cannot be determined.

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Definitions:

Thrust Fault

A type of fault, or break in the Earth's crust, where older rocks are pushed above younger rocks due to compressional forces.

Monocline

A geological fold in which all strata are inclined in the same direction, creating a step-like feature in the landscape.

Anticline

A type of fold in rock layers that arches upwards, with the oldest layers at the core of the fold.

Horsts And Grabens

Geological structures formed by the movement of the Earth's crust, where a "horst" is an elevated block surrounded by faults and a "graben" is a depressed block bordered by faults.