Which One of the Following Statements Is Correct About a Portfolio

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is correct about a portfolio that is invested 30% in stock A, 40% in stock B, and 30% in stock C?

• A) The expected return on the portfolio is equal to the summation of the returns on the individual securities within the portfolio divided by three.
• B) The standard deviation of the portfolio is equal to the summation of the weights of each security multiplied by the standard deviation of each respective security.
• C) The expected return on the portfolio is equal to the portfolio beta times the weighted average of the expected returns of each of the individual securities in the portfolio.
• D) The standard deviation of the portfolio is equal to the square root of the summation of the individual security variances.
• E) The expected return of the portfolio is equal to the risk free rate of return plus a risk premium based on a weighted average of the betas of the individual securities and the market risk premium.

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