Elizabeth's Portfolio ​ Elizabeth Has Decided to Form a Portfolio by Putting

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Elizabeth's Portfolio
​ Elizabeth has decided to form a portfolio by putting 30% of her money into stock 1 and 70% into stock 2.She assumes that the expected returns will be 10% and 18%,respectively,and that the standard deviations will be 15% and 24%,respectively. ​ ​
-{Elizabeth's Portfolio Narrative} Compute the standard deviation of the returns on the portfolio assuming that the coefficient of correlation is 0.5.

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Revealed Preferences

An economic theory that determines consumer preferences by observing their purchasing behavior rather than through direct inquiry.

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Revealed Preferences

An economic theory that infers preferences of consumers by observing choices made under budget constraints, instead of through direct inquiry of preferences.