Stock a Has an Expected Return of 12%, a Beta

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Stock A has an expected return of 12%, a beta of 1.2, and a standard deviation of 20%.Stock B also has a beta of 1.2, but its expected return is 10% and its standard deviation is 15%.Portfolio AB has $900,000 invested in Stock A and $300,000 invested in Stock B.The correlation between the two stocks' returns is zero Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A)Portfolio AB's standard deviation is 17.5%.
• B)The stocks are not in equilibrium based on the CAPM; if A is valued correctly, then B is overvalued.
• C)The stocks are not in equilibrium based on the CAPM; if A is valued correctly, then B is undervalued.
• D)Portfolio AB's expected return is 11.0%.
• E)Portfolio AB's beta is less than 1.2.

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