Stock a Has an Expected Return of 12%,a Beta of 1.2,and

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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 (that is,rA,B = 0) .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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