The Expected Returns for ABC Company and XYZ Company Are

question 99

Multiple Choice

The expected returns for ABC Company and XYZ Company are 12.0% and 9.0%, respectively.The standard deviation is 20.0% for ABC and 15.0% for XYZ.What is the portfolio standard deviation if one-third of the portfolio is in ABC and the two securities have perfect positive correlation?

• A)16.67%
• B)10.00%
• C)2.78%
• D)1.00%

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Definitions:

Retaining Null Hypothesis

The decision in hypothesis testing that there is not enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis, implying the observed data does not significantly differ from what was expected.

Alpha (α)

Alpha (α) represents the level of significance in hypothesis testing, defining the threshold for rejecting the null hypothesis.

Critical Value

A critical value is a point on the distribution that represents a threshold above which significant results are considered to occur.

Statistical Hypotheses

Statements made for statistical testing, including a null hypothesis and possibly an alternative hypothesis, concerning the parameters or distribution of a population.