Stock a Has an Expected Return of 20%, and Stock

question 40

Multiple Choice

Stock A has an expected return of 20%, and stock B has an expected return of 4%. However, the risk of stock A as measured by its variance is 3 times that of stock B. If the two stocks are combined equally in a portfolio, what would be the portfolio's expected return?

• A) 20.0%.
• B) 4.0%.
• C) 12.0%.
• D) Greater than 20%.

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Definitions:

Debit And Credit

A fundamental concept in accounting that describes the two sides of every financial transaction; debits increase assets or decrease liabilities, while credits decrease assets or increase liabilities.

Dr. And Cr.

Abbreviations for Debit (Dr.) and Credit (Cr.), fundamental concepts in accounting used to record business transactions in the ledger.

Increase And Decrease

Refers to the upward or downward movement in financial metrics, operational quantities, or statistical values.

Balance Of An Account

The amount of money currently in an account, reflecting all credits and debits made.