An Investor Can Design a Risky Portfolio Based on Two

question 31

Multiple Choice

An investor can design a risky portfolio based on two stocks, A and B. Stock A has an expected return of 18% and a standard deviation of return of 20%. Stock B has an expected return of 14% and a standard deviation of return of 5%. The correlation coefficient between the returns of A and B is .50. The risk-free rate of return is 10%. The expected return on the optimal risky portfolio is ________.

• A) 14%
• B) 15.6%
• C) 16.4%
• D) 18%

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