The Standard Deviation of Return on Investment a Is 10

question 78

Multiple Choice

The standard deviation of return on investment A is 10%, while the standard deviation of return on investment B is 5%. If the covariance of returns on A and B is .0030, the correlation coefficient between the returns on A and B is ________.

• A) .12
• B) .36
• C) .60
• D) .77

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