Assume an Economy in Which There Are Three Securities: Stock $\sigma$

question 19

Multiple Choice

Assume an economy in which there are three securities: Stock A with r_A = 10% and $\sigma$ _A = 10%; Stock B with r_B = 15% and $\sigma$ _B = 20%; and a riskless asset with r_RF = 7%.Stocks A and B are uncorrelated (r_AB = 0) .Which of the following statements is most CORRECT?

• A) The expected return on the investor's portfolio will probably have an expected return that is somewhat below 10% and a standard deviation (SD) of approximately 10%.
• B) The expected return on the investor's portfolio will probably have an expected return that is somewhat below 15% and a standard deviation (SD) that is between 10% and 20%.
• C) The investor's risk/return indifference curve will be tangent to the CML at a point where the expected return is in the range of 7% to 10%.
• D) Since the two stocks have a zero correlation coefficient, the investor can form a riskless portfolio whose expected return is in the range of 10% to 15%.
• E) The expected return on the investor's portfolio will probably have an expected return that is somewhat above 15% and a standard deviation (SD) of approximately 20%.

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