Stock Q Is Expected to Return 14 Percent in a Boom

question 39

Multiple Choice

Stock Q is expected to return 14 percent in a boom and 8 percent in a normal economy.Assume Stock R will return 11 percent in a boom and 10 percent in a normal economy.The probability of a boom is 13 percent.Otherwise,the economy will be normal.What is the standard deviation of a portfolio that is invested 48 percent in stock Q and 52 percent in stock R?

• A)0.78%
• B)1.42%
• C)1.14%
• D)0.67%
• E)1.61%

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