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A Portfolio Consists of Two Stocks with Stock a Having

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A portfolio consists of two stocks with Stock A having a weight of 41 percent.Stock A has a standard deviation of 16.78 percent,and Stock B's standard deviation is 8.44 percent.The stocks have a covariance of −0.0063.What is the portfolio variance?


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Present Value

The value of a future amount of money in today's dollars, calculated by applying a discount rate to account for the time value of money.

Net Present Value

The difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows over a period of time, used in capital budgeting to assess the profitability of investments.

Future Cash Inflows

The projection of money expected to be received by a business or investment in the future.

Rate of Return

The gain or loss of an investment over a specified period, expressed as a percentage of the investment's initial cost.

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