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Suppose that Fenner Smith of Problem 2 must divide his portfolio between two assets, one of which gives him an expected rate of return of 15% with zero standard deviation and one of which gives him an expected rate of return of 75% and has a standard deviation of 15. He can alter the expected rate of return and the variance of his portfolio by changing the proportions in which he holds the two assets. If we draw a "budget line" with expected return on the vertical axis and standard deviation on the horizontal axis, depicting the combinations that Smith can obtain, the slope of this budget line is

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Definitions:

Desired Return

The minimum return that an investor, project, or business aims to achieve from an investment or venture, factoring in risk and opportunity cost.

Investment

The act of allocating resources, usually money, in the expectation of generating an income or profit.

Absorption Costing

A financial recording technique that entails incorporating all costs associated with manufacturing, whether they are fixed or variable, into the product's pricing.

Selling Price

The amount of money charged for a product or service, typically enough to cover costs and generate profit.