A Portfolio Has a Sharpe Ratio of 0

question 31

Multiple Choice

A portfolio has a Sharpe ratio of 0.75,a standard deviation of 17.0 percent,and an expected return of 15.9 percent.What is the risk-free rate?

• A) 1.98 percent
• B) 2.36 percent
• C) 2.48 percent
• D) 3.09 percent
• E) 3.15 percent

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