The Stock Market of Country a Has an Expected Return

question 96

Essay

The stock market of country A has an expected return of 8%, and standard deviation of expected return of 5%. The stock market of country B has an expected return of 16% and standard deviation of expected return of 10%.
Assume that the correlation of expected return between A and B is negative 1. Calculate the standard deviation of expected return of the portfolio in the last question.

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Definitions:

Unit Product Cost

The cumulative expense of manufacturing a single product unit, encompassing direct materials, direct labor, and overhead costs.

Operating Income

This represents the earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) derived from a company's principal operating activities.

Year 2

Refers to the second year of a specific time frame, project, or financial period.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable manufacturing costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the cost of a product, excluding fixed manufacturing overhead.