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Tom's portfolio consists solely of an investment in Merck stock.Merck has an expected return of 13% and a volatility of 25%.The market portfolio has an expected return of 12% and a volatility of 18%.The risk-free rate is 4%.Assume that the CAPM assumptions hold in the market.
-Assuming that Tom wants to maintain the current expected return on his portfolio,then the minimum volatility that Tom could achieve by investing in the market portfolio and risk-free investment is closest to:

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Definitions:

Cost of Goods Sold

The specific costs incurred during the manufacturing of a company's merchandise for sale.

Inventory

The raw materials, work-in-process products, and finished goods considered to be the portion of a business's assets that are ready or will be ready for sale.

Ending Inventory

The value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period, not yet sold.

FIFO

First-In, First-Out, an inventory valuation method that assumes the oldest items are sold first.