A Portfolio Has 50% of Its Value in IBM Shares

question 82

Multiple Choice

A portfolio has 50% of its value in IBM shares and the rest in Microsoft (MSFT) .The volatility of IBM and MSFT are 39% and 35%,respectively,and the correlation between IBM and MSFT is 0.What is the standard deviation of the portfolio?

• A)22..7%
• B)29.5%
• C)37.5%
• D)26.2%

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