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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.
-You currently own $100,000 worth of Wal-Mart stock.Suppose that Wal-Mart has an expected return of 14% and a volatility of 23%.The market portfolio has an expected return of 12% and a volatility of 16%.The risk-free rate is 5%.Assuming the CAPM assumptions hold,what alternative investment has the highest possible expected return while having the same volatility as Wal-Mart? What is the expected return of this portfolio?

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