USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 8

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
Assume that you hold a two-stock portfolio. You are provided with the following information on your holdings:

-Refer to Exhibit 1.6. Calculate the market weights for stock 1 and 2 based on period t values.

• A) 39%for stock 1 and 61% for stock 2
• B) 50% for stock 1 and 50% for stock 2
• C) 71% for stock 1 and 29% for stock 2
• D) 29% for stock 1 and 71% for stock 2
• E) 30% for stock 1 and 82% for stock 2

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