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Problem 11-10 Returns and Standard Deviations [LO 1, 2] Your portfolio is invest

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Question

Problem 11-10 Returns and Standard Deviations [LO 1, 2]

Your portfolio is invested 32 percent each in A and C and 36 percent in B. What is the expected return of the portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

What is the variance of this portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 5 decimal places (e.g., 32.16161).)

What is the standard deviation of this portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Consider the following information:

Explanation / Answer

Solution.

1. Porfolio retun of each stage of economy.

2. Expected return

3. Variance

4. Sstandard deviation

Square root of 0.1854

= 43.05%

State of Economy Stock A Stock B Stock C A x .32 B x .32 C x .36         Boom     0.367      0.467     0.347 0.1174 0.1494 0.1249         Good     0.137      0.117     0.187 0.0438 0.0374 0.0673         Poor     0.027      0.037 (0.092) 0.0086 0.0118 -0.0331         Bust (0.127) (0.267) (0.107) -0.0406 -0.0854 -0.0385 Return 0.1293 0.1133 0.1206