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0.15 0.05 001 -0.03 -0.01 0.09 the expected returns of the two stocks? the standard deviations of the retuns of the two stoc relation is 048, what is the expected retun and stan
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:Stocks A and B have the following returns: (Click on the folowing icon a in order to copy its contents into a spreadsheet.)
Stock A
Stock B
0.08
0.06
0.15
0.05
0.04
0.05
0.01
-0.01
0.09
-0.03
a. What are the expected roturns of the two stocks?
b. What are the standard deviations of the returns of the two stocks?
c. If their correlation is 048, what is the expected return and standard deviation of a portfolio of 75% stock A and 25% stock B?
a. What are the expected returns of the two stocks?
The expected return for stock A is
(Round to three decimal places.)
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