1. Consider a Treasury bill with a rate of return of 1% and the following risky securities: Security A: E(r) =0.1; variance = 0.03; Security B: E(r) = 0.015; variance = 0.0225; Security C: E(r) = 0.07; variance = 0.04; Security D: E(r) = 0.25; variance = 0.25.The investor must develop a complete portfolio by combining the risk-free asset with one of the securities mentioned above. The security the investor should choose as part of her complete portfolio to achieve the best CAL would be _________."     A     B     C     D

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1. Consider a Treasury bill with a rate of return of 1% and the following risky securities: Security A: E(r) =0.1; variance = 0.03; Security B: E(r) = 0.015; variance = 0.0225; Security C: E(r) = 0.07; variance = 0.04; Security D: E(r) = 0.25; variance = 0.25.The investor must develop a complete portfolio by combining the risk-free asset with one of the securities mentioned above. The security the investor should choose as part of her complete portfolio to achieve the best CAL would be _________."
   
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2. Security with normally distributed returns has an annual expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 6%. The probability of getting a return between -1.76% and 21.76% in any one year is

 

NOTE: All answers should be express in strictly numerical terms. For example, if the answer is 5%, write 0.05

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