A portfolio is composed of two stocks, A and B. Stock A has a standard deviation of return of 23%, while stock B has a standard deviation of return of 17%. Stock A comprises 70% of the portfolio, while stock 8 comprises 30% of the portfolio. If the variance of return on the portfolio is 0.040, the correlation coefficient between the returns on A and B is. Multiple Choice 0.699 0.489 0.210 0.119

A portfolio is composed of two stocks, A and B. Stock A has a standard deviation of return of 23%, while stock B has a standard deviation of return of 17%. Stock A comprises 70% of the portfolio, while stock 8 comprises 30% of the portfolio. If the variance of return on the portfolio is 0.040, the correlation coefficient between the returns on A and B is. Multiple Choice 0.699 0.489 0.210 0.119

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