According to an investment web site, the performance of two index funds in the past 10 years is summarized by the following table. Fund Mean Standard Deviation A 6% 6% В 8% 8% The web site also reveals that the correlation coefficient between Funds A and B is 0.4. If a portfolio consists of 50% in each of Funds A and B, what are the expected return and standard deviation for such a portfolio? Select the closest numbers. standard deviation 8.21% standard deviation 5.88% standard deviation 8.21% standard deviation 5.88% а. mean = 7% %3D %3D b. mean = 6.5% %3D с. mean = 6% %3D d. mean = 7% None of the above %3D е.

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According to an investment web site, the performance of two index funds in the past 10
years is summarized by the following table.
Fund
Mean
Standard Deviation
A
6%
6%
В
8%
8%
The web site also reveals that the correlation coefficient between Funds A and B is 0.4.
If a portfolio consists of 50% in each of Funds A and B, what are the expected return and
standard deviation for such a portfolio? Select the closest numbers.
standard deviation 8.21%
standard deviation 5.88%
standard deviation 8.21%
standard deviation 5.88%
а.
mean = 7%
%3D
%3D
b.
mean = 6.5%
%3D
с.
mean = 6%
%3D
d.
mean = 7%
None of the above
%3D
е.
Transcribed Image Text:According to an investment web site, the performance of two index funds in the past 10 years is summarized by the following table. Fund Mean Standard Deviation A 6% 6% В 8% 8% The web site also reveals that the correlation coefficient between Funds A and B is 0.4. If a portfolio consists of 50% in each of Funds A and B, what are the expected return and standard deviation for such a portfolio? Select the closest numbers. standard deviation 8.21% standard deviation 5.88% standard deviation 8.21% standard deviation 5.88% а. mean = 7% %3D %3D b. mean = 6.5% %3D с. mean = 6% %3D d. mean = 7% None of the above %3D е.
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Consider,the performance of two index funds in the past 10 years is summarized by the following table:

Fund Weights Mean Standard deviation
A 0.5 0.06 0.06
B 0.5 0.08 0.08
       

  The correlation coefficient between Funds A and B is 0.4.and portfolio consists of 50% in each of Funds A and B.

 

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