Consider the following information for three stocks, Stock A, Stock B, and Stock C. The returns on each of the three stocks are positively correlated, but they are not perfectly correlated. (That is, all of the correlation coefficients are between 0 and 1.) Expected Return 10% 10 12 Standard Stock Stock A Stock B Stock C Deviation 20% 20 20 Beta 1.0 1.0 1.4 Portfolio P has half of its funds invested in Stock A and half invested in Stock B. Portfolio Q has one third of its funds invested in each of the three stocks. The risk-free rate is 5 percent, and the market is in equilibrium. (That is, required returns equal expected returns.)

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Consider the following information for three stocks, Stock A, Stock B, and Stock C.
The returns on each of the three stocks are positively correlated, but they are not
perfectly correlated. (That is, all of the correlation coefficients are between 0 and 1.)
Expected
Return
10%
10
Standard
Beta
1.0
Stock
Stock A
Stock B
Stock C
Deviation
20%
20
20
1.0
1.4
12
Portfolio P has half of its funds invested in Stock A and half invested in Stock B.
Portfolio Q has one third of its funds invested in each of the three stocks. The
risk-free rate is 5 percent, and the market is in equilibrium. (That is, required returns
equal expected returns.)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following information for three stocks, Stock A, Stock B, and Stock C. The returns on each of the three stocks are positively correlated, but they are not perfectly correlated. (That is, all of the correlation coefficients are between 0 and 1.) Expected Return 10% 10 Standard Beta 1.0 Stock Stock A Stock B Stock C Deviation 20% 20 20 1.0 1.4 12 Portfolio P has half of its funds invested in Stock A and half invested in Stock B. Portfolio Q has one third of its funds invested in each of the three stocks. The risk-free rate is 5 percent, and the market is in equilibrium. (That is, required returns equal expected returns.)
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