Consider the following information: State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Boom Bust .70 .30 a. Expected return b. Variance of portfolio Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock A Stock B .08 .27 % .02 .33 a. What is the expected return on an equally weighted portfolio of these three stocks? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. b. What is the variance of a portfolio invested 25 percent each in A and B and 50 percent in C? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., .16161. Stock C .38 -.18

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**Consider the following information:**

| State of Economy | Probability of State of Economy | Rate of Return if State Occurs | | | |
|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
|                  |                                | Stock A                     | Stock B | Stock C |
| Boom             | 0.70                           | 0.08                        | 0.02  | 0.38  |
| Bust             | 0.30                           | 0.27                        | 0.33  | -0.18 |

**a. What is the expected return on an equally weighted portfolio of these three stocks?**

*Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.*

**b. What is the variance of a portfolio invested 25 percent each in A and B and 50 percent in C?**

*Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., .16161.*

| a. Expected return   | _______ % |
| b. Variance of portfolio | _______ |
Transcribed Image Text:**Consider the following information:** | State of Economy | Probability of State of Economy | Rate of Return if State Occurs | | | | |------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----|-----|-----| | | | Stock A | Stock B | Stock C | | Boom | 0.70 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.38 | | Bust | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.33 | -0.18 | **a. What is the expected return on an equally weighted portfolio of these three stocks?** *Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.* **b. What is the variance of a portfolio invested 25 percent each in A and B and 50 percent in C?** *Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., .16161.* | a. Expected return | _______ % | | b. Variance of portfolio | _______ |
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