Portfolio  Suppose      rA ~ N (0.05, 0.01), rB ~ N (0.1, 0.04) with pA,B = 0.2 where rA and rB are CCR’s.  a) Suppose you construct a portfolio with 50% for A and 50% for B. Find the variance of the portfolio CCR. b) Find the portfolio expected gross return. c) Find the expected portfolio CCR.

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Suppose      rA ~ N (0.05, 0.01), rB ~ N (0.1, 0.04)

with pA,B = 0.2

where rA and rB are CCR’s. 

a) Suppose you construct a portfolio with 50% for A and 50% for B. Find the variance of the portfolio CCR.

b) Find the portfolio expected gross return.

c) Find the expected portfolio CCR.

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