Problem 24-11Consider the following information regarding the performance of a money manager in a recent month. The table represents the actreturn of each sector of the manager's portfolio in column 1, the fraction of the portfolio allocated to each sector in column 2, thebenchmark or neutral sector allocations in column 3, and the returns of sector indices in column 4.EquityBondsCashActual Return2.3%18.7Actual Weight0.30.30.4The manager's return in the month isBenchmark Weight%0.40.30.3a-1. What was the manager's return in the month? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Input all amounts as positive values.Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)5.86 %Index Return2.8% (S&P 500)1.2 (Barclay's Aggregate)0.8 (T-Bills)a-2. What was her overperformance or underperformance? (Do not round intermediate calculations, Input all amounts as positivevalues. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Problem 24-11 Consider the following information regarding the performance of a money manager in a recent month. The table represents the ac return of each sector of the manager's portfolio in column 1, the fraction of the portfolio allocated to each sector in column 2, the benchmark or neutral sector allocations in column 3, and the returns of sector indices in column 4. Equity Bonds Cash Actual Return Actual Weight 2.3% 0.3 1 0.3 8.7 0.4 Benchmark Weight 0.4 0.3 0.3 The manager's return in the month is Index Return a-1. What was the manager's return in the month? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Input all amounts as positive values. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 5.86 % 2.8% (S&P 500) 1.2 (Barclay's Aggregate) 0.8 (T-Bills) a-2. What was her overperformance or underperformance? (Do not round intermediate calculations, Input all amounts as positive- values. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Problem 24-11 Consider the following information regarding the performance of a money manager in a recent month. The table represents the ac return of each sector of the manager's portfolio in column 1, the fraction of the portfolio allocated to each sector in column 2, the benchmark or neutral sector allocations in column 3, and the returns of sector indices in column 4. Equity Bonds Cash Actual Return Actual Weight 2.3% 0.3 1 0.3 8.7 0.4 Benchmark Weight 0.4 0.3 0.3 The manager's return in the month is Index Return a-1. What was the manager's return in the month? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Input all amounts as positive values. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) 5.86 % 2.8% (S&P 500) 1.2 (Barclay's Aggregate) 0.8 (T-Bills) a-2. What was her overperformance or underperformance? (Do not round intermediate calculations, Input all amounts as positive- values. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Consider the following information regarding the performance of a money manager in a recent month. The table represents the actual return of each sector of the manager's portfolio in column 1, the fraction of the portfolio allocated to each sector in column 2, the benchmark or neutral sector allocations in column 3, and the returns of sector indices in column 4. Actual Return Equity Bonds Cash 2% 1 0.5 Required: Actual Weight 0.70 0.20 0.10 Benchmark Weight 0.60 0.30 0.10 Index Return 2.5% (S&P 500) 1.2 (Barclay's Aggregate) 0.5 a-1. What was the manager's return in the month? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Input all amounts as positive values. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. The manager's return in the month is % a-2. What was her overperformance or underperformance? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Input all amounts as positive values. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. %
Problem 7-8 A pension fund manager is considering three mutual funds. The first is a stock fund, the second is a long-term bond fund, and the third is a money market fund that provides a safe return of 4%. The characteristics of the risky funds are as follows: Stock fund (S) Bond fund (B) Expected Return 23% 14 Standard Deviation The correlation between the fund returns is 0.12. Sharpe ratio 29% 17 What is the Sharpe ratio of the best feasible CAL? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a decimal rounded to 4 places.) Check my work
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