QUESTION 4Consider the following information on a portfolio of three stocks:State ofProbability ofRate of Return if State OccursEconomyState of EconomyStock AStock BStock CBoom.15.05.21.18NormalBust.80.08.15.07.05.12-.22-.02The portfolio is invested 35 percent in each Stock A and Stock B and 30 percent in Stock C. If the expected T-bill rate is 3.90 percent, what is the expected riskpremium on the portfolio?6.90%10.09%7.72%6.19%8.68%

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