Suppose that the index model for stocks A and B is estimated from excess returns with the following results: RA = 3.60% +1.20RM + еA RB-1.60% + 1.50RM + eB ом = 16%; R-squareA = 0.25; R-squareB = 0.15 Assume you create portfolio P with investment proportions of 0.70 in A and 0.30 in B. a. What is the standard deviation of the portfolio? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Standard deviation % b. What is the beta of your portfolio? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Suppose that the index model for stocks A and B is estimated from excess returns with the following results:
RA 3.60% +1.20RM + еA
RB -1.60% + 1.50RM + еB
OM = 16%; R-squareд = 0.25; R-squareB = 0.15
Assume you create portfolio P with investment proportions of 0.70 in A and 0.30 in B.
a. What is the standard deviation of the portfolio? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal
places.)
Standard deviation
%
b. What is the beta of your portfolio? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Portfolio beta
c. What is the firm-specific variance of your portfolio? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal
places.)
Firm-specific
d. What is the covariance between the portfolio and the market index? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your
answer to 3 decimal places.)
Covariance
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that the index model for stocks A and B is estimated from excess returns with the following results: RA 3.60% +1.20RM + еA RB -1.60% + 1.50RM + еB OM = 16%; R-squareд = 0.25; R-squareB = 0.15 Assume you create portfolio P with investment proportions of 0.70 in A and 0.30 in B. a. What is the standard deviation of the portfolio? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Standard deviation % b. What is the beta of your portfolio? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Portfolio beta c. What is the firm-specific variance of your portfolio? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.) Firm-specific d. What is the covariance between the portfolio and the market index? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) Covariance
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