You have $20,000 to invest in a stock portfolio. Your choices are Stock X with an expected return of 11 percent and Stock Y with an expected return of 12 percent. If your goal is to create a portfolio with an expected return of 11.39 percent, how much money will you invest in Stock X and Stock Y? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.) Stock X Stock Y

You have $20,000 to invest in a stock portfolio. Your choices are Stock X with an expected return of 11 percent and Stock Y with an expected return of 12 percent. If your goal is to create a portfolio with an expected return of 11.39 percent, how much money will you invest in Stock X and Stock Y? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.) Stock X Stock Y

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