8. (Portfolio of two stocks) The following spreadsheet presents data for stocks A and B. A B C 1 2 RETURN STATISTICS OF STOCKS A AND B Stock A Stock B 3 Average return 15% 10% 4 Variance 0.12 0.07 5 Standard deviation 34.64% 26.46% 6 7 Covariance of return, Cov(AIB) 0.0160 0.1746 <=B7/(B5*C5) a. 8 Correlation of return What are the return and the standard deviation of a portfolio com- posed of 30% of stock A and 70% of stock B? b. What are the return and the standard deviation of an equally weighted portfolio of stocks A and B?

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8. (Portfolio of two stocks) The following spreadsheet presents data for stocks
A and B.
A
B
C
1
2
RETURN STATISTICS OF STOCKS A AND B
Stock A
Stock B
3
Average return
15%
10%
4 Variance
0.12
0.07
5 Standard deviation
34.64%
26.46%
6
7 Covariance of return, Cov(AIB)
0.0160
0.1746 <=B7/(B5*C5)
a.
8 Correlation of return
What are the return and the standard deviation of a portfolio com-
posed of 30% of stock A and 70% of stock B?
b. What are the return and the standard deviation of an equally weighted
portfolio of stocks A and B?
Transcribed Image Text:8. (Portfolio of two stocks) The following spreadsheet presents data for stocks A and B. A B C 1 2 RETURN STATISTICS OF STOCKS A AND B Stock A Stock B 3 Average return 15% 10% 4 Variance 0.12 0.07 5 Standard deviation 34.64% 26.46% 6 7 Covariance of return, Cov(AIB) 0.0160 0.1746 <=B7/(B5*C5) a. 8 Correlation of return What are the return and the standard deviation of a portfolio com- posed of 30% of stock A and 70% of stock B? b. What are the return and the standard deviation of an equally weighted portfolio of stocks A and B?
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