shares. Denote next year’s value of one unit of investment in bonds as X and one unit of investment in shares as Y. Suppose that the two types of investment are independent. The marginal density functions for X and Y are, respectively, given in table 1 and table 2: Table 1 x 24 25 26 P(X = x) 0.2 0.3 0.5 Table 2 y 48 49 50 51 P(Y=y) 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 a) Determine the joint probability density function of X and Y. b) Suppose that you consider building a portfolio that mixes both bonds and shares. Also suppose that the portfolio’s return can be described by the following function:                          U =50X −30Y −15. What are the expected return and the variance of the portfolio?

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Consider two types of investment: bonds and shares. Denote next year’s value of one unit of investment in bonds as X and one unit of investment in shares as Y. Suppose that the two types of investment are independent. The marginal density functions for X and Y are, respectively, given in table 1 and table 2:

Table 1

x 24 25 26
P(X = x) 0.2

0.3

0.5

Table 2

y 48 49 50 51
P(Y=y) 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3

a) Determine the joint probability density function of X and Y.

b) Suppose that you consider building a portfolio that mixes both bonds and shares. Also suppose that the portfolio’s return can be described by the following function:

                         U =50X −30Y −15.
What are the expected return and the variance of the portfolio?

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