19. Portfolio risk (S7.4) Hyacinth Macaw invests 60% of her funds in stock I and the balance...

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19. Portfolio risk (S7.4) Hyacinth Macaw invests 60% of her funds in stock I and the balance in stock J. The standard deviation of returns on I is 10%, and on J it is 20%. Calculate the variance and standard deviation of portfolio returns, assuming

a. The correlation between the returns is 1.0.

b. The correlation is 0.5.

c. The correlation is 0.

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Principles Of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 9781264080946

14th Edition

Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Franklin Allen, Alex Edmans

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