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Mr. Brown would like to create a portfolio that is composed of Asset 1 and Asset 2. The correlation coefficient of Asset 1 and Asset 2 is .70. You are given the following information about Asset 1 and Asset 2.

E(R₁) = 0.12 E(s₁) = 0.04

E(R₂) = 0.16 E(s₂) = 0.06

Mr. Brown is considering three possible combinations of Asset 1 and Asset 2.

Option 1 : w₁ = 0.75 w₂ = 0.25

Option 2 : w₁ = 0.50 w₂ = 0.50

Option 3 : w₁ = 0.25 w₂ = 0.75

1. Calculate the expected return and the standard deviation for each option.

Show your calculations.

2. Mr. Brown has only Option 1, Option 2 and Option 3 available to him.

What will determine Mr. Browns choice among these three options? Explain.