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Your portfolio allocates equal funds to DW Co, and Woodpecker, Inc. DW Co. stock has an annual return mean and standard deviation of 14 percent and 43 percent, respectively. Woodpecker. Inc. stock has an annual return mean and standard deviation of 11.2 percent and 57 percent. respectively. The return correlation between DW Co, and Woodpecker. Inc., is zero. What is the smallest expected loss for your portfolio in the coming month with a probability of 5 percent? A. (15.90%) B. (18.93%) C. (16.43%) D. (20.61%) E. (17.52%)