As a portfolio manager for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, you are managing a portfolio of $48.50 million. You would like to estimate how much your portfolio might be losing over the next 9 trading days. Suppose the portfolio has a daily volatility of 2.5%. a. What is 9 day volatility? (sample answer: 15.50% or 0.1550) b. What is the VaR (in dollars) over a 9 day time period at a 95% confidence level?