Problem 13-9

Your portfolio allocates equal funds to the DW Co. and Woodpecker, Inc. DW Co. stock has an annual return mean and standard deviation of 10 percent and 39 percent, respectively. Woodpecker, Inc., stock has an annual return mean and standard deviation of 10.4 percent and 53 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 2.5 percent? (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

Smallest expected loss

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