Suppose that many stocks are traded in the market and that it is possible to borrow at the risk-free rate,r. The characteristics of two of the stocks are as follows:

StockExpected ReturnStandard DeviationA7%45%B10%55%Correlation = -1

a.Calculate the expected rate of return on this risk-free portfolio? (Hint:Can a particular stock portfolio be substituted for the risk-free asset?)(Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Rate of return%