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The Canadian Musician/Artist Aubrey Drake Graham, known by his stage name Drake has invested 70% of his money in share A and the remainder in

The Canadian Musician/Artist Aubrey Drake Graham, known by his stage name Drake" has invested 70% of his money in share A and the remainder in share B. He assesses their prospects as follows:

A

B

Expected return (%)

15

22

Standard deviation (%)

20

24

Correlation between returns

.4

A) What are the expected return and standard deviation of returns on this two share portfolio?

(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

E(Rp)=rp= x1r1+ x2r2 (where x1 + x2 = 100% of the portfolio)

sp2= x12s12+ x22s22 +2(x1x2r12s1s2) =

sp= Standard Deviation or volatility of the Portfolio =

B)

Expected return =

Variance =

Standard deviation =

C)

How would your answer change if the correlation coefficient were 1, 0 or .4? (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)?

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