Suppose you bought $48,000 worth of stock A and $80,000 worth of stock B. The standard deviation of returns is 59% for stock A and 27% for stock B. The two stocks' returns have a correlation of 0.2. What is the standard deviation of this portfolio's returns? O a. 15.2% O b. 18.6% O c. 23.6% O d. 26.9% Oe. 30.4%

Suppose you bought $48,000 worth of stock A and $80,000 worth of stock B. The standard deviation of returns is 59% for stock A and 27% for stock B. The two stocks' returns have a correlation of 0.2. What is the standard deviation of this portfolio's returns? O a. 15.2% O b. 18.6% O c. 23.6% O d. 26.9% Oe. 30.4%

Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)

13th Edition

ISBN:9781337395083

Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Chapter3: Risk And Return: Part Ii

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P: The standard deviation of stock returns for Stock A is 40%. The standard deviation of the market...

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