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Suppose that many stocks are traded in the market and that it is possible to borrow at the risk-free rate, rƒ. The characteristics of two of the stocks are as follows:
Stock | Expected Return | Standard Deviation | ||||||||
A | 8 | % | 40 | % | ||||||
B | 12 | % | 60 | % | ||||||
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 % b. Could the equilibrium rƒ be greater than 9.60%?
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