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Your portfolio manager has suggested two high-yielding stocks: The Altria Group (MO) and Reynolds America (RAI)....
Your portfolio manager has suggested two high-yielding stocks: The Altria Group (MO) and Reynolds America (RAI). MO shares cost $50, yield 4.5% in dividends, and have a risk index of 2.0 per share. RAI shares cost $55, yield 5% in dividends, and have a risk index of 3.0 per share. You have up to $11,150 to invest and would like to earn at least $510 in dividends. How many shares (to the nearest tenth of a unit) of each stock should you purchase to meet your requirements and minimize the total risk index for your portfolio? What is the minimum total risk index?
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ANswer No of shares of Mo = 9500 / 50 = 190 and RAI = 1650/55 = 30 shares.
Minimum Total Risk will be 2.148
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