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You are going to invest $20,000 in a portfolio consisting of assets X, Y, and Z as follows:
Asset X: Annual return-10% Probability-0.50 Beta- 1.2 Proportion- 0.333
Asset Y: Annual Return-8% Probability-0.25 Beta- 1.6 Proportion- 0.333
Asset Z: Annual Return- 16% Probability- 0.25 Beta 2.0 Proportion- 0.333
Given the information, what is the expected annual rate of return of this portfolio? What is the beta of the portfolio in the table (containing X, Y, and Z)?
| Expected return | 11.33% | 10%*0.333+8%*0.333+16%*0.3333 |
| Beta of the portfolio | 1.60 | 1.2*0.333+1.6*0.333+2*0.333 |