1. The two-asset case The expected return for asset A is 7.00% with a standard deviation of 5.00%, and the expected return for asset B is 6.50% with a standard deviation of 4.00%. Based on your knowledge of efficient portfolios, fill in the blanks in the following table with the appropriate answers. Proportion of Portfolio in Security A WA 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.25 0.00 Proportion of Portfolio in Security B WB 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 Expected Portfolio Return fp 7.00% 6.88% 6.75% 6.63% 6.50% The minimum risk portfolio allocation to asset A within the portfolio for case III is rolling off both assets from the portfolio. Standard Deviation op Case I (PAB = -0.4) 5.0 3.5 2.5 2.8 4.0 Standard Deviation op Case II (PAB = 0.3) 5.0 4.6 ▼ 3.6 3.6 4.0 . Therefore, you are better off Standard Deviation op Case III (PAB = 0.8) 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.1 ▼ 4.0

1. The two-asset case The expected return for asset A is 7.00% with a standard deviation of 5.00%, and the expected return for asset B is 6.50% with a standard deviation of 4.00%. Based on your knowledge of efficient portfolios, fill in the blanks in the following table with the appropriate answers. Proportion of Portfolio in Security A WA 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.25 0.00 Proportion of Portfolio in Security B WB 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 Expected Portfolio Return fp 7.00% 6.88% 6.75% 6.63% 6.50% The minimum risk portfolio allocation to asset A within the portfolio for case III is rolling off both assets from the portfolio. Standard Deviation op Case I (PAB = -0.4) 5.0 3.5 2.5 2.8 4.0 Standard Deviation op Case II (PAB = 0.3) 5.0 4.6 ▼ 3.6 3.6 4.0 . Therefore, you are better off Standard Deviation op Case III (PAB = 0.8) 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.1 ▼ 4.0

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