11.9       Returns and Standard Deviations Consider the following information: State of Economy                             Probability of SE               Rate of Return if State Occurs.                                                                                                                 Stock A                 Stock B                 Stock C Boom                                                                    .20                          .24                          .45                          .33 Good                                                                     .35                          .09                          .10                          .15 Poor                                                                      .40                          .03                          -.10                        -.05 Bust                                                                       .05                          -.05                        -.25                        -.09   Your portfolio is invested 30 percent each in A and C and 40 percent in B. What is the expected return of the portfolio? What is the variance of this portfolio? The standard deviation?

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11.9       Returns and Standard Deviations Consider the following information:

State of Economy                             Probability of SE               Rate of Return if State Occurs.

                                                                                                                Stock A                 Stock B                 Stock C

Boom                                                                    .20                          .24                          .45                          .33

Good                                                                     .35                          .09                          .10                          .15

Poor                                                                      .40                          .03                          -.10                        -.05

Bust                                                                       .05                          -.05                        -.25                        -.09

 

  1. Your portfolio is invested 30 percent each in A and C and 40 percent in B. What is the expected return of the portfolio?
  2. What is the variance of this portfolio? The standard deviation?
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30 % is invested in stock A

40 % is invested in stock B

30 % is invested in stock C

expected return for portfolio will be 

              =[probability A * rate of return A] + [probability B * rate of return B] + [probability C * rate of return C] 

   expected return for boom   = [0.30 * 0.24] +[0.4 *0.45] +[0.30 *0.33]

                                                 = 0.072 +0.18 +0.099

                                                  = 0.351

expected return for good   = [0.30 * 0.09] +[0.4 *0.10] +[0.30 *0.15]

                                               = 0.027 +0.04+0.045

                                                = 0.112

expected return for poor   = [0.30 * 0.03] +[0.4 *(-0.10)] +[0.30 *(-0.05)]

                                               = 0.009 -0.04-0.015

                                               = -0.025

expected return for bust   = [0.30 * (-0.05)] +[0.4 *(-0.25)] +[0.30 *(-0.09)]

                                               =- 0.015-0.10-0.027

                                                = - 0.142

expected return of the portfolio = [0.20 *0.351] +[0.35*0.112] + [0.40*-0.025] +[0.05*- 0.142]

                                                       = 0.0702+0.0392-0.01-0.0071

                                                        = 0.0923

expected return of the portfolio = 9.23%

 

   

 

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