2. Given: Asset 1. E(R): = 3 Var(R₂) = 1.5 Asset 2. E(R) = 5 w1 .9 w2 0 .1 E(Rp) 3 3.2 24 Var(Rp) 1.5 0.96 057

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2. Given:
Asset 1. E(R)
3
Var(R₂) = 1.5
=
Asset 2. E(R) = 5
Var (R₂) = 4.2
Corr(R₁,R₂)= -0.7
1. Expected Return: E(R₂)
(2) ch
E (R₂) = w;R; +w;R; +.. +w, R
2. Variance (s²) for 2 assets
41323
w1
1
.9
3. Standard deviation (S) = square root of the variance
.6
5
10
Var(R)= w2, s²;+w²; s²; + 2w;w; * Cor (RR) SS₁.2
.1
0
w2
0
.1
2
3
.4
.5
.6
7
.8
E(Rp)
3.
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4.2
4.4
4.6
4.8
Var(Rp)
1.5
0.96
0.57
0.38
0.37
0.55
0.91
1.46
2.19
3.10
2.2
Transcribed Image Text:2 2. Given: Asset 1. E(R) 3 Var(R₂) = 1.5 = Asset 2. E(R) = 5 Var (R₂) = 4.2 Corr(R₁,R₂)= -0.7 1. Expected Return: E(R₂) (2) ch E (R₂) = w;R; +w;R; +.. +w, R 2. Variance (s²) for 2 assets 41323 w1 1 .9 3. Standard deviation (S) = square root of the variance .6 5 10 Var(R)= w2, s²;+w²; s²; + 2w;w; * Cor (RR) SS₁.2 .1 0 w2 0 .1 2 3 .4 .5 .6 7 .8 E(Rp) 3. 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 Var(Rp) 1.5 0.96 0.57 0.38 0.37 0.55 0.91 1.46 2.19 3.10 2.2
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