a) Assist Xuemei by finishing the calculations for her. That is, complete the missing figures in the table above. b) Explain to Xuemei why the portfolio standard deviation is not simply the weighted average of the standard deviation of the stocks in the portfolio. c) Find the weight for NAB that would result in the lowest portfolio variance. Do not restrict your enquiry to the five portfolios.
a) Assist Xuemei by finishing the calculations for her. That is, complete the missing figures in the table above. b) Explain to Xuemei why the portfolio standard deviation is not simply the weighted average of the standard deviation of the stocks in the portfolio. c) Find the weight for NAB that would result in the lowest portfolio variance. Do not restrict your enquiry to the five portfolios.
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