Suppose that WCI seeks a portfolio that maximizes the expected portfolio return subject to requiring the portfolio's risk (standard deviation) to be less than or equal to 3.00%. Which of the following statements are true? Note: Numerical answers are rounded to 2 significant digits. O Exactly two of the answers are correct. O The risk constraint is binding at the optimal solution. The percentage invested in Investment 2 is less than 14.00% O The percentage invested in Investment 1 is less than 40.00% The expected portfolio return is below 8.00%

Suppose that WCI seeks a portfolio that maximizes the expected portfolio return subject to requiring the portfolio's risk (standard deviation) to be less than or equal to 3.00%. Which of the following statements are true? Note: Numerical answers are rounded to 2 significant digits. O Exactly two of the answers are correct. O The risk constraint is binding at the optimal solution. The percentage invested in Investment 2 is less than 14.00% O The percentage invested in Investment 1 is less than 40.00% The expected portfolio return is below 8.00%

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Chapter11: Capital Budgeting Decisions

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