Chapter8: Analysis Of Risk And Return
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 18P
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State of nature
r1
r2
probability
Weak growth
15%
15%
1/3
Strong growth
30%
12
1/3
Very strong growth
45%
9
1/3
Expected returns
30%
12
total 1.0
Calculate the two variances and Cov (r1, r2). If assets 1 and 2 are combined 50-50 into a portfolio, what is the variance of this portfolio? Show your calculations.
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