An investor currently has all of his wealth in Treasury bills. He is considering investing 80% of his funds in General Electric, whose beta is 4.50, with the remainder left in Treasury bills. GE has an expected return of 25% and Treasury bills have an expected return of 2%. What are the investor’s portfolio beta and portfolio expected return?
A. Portfolio beta = 0.9, and Portfolio expected return = 20.4%.
B. Portfolio beta = 3.8, and Portfolio expected return = 24.0%.
C. Portfolio beta = 3.6, and Portfolio expected return = 20.4%.
D. Portfolio beta = 3.8, and Portfolio expected return = 22.0%.