Assignment:
A portfolio has $200,000 invested in Asset X and $300,000 in Asset Y. Consider the summary measures in the following table.
Measures |
Asset X |
Asset Y |
Expected Return (%) |
8 |
12 |
Standard Deviation (%) |
12 |
20 |
Correlation |
0.4 |
a. Calculate the portfolio weights for assets X and Y.
b. Calculate the expected return of the portfolio.
c. Calculate the standard deviation of the portfolio.
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