Company A stock sells at $55 a share. It has β = 1.25 and σ = .44. The risk-free rate is 4%, and the expected return on the market is 11%. You have formed a portfolio with these two items in it:
(1) 1000 shares of Fort Worth stock.
(2) A zero-coupon risk-free bond with face value $46,800, maturing after 1 year.
Calculate the following:
(A) Initial value of the portfolio
(B) Expected value of the portfolio after one year
(C) Initial σ of the portfolio