Suppose targets stock has an expected return of 20 and a


Suppose Target's stock has an expected return of 20 % and a volatility of 37 %, Hershey's stock has an expected return of 12 % and a volatility of 25 %, and these two stocks are uncorrelated.

a. What is the expected return and volatility of an equally weighted portfolio of the two? stocks? Consider a new stock with an expected return of 16.0 % and a volatility of 31 %. Suppose this new stock is uncorrelated with? Target's and? Hershey's stock.

The expected return is _%?

b. Is holding this stock alone attractive compared to holding the portfolio in (a?)?

c. Can you improve upon your portfolio in (a?) by adding this new stock to your? portfolio? Explain.

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