Given the following information on securities E and F, calculate the expected return and standard deviation of returns on a portfolio consisting of 40% invested in E and 60% invested in F.

Security E

Security F

Expected Return

12%

15%

Standard Deviation of Returns

10%

20%

Correlation coefficient of returns

                 –0.50

a. 13.5%; 8.7%
b. 13.8%; 10.6%
c. 13.5%; 15%
d. 13.8%; 14.4%

Answer: b. 13.8%; 10.6%

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