Suppose that many stocks are traded in the market and that it is possible to borrow at the risk-free rate, rƒ. the characteristics of two of the stocks are as follows: stock expected return standard deviation a 8 % 40 % b 13 % 60 % correlation = –1 a. calculate the expected rate of return on this risk-free portfolio? (hint: can a particular stock portfolio be substituted for the risk-free asset? ) rate of return % b. could the equilibrium rƒ be greater than 10%? yes no

Quick calculate the roi dollar amount and percentage for these example investments. a. you invest $50 in a government bond that says you can redeem it a year later for $55. use the instructions in lesson 3 to calculate the roi dollar amount and percentage. (3.0 points) tip: subtract the initial investment from the total return to get the roi dollar amount. then divide the roi dollar amount by the initial investment, and multiply that number by 100 to get the percentage. b. you invest $200 in stocks and sell them one year later for $230. use the instructions in lesson 3 to calculate the roi dollar amount and percentage. (3.0 points) tip: subtract the initial investment from the total return to get the roi dollar amount. then divide the roi dollar amount by the initial investment, and multiply that number by 100 to get the percentage.