Reference no: EM132516268

You are in the process of purchasing a tech-security. In your search, you have gathered the following information about two possible securities (A) and (B). The Economic Status Security (A) Security (B) Return Probability Return Probability Strong Stable Weak 10% 0.25 14% 0.50 18% 0.25 11% 0.25 14% 0.50 17% 0.25

1. Compute expected rate of return for each security. Which security is a better investment?

2. Compute standard deviation of rate of return for each security. Which security is a better investment?

3. Given risk and return, which security is a better investment? You are considering building an equally weighted portfolio of the above two assets, (A) & (B):-

4. Compute the portfolio expected rate of return.

5. Compute the portfolio standard deviation of rate of return, given that the covariance between asset A and asset B is 0.0005 6. Calculate the above portfolio's coefficient of variation given your answer in (4) & (5).