Expected return and standard deviation of portfolio

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The expected return and standard deviation of a portfolio that is 50 percent invested in 3 Doors, Inc., and 50 percent invested in Down Co. are the following: 3 Doors, Inc. Down Co. Expected return, E(R) 19 % 11 % Standard deviation, σ 52 41 What is the standard deviation if the correlation is +1? 0? −1? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.) Correlation +1 % Correlation 0 % Correlation −1 %

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