Find the expected return and standard deviation

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Ebenezer Scrooge has invested 60% of his money in share A and the remainder in share B. He assesses their prospects as follows:
A B
Expected return (%) 15 20
Standard deviation (%) 20 22
Correlation between returns .5
a. What are the expected return and standard deviation of returns on his portfolio?
b. How would your answer change if the correlation coefficient were 0 or -.5?
c. Is Mr. Scrooge's portfolio better or worse than one invested entirely in share A, or is it not possible to say?

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