Tyler Trucks stock has an annual return mean and standard deviation of 14 percen

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Tyler Trucks stock has an annual return mean and standard deviation of 14 percent and 37 percent, respectively. Michael Moped Manufacturing stock has an annual return mean and standard deviation of 11.2 percent and 55 percent, respectively. Your portfolio allocates equal funds to Tyler Trucks stock and Michael Moped Manufacturing stock. The return correlation between Tyler Trucks and Michael Moped Manufacturing is .5. What is the smallest expected loss for your portfolio in the coming month with a probability of 1 percent? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Omit the "%" sign in your response. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Tyler Trucks stock has an annual return mean and standard deviation of 14 percent and 37 percent, respectively. Michael Moped Manufacturing stock has an annual return mean and standard deviation of 11.2 percent and 55 percent, respectively. Your portfolio allocates equal funds to Tyler Trucks stock and Michael Moped Manufacturing stock. The return correlation between Tyler Trucks and Michael Moped Manufacturing is .5. What is the smallest expected loss for your portfolio in the coming month with a probability of 1 percent? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Omit the "%" sign in your response. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Explanation / Answer

Portfolio variance: var(Rp) = (0.5)2 x(0.37)2+ (0.5)2 x (0.55)2+2x0.5 x0.5 x 0.50x0.37x0.55

   =0.25 x 0.1369 + 0.25 x 0.3025 + 0.050875

   = 0.1607 or 16.07%

1% Probability loss = 1% of 16.07%

   = 0.1607%

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