A portfolio has $200,000 invested in Asset X and $300,000 in Asset Y. Consider the summary measures

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A has $200,000 invested in Asset X and $300,000 in Asset Y. Consider the summary measures in the following table.
Measures Asset X Asset Y
Expected Return (%)...............8.........................12
Standard deviation (%)............12........................20
Correlation coefficient........................0.40.............
a. Calculate the weights for assets X and Y.
b. Calculate the for the Calculate the standard deviation for the Expected Return
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