Question: 8. Consider the following expected annual returns and standard deviations: Stock Expected Return Standard Deviation Boeing 4.7% 9.9% Kroger 6.5% 10.1% What would be the

8. Consider the following expected annual returns and standard deviations:

Stock

Expected Return

Standard Deviation

Boeing

4.7%

9.9%

Kroger

6.5%

10.1%

What would be the one-year expected return and standard deviation of a portfolio that consists of 500 shares of Boeing and 1,000 shares of Kroger stocks? Boeing trades at $205.06 a share and Kroger trades at $40.60 a share as of today. Suppose the correlation coefficient between the annual stock returns of the two companies is -0.1.

  • A. Expected return: 6.35%; Standard deviation: 13.70%
  • B. Expected return: 6.21%; Standard deviation: 9.65%
  • C. Expected return: 5.90%; Standard deviation: 7.20%
  • D. Expected return: 5.13%; Standard deviation: 22.7%
  • E. Expected return: 4.61%; Standard deviation: 6.19%
  • F. Expected return: 5.21%; Standard deviation: 7.38%

Compute the Sharpe Ratio for each of the following three assets: (1) the Boeing stock; (2) the Kroger stock; (3) the portfolio discussed. Use 1% as the risk free rate.

  • A.

    Boeing: 0.3325; Kroger: 0.3832; Portfolio: 0.5139

  • B.

    Boeing: 0.4925; Kroger: 0.8832; Portfolio: 0.3191

  • C.

    Boeing: 0.3333; Kroger: 0.4138; Portfolio: 0.5187

  • D.

    Boeing: 0.3333; Kroger: 0.8832; Portfolio: 0.2313

  • E.

    Boeing: 0.4925; Kroger: 0.3862; Portfolio: 0.3191

  • F.

    Boeing: 0.3737; Kroger: 0.5445; Portfolio: 0.5706

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