You have been given the following return data on three

assetslong dashF, G, and H long dashover the period 2018minus2021

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	Expected Return (%)
Year	Asset F	Asset G	Asset H
2018	15	17	14
2019	16	16	15
2020	17	15	16
2021	18	14	17

Using these assets, you have isolated three investment alternatives:

Alternative	Investment
1	100 % of asset F
2	55 % of asset F and 45 % of asset G
3	55 % of asset F and 45 %of asset H

a. Calculate the portfolio return over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives.

b. Calculate the standard deviation of returns over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives.

c. On the basis of your findings in parts(a)and(b), which of the three investment alternatives would you recommend? Why?