Question 7 Consider your stocks with the following expected returns and standard deviations: Stock Expected Return Standard Deviation A 15% 12 B 13% 8 C 14% 7 D 16% 11 Are any of these stocks preferred over another by a risk-averse investor? Question 8 NPV Project A $180 Project B $160 $120 $90 $0 Crossover Point r NPV$_B$ 5% 8% 12% 15% 18% NPV$_A$ Required: Assume project A and project B are mutually exclusive projects. Which project would you choose? Discuss with references to the above chart.
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QUESTION 10 You have a portfolio of investment which consists of Stock A with a return of A% and Stock B with a return of B%. Given the following average returns and standard deviations for both Stock A and Stock B, M(A) = 18%, M(B) = 51% s(A) = 1%, s(B) = 14% what is the absolute risk (standard deviation) of your portfolio assuming that the returns of Stock A and Stock B are uncorrelated? Hint: Notice that the return of your portfolio will be A+B and the Variance Sum Laws apply to the variances not standard deviations. Answer should be in % accurate up to 2 decimal places.
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