You have $500 000 available to invest. The risk-free rate as well as your borrowing rate is 8%. The return on the risky portfolio is 16%. If you wish to earn a 22% return, you should ________.
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This can be done using the formula: (Portfolio Return - Risk-Free Rate) / (Risky Portfolio Return - Risk-Free Rate) Substituting the given values: (22% - 8%) / (16% - 8%) = 1.75 Show more…
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