Which of the following is an example of a monetary policy?

The expected return and standard deviation of a portfolio that is 30 percent invested in 3 Doors, Inc., and 70 percent invested

kirill115 [55]

Answer:

For correlation 1 the standard deviation of portfolio is 0.433.

For correlation 0 the standard deviation of portfolio is 0.3191.

For correlation -1 the standard deviation of portfolio is 0.127.

Explanation:

The standard deviation of a portfolio is computed using the formula:

$\sigma_{P}=\sqrt{w^{2}_{1}\sigma_{1}^{2}+w^{2}_{2}\sigma_{2}^{2}+2\times r\times w_{1}\sigma_{1}w_{2}\sigma_{2}}$

(1)

For r = + 1 compute the standard deviation of portfolio as follows:

$\sigma_{P}=\sqrt{w^{2}_{1}\sigma_{1}^{2}+w^{2}_{2}\sigma_{2}^{2}+2\times r\times w_{1}\sigma_{1}w_{2}\sigma_{2}}\\=\sqrt{(0.30^{2}\times 0.51^{2})+(0.70^{2}\times 0.40^{2})+(2\times1\times0.30\times 0.51\times0.70\times 0.40)}\\=\sqrt{0.187489}\\=0.433$

Thus, for correlation 1 the standard deviation of portfolio is 0.433.

(2)

For r = 0 compute the standard deviation of portfolio as follows:

$\sigma_{P}=\sqrt{w^{2}_{1}\sigma_{1}^{2}+w^{2}_{2}\sigma_{2}^{2}+2\times r\times w_{1}\sigma_{1}w_{2}\sigma_{2}}\\=\sqrt{(0.30^{2}\times 0.51^{2})+(0.70^{2}\times 0.40^{2})+(2\times0\times0.30\times 0.51\times0.70\times 0.40)}\\=\sqrt{0.101809}\\=0.3191$

Thus, for correlation 0 the standard deviation of portfolio is 0.3191.

(3)

For r = -1 compute the standard deviation of portfolio as follows:

$\sigma_{P}=\sqrt{w^{2}_{1}\sigma_{1}^{2}+w^{2}_{2}\sigma_{2}^{2}+2\times r\times w_{1}\sigma_{1}w_{2}\sigma_{2}}\\=\sqrt{(0.30^{2}\times 0.51^{2})+(0.70^{2}\times 0.40^{2})+(2\times-1\times0.30\times 0.51\times0.70\times 0.40)}\\=\sqrt{0.016129}\\=0.127$

Thus, for correlation -1 the standard deviation of portfolio is 0.127.

3 0

3 years ago

IBM signs an agreement to lend one of its customers $200,000 to be repaid in one year at 5% interest. IBM would record this loan

Olenka [21]

Answer:

B. Notes Receivable.

Explanation:

Since the company is signed an agreement for lending out of its customers for $200,000 that could be repaid in one year at 5% interest so it is not revenue not note payable and also not account receivable

Therefore it is a note receivable

Hence, the option b is correct

and, the same is to be considered and relevant

4 0

2 years ago

Suppose that there are two employers in Tinytown. CareCo offers a generous health insurance package to all employees, while Apat

professor190 [17]

Answer:

Choose CareCo.

Explanation:

Given : CareCo offers a generous health insurance package to all employees. ApathyInc pays slightly higher wages than CareCo, but does not offer health insurance.

A person who is unhealthy & expects to have high healthcare expenses : would have issues having direct health insurance from an insurer, based on high risk evaluation. Even if by chance, he/ she gets, it will be at extremely high price i.e premium rates & is likely to have less coverage. So, the person rationally would prefer to protect himself / herself from this huge health expenditure risk, & would protect self & family from catastrophic health costs. He / she would do so by choosing to work for Care Co, which gives generous health insurance to all its employees, by sacrifising higher salary by Apathy giving no health insurance. He/ she is logical as the wage differential is likely to be less than catastrophic health costs

8 0

3 years ago

When will the Social Security fund dry up at its current level?

gulaghasi [49]

2042 will be the year the fund drys up, based on its current level.

6 0

3 years ago

The concept of risk and return is subjective for different people, as well as for corporations.

Juli2301 [7.4K]

Answer:

Risk and Return

1. Joe is an average investor. His financial advisor gave him options of investing in stock A, with a σ of 12%, and stock B, with a σ of 9%. Both stocks have the same expected return of 16%. Joe can pick only one stock and decides to invest in stock B.

Good Financial Decision?

Yes

No

2. Marcie works for an educational technology firm that recently launched its employee stock option plan (ESOP). Marcie allocated all her investments in the ESOP.

Good Financial Decision?

Yes

No

3. rin wants to invest in a hedge fund that has had a very strong performance track record. The hedge fund has given its investors a return of over 60% for the past five years. Although Erin is tempted to put her money in the fund, she decides to conduct due diligence on the hedge fund’s assets, because she is aware that past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Good Financial Decision?

Yes

No

Explanation:

1. Joe's decision to invest in stock B is a good financial decision. Since both investments have the same returns, the decision on which investment to take shifts to the standard deviation of the returns, which specifies the variability of the returns. Invariably, the investment with less standard deviation should win the vote. Therefore, Joe's decision is a good financial decision because investment in B has a standard deviation of 9% unlike A's 12%.

2. Putting all eggs in one market as Marcie had done by allocating all her investments in the ESOP is not a good financial decision, theoretically. It is always best to spread the risks, though higher-yielding investments (returns) bear higher risks.

3. The decision of Erin to conduct due diligence on the hedge fund's assets, despite its past performance is a good financial decision. Due diligence reveals some behind-the-scene information that are instrumental in making sound business decisions. Who are the present managers of the fund? What systems are in place in the entity to guarantee similar future performance, all things being equal? What market's sentiments and information are available for consideration? These questions, and many others can be answered through a due diligence. Surely, "past performance is no guarantee of future results."

3 0

3 years ago