How to find expected mean

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Consider the following ex ante (expected) distributions for assets 1 and 2: marginal distributions

Asset 1

 

 

Asset 2

 

 

m

R1m

f(R1m)

l

            R2l

f(R2l)

1

12%

0.45

1

4%

0.09

6%

0.55

2

8%

0.17

 

 

 

3

10%

0.35

 

 

 

14%

0.39

joint distribution (for above outcomes of return)

m

L

f(R1m, R2l)

1

1

0.01

1

2

0.03

1

3

0.17

1

4

0.24

2

1

0.08

2

2

0.14

2

3

0.18

2

4

0.15

For question 3, consider the following data for assets 1, 2, and 3 (i = 1, 2, 3):

Asset i

E[Ri]

si

1         

4%

2%

2         

10%

3%

3         

15%

5%

Also, S12= 5, S13 = -9, and S23= 3.

Question

Using the above data for assets 1, 2, and 3 and assuming that you have $1,000,000 to invest, answer the following:

A. If you have $400,000 invested in asset 1, $100,000 in asset 2, and the rest in asset 3, what is the expected return on your portfolio (E[RP]) ?

B. Using the portfolio in part A of this question, what is the total risk of your portfolio's return in percentage terms (sP)?

Additional Information

This question based on the Statistics and explain about finding expected return from the investment made in the assets. And also the risk of the portfolio has to be calculated.

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