Investors funds should be invested in the risky portfolio

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An investor wants to form a two asset portfolio consisting of Treasury bills with a return of 2.5% and a risky portfolio with an expected return of 15.2% and a standard deviation of 16%. The investor wants the expected return of the two asset portfolio to be 13%.

a. What fraction y of the investor’s funds should be invested in the risky portfolio?

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