The market portfolio has a beta of:

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• The alpha of an active portfolio is 1%. The expected return on the market index is 16%. The variance of the return on the market portfolio is 4%. The nonsystematic variance of the active portfolio is 1%. The risk-free rate of return is 8%. The beta of the active portfolio is 1.05. The optimal proportion to invest in the active portfolio is __________.
• An Investor can form a portfolio that lies to the right of the optimal risky portfolio on asset allocation line by I. Lend some money at the risk free rate and invest the remainder in the optimal risky portfolio. II. Borrow some money at the risk free rate and invest in the optimal risky portfolio III. Such a portfolio cannot be formed IV. Invest only in risky assets
• What is the beta of a portfolio that is invested 25 percent in the market portfolio, 25 percent in an asset with twice as much systematic risk as the market portfolio and the rest in a risk-free asset?
• The beta of an active portfolio is 1.20. The standard deviation of the returns on the market index is 20%. The nonsystematic variance of the active portfolio is 1%. The standard deviation of the returns on the active portfolio is __________.
• You invest 55% of your money in security A with a beta of 1.4 and the rest of your money in security B with a beta of 0.9. The beta of the resulting portfolio is
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• Mr. Zaffar has following scrips in his portfolio: Scrip Beta Proportion of investment (%) Reliance .83 .25 Infosys .8 .25 Reymond 1.4 .35 IndiaBulls 1.2 .15 If the risk free rate is 6% and return on the market is 16%, what will be the expected return on his portfolio?
• A portfolio comprises of two stocks A and B. Stock A gives a return of 8%and stock B gives a return of 7%. Stock A has a weight of 60% in the portfolio. What is the portfolio return?
• A portfolio comprises of two stocks A and B. Stock A gives a return of 8%and stock B gives a return of 7%. Stock A has a weight of 60% in the portfolio. What is the portfolio return?
• Analysis carried out on the performance of a fund for last year is compiled as under: Total selectivity 2.50% Net selectivity 1.53% of portfolio 0.90 Return on market index 13.00% Standard deviation of market returns 13.50% Risk free return, Rf 8.00% The total risk ( i) of portfolio is