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After you have done an extensive analysis of the economy, Stock X, and Stock Y, you make the following forecasts:

State of
Economy		Probability of
Occurrence		Stock X
Expected Return		Stock Y
Expected Return
Boom30%20%-12%
Normal45%12%20%
Bust25%-8%30%

Suppose you plan to invest in a portfolio with 40% of the funds in Stock X and 60% in Stock Y. The market return is 12% with a standard deviation of 16%. The risk-free rate is 5%.
a) What are the expected returns of Stock X and Stock Y?
b) What are the standard deviation of the returns of Stock X and Stock Y?
c) What is the covariance of the returns on Stock X and Stock Y?
d) What is the correlation between Stock X and Stock Y?
e) What is the expected return on the portfolio?
f) What is the standard deviation of the portfolio?
g) What is the Sharpe ratio of the portfolio?
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