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A stock market comprises 4600 shares of stock A and 1600 shares of stock B. Assume the share...

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A stock market comprises 4600 shares of stock A and 1600 shares of stock B. Assume the share prices for stocks A and B are $15 and $30, respectively. If you have $15,000 to invest and you want to hold the market portfolio, how much of your money will you invest in Stock A?

A)$10,615.38

B)$8846.15

C)$6153.85

D)$5307.69

Market Portfolio:

A market portfolio is a hypothetical portfolio that has a beta of one, in the capital asset pricing model. Such a portfolio will have no idiosyncratic risks and only systematic risks.

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The answer is B).

The total market value is:

  • 4600 * 15 + 1600 * 30 = 117000

The weight of stock A in the market portfolio is:

  • 4600 * 15 / 117000 =...

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