Expected return and standard deviation of dode portfolio


Question: Dode Cicero owns a portfolio of two securities. On the basis of a two-factor model, the two securities have the following characteristics:

Security      Zero 1      Factor 1         Factor 2        Nonfactor Risk      Proportion
                  Factor      Sensitivity     Sensitivity
A                  2%          .30                  2.0               196                         .70
B                  3             .50                  1.8               100                         .30

The factors are uncorrelated. Factor 1 has a expected value of 15% and a standard deviation %20. Factor 2 has an expected value of 4 % and a standard deviation of 5 %. Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of Dode’s portfolio. 

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