Assume That the Risk-Free Rate of Return Is 3% and the Market

Multiple Choice

Assume that the risk-free rate of return is 3% and the market portfolio on the Capital Market Line (CML) has an expected return of 11% and a standard deviation of 14%.How should you invest $100,000 if you are only willing to accept a total portfolio risk of 8%?

A) Invest $140,000 in the market portfolio and by borrowing $40,000 at the risk-free rate.
B) Invest $80,000 in the market portfolio and the remainder in the risk-free security.
C) Invest $63,636.36 in the market portfolio and the remainder in the risk-free security.
D) Invest $36,363.64 in the market portfolio and the remainder in the risk-free security.
E) Invest $100,000 on another portfolio on the CML that does not contain any of the market portfolio or the risk-free security, but has a standard deviation of 8%.