Exhibit 77
USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 7.7
USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S) $$\begin{array} { c c } \text { Asset } ( \mathrm { A } ) & \text { Asset } ( \mathrm { B } ) \\\hline \mathrm { E } \left( \mathrm { R } _ { \mathrm { A } } \right) = 7 \% & \mathrm { E } \left( \mathrm { R } _ { \mathrm { B } } \right) = 9 \% \\\left( \sigma _ { \mathrm { A } } \right) = 6 \% & \left( \sigma _ { \mathrm { B } } \right) = 5 \% \\\mathrm {~W} _ { \mathrm { A } } = 0.6 & \mathrm {~W} _ { \mathrm { B } } = 0.4 \\\mathrm { CO } V _ { \mathrm { A,B } } = 0.0014\end{array}$$
-Refer to Exhibit 7.7. What is the expected return of a portfolio of two risky assets if the expected return E(R_i) , standard deviation ( $\sigma$ _i) , covariance (COV_i,j) , and asset weight (W_i) are as shown above?

A) 5.8%
B) 6.1%
C) 6.9%
D) 7.8%
E) 8.9%