An Investor Can Design a Risky Portfolio Based on Two

Multiple Choice

An investor can design a risky portfolio based on two shares, A and B. Share A has an expected return of 18% and a standard deviation of return of 20%. Share B has an expected return of 14% and a standard deviation of return of 5%. The correlation coefficient between the returns of A and B is 0.50. The risk-free rate of return is 10%. The expected return on the optimal risky portfolio is ________.

A) 14.0%
B) 15.6%
C) 16.4%
D) 18.0%