You are considering investing $1,000 in a T-bill that pays 0.05 and a risky portfolio, P, constructed with two risky securities, X and Y.The weights of X and Y in P are 0.60 and 0.40, respectively.X has an expected rate of return of 0.14 and variance of 0.01, and Y has an expected rate of return of 0.10 and a variance of 0.0081. What would be the dollar value of your positions in X, Y, and the T-bills, respectively, if you decide to hold a portfolio that has an expected outcome of $1,120?

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$568; $378; $54To achieve an expected outcome of $1,120 from an initial investment of $1,000, the portfolio must earn a 12% return ($120/$1,000). The expected return of the portfolio (E(Rp)) can be calculated using the weights and expected returns of X and Y: E(Rp) = 0.60*0.14 + 0.40*0.10 = 0.124 or 12.4%. To adjust the portfolio to achieve exactly a 12% return, some investment in the risk-free T-bill (which yields 5%) is necessary. The allocation in X and Y remains proportional to their weights in the risky portfolio P. Therefore, with $1,000 to invest and aiming for a 12% overall return, the investment in X is $1,000 * 0.60 = $600, and in Y is $1,000 * 0.40 = $400. However, to adjust the expected return from 12.4% to 12%, part of the investment is reallocated to T-bills. The exact reallocation isn't directly calculated in the question, but the choice given ($568 in X, $378 in Y, and $54 in T-bills) aligns with the need to slightly reduce the risky investment to achieve the desired return, considering the proportions of X and Y in the portfolio and the inclusion of a risk-free asset to fine-tune the expected return.

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