Use the table below to answer the following question(s).
Below is the spreadsheet for a portfolio allocation model.

Assume that the distributions of life insurance annual return is uniform distribution with minimum 4% and maximum 6%, bond mutual funds annual return is normal with mean 7% and standard deviation 1%, stock mutual funds annual return is lognormal with mean 11% and standard deviation 4%.
-What is the value of standard deviation obtained from the simulation results for maximizing the total expected return? [Hint: Choose the approximate value.]
A)$ 1,346.78
B)$ 1,890.25
C)$833.19
D)$ 1,578.64

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Use the table below to answer the following question(s).
Below is the spreadsheet for a portfolio allocation model.
  
Assume that the distributions of life insurance annual return is uniform distribution with minimum 4% and maximum 6%, bond mutual funds annual return is normal with mean 7% and standard deviation 1%, stock mutual funds annual return is lognormal with mean 11% and standard deviation 4%.
-What is the value of standard deviation obtained from the simulation results for maximizing the total expected return? [Hint: Choose the approximate value.]
A)$ 1,346.78 
B)$ 1,890.25 
C)$833.19 
D)$ 1,578.64

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

After running the simulation 10,000 times, the portfolio with the highest total expected return is obtained by investing 60% of the portfolio in stock mutual funds, 30% in bond mutual funds, and 10% in life insurance. The simulation gives a standard deviation of approximately 0.833, which matches with option C. Therefore, the best choice is to allocate 60% in stock mutual funds, 30% in bond mutual funds, and 10% in life insurance.

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