Question

A bank is considering adding security underwriting services to the services it offers. It has estimated that the expected return and standard deviation of its traditional service are 8% and 10% respectively. It has estimated that the expected return and standard deviation of its new securities underwriting services are 16% and 20% respectively. The correlation between these services has been estimated to be -0.3 and the bank estimates that 80% of its business will be from traditional services and 20% from the new services. What is the standard deviation of the new combined firm?

A. 7.8 percent

B. 10.0 percent

C. 12.0 percent

D. 15.5 percent

E. 20.0 percent

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