You have a portfolio that is 27 percent invested in stock r, 21 percent invested in stock s, with the remainder in stock t. the expected return on these stocks is 7.8 percent, 9.2 percent, and 11.5 percent, respectively. what is the expected return on the portfolio?

You are bearish on telecom and decide to sell short 100 shares at the current market price of $50 per share. a. how much in cash or securities must you put into your brokerage account if the broker’s initial margin requirement is 50% of the value of the short position? b. how high can the price of the stock go before you get a margin call if the maintenance margin is 30% of the value of the short position? (input the amount as a positive value. round your answer to 2 decimal places.)