Question: 1.
Branch office expected return = 15%
Standard deviation of branch return= 8%
Existing bank’s expected return= 10%
Standard deviation of existing bank’s return= 5%
Branch asset value as a percentage of total bank assets = 16%
Correlation of net cash flows for branch and bank as a whole= +0.48
What will happen to Big Moon’s total expected return and overall risk if the proposed new branch project is adopted? (2.5 Marks)