You are currently only invested in the Natasha Fund (aside from risk-free securities). It has...

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You are currently only invested in the Natasha Fund (aside from risk-free securities). It has an expected return of 14% with a volatility of 20%. Currently, the risk-free rate of interest is 2.0%. Your broker suggests that you add Hannah Corporation to your portfolio. Hannah Corporation has an expected return of 20%, a volatility of 60%, and a correlation of 0 (zero) with the Natasha Fund.

You follow your broker's advice and make a substantial investment in Hannah stock so that, considering only your risky investments, 70.0% is invested in Hannah stock and the rest is invested in the Natasha Fund.

a. Calculate the beta of Hannah stock with the portfolio consisting of 70.0% Hannah stock and 30.0% of Natasha Fund.

Please explain your steps thoroughly.

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