The volatility of Home Depot Share prices is 50% and that of General Motors shares is 50%. When I hold both stocks in my portfolio and the stocks returns have zero correlation, the overall volatility of returns of the portfolio is ________

A) more than 25%
B) less than 50%
C) more than 50%
D) less than 25%


Answer: B

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