In a Particular Year, Aggie Mutual Fund Earned a Return

In a particular year, Aggie Mutual Fund earned a return of 15% by making the following investments in the following asset classes: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Weight } & \text { Return } \\\hline \text { Bonds } & 10 \% & 6 \% \\\hline \text { Stocks } & 90 \% & 16 \% \\\hline\end{array}$$ The return on a bogey portfolio was 10%, calculated as follows: $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Weight } & \text { Return } \\\hline \text { Bonds (Lehman Brothers Index) } & 50 \% & 5 \% \\\hline \text { Stocks (S\&P 500 Index) } & 50 \% & 15 \% \\\hline\end{array}$$
-The total excess return on the Aggie managed portfolio was __________.

A) 1%
B) 3%
C) 4%
D) 5%
E) none of the above

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