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= Solution

The proposed variable satisfies
$$
\mathbb E(ZP_1)
=\mathbb E(P_1P_1^T)Q^{-1}P_0=P_0.
$$
No arbitrage and the <fundamental theorem of asset pricing> provide a strictly positive one-period deflator $Y$ with $\mathbb E(YP_1)=P_0$. Part c makes such a deflator unique in a complete market, so $Z=Y>0$ almost surely.

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