A stockbroker calls you and suggests that you invest in the Lauren Computer Company. After analyzing the firm’s annual report and other material, you believe that the distribution of expected rates of return is as follows: LAUREN COMPUTER CO. Possible Rate of Return Probability −0.60 ........... 0.05 −0.30 ........... 0.20 −0.10 ........... 0.10 0.20 ........... 0.30 0.40 ........... 0.20 0.80 ........... 0.15 Compute the expected return [E(Ri)] on Lauren Computer stock.

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A stockbroker calls you and suggests that you invest in the Lauren Computer Company. After analyzing the firm’s annual report and other material, you believe that the distribution of expected rates of return is as follows:
LAUREN COMPUTER CO.
Possible Rate of Return Probability
−0.60 ........... 0.05
−0.30 ........... 0.20
−0.10 ........... 0.10
0.20 ........... 0.30
0.40 ........... 0.20
0.80 ........... 0.15
Compute the expected return [E(Ri)] on Lauren Computer stock.

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