Consider the following information: Rate of Return if State Occurs Probability of State of Economy State of Economy Stock A Stock B Recession .15 .04 -17 Normal .55 .09 .12 Boom .30 .17 .27 a. Calculate the expected return for Stocks A and B. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the standard deviation for Stocks A and B. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Consider the following information: Rate of Return if State Occurs Probability of State of Economy State of Economy Stock A Stock B Recession .15 .04 -17 Normal .55 .09 .12 Boom .30 .17 .27 a. Calculate the expected return for Stocks A and B. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the standard deviation for Stocks A and B. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Chapter8: Risk And Rates Of Return

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