Consider the following table: Stock Fund Bond Fund Rate of Rate of Scenario Probability Return Return Severe 0.05 -38% -8% recession Mild recession 0.25 8% -16% Normal growth 0.40 18% 5% Boom 0.30 32% -5% b. Calculate the values of expected return and variance for the stock fund. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter "Expected return" value as a percentage rounded to 1 decimal place and "Variance" as decimal number rounded to 4 decimal places.) Expected return Variance c. Calculate the value of the covariance between the stock and bond funds. (Negative value should be indicated bya minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a decimal number rounded to 4 decimal places.) Covariance

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Consider the following table:
Stock Fund Bond Fund
Rate of
Rate of
Scenario
Probability
Return
Return
Severe
0.05
-38%
-8%
recession
Mild recession
0.25
8%
-16%
Normal growth
0.40
18%
5%
Boom
0.30
32%
-5%
b. Calculate the values of expected return and variance for the stock fund. (Do not
round intermediate calculations. Enter "Expected return" value as a percentage
rounded to 1 decimal place and "Variance" as decimal number rounded to 4
decimal places.)
Expected return
Variance
c. Calculate the value of the covariance between the stock and bond funds. (Negative
value should be indicated bya minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.
Enter your answer as a decimal number rounded to 4 decimal places.)
Covariance
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following table: Stock Fund Bond Fund Rate of Rate of Scenario Probability Return Return Severe 0.05 -38% -8% recession Mild recession 0.25 8% -16% Normal growth 0.40 18% 5% Boom 0.30 32% -5% b. Calculate the values of expected return and variance for the stock fund. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter "Expected return" value as a percentage rounded to 1 decimal place and "Variance" as decimal number rounded to 4 decimal places.) Expected return Variance c. Calculate the value of the covariance between the stock and bond funds. (Negative value should be indicated bya minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a decimal number rounded to 4 decimal places.) Covariance
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