Use the following information on states of the economy and stock returns to calculate the standard deviation of returns. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)   State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Security Return if State Occurs Recession 0.40   −4.50 % Normal 0.50   13.00   Boom 0.10   25.00

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