You have been given this probability distribution for the holding-period return for a stock:   Stock of the Economy Probability HPR       Boom   0.40   22 % Normal growth   0.35   11 % Recession   0.25 – 9 % What is the expected standard deviation for the stock?   Multiple Choice   7.04%   None of the options are correct.   2.07%   9.96%   1.44%

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Chapter3: Risk And Return: Part Ii
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Problem 1P: The standard deviation of stock returns for Stock A is 40%. The standard deviation of the market...
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You have been given this probability distribution for the holding-period return for a stock:
 

Stock of the Economy Probability HPR      
Boom   0.40   22 %
Normal growth   0.35   11 %
Recession   0.25 9 %


What is the expected standard deviation for the stock?

 

Multiple Choice
  •  
    7.04%
  •  
    None of the options are correct.
  •  
    2.07%
  •  
    9.96%
  •  
    1.44%
 
 
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