Your portfolio is invested 30 percent each in A and C, and 40 percent in B. What is the expected return of the portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b-1. What is the variance of this portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., .16161.) b-2.What is the standard deviation? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Consider the following information:
Rate of Return If State Occurs
State of Probability of
State of
Economy
Stock A
Stock B
Stock C
Economy
.15
Вoom
.34
.44
.35
.15
-.05
Good
.55
.18
.09
Рoor
.25
-.02
-.04
Bust
.05
-12
-.30
-.07
Your portfolio is invested 30 percent each in A and C, and 40 percent in B.
What is the expected return of the portfolio? (Do not round intermediate
calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal
places, e.g., 32.16.)
b-1. What is the variance of this portfolio? (Do not round intermediate
calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., .16161.)
b-2.What is the standard deviation? (Do not round intermediate calculations
and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.,
32.16.)
а.
Expected return
%
а.
b-1. Variance
b-2. Standard deviation
%
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following information: Rate of Return If State Occurs State of Probability of State of Economy Stock A Stock B Stock C Economy .15 Вoom .34 .44 .35 .15 -.05 Good .55 .18 .09 Рoor .25 -.02 -.04 Bust .05 -12 -.30 -.07 Your portfolio is invested 30 percent each in A and C, and 40 percent in B. What is the expected return of the portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b-1. What is the variance of this portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., .16161.) b-2.What is the standard deviation? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) а. Expected return % а. b-1. Variance b-2. Standard deviation %
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