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Transcribed Image Text:An investor purchases a share of Synovous Bank stock this morning for $2.80. The investor believes the economy will
take one of three conditions in the coming year, and each condition will have an impact on the selling price of the stock.
The investor's beliefs about the economy are shown below:
OUTCOME:
Probability
Bad for Banks
Moderate for Banks
Good for Banks
0.37
Submit
0.38
0.25
What is the standard deviation for Synovous returns (based on the investor's returns)?
Synovous Price in One Year
$2.60
$2.96
$3.46
Answer format: Percentage Round to: 2 decimal places (Example: 9.24%, % sign required. Will accept decimal format
rounded to 4 decimal places (ex: 0.0924))
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