Consider the following information: Probability of Rate of Return if State Occurs Economy State of Economy Stock A Stock B Recession .22 .045 -.32 Normal Boom .62 .16 .125 210 .22 .45 a. Calculate the expected return for the two stocks. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.1 b. Calculate the standard deviation for the two stocks. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16 a. Expected return of A Expected return of B b. Standard deviation of A Standard deviation of B % % % %

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Consider the following information:
Probability of
Rate of Return if State Occurs
Economy
State of Economy
Stock A
Stock B
Recession
.22
.045
-.32
Normal
Boom
.62
.16
.125
210
.22
.45
a. Calculate the expected return for the two stocks.
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.1
b. Calculate the standard deviation for the two stocks.
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16
a. Expected return of A
Expected return of B
b. Standard deviation of A
Standard deviation of B
%
%
%
%
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following information: Probability of Rate of Return if State Occurs Economy State of Economy Stock A Stock B Recession .22 .045 -.32 Normal Boom .62 .16 .125 210 .22 .45 a. Calculate the expected return for the two stocks. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.1 b. Calculate the standard deviation for the two stocks. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16 a. Expected return of A Expected return of B b. Standard deviation of A Standard deviation of B % % % %
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