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Your stock analyst tells you that a stock will go to $40 with probability of 30%,...

Your stock analyst tells you that a stock will go to $40 with probability of 30%,
the stock will go to $50 with probability of 50% and will go to $60 with probability of 20%.
Find the mean (expected value) and variance for the stock price.

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