General Meters is considering two mergers. The first is with Firm A in its own volatile...
General Meters is considering two mergers. The first is with Firm A in its own volatile industry, the auto speedometer industry, while the second is a merger with Firm B in an industry that moves in the opposite direction (and will tend to level out performance due to negative correlation).
| General Meters Merger with Firm A |
General Meters Merger with Firm B |
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| Possible Earnings ($ in millions) |
Probability | Possible Earnings ($ in millions) |
Probability | |||||||||
| $ | 40 | 0.30 | $ | 40 | 0.25 | |||||||
| 60 | 0.40 | 60 | 0.50 | |||||||||
| 80 | 0.30 | 80 | 0.25 | |||||||||
a. Compute the mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for both investments. (Enter your answers in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Coefficient of variation" to 3 decimal places and "Standard deviation" to 2 decimal places.)
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