Question

You’ve observed the following returns on Yasmin Corporation’s stock over the past five years: 12 percent, –9 percent, 20 percent, 17 percent, and 10 percent.

a. What was the arithmetic average return on the company's stock over this five-year period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.)

Average return             %

b-1 What was the variance of the company's stock returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., 32.16161.)

Variance            

b-2 What was the standard deviation of the company's stock returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Standard deviation             %

Answer 1

X fox X N1 SA E F G Н K. L N O P Q R. 1 2 3 d c c c b 10 4 a Square of [Return(A) ER(A)] Return(A) Return(A) ER(A) 5 6 1 12.00 2.00 4.00 9.00 7 2 -19.00 361.00 8 20.00 10.00 100.00 17.00 49.00 9 4 7.00 10.00 10 5 0.00 0.00 514.00 11 50.00 12 Expected Return of Stock A 50/5 13 Expected Return of Stock A = 10% 14 15 Variance of Stock A 514/5 Variance of Stock A = 102.8(%)^2 16 17 18 Standard Deviation of Stock A = Square Root of Variance 19 (102.8)^(1/2) 20 Standard Deviation of Stock A 10.14% 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 Co-relation Sheet105 23:59 хв Qx ENG 22 30-11-2019