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Returns and Standard Deviations Consider the following information: State of EconomyP...

Returns and Standard Deviations Consider the following information:

State of Economy

Probability of State of Economy

.Rate of Return if State Occurs

Stock A

Stock B

Stock C

Boom

.20

.30

.45

.33

Good

.35

.12

.10

.15

Poor

.30

.01

–.15

–.05

Bust

.15

–.06

–.30

–.09

a. Your portfolio is invested 30 percent each in A and C, and 40 percent in B. What is the expected return of the portfolio?


b.What is the variance of this portfolio? The standard deviation?

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