Question

Stocks A and B have the following historical returns:

Year	Stock A's Returns, rA		Stock B's Returns, rB
2014	(20.90	%)	(13.60	%)
2015	27.75		25.40
2016	13.50		39.10
2017	(4.75	)	(5.10	)
2018	25.50		-4.70

1. Calculate the average rate of return for each stock during the period 2014 through 2018. Round your answers to two decimal places.

   Stock A:   %

   Stock B:   %

2. Assume that someone held a portfolio consisting of 50% of Stock A and 50% of Stock B. What would the realized rate of return on the portfolio have been each year? Round your answers to two decimal places. Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign.

   Year	Portfolio
   2014	%
   2015	%
   2016	%
   2017	%
   2018	%

   What would the average return on the portfolio have been during this period? Round your answer to two decimal places.

     %

3. Calculate the standard deviation of returns for each stock and for the portfolio. Round your answers to two decimal places.

   	Stock A	Stock B	Portfolio
   Standard Deviation	%	%	%

4. Calculate the coefficient of variation for each stock and for the portfolio. Round your answers to two decimal places.

   	Stock A	Stock B	Portfolio
   CV

5. Assuming you are a risk-averse investor, would you prefer to hold Stock A, Stock B, or the portfolio?

   -Select-Stock AStock BPortfolio

Answer 1