Question

Consider the following information:

		Rate of Return if State Occurs
State of Economy	Probability of State of Economy	Stock A	Stock B	Stock C
Boom	0.25	0.18	0.32	0.25
Good	0.20	0.12	0.22	0.09
Poor	0.40	–0.03	–0.11	–0.02
Bust	0.15	–0.11	–0.16	–0.10

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? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b-1. What is the variance of this portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 5 decimal places.)

b-2. What is the standard deviation? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1