Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of a


The stock of Business Adventures sells for $25 a share. Its likely dividend payout and end-of-year price depend on the state of the economy by the end of the year as follows: Dividend Stock Price Boom $1.50 $35 Normal economy 1.10 30 Recession .55 21 a. Calculate the expected holding-period return and standard deviation of the holding-period return. All three scenarios are equally likely. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Expected return % Standard deviation % b. Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of a portfolio invested half in Business Adventures and half in Treasury bills. The return on bills is 3%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Expected return % Standard deviation %

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