Coefficient of variation on the company stock


Problem:

Ripken Iron Works faces the following probability distribution:

State of the Probability of State Stock's Expected Return if
Economy Occurring this State Occurs

Boom 0.25 25%
Normal 0.50 15
Recession 0.25 5

What is the coefficient of variation on the company's stock? (Assume that the standard deviation is calculated using the population statistic.)

A. 0.06
B. 0.47
C. 0.54
D. 0.67

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