Consider the following information on three stocks a b and


Consider the following information on three stocks A, B and C:

State of                       Probability of                         Rate of Return

Economy                     State Occurring                      A         B         C

Boom                                      .2                                 .20       .35       .60

Normal                                    .6                                 .15       .12       .05

Bust                                         .2                                 .01       -.25      -.50

If your portfolio is invested 30 percent each in A and B and 40 percent in C, what is the portfolio expected return? The variance? The standard deviation?

B. 4.30%, .08001, 28.29%

A. 9.16%, .08001, 28.29%

C. 9.16%, .03882, 19.70%

D. 8.72%, .04612, 21.48%

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