Consider the following table: Stock Fund Bond Fund Scenario Probability Rate of Return Rate of Return Severe recession 0.20 −38% −12% Mild recession 0.20 −26% 7% Normal growth 0.35 8% 3% Boom 0.25 46% 7% a. Calculate the values of mean return and variance for the stock fund. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Mean return" value to 1 decimal place and "Variance" to 4 decimal places.)
Mean return %
Variance
b. Calculate the value of the covariance between the stock and bond funds. (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)
Covariance