Calculating Returns and Variability
You’ve observed the following returns on Crash-n-Burn Computer’s stock over the past five years: 14 percent, –14 percent, 16 percent, 26 percent, and 10 percent.
a. What was the arithmetic average return on Crash-n-Burn’s stock over this five-year period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place, e.g., 32.1.)
Average return %
b-1 What was the variance of Crash-n-Burn’s returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., 32.16161.)
Variance
b-2 What was the standard deviation of Crash-n-Burn’s returns over this period? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Standard deviation %