2. The 2015 quarterly prices for The Hershey Company and Packaging Corporation of America are listed below along with any dividend paid. Hershey Po Packaging Corporation of America Ро P1 Quarter P1 Dividend Quarter Dividend $0.79 $0.79 $0.79 $0.79 $106.18 $114.83 $114.83 $134.03 $0.72 $0.72 $81.87 $99.38 $95.23 $106.10 $111.99 $99.38 $95.23 1 1 2 2 $134.03 $154.99 $154.99 $146.98 $0.77 $0.77 3 $106.10 4 4 a. What was Hershey's annual return for 2015. What was Packaging Corporation's annual return in 2015? Below are the annual returns for The Hershey Company and Packaging Corporation of erica 2016 through 9. Packaging Corporation of America -0.172 The Hershey Company Year 2016 -0.123 2017 2018 0.187 0.390 0.123 0.455 2019 -0.030 -0.287 b. Together with the 2015 returns you calculated in the previous question, what is the average annual return for Hershey over this period? c. Together with the 2015 returns what is the variance of returns for Hershey? d. Together with the 2015 returns what is the standard deviation of returns for Hershey? e. Together with the 2015 returns you calculated in the previous question, what is the average annual return for Packaging Corporation over this period? f. Together with the 2015 returns what is the variance of returns for Packaging Corporation? g. Together with the 2015 returns what is the standard deviation of returns for Packaging Corporation? h. What is the covariance of returns between The Hershey Company and Packaging Corporation of America?
2. The 2015 quarterly prices for The Hershey Company and Packaging Corporation of America are listed below along with any dividend paid. Hershey Po Packaging Corporation of America Ро P1 Quarter P1 Dividend Quarter Dividend $0.79 $0.79 $0.79 $0.79 $106.18 $114.83 $114.83 $134.03 $0.72 $0.72 $81.87 $99.38 $95.23 $106.10 $111.99 $99.38 $95.23 1 1 2 2 $134.03 $154.99 $154.99 $146.98 $0.77 $0.77 3 $106.10 4 4 a. What was Hershey's annual return for 2015. What was Packaging Corporation's annual return in 2015? Below are the annual returns for The Hershey Company and Packaging Corporation of erica 2016 through 9. Packaging Corporation of America -0.172 The Hershey Company Year 2016 -0.123 2017 2018 0.187 0.390 0.123 0.455 2019 -0.030 -0.287 b. Together with the 2015 returns you calculated in the previous question, what is the average annual return for Hershey over this period? c. Together with the 2015 returns what is the variance of returns for Hershey? d. Together with the 2015 returns what is the standard deviation of returns for Hershey? e. Together with the 2015 returns you calculated in the previous question, what is the average annual return for Packaging Corporation over this period? f. Together with the 2015 returns what is the variance of returns for Packaging Corporation? g. Together with the 2015 returns what is the standard deviation of returns for Packaging Corporation? h. What is the covariance of returns between The Hershey Company and Packaging Corporation of America?
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Transcribed Image Text:2. The 2015 quarterly prices for The Hershey Company and Packaging Corporation of
America are listed below along with any dividend paid.
Hershey
Po
P1
Packaging Corporation of America
Po
P1
Quarter
Dividend
Quarter
Dividend
$106.18 $114.83
$114.83 $134.03
$134.03
$0.72
$0.72
$81.87
$99.38
$99.38
$95.23
$95.23
$106.10
$106.10 $111.99
$0.79
$0.79
$0.79
$0.79
1
1
2
2
$154.99
$154.99 $146.98
$0.77
$0.77
3
3
4
4
a. What was Hershey's annual return for 2015. What was Packaging Corporation's
annual return in 2015?
Below are the annual returns for The Hershey Company and Packaging Corporation of
America for 2016 through 2019.
Year
2016
The Hershey Company
Packaging Corporation of America
-0.172
-0.123
0.187
0.123
2017
0.390
2018
0.455
2019
-0.030
-0.287
b. Together with the 2015 returns you calculated in the previous question, what is the
average annual return for Hershey over this period?
c. Together with the 2015 returns what is the variance of returns for Hershey?
d. Together with the 2015 returns what is the standard deviation of returns for Hershey?
e. Together with the 2015 returns you calculated in the previous question, what is the
average annual return for Packaging Corporation over this period?
f. Together with the 2015 returns what is the variance of returns for Packaging
Corporation?
g. Together with the 2015 returns what is the standard deviation of returns for
Packaging Corporation?
h. What is the covariance of returns between The Hershey Company and Packaging
Corporation of America?
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