An analyst believes that economic conditions during the next year will either be strong, normal, or weak, and she thinks that the Corrigan Company's returns will have the following probability distribution. Conditions Probability (%) Return (%) Strong         30                     30 Normal        40                    15 Weak         30                     -10 What is Corrigan’s expected return? What is Corrigan’s standard deviation of returns?

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