Assume the returns of a stock follow a normal distribution with a mean return of 18% and a standard deviation of 6%. The probability of an actual return above 24% would be and of a negative return would be

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Assume the returns of a stock follow a normal distribution with a mean return
of 18% and a standard deviation of 6%. The probability of an actual return
above 24% would be
and of a negative return would be
a. 16%; 0.5%
b. 2.5%; 5%
O c. 2.5%; 2.5%
Od. 5%; 0.5%
Transcribed Image Text:Assume the returns of a stock follow a normal distribution with a mean return of 18% and a standard deviation of 6%. The probability of an actual return above 24% would be and of a negative return would be a. 16%; 0.5% b. 2.5%; 5% O c. 2.5%; 2.5% Od. 5%; 0.5%
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