Consider the following information about the various states of economy and the returns of various investment alternatives for each scenario. Answer the questions that follow. State of the Economy Recession Below Average Average Above Average Boom Mean Standard Deviation Coefficient of Variation Covariance with MP Probability 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 % Return on T-Bills, Stocks and Market Index Pay-Rubber- T- Bills 7 7 7 7 7 Phillips -22 -2 20 35 50 up 28 14.7 0 -10 -20 made 10 -10 7 45 30 Market Index -13 1 15 29 43
Consider the following information about the various states of economy and the returns of various investment alternatives for each scenario. Answer the questions that follow. State of the Economy Recession Below Average Average Above Average Boom Mean Standard Deviation Coefficient of Variation Covariance with MP Probability 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 % Return on T-Bills, Stocks and Market Index Pay-Rubber- T- Bills 7 7 7 7 7 Phillips -22 -2 20 35 50 up 28 14.7 0 -10 -20 made 10 -10 7 45 30 Market Index -13 1 15 29 43
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following information about the various states of economy and the returns of
various investment alternatives for each scenario. Answer the questions that follow.
State of the Economy
Recession
Below Average
Average
Above Average
Boom
Mean
Standard Deviation
Coefficient of Variation
Covariance with MP
Probability
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.1
% Return on T-Bills, Stocks and Market
Index
Pay-Rubber-
made
10
-10
7
45
30
T-
Bills
7
7
7
7
7
Phillips
-22
-2
20
35
50
up
28
14.7
0
-10
-20
Market
Index
-13
1
15
29
43
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