Consider the following information:Rate of Return if State OccursProbability of StateState of Economyof EconomyStock AStock BStock CBoom.20.35.45.25Good.45.20.16.09Poor.25-.02-.05-.03Bust.10-.16-.20-.12a. Your portfolio is invested 24 percent each in A and C, and 52 percent in B. What isthe expected return of the portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations andenter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)b-1. What is the variance of this portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations andround your answer to 5 decimal places, e.g., .16161.)b-2. What is the standard deviation? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enteryour answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)a. Expected returnb-1. Varianceb-2. Standard deviation%%

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Essentials Of Investments

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