DW Company stock has an annual return mean and standard deviation of 14.5 percent and 43 percent, respectively. What is thesmallest expected loss in the coming year with a probability of 16 percent?Note: A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as apercent rounded to 2 decimal places.Smallest expected loss-2.43 %

Part 2: Explanation:Step 1: Find the Z-score corresponding to the probability.The Z-score formula…

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