General Meters is considering two mergers. The first is with Firm A in its own volatile industry, the auto speedometer industry, while the second is a merger with Firm B in an industry that moves in the opposite direction (and will tend to level out performance due to negative correlation). \table [[General Meters Merger with Firm A, General Meters Merger with Firm B,], [Possible Earnings ($ in, Possible Earnings ($ in,,,], [millions), Probability,0.20, $20, Probability], [$ 20, 0.40, 35, 0.15,], [35, 0.40, 50, 0.50,], [50,, 0.35,,]] a. Compute the mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for both investments Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions. Round "Coefficient of variation" to 3 decimal places and "Standard deviation" to 2 decimal places. \table[[, Merger A, Merger B], [Mean,,], [Standard deviation,,], [Coefficient of variation,,]] b. Assuming investors are risk-averse, which alternative can be expected to bring the higher valuation? Merger A Merger B

General Meters is considering two mergers. The first is with Firm A in its own volatile industry, the auto speedometer industry, while the second is a merger with Firm B in an industry that moves in the opposite direction (and will tend to level out performance due to negative correlation). \table [[General Meters Merger with Firm A, General Meters Merger with Firm B,], [Possible Earnings ($ in, Possible Earnings ($ in,,,], [millions), Probability,0.20, $20, Probability], [$ 20, 0.40, 35, 0.15,], [35, 0.40, 50, 0.50,], [50,, 0.35,,]] a. Compute the mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for both investments Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions. Round "Coefficient of variation" to 3 decimal places and "Standard deviation" to 2 decimal places. \table[[, Merger A, Merger B], [Mean,,], [Standard deviation,,], [Coefficient of variation,,]] b. Assuming investors are risk-averse, which alternative can be expected to bring the higher valuation? Merger A Merger B

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