Bar charts and risk Swan's Sportswear is considering bringing out a line ofdesigner jeans. Currently, it is negotiating with two different well-known designers.Because of the highly competitive nature of the industry, the two lines of jeans havebeen given code names. After market research, the firm has established the expecta-tions shown in the following table about the annual rates of return:Market acceptanceVery poorPoorAverageGoodExcellentProbability0.050.150.600.150.05Annual rate of returnLine JLine K0.00750.01250.08500.14750.16250.0100.0250.0800.1350.150Use the table to:a. Construct a bar chart for each line's annual rate of return.b. Calculate the expected value of return for each line.c. Evaluate the relative riskiness for each jean line's rate of return using the bar charts.

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Market acceptance Very poor Poor Average Good Excellent Probability 0.05 0.15 0.60 0.15 0.05 Annual rate of return Line J Line K 0.0075 0.0125 0.0850 0.1475 0.1625 0.010 0.025 0.080 0.135 0.150

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