Mr Arthur is a very big investor in oil industry. He makes his decisions after calculating all the parameters concerning to risk and return associated with any project. Recently his friend has proposed him two projects given below.  possible outcome probability Rate of return     Company A (%) Company B (%) Boom 0.3 50 30 Normal 0.4 25 20 recession 0.3 -10 15 Required: Calculate Coefficient of variation for company B Calculate Variance for company A Calculate expected return for company A Calculate Standard Deviation for company A

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Mr Arthur is a very big investor in oil industry. He makes his decisions after calculating all the parameters concerning to risk and return associated with any project. Recently his friend has proposed him two projects given below. 

possible outcome

probability

Rate of return

 

 

Company A (%)

Company B (%)

Boom

0.3

50

30

Normal

0.4

25

20

recession

0.3

-10

15

Required:

Calculate Coefficient of variation for company B

Calculate Variance for company A

Calculate expected return for company A

Calculate Standard Deviation for company A

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