Northern Wear stock has an expected return of 14.6 percent. Given the information below, what is the expected return on this stock if the economy is normal? Probability of State of Economy .15 State of Economy Rate of Returm Recession -05 Normal 80 Boom .05 .19 O 13 percent O 16 percent 18 percent O 21 percent O 23 percent

Northern Wear stock has an expected return of 14.6 percent. Given the information below, what is the expected return on this stock if the economy is normal? Probability of State of Economy .15 State of Economy Rate of Returm Recession -05 Normal 80 Boom .05 .19 O 13 percent O 16 percent 18 percent O 21 percent O 23 percent

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