Problem 3: Here are the annual returns for five different stocks. Determine the expected return and risk for a period of five years for each of the stocks.        Problem 4: a. Find the coefficient of variation (CV) for each of the actions in problem 3. b. Explain which of the investments a risk averse investor would prefer and which a risk lover investor would prefer. Answer clearly and in detail. Show all the computations that led to the result.

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Here are the annual returns for five different stocks. Determine the expected return and risk for a period of five years for each of the stocks.

 

  

 

Problem 4:
a. Find the coefficient of variation (CV) for each of the actions in problem 3.
b. Explain which of the investments a risk averse investor would prefer and which a risk lover investor would prefer. Answer clearly and in detail. Show all the computations that led to the result.

Year
WMT
ADRE
MSFT
12.3%
GOOG
BIIB
20x0
12.0%
7.5%
13.1%
8.5%
20x1
9.3%
4.3%
12.0%
16.2%
9.1%
20x2
8.2%
8.1%
11.9%
15.7%
9.0%
20x3
10.3%
9.2%
11.8%
18.2%
8.7%
20x4
11.5%
6.1%
12.0%
19.3%
8.8%
Transcribed Image Text:Year WMT ADRE MSFT 12.3% GOOG BIIB 20x0 12.0% 7.5% 13.1% 8.5% 20x1 9.3% 4.3% 12.0% 16.2% 9.1% 20x2 8.2% 8.1% 11.9% 15.7% 9.0% 20x3 10.3% 9.2% 11.8% 18.2% 8.7% 20x4 11.5% 6.1% 12.0% 19.3% 8.8%
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