Two investments generated the following annual returns: 20X0 20X1 20X2 20X3 20X4 Investment X 13% 17 24 19 8 -Select- a. What is the average annual return on each investment? Round your answers to one decimal place. The average annual rate of return on X: The average annual rate of return on Y: b. What is the standard deviation of the return on investments X and Y? Round your answers to two decimal places. % Standard deviation of X: Standard deviation of Y: c. Based on the standard deviation, which investment was riskier? was riskier. Investment 23% 26 14 25 20

Two investments generated the following annual returns: 20X0 20X1 20X2 20X3 20X4 Investment X 13% 17 24 19 8 -Select- a. What is the average annual return on each investment? Round your answers to one decimal place. The average annual rate of return on X: The average annual rate of return on Y: b. What is the standard deviation of the return on investments X and Y? Round your answers to two decimal places. % Standard deviation of X: Standard deviation of Y: c. Based on the standard deviation, which investment was riskier? was riskier. Investment 23% 26 14 25 20

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