Use the following information to answer the questions.       State of   Economy Probability of State Return on Asset D in State Return on Asset E in State Return on Asset F in State     Boom   0.34   0.08   0.29   0.19     Normal   0.55   0.08   0.17   0.11     Recession   0.11   0.08   −0.24   −0.09     a.  What is the expected return of each​ asset? b.  What is the variance of each​ asset? c.  What is the standard deviation of each​ asset?

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