You've observed the following returns on Yamauchi Corporation's stock over the pastfive years: -27.6 percent, 15.4 percent, 33.8 percent, 3.2 percent, and 22.2 percent.a. What was the arithmetic average return on the stock over this five-year period? (Donot round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent roundedto 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)b. What was the variance of the returns over this period? (Do not round intermediatecalculations and round your answer to 6 decimal places, e.g., 32.161616.)c. What was the standard deviation of the returns over this period? (Do not roundintermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)Answer is complete but not entirely correct.a.b.C.Arithmetic averagereturnVarianceStandard deviation9.20%548.56000023.42 %

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