Foundations of Financial Management
Foundations of Financial Management
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 3P

a.

Summary Introduction

To calculate: The expected value of unit sales for the new product.

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Expected value:

Also known as mean, it is the estimated or anticipated value of the future earnings from an investment. It is computed by adding the values after multiplying each outcome with it probability.

b.

Summary Introduction

To calculate: The S.D of unit sales.

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Standard deviation (S.D):

A statistical tool that helps measure the deviation or volatility of an investment is termed as the standard deviation. It is the square root of variance.

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