CONNECT WITH LEARNSMART FOR BODIE: ESSE
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Chapter 5, Problem 6PS
The stock of Business Adventures sells for $40 a share. Its likely dividend payout and end of year price depend on the state of the economy by the end of the year as follows: (LO 5-2)
Dividend Stock Price
Boom $2.00
50
Normal economy 1 00 43
Recession 0.50 34
a. Calculate the expected holding-period return and 4andard deviation of the holding-period return. All three scenarios are equally likely.
b. Calculate the expected return arid standard deviation of a portfolio invested half in Business Adventures and half in Treasury bills. The return on bills is 4%.
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CONNECT WITH LEARNSMART FOR BODIE: ESSE
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