You Have Been Given This Probability Distribution for the Holding-Period

question 10

Multiple Choice

You have been given this probability distribution for the holding-period return for KMP stock: $\begin{array}{lcc} \text { Stock of the Economy } & \text { Probability} & \text {HPR } \\ \text { Boom } &0.30&18\%\\ \text { Normal growth } &0.50&12\%\\\text { Recession }&0.20&-5\%\end{array}$

What is the expected variance for KMP stock?

• A) 66.04%
• B) 69.96%
• C) 77.04%
• D) 63.72%
• E) 78.45%

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