North Around, Inc

question 24

Multiple Choice

North Around, Inc.stock is expected to return 22percent in a boom, 13percent in a normal economy, and -15 percent in a recession.The probabilities of a boom, normal economy, and a recession are 6 percent, 92 percent, and 2 percent, respectively.What is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?

• A)2.15 percent
• B)4.6 percent
• C)20.54 percent
• D)18.79 percent
• E)4.53 percent

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Definitions:

Mirror Neuron Activity

Neural activity observed in certain brain regions that activate both when an individual performs an action and when they observe the same action performed by another.

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Deliberate thought or meditation on one's own actions, feelings, or thoughts.

Yawn

A reflex consisting of the simultaneous inhalation of air and the stretching of the eardrums, often triggered by tiredness, stress, or boredom.

Mirror Neurons

Neurons that activate both when an individual performs an action and when they observe the same action performed by another, thought to be fundamental to learning and empathy.