A Stock Produced Returns of 14 Percent, 17percent, and -1

question 88

Multiple Choice

A stock produced returns of 14 percent, 17percent, and -1 percent over three of the past four years, respectively.The arithmetic average for the past four years is 6 percent.What is the standard deviation of the stock's returns for the four-year period?

• A)11.63 percent
• B)15.94 percent
• C)9.70 percent
• D)6.25 percent
• E)11.23 percent

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