Returns for the Dayton Company Over the Last 3 Years

question 79

Multiple Choice

Returns for the Dayton Company over the last 3 years are shown below.What's the standard deviation of the firm's returns? (Hint: This is a sample, not a complete population, so the sample standard deviation formula should be used.)
Year Return 2011 21% 2010 -12.50% 2009 25%

• A)20.08%
• B)20.59%
• C)21.11%
• D)21.64%
• E)22.18%

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