SCENARIO 3-5 The Rate of Return of a Fortune 500 Company Over

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SCENARIO 3-5
The rate of return of a Fortune 500 company over the past 15 years are: 3.17%, 4.43%, 5.93%, 5.43%,7.29%, 8.21%, 6.23%, 5.23%, 4.34%, 6.68%, 7.14%, -5.56%, -5.23%, -5.73%, -10.34%
-Referring to Scenario 3-4,the five-number summary for the data in the customs sample consists of_____ ,_____,_____,_____,_____.

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Definitions:

Risk-free Asset

An investment that is expected to return its original investment without any loss and with a certain rate of return. Typically, government bonds are considered close to risk-free.

Beta

Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the overall market, indicating the stock's risk compared to the market risk.

Systematic Risk

The risk inherent to the entire market or market segment, representing factors that affect all companies such as economic, political, or social changes.

Diversifiable Risk

The portion of an investment's risk that can be reduced or eliminated through portfolio diversification, also known as unsystematic risk.