You've Observed the Following Returns on Crash-N-Burn Computer's Stock Over

question 32

Multiple Choice

You've observed the following returns on Crash-n-Burn Computer's stock over the past five years: 8 percent, −5 percent, 16 percent, 12 percent, and 8 percent. What is the variance of these returns?

• A) .07887
• B) .00622
• C) .01725
• D) .01684
• E) .00836

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