Phoenix Company Common Stock Is Currently Selling for $20 Per

question 85

Multiple Choice

Phoenix Company common stock is currently selling for $20 per share. Security analysts at Smith Blarney have assigned the following probability distribution to the price of (and rate of return on) Phoenix stock one year from now:
Assuming that Phoenix is not expected to pay any dividends during the coming year, determine the coefficient of variation for the rate of return on Phoenix stock.

• A) 0.0
• B) 2.68
• C) 2.61
• D) 0.275

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