You Have Been Given This Probability Distribution for the Holding-Period

question 38

Multiple Choice

You have been given this probability distribution for the holding-period return for a stock: What is the expected holding-period return for the stock

• A)11.67%
• B)8.33%
• C)9.56%
• D)12.4%
• E)None of the options

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