You've Observed the Following Returns on Blast It Corporation's Stock

question 48

Multiple Choice

You've observed the following returns on Blast It Corporation's stock over the past five years: 11 percent, -28 percent, 16 percent, 18 percent, and - 3 percent. What was the variance of the returns over this period?

• A) .03598
• B) .03637
• C) .03692
• D) .03714
• E) .03781

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