A Stock's Price Is $20 at the Beginning of a Year

question 87

Multiple Choice

A stock's price is $20 at the beginning of a year. There is a 25 percent chance that the price will be $17 at the end of the year, and a 75 percent chance that the price will be $25 at the end of the year. The stock will pay a dividend of $3 during the year. The standard deviation of the return on the stock is ______percent (rounded to the nearest percentage point) .

• A)10
• B)12
• C)15
• D)17

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