You Are Considering Investing in a Firm That Has the Following

question 45

Multiple Choice

You are considering investing in a firm that has the following possible outcomes: Economic boom: probability of 25%; return of 25%
Economic growth: probability of 60%; return of 15%
Economic decline: probability of 15%; return of -5%
What is the standard deviation of returns on the investment?

• A) 84.75%
• B) 15.28%
• C) 12.47%
• D) 9.21

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