Cheng IncIs Considering a Capital Budgeting Project That Has an Expected

question 61

Multiple Choice

Cheng Inc.is considering a capital budgeting project that has an expected return of 23% and a standard deviation of 30%.What is the project's coefficient of variation? Do not round your intermediate calculations.Round the final answer to 2 decimal places.

• A) 1.60
• B) 1.41
• C) 1.33
• D) 1.30
• E) 1.00

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Properly Conducted Experiments

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Normal Distribution

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