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 The stock of Business Adventures sells for $25 a share. Its likely dividend payout and end-of-year price depend on the state of the economy by the end of the year as follows:  | 
| Dividend | Stock price | |
| Boom | $1.50 | $35 | 
| Normal economy | 1.10 | 30 | 
| Recession | .55 | 21 | 
| a. | 
 Calculate the expected holding-period return and standard deviation of the holding-period return. All three scenarios are equally likely. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)  | 
| Expected return | % | 
| Standard deviation | % | 
| b. | 
 Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of a portfolio invested half in Business Adventures and half in Treasury bills. The return on bills is 3%. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)  | 
| Expected return | % | 
| Standard deviation | % |