In: Finance
a. Expected Return: Discrete Distribution
A stock's return has the following distribution:
Demand for the Company's Products |
Probability of This Demand Occurring |
Rate of Return if This Demand Occurs (%) |
||
Weak | 0.1 | -40% | ||
Below average | 0.2 | -8 | ||
Average | 0.4 | 13 | ||
Above average | 0.2 | 40 | ||
Strong | 0.1 | 65 | ||
1.0 |
Calculate the standard deviation. Round your answer to nearest two decimal places.
b. The market and Stock J have the following probability distributions:
Probability | rM | rJ |
0.3 | 16% | 19% |
0.4 | 8 | 5 |
0.3 | 18 | 10 |
Calculate the standard deviation for the market and Stock J. Round your answer to nearest two decimal places.