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The table below shows annual returns for stocks of companies X and Y. Calculate the arithmetic...

The table below shows annual returns for stocks of companies X and Y. Calculate the arithmetic average returns. In addition, calculate their variances, as well as their standard deviations.

  

Returns
Year X Y
1 11 %     19 %    
2 29         40        
3 18         -9        
4 -19         -23        
5 20         48        

   

Requirement 1:
(a) The arithmetic average return of company X's stock is:
(Click to select)  11.80%  9.56%  13.33%  14.75%  14.40%

   

(b)

The arithmetic average return of company Y's stock is:

(Click to select)  15.00%  16.95%  18.30%  12.15%  18.75%

  

Requirement 2:
(a) The variance of company X's stock returns is: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(Click to select)  0.027354  0.041997  0.033770  0.033597  0.042213

   

(b) The variance of company Y's stock returns is: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)
(Click to select)  0.075938  0.117188  0.107043  0.093750  0.085635

  

Requirement 3:
(a)

The standard deviation of company X's stock returns is: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

(Click to select)  18.23%  14.89%  20.49%  18.38%  22.97%

   

(b)

The standard deviation of company Y's stock returns is: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

(Click to select)  32.72%  29.26%  24.80%  30.62%  38.27%


rev: 09_20_2012

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Requirement 1)

Arithmetic Return = Sum of all returns / Number of observations

For Stock X

xbar = (11% + 29% + 18% - 19% + 20%) / 5

xbar = 11.8% -- Average return

For Stock Y

Ybar = (19% + 40% - 9% - 23% + 48%) / 5

Ybar = 15.00% -- Average return

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Requirement 2)

Variance

For Stock X

Year X X- Xbar (X - Xbar)^2
1 11% -0.80% 6.4E-05
2 29% 17.20% 0.029584
3 18% 6.20% 0.003844
4 -19% -30.80% 0.094864
5 20% 8.20% 0.006724
Xbar --- > 11.80% 0.13508 Total

Hence, Variance = 0.13508 / (5 - 1)

Variance = 0.0337700

For Stock Y

Year Y Y- Ybar (Y - Ybar)^2
1 19% 4.00% 0.001600
2 40% 25.00% 0.062500
3 -9% -24.00% 0.057600
4 -23% -38.00% 0.144400
5 48% 33.00% 0.108900
Ybar --- > 15.00% 0.375000 Total

Hence, Variance = 0.375 / (5 - 1)

Variance = 0.093750

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Requirement 3)

For Stock X

Standard Deviation = Square root (0.033770)

Standard Deviation = 0.183766156 = 18.38%

For Stock Y

Standard Deviation = Square root (0.09375)

Standard Deviation = 0.306186218 = 30.62%


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