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You have been given the expected return data shown in the first table on three
assetslong dash—F,
G, and
Hlong dash—over
the period 2016-2019:
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| 
 Expected Return  | 
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| 
 Year  | 
 Asset F  | 
 Asset G  | 
 Asset H  | 
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| 
 2016  | 
 11%  | 
 12%  | 
 
  | 
 9%  | 
 
  | 
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| 
 2017  | 
 12%  | 
 11%  | 
 10%  | 
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| 
 2018  | 
 13%  | 
 10%  | 
 11%  | 
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| 
 2019  | 
 14%  | 
 99%  | 
 12%  | 
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.
Using these assets, you have isolated the three investment alternatives shown in the following table:
| 
 Alternative  | 
 Investment  | 
|
| 
 1  | 
 100% of asset F  | 
|
| 
 2  | 
 50% of asset F and 50% of asset G  | 
|
| 
 3  | 
 50% of asset F and 50% of asset H  | 
.
a. Calculate the expected return over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives.
b. Calculate the standard deviation of returns over the 4-year period for each of the three alternatives.
c. Use your findings in parts a and b to calculate the coefficient of variation for each of the three alternatives.
d. On the basis of your findings, which of the three investment alternatives do you recommend?  Why?