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The stock of Business Adventures sells for $80 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:
| 
 Stock Price  | 
 Dividend  | 
|
| 
 Recession  | 
 $76  | 
 $0.75  | 
| 
 Normal economy  | 
 82  | 
 2.50  | 
| 
 Boom  | 
 87  | 
 3.00  | 
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%.