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The rate of return on the common stock of Flowers by Flo is expected to be 14 percent in a boom economy, 8 percent in a normal economy, and only 2 percent in a recessionary economy. The probabilities of these economic states are 10 percent for a boom, 50 percent for a normal economy, and 40 percent for a recession. What is the standard deviation of returns for this investment? Round to the nearset hundredth percent. Answer in the percent format. Do not include % sign in your answer (i.e. If your answer is 4.33%, type 4.33 without a % sign at the end.)
Solution :
The standard deviation of returns for this investment = 3.8419 %
= 3.84 % ( When rounded off to two decimal places )
The solution is 3.84
Please find the attached screenshot of the excel sheet containing the detailed calculation for the solution.