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Consider the following table:
| Scenario | Probability | Stock Fund-Rate of Return | Bond Fund-Rate of return | 
| Severe recession | 0.15 | -34% | -10% | 
| Mild Recession | 0.25 | -18.5% | 6% | 
| Normal Growth | 0.25 | 14% | 7% | 
| Boom | 0.35 | 45% | -3% | 
a. Calculate the values of mean return and
variance for the stock fund. (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round "Mean return" value to 1 decimal place and
"Variance" to 4 decimal places.)
| Mean return | ________% | 
| Variance | __________%-Squared | 
b. Calculate the value of the covariance between the stock and bond funds. (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)
Covariance __________ %-Squared