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The returns on shares of Laverne Corporation and Shirley Corporation are predicted under the following various economic conditions:
State of Economy Return on Laverne Return on Shirley
Recession -20% -30%
Stagnant +0% -5%
Moderate Growth +10% +10%
Boom +30% +65%
Each economic state has a 25% probability of occurring.
What are the expected returns of each stock? What are the variances of each stock? What are the standard deviatiions of each stock?