ou have been given this probability distribution for the holding-period return for KMP stock:   Stock of the Economy   Probability                   HPR    Boom   0.30     18 % Normal growth   0.50     12 % Recession   0.20   – 5 %                What is the expected standard deviation for KMP stock?                   A)   6.91%          B)   8.13%          C)   7.79%          D)   7.25%          E)   8.85%

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You have been given this probability distribution for the holding-period return for KMP stock:

 

Stock of the Economy

 

Probability

       

 

 

 

 

 

HPR 

 

Boom

 

0.30

 

 

18

%

Normal growth

 

0.50

 

 

12

%

Recession

 

0.20

 

5

%

 

           


 What is the expected standard deviation for KMP stock?
        
         A)   6.91%
         B)   8.13%
         C)   7.79%
         D)   7.25%
         E)   8.85%
Please provide justification 

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