2.37 Portfolio return: A portfolio's value increases by 20% during a financial boom and by 4% during normal times. It decreases by 14% during a recession. What is the expected return on this portfolio if each scenario is equally likely? % (round to the nearest whole percent)

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Section2.3: Applications: Growth And Decay
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2.37 Portfolio return: A portfolio's value increases by 20% during a financial boom and by 4% during normal
times. It decreases by 14% during a recession. What is the expected return on this portfolio if each scenario is
equally likely?
% (round to the nearest whole percent)
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