Consider the following information: Probability of Rate of Return if State Occurs State Economy of Economy Stock A Stock B Recession .22 .020 -.27 Normal .57 .100 .17 Boom .21 .160 .40 a. Calculate the expected return for the two stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the standard deviation for the two stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. Expected return of A Expected return of B b. Standard deviation of A Standard deviation of B % % % % < Prev 3 of 7 Next >>

Before understanding the concept of Risk and Return in Financial Management, understanding the two-concept Risk and return individually is necessary.

Capital asset pricing model, also known as CAPM, shows the relationship between the expected return of the investment and the market at risk. This concept is basically used particularly in the case of stocks or shares. It is also used across finance for …